Sleeper Rail Travel in the USA
VISIT THE UNITED STATES WITH A GREAT TRAIN JOURNEY!
In the US, long-distance sleeper trains traverse their country (which is roughly the same size as Australia) from coast to coast, in good personally-safe 4-star comfort. These are inter-city trains with passengers joining or de-training at major stations along the journey. Rail journeys provide a unique first-person scenic and cultural experience of the country traversed.
It's a particularly interesting and cost-effective way to experience this amazing country. Consider rail travel and perhaps venture more widely on your next visit to the US. We can help you to use rail travel instead of flying where appropriate between major US cities.
Bedrooms on these trains feature a sofa and armchair by day, upper and lower berths by night, a panoramic big-picture window, in-room sink, toilet & shower with fresh towels and linen. There's a dining car, or cafe/lounge car - all meals are included with sleeping accommodation. Two types of sleeper trains exist in the US - the Superliner (two-level train cars) and Viewliner (one-level train cars). Roomettes and suites are also available.
SOME OF OUR MOST POPULAR SLEEPER RAIL JOURNEYS ACROSS THE USA
Between Los Angeles and Seattle - on the daily Coast Starlight, 35 hours (2 days), with dramatic views of the Pacific coastline, forests and scenic beauty of the northwest - Travel via Santa Barbara, San Jose, Oakland, Sacramento and Portland.
Between Los Angeles and Chicago - on the daily Southwest Chief, 44 hours (2 nights), featuring the Painted Desert & Red Cliffs of Sedona, plainlands of Colorado, Kansas and Iowa - Travel via Flagstaff, Albuquerque and Kansas City.
Between Los Angeles and New Orleans - on the Sunset Limited (3 times weekly), 48 hours (2 days), with stunning mountain, desert and lake views, plus the mighty Mississippi - Travel via Phoenix/Maricopa, Tucson, El Paso, San Antonio (home of the infamous Alamo) and Houston.
Between San Francisco and Chicago - on the daily California Zephyr, 52 hours (2 nights), across the snow-capped Sierra Nevadas, Upper Colorado River, Utah deserts, prairie grain fields, and the mighty Mississippi - Travel via Sacramento, Reno, Salt Lake City, Denver and Omaha.
Between Seattle and Chicago - on the daily Empire Builder, 46 hours (2 days), through the forests of the northwest, Glacier National Park, Rocky Mountains, midwestern prairies and the mighty Mississippi - Travel via Spokane, East Glacier Park, Fargo, St Paul/Minneapolis and Milwaukee.
Between New York and New Orleans - on the daily Crescent, 30 hours, from the Big Apple to the Big Easy, with antebellum charm, cotton and tobacco fields of the American South - Travel via Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Charlotte, Atlanta and Birmingham.
Between New York and Miami - on the Silver Meteor (4 days a week), 28 hours, showcasing cities of the northeast plus Deep South civil war history, all the way to the resorts of Florida - Travel via Newark, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Savannah, Jacksonville, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale.
Between New Orleans and Chicago - on the daily City of New Orleans, 19 hours, linking great American music cities, passing through Louisiana waterways, swamps of the bayou and civil war history - Travel via Jackson and Memphis.
CONTACT US TO MAKE A BOOKING ON ANY OF THE USA SLEEPER TRAINS OR FOR A COPY ON THE BEST NORTH AMERICAN RAIL JOURNEYS AND RAIL JOURNEYS ACROSS THE WORLD.
The Travel Studio & Travel Masters
Rail Holiday Specialists
Phone: 1800 672 988