There are three Amtrak Trains that pass through or terminate in New Orleans.
You can check all of the schedules and fares online, or call (800) USA-RAIL.
Amtrak also posts a variety of sales and discounts on its Web site, so you should always check if there is a special to your destination before you call and make your reservation.
All trains and Greyhound buses arrive and depart from Union Passenger Terminal at 1001 Loyola Avenue, downtown.
- Amtrak's Crescent departs for New York at 2:25 pm, and arrives in New York the next day at 7:50 pm. Click here for schedule.
- The City of New Orleans train arrives from Chicago at about 3:30 pm and the northbound train departs for Chicago at 1:45 pm.
- The Sunset Limited departs westbound for Los Angeles on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 12:15 pm, and the eastbound train heads for Jacksonville and Miami on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:30 pm. Click here for schedule.