Pass details

Why buy this?

Perfect for those American trips with a limited amount of moving around, pay only for the travel that you want to do with city to city tickets. The advantage is you don’t have to commit yourself to using rail for the whole holiday - you can pick and choose your train journeys without worrying about getting your monies worth out of a pass and you have the freedom to explore one place without wasting travel days. You don’t have to take a 3 day transcontinental journey either; city to city tickets are great for day trips too. You will be delivered in to the centre of town without having to negotiate all that traffic and non-existent parking and then back again with the minimum of stress.

Potential stops / Your itinerary

Amtrak City to City tickets give you the freedom to visit any Amtrak station in the US. The Amtrak Network is approx 22,000 miles long encompassing 46 states and over 500 destinations allowing you to immerse yourself in all that is America.

Why not visit:

New York City Boston Philadelphia Washington DC New Orleans Chicago Los Angeles Dallas Miami Denver Seattle Oklahoma City San Francisco Orlando Kansas City Memphis Las Vegas St Paul - Minneapolis Niagara Falls Salt Lake City Houston St Louis Cincinnati Atlanta

San Diego Indianapolis Pittsburgh Tampa Spokane Portland Reno Sacramento Flagstaff Albuquerque Tucson El Paso Austin Baltimore Buffalo Omaha Milwaukee Detroit Jackson Charleston Raleigh Charlotte Fort Worth Bakersfield

Or hundreds of other exciting destinations, with City to City tickets the Amtrak network is your oyster.

What you get

These options are available on most Amtrak trains but the availability does vary depending on your route and the type of train equipment in use. Please check before purchasing.

• Seating - Depending on the service choose from Unreserved Coach Seats, Reserved Coach Seats, Business Class seats or First Class seats.
• Sleeping Accommodations - Depending on the service choose from Superliner or Viewliner Roomettes (sleeps 2), Bedrooms (sleeps 2 with private shower and toilet), Bedroom Suites (sleeps 4 with private shower and toilet), Family Bedrooms (sleeps 2 adults and 2 children) or Accessible Bedrooms (sleeps 2 with a private toilet).
• Most First Class seats, Business Class seats and Sleepers have standard 110 volt power outlets.
• Many long distance trains feature seasonal presentations and onboard commentary by volunteer rangers of the National Park Service through Amtrak’s Trails and Rails program.
• Meals are available for purchase in the dining car on most long distance trains. The Café Car on shorter distance services offer sandwiches, salads and snacks for purchase. Meals for passengers with sleeping accommodations are included in the price of their train ticket.
• Children 2-15 years inclusive travel for half price when accompanied by a full fare-paying adult. Two children are permitted per adult fare. One child under 2 years of age may travel free with each fare-paying adult.
• Access to any Amtrak train station.

What you don’t get

• Flexibility - you will be reserved on a specific train and your ticket will only be valid on this service.
• Most long distance trains include a full service dining car - In Coach Class food is charged extra you can either bring your own or purchase a sit down meal on-board.
• Services to Toronto from the US - these trains are operated by VIA.

How it works

Amtrak point-to-point tickets are advanced paid and issued at the train station on the day of departure. A reservation will be confirmed and an itinerary emailed which will provide confirmation of the reservation and payment. Upon arrival in the USA travellers may retrieve tickets through a QUIK TRAK ticket machine or by visiting a ticket clerk in the station who will issue the tickets.

Cancellations and refunds

Amtrak Rail tickets that are lost, stolen or validated/exchanged cannot be refunded. Refunds are only accepted on vouchers returned to International Rail before the start of their validity. Vouchers returned for cancellation or alterations have a standard 15% cancellation/exchange fee in addition to an administrative charge per ticket. Cancellation/alteration fees will be charged on each voucher returned. Duplicate or replacement tickets cannot be issued under any circumstances. Reservations and sleeping accommodation are non-exchangeable and non-refundable.