Pass details

Why buy this?

A more specialised pass such as the Amtrak West Rail Pass is great if you are only visiting one part of the country and lets face it America is so vast that its almost impossible to do it all in one go, unless you have a lot of time and even more money! This pass is an affordable way to get to the places where you want to go without the hassle of airports or hire cars.

Number of Days	Off Peak	Peak
15 Days	£185	£207
30 Days	£202	£258

Peak periods: 14th December 2007 - 2nd January 2008, 23rd May -1st September 2008. Off peak periods: 4th September - 13th December 2007, 3rd January- 22nd May 2008, 2nd September - 11th December 2008. If any part of your journey falls within a peak period you must purchase a peak period pass.

Your itinerary

Explore the Western half of the states from the Great Lakes to the Bayou and across to the Pacific Coast.

Visit...

Seattle Vancouver Chicago New Orleans Memphis St Louis Kansas City Denver Salt Lake City Oklahoma City Dallas Austin

Houston Albuquerque Flagstaff Las Vegas San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Spokane Tucson El Paso

And many more...

What you get

• 15 or 30 days travel.
• Cheaper fares in off peak periods.
• Unlimited coach class travel.
• Travel between the US and Vancouver in Canada (on through services only).
• 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.
• Unlimited stopovers.
• Access to any Amtrak train station.
• Flexibility.

What you don’t get

• Upgrades and sleeping accommodation will be charged extra.
• In addition to a rail pass you will need a reservation for each train you travel on.
• Amtrak passes are not valid on the Auto Train, Acela Express, certain Thruway connections and the Canadian portion of trains operated jointly by Amtrak and Via Rail.
• Services to Toronto from the US - these trains are operated by VIA.

How it works

Passes are valid for 15 or 30 consecutive days of travel. Amtrak rail passes 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 rail pass reservation and payment. Upon arrival in the USA travelers must visit a ticket clerk in the station who will issue the rail pass. (Rail Passes are NOT available through ticketing machines) You must have a reservation for each journey being issued with your rail pass, it is recommended that reservations be made as far in advance as possible, and before arrival in the US, but they can be reserved at the train station subject to availability. Reservations can be made free of charge through International Rail when booking your pass or by contacting Amtrak on 1-800-872-7245. Upgrades and sleeping accommodation will be charged extra.

Cancellations and refunds

Amtrak Rail passes which 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 passes cannot be issued under any circumstances. Reservations, upgrades and sleeping accommodation are non-exchangeable and non-refundable.