Amtrak California Rail Pass

Pass details

Why buy this?

California is one of America�s most popular holiday destinations because of this Amtrak have created the Amtrak California Rail Pass specifically designed so that you can make the most out of your trip. Why spend your whole holiday in one place and miss out on so much. With this pass you can travel around as much or as little as you�d like and because the travel days do not need to be consecutive it offers you even more flexibility.

What you get

• 7 days travel in a 21 day period.
• Travel on the Capitol, San Joaquin, Pacific Surfliner corridor trains, most connecting Thruway services associated with those corridors (including thruway extensions to Reno and Las Vegas) and on the Coast Starlight between Los Angeles and Dunsmuir.
• 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 coach class travel.
• Unlimited stopovers.
• Access to any Amtrak train station.
• Flexibility.

What you don�t get

• The pass is not valid on the California Zephyr, Southwest Chief, the Sunset Limited trains or certain Thruway services.
• Upgrades and sleeping accommodation these 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.

How it works

Passes are valid for 7 days of travel within a period of 21 days, the travel days do not need to be consecutive. When booking an Amtrak pass you must provide us with your first journey. You will be issued with a voucher which must be exchanged at this first station for your actual pass. Before boarding the train you must take your pass and passport to the Amtrak ticket office where they will issue a free ticket for your journey. You must have a reservation for each journey, it is recommended that reservations be made as far in advance as possible and before arrival in the US but they can be booked 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.