This page gives you a quick look at Amtrak Sunset Limited Schedule. If you are looking for a printable timetable, options are further down. You can click on each station to see what amenities they offer.
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Temporary Sunset Limited Schedule Changes, Service Alerts, and Notices
Check this link before booking, after booking, and before you leave.
Sunset Limited Booking Sidenote
Three days a week, a coach and sleeper car is taken off train 21, the Texas Eagle, and added 1 Sunset Limited; those cars are “train” 421. Texas Eagle 422 is a sleeper and coach car on the Sunset Limited from LA to San Antonio and added to train 22 and heads to Chicago.
If you are traveling between San Antonio and LA, it does not matter if you are on train 1 or 421; the same is true with 2 or 422.
For more information, check out this article about trains with multiple route numbers.
Accommodations for the Sunset Limited
Coach Class Seating
Coach seating – features comfortable reclining seats with ample legroom and a fold-down tray, individual reading lights, and 120v electric outlets.
Sleeper Car (Rooms)
All rooms include:
- Fresh linens and towels
- Traditional Dining
- Lounge access in Los Angeles and New Orleans
- Dedicated car attendant
Family Bedroom – these rooms provide seating and berths for two adults and two smaller kids. They also offer access to a shower.
Bedroom – these rooms give you twice the space of a Roomette with seating by day, upper and lower berths by night, and an in-room restroom and shower.
Roomette – these accommodations offer passengers seating by day that turns into upper and lower berths at night. Additionally, you have access to a shower in your car.
Accessible Room – these rooms offer accommodations for passengers with a disability; accessible Bedrooms are located on the lower level of the train and provide ample space for a wheelchair, with a sofa for two by day and upper and lower berth for the night.
Bikes, pets, and luggage
Bicycle – Space is available for standard, full-size bicycles (up to 50 lbs, 70 inches x 41 inches x 8.5 inches). Amtrak stores bikes in designated bike racks/areas inside Coach passenger cars or the baggage car (if available).
Pet – Amtrak allows dogs and cats up to 20 pounds (combined weight of pet and carrier) for trips up to seven hours.
Checked Baggage – Two bags up to 50 lbs. and 75 linear inches are allowed per person for free. Charges
apply for additional and oversized luggage. Not all locations can handle checked baggage. Click the station links below to see if they offer checked baggage service.
Wheelchair Ramp – is available to assist passengers in boarding and detraining with a wheeled mobility device.
Food offerings on the Sunset Limited
Cafe – is found on the lower level of the Sightseer Lounge and features a variety of meals, snacks, and beverages for sale, and it is available for all customers from early morning until late at night.
Traditional dining – These are chef-prepared meals with table service, selections for kids, and a wide array of wine, beer, and spirits. Sleeping passengers can have meals brought to their rooms.
The meals are complimentary for customers with sleeping accommodations or at set prices for coach passengers. Amtrak can limit seating for coach passengers.
Amtrak Sunset Limited Schedule
It is a shortstop if the station does not list an Arrival and departure time. This train does run three days a week, indicated under the times.
Trains 1 Westbound | Communities Served | – | Train 2 Eastbound |
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Read Down | Runs three times a week | Miles | Read up |
9:00a Mo, We, Sa | New Orleans, LA Union Passenger Terminal (NOL) | 0 | 9:40p Tu, Fr, Su |
10:30a Mo, We, Sa | Schriever, LA (SCH) | 56 | 7:03p Tu, Fr, Su |
11:56a Mo, We, Sa | New Iberia, LA (NIB) | 127 | 5:41p Tu, Fr, Su |
12:24p Mo, We, Sa | Lafayette, LA (LFT) | 145 | 5:12p | 5:15p Tu, Fr, Su |
1:55p Mo, We, Sa | Lake Charles, LA (LCH) | 219 | 3:29p Tu, Fr, Su |
3:34p | 3:48p Mo, We, Sa | Beaumont, TX (BMT) | 281 | 1:53p | 2:05p Tu, Fr, Su |
6:18p | 6:55p Mo, We, Sa | Houston, TX Amtrak Station (HOS) | 363 | 11:10a | 12:10p Tu, Fr, Su |
12:05a | 2:45a Tu, Th, Su | San Antonio, TX (SAS) | 573 | 4:50a | 7:00a Tu, Fr, Su |
5:52a Tu, Th, Su | Del Rio, TX (DRT) | 742 | 1:02a Tu, Fr, Su |
8:27a Tu, Th, Su | Sanderson, TX (SND) | 868 | 10:36p Mo, Th, Sa |
10:31a | 10:41a Tu, Th, Su | Alpine, TX (ALP) | 959 | 8:35p | 8:45p Mo, Th, Sa |
1:25p | 1:50p Tu, Th, Su | El Paso, TX Union Depot (ELP) | 1178 | 3:20p | 3:35p Mo, Th, Sa |
3:58p Tu, Th, Su | Deming, NM (DEM) | 1264 | 12:38p Mo, Th, Sa |
4:53p Tu, Th, Su | Lordsburg, NM (LDB) | 1325 | 11:43a Mo, Th, Sa |
5:58p Tu, Th, Su | Benson, AZ (BEN) | 1443 | 9:43a Mo, Th, Sa |
7:20p | 7:35p Tu, Th, Su | Tucson, AZ (TUS) | 1493 | 8:28a | 8:43a Mo, Th, Sa |
8:52p | 9:02p Tu, Th, Su | Maricopa, AZ (MRC) | 1597 | 6:30a | 6:40a Mo, Th, Sa |
11:49p Tu, Th, Su | Yuma, AZ (YUM) | 1744 | 3:47a Mo, Th, Sa |
2:02a We, Fr, Mo | Palm Springs, CA Amtrak Station (PSN) | 1890 | 12:36a Mo, Th, Sa |
3:54a We, Fr, Mo | Ontario, CA (ONA) | 1957 | 10:54p Su, We, Fr |
4:04a We, Fr, Mo | Pomona, CA (POS) | 1964 | 10:41p Su, We, Fr |
5:35a We, Fr, Mo | Los Angeles, CA – Union Station (LAX) | 1995 | 10:00p Su, We, Fr |
Last Station | Station | Miles | Read Up |
Printable Amtrak Sunset Limited Schedules
Abbreviations
R = Receive passengers only; this means you can board the train, but you cannot buy a ticket on this train to this station.
D = Depart only; you can buy a ticket to this station but not from this station.
* = Stations with Amtrak Connecting Services.
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Thank you so, so much for all of this info. We are planning a trip with several segments and this is SO helpful!
I am glad to help; if you have other questions, let me know! Safe Travels, Kev