Amtrak's Sunset Limited

Schedule effective June 1996

All-reserved train: call 1-800-USA-RAIL for reservations or see your travel agent.

  2                  Train Number                    1
Depart LAX: Sunday,                       Arrive LAX:  Wed.
       Tues. and Fri.                         Fri. and Mon.
       miles

10:15 P 0		Los Angeles, CA			6:05  A (PDT)
11:00 P	34		Pomona, CA		        4:55  A
11:10 P	39		Ontario, CA			4:45  A
 1:05 A	130		Indio, CA (Palm Springs, CA)	2:45  A  (PDT)
 3:00 A 253		Yuma, AZ			12:55 A (MST)
 5:35 A ??*		Maricopa, AZ (Phoenix, AZ) 	10:20 P
 7:05 A 	Ar	Tucson, AZ		Dp  	9:05  P
 7:20 A 	Dp				Ar  	8:50  P
 8:20 A 		Benson, AZ			7:50  P (MST)
11:20 A 		Lordsburg, NM			6:45  P (MDT)
12:15 P	??*		Deming, NM			5:50  P
 2:20 P 	Ar	El Paso, TX  		Dp  	4:20  P
 2:40 P 	Dp				Ar  	4:00  P (MDT)
 7:20 P 		Alpine, TX 			1:05  P (CDT)
 9:11 P			Sanderson, TX			11:05 A
11:50 P	??*		Del Rio, TX			8:30  A
 3:15 A 	Ar	San Antonio, TX		Dp  	5:35  A
 4:00 A 	Dp				Ar  	4:35  A
 8:30 A 	Ar	Houston, TX		Dp 	12:03 A
 8:45 A 	Dp				Ar	11:48 P
10:35 A ??*		Beaumont, TX (Port Arthur, TX)	9:25  P
11:59 A			Lake Charles, LA		7:55  P
 1:26 P			Lafayette, LA (Baton Rouge, LA)	6:27  P
 1:55 P			New Iberia, LA			6:00  P
 3:25 P			Schriever, LA (Thibodaux, LA)	4:40  P
 5:25 P ??*	Ar	New Orleans, LA		Dp  	3:15  P
 

Depart NOL: Tues. Thurs.		       Depart NOL: Mon.
          and Sunday 			       Wed. and Saturday
 

 7:40 P 	Dp	New Orleans, LA		Ar 	11:30 A
 8:52 P			Bay St. Louis, MS		9:03  A
 9:14 P			Gulfport, MS			8:41  A
 9:31 P			Biloxi, MS			8:24  A
 9:54 P	??*		Pascagoula, MS			8:02  A
10:56 P			Mobile, AL			7:25  A
11:49 P			Atmore, AL			6:18  A
 1:40 A		Ar	Pensacola, FL		Dp  	4:56  A
 1:50 A 	Dp				Ar  	4:46  A
 2:51 A	??*		Crestview, FL 			3:37  A
 4:10 A 		Chipley, FL (Panama City, FL)	2:08  A (CDT)
 7:20 A 		Tallahassee, FL			1:05  A (EDT)
 8:40 A			Madison, FL			11:52 P
 9:30 A			Lake City, FL			10:52 P
11:10 A ??*	Ar	Jacksonville, FL	Dp  	9:50  P


Depart JAX:  Wed. Fri. 				Depart JAX: Sun.  
	  and Mon.				 Tues. and Fri.


11:35 A 	Dp	Jacksonville, FL	Ar 	9:20  P
12:38 P 		Palatka, FL			7:35  P
 1:23 P			DeLand, FL (Daytona Beach, FL)	6:49  P
 1:45 P			Sanford, FL			6:30  P
 2:10 P	??*		Winter Park, FL			6:07  P
 2:40 P			Orlando, FL (Walt Disney World)	5:53  P
 2:57 P			Kissimmee, FL 			5:25  P
 3:52 P			Winter Haven, FL (Tampa, FL)	4:37  P
 4:30 P			Sebring, FL			3:58  P
 5:05 P	??*		Okeechobee, FL			3:23  P
 6:05 P			West Palm Beach, FL		2:30  P
 6:26 P			Delray Beach, FL		2:00  P
 6:45 P			Deerfield Beach, FL 		1:48  P
 7:15 P			Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Everglades)	1:29  P
 7:30 P	??*		Hollywood, FL			1:10  P
 8:05 P ??*  Ar 	Miami, FL (Key West, FL)     Dp 12:40 P (EDT)


??* - Milepost Numbers not yet recalculated after route change

Connecting Services:

  772  Mile        Connecting Train Number               585
 8 35a    0  Dp  Los Angeles, CA               (PT)  Ar  9 55p
 9 34a   36      Santa Ana, CA                           8 56p
11 30a  129      San Diego, CA                       Dp  7 00p



  771              Train Connection                       786
 9 10a    0  Dp  Los Angeles, CA - Amtrak Sta  (PT)  Ar  9 25p
 9 22a    6      Glendale, CA - Amtrak Sta               9 05p
10 36a   66      Oxnard, CA - Amtrak Sta                 7 45p
11 36a  103  Ar  Santa Barbara, CA - Amtrak Sta      Dp  6 50p



  Amtrak Thruway Bus Connection - Phoenix/Tucson, AZ
 4 55a       Dp  Phoenix, AZ                  (MST)  Ar 11 20p
 7 00a       Ar  Tucson, AZ                          Dp  9 15p


 7 20a       Dp  Tucson, AZ                   (MST)  Ar  8 30p
 9 35a       Ar  Phoenix, AZ                         Dp  6 25p



  Amtrak Thruway Bus Connection - Dallas/Houston, TX
 5 30a    0  Dp  Dallas, TX                    (CT)  Ar  1:40a
 9 45a  245  Ar  Houston, TX                         Dp 10 00p



  Amtrak Thruway Bus Connection - Winter Haven/St. Petersburg, FL


   %      0  Dp  Winter Haven, FL              (ET)      2:15p
 7 40p   17      Lakeland, FL                            1:40p
 8 20p   48      Tampa, FL - Amtrak Sta                  1 00p
 8 55p   66  Ar  St. Petersburg FL - Amtrak Sta      Dp 12 30p


%--Direct transfer between train and motor coach for connecting 
passengers only.


  Amtrak Thruway Bus Connection - Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA
  1       2         Connecting Train Number           2       1
 9 30a   8 00p   0  Dp   Baton Rouge, LA        Ar  12 15a   2 20p
11 30a   9 35p  84  Ar   New Orleans, LA        Dp  10 40p  12 30p

Superliner Service:

• Sleeping Cars
  • Reservations Required.
  • Deluxe, special, family, and economy bedrooms.
  • First Class Service includes complimentary meals, bedtime sweet, morning wake-up service with a newspaper, and coffee, tea, and orange juice served between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
  • Additional sleeping car San Antonio-Los Angeles. Westbound San Antonio passengers reserved in sleeping car 2130 (only) may board accomodations 20 minutes after arrival of Train 21 (Texas Eagle)
  • Sleeping cars on Train 1 may be occupied in Los Angeles until 7:00 AM.
• Coaches - Reservations required.
• Dining Car - Los Angeles - New Orleans - Miami- Complete meals.
• Sightseer Lounge Car - Los Angeles-Miami - Sandwiches, snacks, and beverages.
• Entertainment - Los Angeles-New Orleans-Miami - Feature movies, games, and hospitality hour.
• On-Board Guide Programs - Jean Lafitte National Park Service will provide a seasonal program between New Orleans and Lafayette beginning June 6 through September 2.

NOTE - Effective with the Spring 1995 Schedule, Amtrak has moved its St. Petersburg stop to the Pinellas Square Mall, Room 324.

Back to schedule index

Subject to change without notice.
Neither Amtrak nor the authors accept responsibility for errors or omissions.
Please confirm departure and arrival times when making reservations.

New Schedule Change June 28, 1996 by William Pou
Click here for more information about these schedules.