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Save 50% on Train Tickets!

For a limited time, enjoy 50% off train travel when you package with the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel.
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Do You Believe?

Get a head start on planning your holiday season, secure your Polar Express Train Ride™ tickets now!
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The Pumpkin Patch Train Is Back!

We’re thrilled to reintroduce the Pumpkin Patch Train at Grand Canyon Railway – the perfect family tradition!
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It's Steam Season!

Grand Canyon Railway celebrates Steam Locomotive 4960’s 103 birthday on Saturday the 15th – secure your tickets today!
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Make a Grand Trip the Grandest

The historic Grand Canyon Railway departs daily from Williams, Arizona to the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon. Enhance your Grand Canyon experience with an entertaining train ride featuring western musicians and cowboy characters on vintage rail cars. You can plan a whole vacation – we offer many packages that include lodging at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel and inside Grand Canyon National Park. Plan your adventure today!

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All Aboard for Fun!

Since 1901, the Grand Canyon Railway and Hotel has been taking passengers on a fabled journey to the heart of one of the seven wonders of the world. Grand Canyon Railway is more than just a mode of transportation: it’s a trip back in time on lovingly restored rail cars with entertaining musicians and the antics of cowboy characters. Out your window, the terrain changes from high desert to prairie, prairie to pine. It’s a view that’s ever-changing until you come across a view so brilliant, it could very well change you.

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Departing Daily from Williams, AZ

The train departs daily at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Time (except during November/December when it leaves at 8:30 a.m.) and returns to Williams at 5:45 p.m. (except during November/December when it returns at 4:45 p.m.). Enjoy more than 3 hours at the canyon as the train drops you right in the Historic Village at the South Rim.

Schedule

6 Ways to Ride

Explore each class of train service. Lovingly restored to their former glory, each class is distinctly unique.

Train Classes

Charter Your Own Private Car

The Railway offers private charters. Choose your car(s) – you get the whole space for your private party.

All Aboard the Polar Express

The childhood Christmas classic comes to life at the Grand Canyon Railway – 2026 dates are now available!

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Entertaining

Enjoy a Wild West Shootout before the train departs. Then, keep your eyes open for bandits…. Enjoy the tunes of the West during the ride.

Entertaining Ride

Stay Walking Distance from Downtown and Route 66

Riding the rails to the canyon is just one part of an unforgettable Grand Canyon experience. Whether you need lodging at both ends of our line or you’re driving an RV, Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel will take great care of you and even your pets! Our hotel and RV park are located adjacent to the historic Williams Depot and a couple blocks from downtown Williams and “The Mother Road” – Route 66. Plus, with a variety of Grand Canyon vacation deals to choose from, we’ll also save you money in the process.

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Step Back in Time

All Aboard on The Polar Express

Travel on a magical train ride to see Santa at the North Pole. The Polar Express departs this winter. Does the bell still ring for you?

The Polar Express

The AAA 3-Diamond Grand Canyon Railway Hotel

The 298-room 3-diamond Grand Canyon Railway Hotel offers convenient lodging right next door to the train station. Enjoy an indoor pool and a location that’s walking distance to downtown and Route 66.

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Grand Canyon Railway RV Park

Adjacent to the train depot is our 124-site RV Park – walking distance to downtown and Route 66.

RV Park

Historic Williams Depot

Built in 1908 the Williams Depot has sent off trains for more than a century and is an attraction unto itself. It’s now the ticket counter, a retail shop and coffee house.

Williams Depot

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Route 66 Turns 100

Get your kicks in Williams! Route 66 is our Main Street. Plan a road trip that includes the Mother Road.

Road Trip on Route 66

Directions

Williams, Arizona is located off Interstate 40 about 30 minutes west of Flagstaff. The famed Route 66 runs right through downtown.

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LA to the Grand Canyon Road Trip

If you’re traveling from the West Coast, here is an itinerary to help with your planning.

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Planning Resources

Make the most of your trip to the grandest of canyons. Here are resources to help.

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Travel by RV

The Grand Canyon Railway RV Park is an ideal place to stay if you’re traveling in an RV.

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Departing Daily from Williams, Arizona

About 3 hours from Phoenix or Las Vegas, getting to Williams is easy. The train trip is a full day excursion departing at 9:30 a.m. and arriving at the Canyon at 11:45 a.m. You’ll have over 3 hours at the South Rim before departing Grand Canyon Depot at 3:30 p.m. and returning to Williams at 5:45 p.m.