Grand Canyon Railway, Williams

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The Grand Canyon Railway offers parents an opportunity to travel the last 65 miles (104 km) to the Grand Canyon in style and it provides kids with a fun break from the car. Yet the Grand Canyon train ride is more than just an alternative means of transportation. Pulled by steam engines in summer and vintage locomotives the remainder of the year, a train trip on the Grand Canyon Railway is a journey through the Wild West complete with lowly desperados, bandits and train robbers. And if your family vacation takes you to Arizona from Thanksgiving through Christmas, take a train ride to the “North Pole” on the Polar Express.

Getting there

The Grand Canyon Railway depot is located at 233 North Grand Canyon Boulevard in Williams, Arizona.

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Opening hours

The Grand Canyon train tour departs Williams daily at 9:30 from March though May and September and October, daily at 8:30 and 10:00 from Memorial Day (late May) through Labor Day (early September) and at 9:30 from November through February. The return train trip departs from the Grand Canyon depot daily at 16:00 from March though May and September and October, daily at 15:00 and 16:30 from Memorial Day (late May) through Labor Day (early September) and at 15:30 from November through February. The Polar Express departs the Williams depot at 18:30 from mid-November through early January and 20:00 on select evenings.

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Fees

Five classes of service are available on the Grand Canyon tour. Fares do not include tax but do include admission to the park. A variety of packages are available. Tickets for the Polar Express can be purchased individually or as part of an overnight package.

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Contact details

Telephone +1 (929) 7731976 or (800) 843 8724 from within the United States. Email info@thetrain.com.

Things to keep in mind

Families traveling to the Grand Canyon should check-in 1 hour prior to departure. The Grand Canyon train tour is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes each way. Tickets for the Polar Express sell out early. Book well in advance. Polar Express tickets cannot be purchased online.