Bay Area Holiday Trains

Is it too soon?

Tickets for Bay Area Holiday Trains are already on sale! I know it's only September, but hear me out..

Most, if not all, will sell out by December and some sell out within minutes of when tickets are released. I don't want you to miss out so I'm sharing the info with you now.

Thank you to RailFanFamkj for contributing to this blog post.

Which Bay Area Holiday Train ride will you be on this season?

Here's the list:

Magical Christmas Train

River Fox Train, Sacramento

Tickets ON SALE NOW

[Image: magical christmas train, river fox train in sacramento ]

Santa Train Jolly Journeys

Wine Train, Napa

Tickets ON SALE NOW (tickets very limited)

Christmas Tree Train - World-Famous Skunk Train

Skunk Train, Willits

Tickets ON SALE NOW

THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride

California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento

Tickets on sale for members Sept. 4-13 /General public Sept. 16

The Polar Express™ Train Ride

Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown

Tickets on sale for members Sept. 4-13 /General public Sept. 16

[Image: Polar Express bay area holiday trains]

Train of Lights

Niles Canyon, Fremont

Tickets on sale on October 5 at 10am

Santa Train

Western Railway Museum, Suisun – TBD

Holiday Lights Train - Roaring Camp Railroads

Holiday Lights Train (Boardwalk, Santa Cruz) – TBD

Chanukah Train

Chanukah Train (Boardwalk, Santa Cruz) - TBD

Holiday Tree Walk

Roaring Camp, Felton – TBD

[Image: Roaring camp, santa cruz, holiday lights train ]

Other Holiday Trains:

These holiday trains don’t have advance ticket sales; tickets available onsite the day-of only. Dates have not been announced yet; stay tuned!

Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad Holiday Train, Los Gatos

Typically the last three weeks of December, Thursday-Sunday

Redwood Valley Railway Winter Solstice Train, Tilden Park

Typically the two weekends before Christmas

[Image: Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad Holiday Train Los Gatos ]

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