Bay Area Holiday Trains 2025

Looking for Bay Area holiday trains 2025 your kids will love? From Santa visits and cocoa to sparkling light tunnels, we’ve rounded up the most magical rides across the Bay Area and nearby—Train of Lights, The Polar Express, Skunk Train, and more. Tickets go quickly, so bookmark this list and snag your spots early. Thanks to RailFanFam for helping keep this guide current

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

Here's the list:

Magical Christmas Train

River Fox Train, Sacramento

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Santa Train Jolly Journeys

Wine Train, Napa

Christmas Tree Train - World-Famous Skunk Train

Skunk Train, Willits

THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride

California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento

The Polar Express™ Train Ride

Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown

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Train of Lights

Niles Canyon, Fremont

Santa Train

Western Railway Museum, Suisun

Holiday Lights Train - Roaring Camp Railroads

Holiday Lights Train (Boardwalk, Santa Cruz)

Chanukah Train

Chanukah Train (Boardwalk, Santa Cruz)

Holiday Tree Walk

Roaring Camp, Felton – TBD

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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

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