Getting There By Rail
Amtrak (tel: (800) USA RAIL or 872 7245; website: www.amtrak.com) operates long-distance services from Houston Amtrak Station, 902 Washington Avenue (tel: (713) 224 1577). Facilities are limited to food vending machines and payphones, although there are ATMs and a post office nearby. The ticket office is open 0700-2100 on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and 0700-2430 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The cost of rail travel is rather expensive but the level of comfort is high.
Rail services: The Sunset Limited service links Houston with San Antonio (journey time – 4 hours 50 minutes), El Paso (journey time – 4 hours 20 minutes), Tucson (journey time – 22 hours 30 minutes) and Los Angeles (journey time – 34 hours 05 minutes) in the west. To the East, there are services to New Orleans (journey time – 9 hours) and Orlando (journey time – 33 hours 15 minutes).
Transport to the city: Houston Amtrak Station is very central, so taxis are not really necessary. Metrobus 36 Kempwood stops at the station.
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Getting There By Rail