All aboard! Take the train between Denver and Winter Park and avoid both traffic jams on I-70 and base area parking problems.  This season, Amtrak has expanded its service to add both Thursdays and nearby historic Fraser, Colorado to the schedule.

The 2025/26 Amtrak Winter Park Express operates Friday-Sunday between December 19 and January 4.  Expanded service is Thursday-Sunday, starting January 8, through March 29.

One-way fares start at just $9 and $4.50 for kids, with no baggage fees for your gear.  Now that’s a deal!  Especially since close-in parking at Winter Park this season is a whopping $50 on weekends and $40 on weekdays.

Amtrak Benefits on All Ski Trains

Unlike airline checked baggage or car rental agency add-ons for a luggage rack, you can bring your gear on board for free, and there are special ski storage racks on most trains. Plus, Amtrak offers discounts to passengers 65+, to members of the military and to disabled passengers. Families can save money, too, as children (and grandchildren) aged two to 12 are eligible for 50 percent off tickets.

Choose a one-day round-trip, or split your outgoing and return to spend an entire weekend, a full week or longer. Each way takes about three hours.

The Amtrak Winter Park Express leaves Denver at 7:00 am and leaves Winter Park Resort at 4:35 pm local time. While onboard, you’ll enjoy a trip in Coach class, featuring wide, reclining seats, big picture windows, ample legroom and no middle seat. And free wi-fi.

Be sure to visit the bi-level Sightseer Lounge for panoramic views of the Rocky Mountains and Moffat Tunnel from upstairs and café service with snacks and drinks for sale downstairs.

If you stay on to the additional stop in Fraser, you can learn about the town’s frontier history at the Cozens Ranch Museum, or zip down the Frazer Tubing Hill, or both.

Amtrak Guest Rewards members earn 2 points per dollar spent on the Winter Park Express.

Amtrak Trains to Other Resorts

Glide into some of the Northeast’s top ski destinations aboard Amtrak’s Vermonter, between St. Albans – Essex Junction (Burlington) – Springfield – New York – Washington, DC, while you pass quaint New England villages and towns tucked beneath the beautiful backdrop of the snowcapped Green Mountains.

Resorts accessible on the Vermonter include Stowe Mountain Resort, Jay Peak Resort, Bolton Valley Resort and Okemo Ski Resort.

• Vermont Ski Resort
• Berkshire East Mountain Resort

The Ethan Allen Express operates daily between NYC, Albany, Rutland and Burlington, including a scenic stretch along the Hudson River through the Hudson Valley.

Killington is accessible from either Rutland or Burlington, via regularly scheduled public bus service on Vermont Translines.

California Zephyr

Th classic and scenic California Zephyr travels year-round between Chicago and the snow-capped Sierras beyond San Francisco, through some of the most beautiful scenery in the USA.  Although you might not want to make the full 51-hour trip in winter, it’s each to choose in-between destinations such as Denver and Salt Lake City, or via connections to Emeryville.

Ski/snowboard resorts accessible from the California Zephyr include Palisades Tahoe and Diamond Peak in California;  Alta, Deer Valley and Park City in Utah; Keystone, Breckenridge, Vail and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado.

See you on board.