LA to Grand Canyon/ Las Vegas/ San Francisco by train?

Murphy_The_Cat

mitchg wrote: »

Sedona he will like that its a lovely place with all the red rocks and woded canyons you pass through from Flagstaff on. Would love to go back there and stay over last time i just passed through ..wonderful place .. and worth a look at. This train i am doing as a side step from Vegas for a day or two.. got to spend my winnings some how eh..oh just got to win first though thats the snag but i usually do ok on the roulette when there.:beer:

Am thinking of doing a helicopter trip too not decided yet but i do fancy a fly over as well.

Where else you going to visit?

We're just passing through Sedona & Flagstaff on our way to Cottonwood, where we are staying for a couple of days only. I don't want to do a thread hijack, so here is the trip that we are taking
BTW, I can't recommend the helicoptor trip over the Grand Canyon highly enough. We went with looktours and did this trip. Not cheap, but the memories live to this day :j:j

mitchg

Have used Maverick in the past for a helicopter flight to fly through and land in the canyon.
Nice trip i have myself done most of it previously san Diego too lovely would go back in a shot pass on crossing the border to mexico Tiajahna its just a place for cheap leather belts and fake watches, ok for a I been there but not much else, Santa Barbara didnt see much there up the big sur make sure you are ful of fuel there is onlt one petrol stop on route through and can have rock falls and can be a long drive back down hearst Castle is worth a visit and the Hermits house, near Cambria pines, sounds a great trip enjoy it.
And yeh dont want to hijack the thread either .. sorry pcg2001

dzug

Murphy_The_Cat wrote: »

How do you get 'there is a train service from LA via Williams Arizona to the Grand Canyon ?'
Williams is over 400 mile from LA ! (although it looks like a great trip to take :beer:)

The train from LA to Chicago (the South West Chief) passes through Williams. You change there for the Grand Canyon Railroad.

It doesn't go through Las Vegas.

Murphy_The_Cat

dzug wrote: »

The train from LA to Chicago (the South West Chief) passes through Williams. You change there for the Grand Canyon Railroad.

It doesn't go through Las Vegas.

You're absolutely right. I got hung up on the Las Vegas part of the post and missed relevance of the reference to Williams. :beer:

Sorry about that

Voyager2002

You also mentioned visiting San Francisco. The line between LA and SFO offers one of the great railway journeys of the world, but be aware that it takes a long time: Amtrak trains are luxurious rather than fast, and the distance involved is only a little less than Lands End to John o' Groats.

To use Amtrak without paying a fortune, you must either book well in advance or invest in a rail pass. Study their site for details.

Murphy_The_Cat

Voyager2002 wrote: »

You also mentioned visiting San Francisco. The line between LA and SFO offers one of the great railway journeys of the world, but be aware that it takes a long time: Amtrak trains are luxurious rather than fast, and the distance involved is only a little less than Lands End to John o' Groats.

To use Amtrak without paying a fortune, you must either book well in advance or invest in a rail pass. Study their site for details.

I've got to agree with Voyager2002 here, the run down the Big Sur is truly special.
Pricewise, a single from close to SFO (trains don't actually go to SFO) to LAX is about £30 and the trip takes about (a very relaxing) 11 hours.