The Pacific Surfliner serves stations in San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. There are daily round-trips between San Diego and Los Angeles, with some trips extending up to Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo. Service on the northern end of our route is supplemented with Amtrak Thruway bus service.
Use our online booking tool to explore options and fares. Or, visit Amtrak.com to build a personalized timetable with departure times between two stations and stops in between. Also, check our Alerts page for information that might affect your trip. Recent changes to the schedule are noted below.
Important Updates
More Travel Options
Tickets can now be purchased for Pacific Surfliner trips to or from the Northridge (NRD) and Burbank Downtown (BDT) stations. View the schedule.
Rail 2 Rail Suspended
The Rail 2 Rail program will be suspended during high travel periods this summer, including holiday weekends and the week of Comic-Con. During these dates, an Amtrak ticket will be required to ride Pacific Surfliner trains. Learn more.
Schedule Adjustments
In October 2021, we implemented one of the largest schedule changes to the Pacific Surfliner service in years. Another roundtrip was added and many departure times were adjusted. Learn more.