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Glacier National Park Escape - Seattle Roundtrip

Glacier National Park Escape - Seattle Roundtrip, a rail journey with Vacations By Rail

Travel roundtrip from Seattle to the Crown of the Continent on this 5-day train escape.

Day by day

  1. Day 1overnight: Train

    Depart Seattle aboard Amtrak's Empire Builder

    Board at Seattle's King Street Station for a 4:40 pm departure east, leaving Puget Sound behind; Sightseer Lounge sunset views and a Trails and Rails ranger presentation.

  2. Day 2overnight: Glacier Park Lodge

    Arrive East Glacier Park, Montana

    Scheduled arrival 9:54 am at East Glacier Park, gateway to 50 glaciers, 200+ lakes and 1.2 million acres of protected land.

  3. Day 3overnight: Glacier Park Lodge

    Big Sky Circle Tour

    Drive over Marias Pass, wildlife viewing at Goat Lick, visit the Izaak Walton Inn and Lake McDonald Lodge (optional lunch), then Going-to-the-Sun Road to Logan Pass and down into St. Mary Valley. Subject to change based on seasonal road closures.

  4. Day 4overnight: Train

    Return to Seattle

    Free day to revisit favorite spots or explore more of the park's 700+ miles of hiking trails; transfer to the Amtrak station for a 6:45 pm departure.

  5. Day 5

    Arrival in Seattle

    Mt. Rainier signals the approach to Seattle; arrival at King Street Station at 10:25 am, where the escape concludes.

Included

  • Hotel accommodations for 2 nights
  • Transportation aboard Amtrak (2 nights on train)
  • Meals onboard train when including train sleeping accommodations

Not included

  • Cancellation & Travel Insurance (not included but can be arranged)
  • Flights and Airport transfers

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