Amtrak Vacations
Coast Starlight Experience from Seattle
Coast Starlight train trip from Seattle to Los Angeles
6 daysfrom $999
33% of days by rail
Amtrak Vacations
San Francisco and Napa Valley Getaway Roundtrip from Los Angeles
Independent roundtrip rail getaway to San Francisco and Napa Valley from LA
Amtrak Vacations runs this six-day, five-night independent getaway roundtrip from Los Angeles to San Francisco on the Coast Starlight or San Joaquin. Three nights in San Francisco are built around a hop-on-hop-off tour stopping at Chinatown, North Beach, Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf, and Golden Gate Park, plus a dinner at a local restaurant. An included three-day Avis car rental then covers the drive to Napa Valley for two more nights, highlighted by a gourmet lunch aboard the Napa Valley Wine Train, before the return train to Los Angeles. With no guide or fixed schedule beyond the included touring, this suits independent travelers who want city sightseeing and a wine country lunch combined by train, and who are comfortable driving the Napa Valley leg themselves.
Price history
Across 5 checks, this price has risen US$10 since 4 Jul, to US$1,359.
Each point is a day we checked this operator's own page, not a weekly average, and the line holds flat between checks rather than guessing at movement we did not see. 3 of 5 points are a live read of the operator's page. Hollow points are values shown when the trip was first listed here and never confirmed with the operator.
What to know before you look closer
- The Napa Valley portion of the trip runs by a rented car (a 3-day Avis rental) rather than by train; the only train travel within Napa Valley itself is the Napa Valley Wine Train lunch.
- No day-by-day itinerary is published for this package; confirm how the days split between San Francisco and Napa Valley, and the exact outbound and return train times, before booking.
Included
- Roundtrip Amtrak® from Los Angeles to San Francisco on the Coast Starlight or San Joaquin
- 3 nights' hotel accommodations in San Francisco
- Hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour of San Francisco (includes stops such as Chinatown, North Beach, Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Park, and more)
- Dinner at a popular, local restaurant in San Francisco
- 2 nights' hotel accommodations in Napa Valley
- Gourmet lunch aboard the Napa Valley Wine Train
- 3 Day Avis Car Rental
Questions travellers ask
- How much does it cost?
- From $1,359 per person, the operator's advertised from-price, read on its own page on 12 Sept 2026. About $1,359 at ECB reference rates. Departures, room types and dates can price differently; the operator's page is the final word.
- Is train travel included?
- Yes, roundtrip Amtrak from Los Angeles to San Francisco on the Coast Starlight or San Joaquin, plus a Napa Valley Wine Train lunch.
- Which trains are used?
- The Coast Starlight or San Joaquin between Los Angeles and San Francisco, and the Napa Valley Wine Train for lunch in wine country.
- Is it escorted or independent?
- Independent; travelers use a rented car for the Napa Valley portion and a hop-on-hop-off tour in San Francisco.
- What is included?
- Roundtrip Amtrak from Los Angeles to San Francisco, three nights in San Francisco with a hop-on-hop-off tour and dinner, two nights in Napa Valley, a Wine Train lunch, and a three-day Avis car rental.
