
Amtrak Vacations
Coast Starlight Experience from Seattle
Coast Starlight train trip from Seattle to Los Angeles
Amtrak Vacations
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. Prices start from $1,349 USD per person.