Alaska Railroad · Event train / overnight package

The Halloween Train

Halloween rail trip from Anchorage to Girdwood with concert and overnight stay

Alaska Railroad's Halloween Train is a two-day, one-night package that starts with a rail journey from Anchorage to Girdwood. On arrival, travelers use a discounted dining voucher for dinner at the Hotel Alyeska, then attend a live Halloween concert by Lez Zeppelin, an all-female Led Zeppelin cover band, with costumes encouraged. After an overnight stay at the hotel, a motorcoach carries the group back to Anchorage the next day, so only the outbound leg is by rail. Fares start from $449 per person. This suits travelers looking for a themed, fully arranged overnight getaway built around a concert and a costume party rather than a scenic point-to-point rail journey.

What to know before you look closer

  • Dinner at the Hotel Alyeska is included as a discounted dining voucher rather than a fully covered meal.
  • The return trip from Girdwood to Anchorage is by motorcoach, not by train.

Day by day

  1. Day 1railovernight: Hotel Alyeska, Girdwood

    Anchorage to Girdwood by rail

    Travel by rail from Anchorage to Girdwood, arriving to enjoy dinner at the Hotel Alyeska followed by a live Halloween concert featuring Lez Zeppelin, an all-female Led Zeppelin cover band.

  2. Day 2

    Return to Anchorage

    Motorcoach transfer from Girdwood back to Anchorage.

The moments this trip is built around

  • Day 1The train from Anchorage arrives in Girdwood in time for dinner at the Hotel Alyeska, followed by a live Halloween concert from Lez Zeppelin, an all-female Led Zeppelin cover band.
  • Day 2A motorcoach carries the group back from Girdwood to Anchorage the next day.

Included

  • Rail from Anchorage to Girdwood
  • Discounted dining voucher
  • Halloween concert ticket
  • Overnight at the Hotel Alyeska
  • Motorcoach transfer from Girdwood to Anchorage

Questions travellers ask

Is the whole trip by train?
No. The outbound leg from Anchorage to Girdwood is by rail; the return trip the next day is by motorcoach.
Where do you stay?
One night at the Hotel Alyeska in Girdwood.
What's included?
Rail from Anchorage to Girdwood, a discounted dining voucher, a ticket to the Halloween concert, the overnight stay at Hotel Alyeska, and the motorcoach transfer back to Anchorage.
What happens at the concert?
Lez Zeppelin, an all-female Led Zeppelin cover band, performs a live Halloween concert; costumes are encouraged.
How much does it cost?
Fares start from $449 per person.

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