Train To Moab Utah Rail Service

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Train Service

Moab, located in southeastern Utah is not the most accessible place to reach, so why not make the journey part of the adventure by taking the train. Read More

  • Make Train Reservations Online or Call Amtrak at 800-872-7245.
  • Four train stations are within close proximity to Moab.
  • The California Zephyr Amtrak line takes you from Chicago to San Francisco via Colorado and Utah.

Take the California Zephyr to Moab

From the sky scrapers of Chicago, take the train over the rising peaks of the Rocky Mountains, through the red rock desert, and if you continue all the way to California, past the snow capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Reservations
Make Reservations Online or Call Amtrak at 800-872-7245.

Nearby Train Stations:

Green River (GRI):

  • Address: 250 South Broadway, Green River, UT 84525
  • Services: None, only a platform with no shelter, no ticketing counter, no Quik-Trak kiosk, and no checked baggage service.
  • Distance to Moab: 52 miles
  • Getting to Moab: Taxi Service or Shuttle

Helper (HER):

  • Address: 1 Depot Street, Helper, UT 84526
  • Services: Station building with waiting room. No ticket office, no Quik-Trak kiosk, no baggage service.
  • Distance to Moab: 123 miles
  • Getting to Moab: Taxi Service or Shuttle

Salt Lake City (SLC):

  • Address: 340 South 600 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
  • Services: Full services. Covered building, ticket office, checked baggage, payphones, restrooms.
  • Distance to Moab: 233 miles
  • Getting to Moab: Car Rental

Grand Junction, CO (GJT):

  • Address: 339 South 1st Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501
  • Services: Station building with waiting room. No ticket office, no Quik-Trak kiosk, no baggage service.
  • Distance to Moab: 113 miles
  • Getting to Moab: Car Rental

Schedules
The California Zephyr runs daily. Leaving Chicago at 2:00pm and arriving in Emeryville/San Francisco at 4:10pm. Departing Emeryville/San Francisco at 9:10pm and arriving Chicago at 2:50pm. Note: Times may vary slightly.

  • Arrival Times Heading West:
    Grand Junction - 4:10pm
    Green River - 5:58pm
    Helper - 7:20pm
    Salt Lake City - 11:05pm
  • Arrival Times Heading East:
    Grand Junction - 10:23am
    Green River - 7:59am
    Helper - 6:37am
    Salt Lake City - 3:05am