Operator ·

Amtrak

614 crossings between 493 ports in 3 countries. On 552 they are the only operator on the water; on 33 they are the quickest of several; on 13 a rival is faster.

Sailing with Amtrak

Their busiest port

Three things the timetable does not say

90% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 552 crossings the question is not who is quicker — it is whether you sail. A comparison site showing one result is not showing you a choice.

13 beaten crossings where another operator is quicker on the same water. Their own site cannot tell you this, and a booking engine sorted by price will not.

Where they are beaten

29 crossings where a rival is faster or the two are level. This is the section an operator would never publish.

Meriden – Wallingford Amtrak 9 km Amtrak 7 min CONN DOT 7 min rate not held 1 rival

Emeryville – Oakland 5 km Amtrak 8 min Gold Runner 8 min rate not held 1 rival

Claremont Amtrak – Windsor-Mt. Ascutney Amtrak 12 km Amtrak 9 min Amtrak Vermonter 9 min rate not held 1 rival

Poughkeepsie – Rhinecliff Amtrak Station 24 km Amtrak 10 min Amtrak Ethan Allen 9 min rate not held 2 rivals

Emeryville – Richmond 12 km Amtrak 10 min Gold Runner 7 min rate not held 1 rival

Hartford Amtrak Station – Windsor Locks 17 km Amtrak 11 min CONN DOT 8 min rate not held 2 rivals

Rome Amtrak Station – Utica Amtrak Station 21 km Amtrak 13 min VIA Rail 13 min rate not held 1 rival

Newark – Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station 14 km Amtrak 13 min Amtrak Vermonter 4 min rate not held 2 rivals

Holyoke Amtrak – Northampton 13 km Amtrak 15 min Amtrak Vermonter 15 min rate not held 1 rival

Montpelier-Berlin Amtrak Station – Waterbury-Stowe Amtrak Station 15 km Amtrak 15 min Amtrak Vermonter 15 min rate not held 1 rival

Croton-Harmon – Yonkers 28 km Amtrak 17 min Amtrak Ethan Allen 13 min rate not held 2 rivals

Ferrisburgh – Middlebury 19 km Amtrak 17 min Amtrak Ethan Allen 15 min rate not held 1 rival

Hudson Amtrak Station – Rhinecliff Amtrak Station 39 km Amtrak 19 min Amtrak Ethan Allen 13 min rate not held 1 rival

White River Junction Amtrak Station – Windsor-Mt. Ascutney Amtrak 19 km Amtrak 19 min Amtrak Vermonter 19 min rate not held 1 rival

Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station – Hudson Amtrak Station 43 km Amtrak 20 min Amtrak Ethan Allen 13 min rate not held 1 rival

Fort Edward Amtrak – Saratoga Springs Amtrak Station 28 km Amtrak 20 min Amtrak Ethan Allen 20 min rate not held 1 rival

Bellows Falls Amtrak Station – Claremont Amtrak 26 km Amtrak 21 min Amtrak Vermonter 21 min rate not held 1 rival

Bridgeport – Stamford 33 km Amtrak 23 min Metro-North Railroad 22 min rate not held 3 rivals

NEW BRUNSWICK – Newark 36 km Amtrak 23 min NJ TRANSIT RAIL 21 min rate not held 1 rival

Martinez – Richmond 21 km Amtrak 24 min Gold Runner 23 min rate not held 1 rival

Greenfield Amtrak Station – Northampton 30 km Amtrak 25 min Amtrak Vermonter 25 min rate not held 1 rival

Essex Junction-Burlington Amtrak Station – Waterbury-Stowe Amtrak Station 33 km Amtrak 26 min Amtrak Vermonter 26 min rate not held 1 rival

Bellows Falls Amtrak Station – Brattleboro Amtrak Station 33 km Amtrak 29 min Amtrak Vermonter 29 min rate not held 1 rival

Essex Junction-Burlington Amtrak Station – St. Albans Amtrak Station 36 km Amtrak 29 min Amtrak Vermonter 29 min rate not held 1 rival

Baltimore Penn Station – New Carrollton Amtrak Station 46 km Amtrak 31 min Amtrak Vermonter 9 min rate not held 1 rival

Buffalo Depew Station – Niagara Falls Amtrak Station 30 km Amtrak 33 min VIA Rail 33 min rate not held 1 rival

Montpelier-Berlin Amtrak Station – Randolph Amtrak 37 km Amtrak 34 min Amtrak Vermonter 34 min rate not held 1 rival

Randolph Amtrak – White River Junction Amtrak Station 41 km Amtrak 36 min Amtrak Vermonter 36 min rate not held 1 rival

Croton-Harmon – Poughkeepsie 58 km Amtrak 38 min Amtrak Ethan Allen 33 min rate not held 2 rivals

Where they are the only boat

552 crossings with no other operator on record.

Canadian Border – Niagara Falls Amtrak Station 1 min rate not held 0 km

Berkeley Amtrak – Emeryville 3 min rate not held 3 km

Downingtown Amtrak – Exton Amtrak 4 min rate not held 8 km

Fairfield-Vacaville Amtrak Station – Suisun-Fairfield 5 min rate not held 8 km

San Jose – Santa Clara Amtrak 5 min rate not held 4 km

Windsor – Windsor Locks 5 min rate not held 7 km

Elizabethtown Amtrak Station – Mount Joy Amtrak 5 min rate not held 10 km

Coatesville Amtrak – Parkesburg Amtrak 5 min rate not held 9 km

Coatesville Amtrak – Downingtown Amtrak 5 min rate not held 10 km

Chatsworth – Northridge 5 min rate not held 6 km

Old Orchard Beach Amtrak – Saco Amtrak Station 6 min rate not held 6 km

Berkeley Amtrak – Richmond 6 min rate not held 9 km

PRINCETON JCT. – Trenton 6 min rate not held 15 km

Hartford Amtrak Station – Windsor 6 min rate not held 10 km

Elizabethtown Amtrak Station – Middletown 6 min rate not held 12 km

Exton Amtrak – Paoli Amtrak Station 6 min rate not held 12 km

Royal Oak Amtrak – Troy Amtrak Station 6 min rate not held 7 km

Ny State Fair – Syracuse Regional Transportation Center 6 min rate not held 5 km

Burbank Amtrak – Glendale Amtrak 6 min rate not held 8 km

Burbank Amtrak – Van Nuys 6 min rate not held 9 km

Dover – Durham 7 min rate not held 8 km

Downingtown Amtrak – Parkesburg Amtrak 7 min rate not held 19 km

Anaheim – Fullerton Amtrak Station 7 min rate not held 8 km

Anaheim – Santa Ana 7 min rate not held 6 km

Hayward Amtrak – Oakland 8 min rate not held 13 km

Rocklin Amtrak Station – Roseville Amtrak 8 min rate not held 6 km

Boston – Route 128 Amtrak Station 8 min rate not held 16 km

Newark Amtrak – Wilmington 8 min rate not held 19 km

Mystic Amtrak – Westerly Amtrak Station 8 min rate not held 12 km

Northridge – Van Nuys 8 min rate not held 9 km

Harrisburg – Middletown 9 min rate not held 14 km

Lancaster – Mount Joy Amtrak 9 min rate not held 18 km

Dowagiac Amtrak Station – Niles Amtrak Station 9 min rate not held 20 km

Camarillo Amtrak – Moorpark Amtrak 9 min rate not held 16 km

Camarillo Amtrak – Oxnard 9 min rate not held 13 km

Greensburg Amtrak – Latrobe Amtrak 9 min rate not held 14 km

Ontario Amtrak – Pomona Amtrak 10 min rate not held 9 km

Cary – Raleigh Union Station 10 min rate not held 12 km

Quantico Amtrak – Woodbridge Amtrak 10 min rate not held 16 km

Irvine – Santa Ana 10 min rate not held 16 km

Showing the first 40 of 552.

Which months they sail

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for Amtrak crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

Where our records stop

No fares. Every comparison on this page is time and frequency only, and the fast-versus-conventional decision is mostly a price decision.

No departure times. 0 of 614 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

No vessels. We hold a fast/conventional class and no ship names.