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Amtrak Cascades offers six round trips between Seattle and Portland - twelve daily trains; two round trips between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada - four daily trains; and two round trips between Portland and Eugene, Oregon, with train connections between Portland and Vancouver, BC.  
 
All trains stop at all stations. 
 
Amtrak Cascades food and beverage service offers yummy and savory hot food plus beer, wine and spirits.
 
Amtrak is waiving all change fees for any changes made by December 31, 2023 on fares that have change fees. A fare difference may apply for itinerary changes. Cancellation fees still apply to fares that have cancellation fees. Rules that apply to Reward Tickets redeemed using Amtrak Guest Reward points are not affected by this waiver. 
 
The easiest way to check the schedule is to click on the Buy Tickets button and enter your origin and destination. The site will do the rest and you are not committed to purchase until you are ready. If you'd like to see the entire schedule, you can view the Amtrak Cascades schedule in pdf form (519kb). 
 
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Amtrak Cascades is sponsored by the states of Washington and Oregon. 

Amtrak Cascades trains connect cities along the I-5 corridor and points north, including Vancouver, BC, Seattle, Portland, and Eugene, Oregon. 

Daily round trip train service includes:

  • Six daily round trips between Seattle and Portland; twelve trains
  • Two daily round trips between Seattle and Vancouver, BC, Canada; four trains
  • Two daily round trips between Portland and Eugene; four trains

WSDOT invests in Amtrak Cascades  

  • Work is completed on $800 million in rail improvements resulting in faster, more reliable Amtrak Cascades service.

Amtrak Cascades is funded primarily by ticket revenues, with the balance of operating costs paid for the states of Washington and Oregon. For questions and comments regarding Washington and Oregon's involvement in intercity passenger rail and Amtrak Cascades, please contact WSDOT or ODOT.
 

WSDOT is responsible for Amtrak Cascades service in Washington and British Columbia:

Washington State Department of Transportation
PO Box 47407
Olympia, WA 98504-7407
rail@wsdot.wa.gov
wsdot.wa.gov/travel/passenger-rail

 

ODOT is responsible for Amtrak Cascades service in Oregon:

Oregon State Department of Transportation
555 13th St SE
Salem, OR 97301- 3871 
raildivision@odot.state.or.us
www.oregon.gov/ODOT/rail_truck_freight

Washington and Oregon strive to:

  • Provide an efficient, safe and cost-effective alternative to highway and air travel.
  • Support future growth and operate an efficient, high-quality intercity passenger rail service that helps minimize the need for state subsidies.
  • Be sensitive to community and environmental impacts, and business costs.
  • Integrate with local roadway, transit, bicycle and pedestrian transportation networks.