{"id":257669,"date":"2026-06-06T19:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/257669\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T19:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:03:09","slug":"amtrak-offers-scenic-daily-travel-alternative-to-flying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/257669\/","title":{"rendered":"Amtrak Offers Scenic Daily Travel Alternative to Flying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto to New York City train travel does not have to begin at a crowded airport. Travellers can reach the Big Apple by rail instead. The route crosses Ontario and New York State, with scenic views along the way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway.supply\/pueblo-steel-rail-contract-secures-7-year-union-pacific-deal\/img_1006-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-177060 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1006.webp\" alt=\"Toronto to New York City train route guide\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"  \/><\/a>Photo: Amtrak.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone planning a visit to the City That Never Sleeps, the trip offers a slower but more scenic alternative to flying.<\/p>\n<p>Amtrak Maple Leaf Train runs daily<\/p>\n<p>Amtrak\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/maple-leaf-train\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maple Leaf Train<\/a>, operated in partnership with VIA Rail, runs daily between Toronto and New York City. It gives passengers another way to travel between the two cities without boarding a plane.<\/p>\n<p>The service leaves Union Station in the morning. It reaches New York\u2019s Penn Station in the evening. Still, this is not a quick ride. The full journey takes 12 hours and 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Along the route, passengers can see the Hudson River Valley. They can also view New York\u2019s wine country and the gorges of the Finger Lakes region.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto to New York City train stops and border crossing<\/p>\n<p>The train also makes several intermediate stops. They include St. Catharines, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Albany.<\/p>\n<p>Food is available on board, and WiFi is offered as well. Still, the quality of the connection may change during the journey. Passengers can book either economy or business class.<\/p>\n<p>A passport is required because all passengers must clear customs and immigration at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/crossing-the-us-canadian-border\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Niagara Falls border crossing<\/a>. In addition, this stop may add time to the journey. Travellers should consider it when planning the trip.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are available through the Amtrak and VIA Rail websites.<\/p>\n<p>For travellers organizing a New York City getaway, the Maple Leaf Train provides a way to avoid the airport and reach Manhattan by rail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toronto to New York City train travel does not have to begin at a crowded airport. Travellers can&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257670,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[6922,75,84,83,9,24,63,14144,100494],"class_list":["post-257669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-amtrak","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-passenger-rail-transportation","tag-railway-traveling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}