Los Angeles → San Antonio

3 a weekfastest 29h00AmtrakNight train

Direct trains · no change

22:00 → 05:00⁺²
Sunset Limited 2 Night train
Los Angeles → San Antonio Amtrak Station · via Tucson
29h0013 stops
Runs: Tue, Thu, SatAmtrak ↗

Local times at each station. Times from official open data: Amtrak (file of 26 Oct 2026). Checked Mon 26 Oct 2026; they cover 26 Oct to 22 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 22:00, arrive 05:00

The plane is 21h30 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct29h10

Before departure10 min
Sunset Limited 229h00

Plane · nonstop LAX to SAT7h40

To Los Angeles (LAX)55 min
Check-in & security2h00
Flight LAX to SAT3h30
Landing to exit35 min
From SAT40 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 2h before, 35 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance.

Flying instead? Los Angeles → San Antonio

3 airlines fly it nonstop. Book direct on the airline's own site:

American AirlinesLAX→SATBook direct ↗
Delta Air LinesLAX→SATBook direct ↗
Southwest AirlinesLAX→SATBook direct ↗

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