Oakland → Glenwood Springs

1 a dayfastest 26h11AmtrakNight train

Direct trains · no change

08:25 → 11:36⁺¹
California Zephyr 6 Night train
Emeryville → Glenwood Springs · via Sacramento, Reno, Salt Lake City
26h1115 stops
Runs: DailyAmtrak ↗

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 08:25, arrive 11:36

The plane is 19h43 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct26h43

To Emeryville22 min
Before departure10 min
California Zephyr 626h11

Plane · nonstop SFO to EGE7h00

To San Francisco (SFO)55 min
Check-in & security2h00
Flight SFO to EGE2h40
Landing to exit35 min
From EGE50 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? Oakland → Glenwood Springs

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

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