San Antonio → Los Angeles

4 a weekfastest 28h50AmtrakNight train

Direct trains · no change

02:45 → 05:35⁺¹
Sunset Limited 1 Night train
San Antonio Amtrak Station → Los Angeles · via Tucson
28h5013 stops
Runs: Tue, Thu, Sun (some weeks)Amtrak ↗

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 02:45, arrive 05:35

The plane is 21h20 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct29h00

Before departure10 min
Sunset Limited 128h50

Plane · nonstop SAT to LAX7h40

To San Antonio (SAT)40 min
Check-in & security2h00
Flight SAT to LAX3h30
Landing to exit35 min
From LAX55 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? San Antonio → Los Angeles

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

American AirlinesSAT→LAXBook direct ↗
Delta Air LinesSAT→LAXBook direct ↗
Southwest AirlinesSAT→LAXBook direct ↗

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