St. Louis → Los Angeles

3 a weekfastest 59h25AmtrakNight train

Direct trains · no change

20:10 → 05:35⁺³
Texas Eagle 421 Night train
St. Louis → Los Angeles · via Little Rock, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin
59h2533 stops
Runs: Tue, Fri, SunAmtrak ↗

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 20:10, arrive 05:35

The plane is 50h50 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct59h35

Before departure10 min
Texas Eagle 42159h25

Plane · nonstop STL to LAX8h45

To St. Louis Lambert (STL)55 min
Check-in & security2h00
Flight STL to LAX4h20
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? St. Louis → Los Angeles

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

Southwest Airlines SeasonalSTL→LAX · STL→BURBook direct ↗
American AirlinesSTL→LAXBook direct ↗

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