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- Denver, Colorado
Denver Union Station by sleeper train
A restored 1914 station with a hotel inside, and the best place to board for the Zephyr's daylight run over the Rockies.
Reasons to get off here
- Westbound trains leave in the morning, giving the most daylight for the Rockies and Colorado River
- Museums, breweries, Denver Botanic Gardens and Denver Zoo
- Day tours to Rocky Mountain National Park
- Restaurants, bars and shops inside the station itself
- The Crawford Hotel is inside the station
- Coors Field, Larimer Square, Confluence Park and the Museum of Contemporary Art
- Limelight Denver, The Hotel Oxford and Sentral Union Station are a short walk
- RTD light rail and A Line trains to Denver airport
- Free 16th Street shuttle
When the night train calls
| Train | Direction | Arrives | Leaves | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Zephyr | Chicago → Emeryville (San Francisco Bay) | Day 2 · morning | Daily |
Local times from each operator’s published timetable; see each route page for sources.
Check your date before travelling.
Omaha
A night or very early-morning stop, but worth it for railway history and the walkable Old Market district.
Stop-off guide →Next stop · California ZephyrGlenwood Springs
A walkable mountain town where hot springs, hotels and the caverns gondola are all reachable on foot from the train.
Stop-off guide →Denver Union Station, answered
California Zephyr.
Times in both directions are below.
A restored 1914 station with a hotel inside, and the best place to board for the Zephyr's daylight run over the Rockies.
We would allow: one or two nights.
Usually only by booking two separate journeys: most sleeper fares are for one train on one date, and you cannot get off and rejoin the same ticket the next night.
Check the fare rules with the operator when you book.