Capitol Corridor

  • Auburn
  • Sacramento
  • Emeryville (San Francisco)
  • Oakland
  • San Jose
3 hours 15 minutes Multiple Departures Daily

The best way to get around Northern California. Whether traveling around Northern California for business or pleasure, skip the traffic and parking hassles and take the train. The Capitol Corridor provides convenient, frequent and affordable service between the Sacramento region and the Bay Area, with multi-ride tickets available. You can also take the easy Thruway bus connections to San Francisco at Emeryville.

Capitol Corridor

Modified Service and Other Adjustments

Capitol Corridor trains are now following a temporarily reduced schedule based on current ridership needs. Visit CapitolCorridor.org to read about other adjustments to the service, such as the reduction of food and beverage sales in the onboard Café Car, modified hours at some staffed stations and the implementation of enhanced safety measures.

Bring Your Bike Aboard

All trains on the Capitol Corridor are equipped with a limited number of bicycle racks, allowing you to bring your bike onboard as unboxed, carry-on baggage. It's an easy and convenient way to take your bike with you.

Follow in the footsteps of California’s dreamers, from the gold rushers of the 1840s to the Silicon Valley innovators of the 21st century. Enjoy fast, traffic-free travel across Northern California, with stops that put you just steps away from the heart of government, technology and oenology. Bring your bike and blaze your own trail through Sacramento and the other dynamic cities of the Bay Area.

“California presented to people a new model for the American dream...the willingness to gamble on the future.” — H.W. Brands, historian

Features & Amenities

Amenities vary by train.

Accommodations vary by train.

Capitol Corridor Café Menu

Downloadable menus are updated regularly, but menu items and prices are subject to change and may be different from what is available onboard.

Take your small dog or cat along with you on the train. Before you go, learn more about the types of pets allowed, pet reservations and fares, approved pet carriers and additional details.

See the Complete Pet Program Guidelines

Route Highlights

Sacramento, California

Before it was a bustling state capital, Sacramento was a stop on the Pony Express. Relive the city’s pioneer spirit in Old Town and Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park, or explore the Capitol building’s classic architecture.

Enrich your railroading adventure by exploring the beauty and brawn of the locomotives and coaches that forged the Golden State’s history at the California State Railroad Museum.

Route Highlights

Oakland, California

Explore the world-class bonsai garden in the urban oasis of Lake Merritt, where you can also run, bike, stroll or rent a boat. Indulge in more waterfront fun at Jack London Square, a hub for shopping, dining and recreation along the city’s Embarcadero.

Tour the USS Potomac, FDR’s presidential yacht that was known as the “Floating White House,” or catch a ferry to that other city by the bay, San Francisco.

Route Highlights

San Jose, California

Immerse yourself in international flavors and cultures, from sushi and sake in one of the few remaining authentic Japantowns in America, to artifacts and alchemy at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. Then head for the hills, where wine trails meet bike trails in the Santa Cruz mountains.