Amtrak’s New York City-Montréal train service returns
This article was updated on October 4, 2023.
Welcome back, New Yorkers and avid rail travelers: Amtrak’s Adirondack train service between New York City and Montréal has returned! Recognized as one of the world’s most scenic train rides, the 10-hour trip takes passengers through the Hudson Valley and along the shores of Lake Champlain into the rolling southern countryside of Québec before arriving in the province’s most populous city. Used by as many as 117,000 passengers in 2019, it’s never been easier to access and enjoy all the things to do that Montréal has to offer.
All aboard!
When will the New York City-Montréal Adirondack train service resume?
Amtrak’s popular Adirondack line has now resumed!
How long is the ride?
Amtrak’s New York City-Montréal Adirondack train service is 600 kilometres (373 miles) long, and takes about 10 hours to complete provided there are no service interruptions during the trip.
Where does the New York City-Montréal Adirondack train stop?
Departing from the Moynihan Train Hall found across 8th Avenue from the existing Penn Station complex and Madison Square Garden in New York City, the train travels downstate through towns and cities in the order of Yonkers, Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie, Rhinecliff, Hudson, Albany-Rensselaer, Schenectady, Saratoga Springs, Fort Edward-Glens Falls, Whitehall, Ticonderoga, Port Henry, Westport, Port Kent, Plattsburgh, and a border crossing stop Rouses Point in the United States.
Then it’s a straight shot to Saint-Lambert on the South Shore before arriving at Montréal’s Central Station, just in time to enjoy a meal at any of the city’s restaurants before diving into its rich and lauded nightlife.
What kinds of features does the New York City-Montréal Adirondack train have?
Amenities will vary by train, but generally each trip offers onboard WiFi service and a variety of meals, snacks and beverages for sale via a Café Car service. Restrooms are located in each car.
There is also a coach class offered with wide, reclining seats with greater legroom with no middle seat option and at-seat trays, reading lights and electric outlets. There is no First Class or Business Class seats offered on this train.
According to Amtrak, passengers that are traveling with infant or small children using a child car seat “may place the seat in a vacant seat only if it is not needed for a paying passenger; children under 2 years of age may be required to ride on the passenger’s lap and the child car seat stored in an appropriate baggage area.”
How can I book a ticket for the New York City-Montréal Adirondack train?
Trips aboard the New York City-Montréal Adirondack train are offered every day of the week.
Tickets for the Adirondack train between New York City and Montréal can be booked directly with Amtrak at www.amtrak.com or by phone at 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) or via TTY at 1-800-523-6590.
JP Karwacki
JP Karwacki is a Montréal-based writer and journalist whose work has appeared in Time Magazine, the Montreal Gazette, National Post, Time Out, NUVO Magazine, and more. Having called the city home for over a decade and a half, he regularly focuses on spreading the good word about the amazing things to eat, drink and do in Montréal. One half raconteur and the other flâneur (with just a dash of boulevardier), when he wasn’t working on the frontlines of the city's restaurants and bars, he spent his time thinking about, reading about and writing about restaurants and bars.