Burbank Rail Service (Amtrak, MetroLink)

There are two train stations in Burbank.  One of them is near the Airport
and is served by Amtrak; the other is downtown, served by MetroLink. 
(MetroLink will not be stopping at the Burbank Airport station anytime
soon, due to a property dispute of some sort.)

There are no long-distance trains stopping in Burbank.  All trains
originate at Santa Barbara, Oxnard, Lancaster, Los Angeles, or San Diego.


Getting to the Burbank Airport via Amtrak: 

Amtrak runs six daily San Diegans in and out of the Burbank Airport
station;  three southbound and two northbound.  The schedule information
listed below is current as of March 28, 1994.  A timetable change is
expected approx October 30, so call 1-800-USA-RAIL for precise times. 

Northbound trains from Los Angeles, continuing to Santa Barbara:
trains #767, 773, 777, 783 at 11:50A(weekends), 12:15P(Mon-Fri), 4:35P, 10:45P.

Southbound trains arriving from Santa Barbara, continuing on to Los Angeles:
trains #774, 780, 786, at 9:45A, 3:50P, 7:55P.  

Please note that Burbank Airport is the only place in southern California
where a rail station is next door to an airport.  (LAX and Los Angeles
Union Station are a considerable distance removed from each other.)

A roundtrip ticket between Burbank and Los Angeles, on Amtrak, 
is $14.00.


Getting to Burbank via MetroLink:

MetroLink, the commuter train agency in Los Angeles, does not stop at the
Burbank Airport Amtrak Station. There is a MetroLink station in (downtown)
Burbank, at 201 N. Front St. between Verdugo and Burbank Blvd. Trains run
on the Antelope Valley Line (Lancaster) and the Ventura County Line
(Oxnard) through Burbank. 

Metrolink normally operates weekdays only, although they have been known
to operate Shoppers' Specials on the big shopping weekend, i.e. the
weekend after Thanksgiving.  For more information, call (800) 371-LINK. 


Mon-Fri: There are 21 northbound trains stopping at Burbank, from Los
Angeles, continuing on to either Lancaster or Oxnard. The first one is at
6:47 am, and the last one is at 9:00 pm. 

Mon-Fri: There are 18 southbound trains stopping at Burbank, continuing to 
Los Angeles. The first one is 5:54 am, and the last one is at 8:07 pm. 

A roundtrip ticket between Burbank and Los Angeles, on MetroLink, is 
$6.00.