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The Austin, Texas Steam Train

Austin Steam TrainSo you have a little extra time in Austin, Texas and you want to get out of the city and see the hill country. Maybe you’re interested in the Bluebonnet Trail or the Bluebonnet Festival in Burnet. The steam train is a way to get you to the hill country in style.

The Austin Steam Train offers two types of fares – coach and lounge. A coach ticket reserves you a seat in one of the 1920s coach cars. These cars are not climate-controlled but have windows that open and close. I like the windows open anyway. If you’re traveling in the spring or fall, lack of AC shouldn’t be a big deal at all. A lounge ticket reserves you a seat in one of our three streamline lounge cars and includes complimentary snacks and soft drinks. The lounge cars are heated and air-conditioned.

Trip options vary, based on when and where you want to travel.

  • Hill Country Flyer: Our original and most popular train. Round-trip from Cedar Park to Burnet through the Texas Hill Country. Enjoy lunch and shopping during a layover in Burnet. Operates on an evening schedule in December for Christmas light viewing. Coach fares: Child $17, Adult $27, Senior $24. Lounge fares: Child $26, Adult $42, Senior $38.

  • Bertram Flyer: Follows the scenic route of the Hill Country Flyer, but offers passengers a shorter journey from Cedar Park to Bertram and return. While the train makes a brief stop in Bertram to reverse directions, you may tour the town’s depot. Coach fares: Child $11, Adult $16, Senior $13. Lounge fares: Child $23, Adult $31, Senior $28.

  • River City Flyer: Departs from East Austin for a ride through the rolling Blackland Prairie to the old cotton towns of Manor and Littig and return. Crosses Walnut Creek on a steel through-truss bridge. Board at Plaza Saltillo (E. 5th and Comal). Coach fares: Child $10, Adult $14, Senior $13. Lounge fares: Child $18, Adult $28, Senior $25.

  • Twilight Flyer: Our Twilight Flyer evening excursions feature special entertainment. Storytellers bring your kids’ favorite bedtime stories to life on board the Storybook Special trains. Other Twilight Flyers, such as the Murder Mystery Specials, offer an adult-oriented getaway. All Twilight Flyers depart from Cedar Park.