Amtrak (tel: 1 800 872 7245; website: www.amtrak.com) operates from Santa Fe Station, 1050 Kettner Boulevard, corner of Broadway. Facilities at the station are limited to a snack bar, vending machines, phones and washrooms, but the architecture (in Spanish Mission style) is magnificent.

Rail services: Amtrak operates the Pacific Surfliner train service stopping at multiple stations along California's scenic west coast and offering 11 daily round-trip journeys between San Diego and Los Angeles, continuing to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. Journey time to Los Angeles is two hours 45 minutes.