Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you can ride both the hot air balloons and the Wine Train in the same day. Pair your balloon ride with our Legacy Experience for a full day of unforgettable adventures. Or, for those seeking a more relaxed pace, our Vista Dome Lunch offers a perfect opportunity to unwind while enjoying gourmet dining and stunning views of the Napa Valley from a different perspective.

Our Gourmet Express Lunch, offers a reduced $109 rate for riders aged 12 and under. All four Santa Train experiences offer adult and child pricing. All other train experiences have the same ticket price for everyone, regardless of age. Age requirements for each experience are clearly listed.

Kids love our Gourmet Express Lunch. Children 12 and under ride for just $109, enjoying a three-hour journey and multi-course meal. The menu, while gourmet, offers a wide selection of favorites for all ages and dining restrictions.The experience is an elegant but fun three-hour train ride, typically featuring quiet spaces where children can take a break and explore away from other guests.

During the holidays, join us on our Santa Train Jolly Journeys. Our Santa Train has become a beloved family tradition over its 32-year history onboard the Napa Valley Wine Train. Many parents and grandparents who experienced the magic as children now bring their own kids aboard for this special holiday adventure.

While we don’t allow outside alcohol, our passion for Napa Valley’s vineyards shines through in our carefully selected wine list, designed to be the perfect companion for your journey.

While we don’t allow outside alcohol, our passion for Napa Valley’s vineyards shines through in our carefully selected wine list, designed to be the perfect companion for your journey.

While wine is in our name, we offer much more! Our talented team of onboard servers and bartenders take great pride in their RXR-inspired craft cocktail program. Plus, we offer a great selection of popular beers, including some local microbrews, and our mocktails are sure to please, featuring Wilderton Non-Alcoholic Spirits.

After dinner, strike gold with our specialty coffee and dessert drinks, including our famous Millionaire Coffee, named after Napa Valley Railroad founder Samuel Brannan.

The Wine Train operates 3 distinct schedules:

Our smaller consist called the Legacy Train, operating 10:15am – 4:14pm daily, is a 6-hour quintessential journey through Napa Valley including, a gourmet 4-course meal, 3 wine tasting stops, 11 wine tastes, and dancing in the open air car en route back to the Station.
Our larger consist of 9 passenger cars called the Main Train hosts all of our other 14 experiences in 2 regular train 3-hour lunch or 2.5-hour dinner schedules. Lunch operates from 11:30am – 2:30pm and dinner from 6:20pm – 8:50pm.

The Napa Valley Wine Train offers stops, including disembarking at wineries, with the Legacy Experience and Grgich Hills Estate Tasting, which includes winery tastings in the ticket price. Seasonally, the Wine Train also offers a fine wine Library Tasting experience at Grgich Hills Estate and during harvest season a Grape Stomp experience where you crush grapes the old-fashioned way while sipping on great Napa wines! Explore our experiences to learn more about these journeys.

Wine Train guests are greeted with a welcome glass of sparkling wine upon boarding. Additional wine, wine flights, cocktails, beer, specialty drinks, and bottled water is available for purchase on board throughout your journey. A selection of experiences includes wine with your experience such as Tasting on the Rails, Legacy and Grgich tastings. Additional wine, wine flights, cocktails, beer, specialty drinks, and bottled water is available for purchase on board throughout your journey.

Per state law, animals are not allowed on board the Napa Valley Wine Train, with the exception of service animals. If you have a service animal, please see the next question.

The Wine Train operates year-round, and Napa Valley being part of the world’s very special 2% Mediterranean climate, sets the scene for temperate outdoor enjoyment year round. While Napa enjoys a full 4 seasons, important to the grape growing cycle, there is something unique about the scenic vistas no matter the season.

The Napa Valley Wine Train is primarily composed of 2 trains:

Main Train containing

• 7 passenger cars
  
• 1 kitchen car
  
• 2 power cars
  
• 1 or 2 locomotives

Legacy Train containing

• 2 passenger cars
  
• 1 open-air car
• 1 locomotive

The Main Train operates daily lunch service and dinner on weekends. The Legacy Train offers our special 6-hour excursion with 3 wine tasting stops, 4-course meal, and dancing onboard the train on our way back to the station.

Wine Train guests are greeted with a welcome glass of sparkling wine upon boarding. Additional wine, wine flights, cocktails, beer, specialty drinks, and bottled water is available for purchase on board throughout your journey. A selection of experiences includes wine with your experience such as Tasting on the Rails, Legacy and Grgich tastings. Additional wine, wine flights, cocktails, beer, specialty drinks, and bottled water is available for purchase on board throughout your journey.

The Napa Valley Wine Train offers the Legacy Experience and Grgich Hills Estate Tasting, which includes disembarking and winery tours and tastings. Explore our experiences to learn more about these journeys.

Our smaller consist called the Legacy Train operates a daily 6-hour quintessential journey through Napa Valley. All other experiences are featured in our Main Train consist of a 3-hour lunch or a 2-hour 45-min dinner.