Jacksonville
Jacksonville serves Jacksonville, FL, and is a stop on 3 regularly scheduled passenger rail services.
Station Facts
- City
- Jacksonville, FL
- Amtrak code
- JAX
- Opened
- 1974
- Routes served
- 3
- Address
- 3570 Clifford Ln, Jacksonville, FL 32209
About this station
Jacksonville is the principal passenger rail facility serving Jacksonville in Florida. The station first opened to passenger service in 1974 and remains in active use today. It is one of more than five hundred stations in the national passenger rail network and one of 15 regularly served stations in Florida. Travelers researching this station's architecture and history may find heritage rail station archives a useful supplemental reference.
The station serves as a calling point for the trains listed below. Equipment, dwell times, and onboard amenities vary by route — long-distance trains generally include sleeping cars, dining service, and a Sightseer or Cafe lounge, while corridor and commuter trains operate as coach-only sets with a snack vendor or cafe car. Refer to each route's detail page for the equipment typically assigned and the schedule frequency.
Routes calling at Jacksonville
| Route | Type | Operator | Endpoints |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Star | Long-Distance | Amtrak | New York ↔ Hialeah |
| Silver Meteor | Long-Distance | Amtrak | New York ↔ Hialeah |
| Floridian | Long-Distance | Amtrak | Chicago ↔ Hialeah |
Popular trips from Jacksonville
Sample one-way travel times and fare ranges for the most-searched origin-destination pairs touching Jacksonville. Click through any pair for trip-level guidance, including connecting services and schedule frequency.
| From | To | Route | Time | Fare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesup | Jacksonville | Silver Star | 1h 8m | $44 – $220 |
| Jacksonville | Palatka | Silver Star | 1h 8m | $44 – $220 |
| New York | Jacksonville | Silver Star | 17h 17m | $77 – $387 |
| Jacksonville | Hialeah | Silver Star | 13h 29m | $70 – $348 |
| Denmark | Jacksonville | Silver Star | 3h 2m | $48 – $240 |
| Jacksonville | Sanford | Silver Star | 3h 2m | $48 – $240 |
| Hamlet | Jacksonville | Silver Star | 4h 56m | $52 – $259 |
| Jacksonville | Orlando | Silver Star | 4h 56m | $52 – $259 |
| Jesup | Jacksonville | Silver Meteor | 1h 14m | $41 – $207 |
| Jacksonville | Palatka | Silver Meteor | 1h 14m | $41 – $207 |
| New York | Jacksonville | Silver Meteor | 16h 11m | $73 – $366 |
| Jacksonville | Hialeah | Silver Meteor | 11h 56m | $64 – $320 |
| North Charleston | Jacksonville | Silver Meteor | 3h 22m | $46 – $230 |
| Jacksonville | Winter Park | Silver Meteor | 3h 22m | $46 – $230 |
| Fayetteville | Jacksonville | Silver Meteor | 5h 30m | $51 – $253 |
| Jacksonville | Kissimmee | Silver Meteor | 5h 30m | $51 – $253 |
| Savannah | Jacksonville | Floridian | 1h 33m | $48 – $263 |
| Jacksonville | DeLand | Floridian | 1h 33m | $48 – $263 |
Getting to and from the station
Most major stations include taxi stands, rideshare pickup zones, and connecting public transit. Long-term and short-term parking is generally available at corridor and long-distance stations; small flag-stop stations may be unstaffed and have limited facilities. We recommend confirming station amenities with the operator before traveling, especially for early-morning or late-night arrivals. For ground-transport options at major U.S. terminals, the station-to-downtown ground transport directory is a handy companion.
Tickets & fares
RailRover does not sell tickets. To book travel from Jacksonville, visit the operating carrier directly. Typical advance-purchase fares from this station start at the lower bound shown for each pair above; same-day walk-up fares typically sit at the upper end of the range. Discount programs (Amtrak Guest Rewards, AAA, military, student, and senior discounts on many corridor services) can reduce these figures further.
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