Train Tours

The World-Famous Tico Train Tour
to Caldera de Puntarenas

Our tour in train to Caldera is one of the most scenic and exciting ways to see the Costa Rican countryside and moutain terrain. Our scenery offers the most dramatic scenery of almost any tourist railroad in Central and North America.

Unfortunately, this tour is temporarily suspended due to construction of a new bridge near the city of Orotina. Check back with the Tico Train Tour for the latest information about our projected future departure dates!

Shortline Excursions to Heredia

Re-live the experience of a traditional train trip from old-time Costa Rica! These traditional excursions are fun train rides into the countryside with traditional food and entertainment along the way, a visit to a museum in Río Grande de Atenas, and much more. These affordable, traditional excursions are the perfect option if you are looking for a trip in train to compliment your experience in Costa Rica!

We have a new version of this tour "in the works!" Check back very soon for information about our excursions to Heredia: perfect for the entire family, corporate groups, churches, organizations, and a great idea for FUNDRAISERS, birthday parties, and much, much more!

Traditional Train Excursions to Atenas

Re-live the experiance of a traditional train trip from old-time Costa Rica! These traditional excursions are fun train rides into the countryside with traditional food and entertainment along the way, a visit to a museum in Río Grande de Atenas, and much more. These affordable, traditional excursions are the perfect option if you are looking for a trip in train to compliment your experience in Costa Rica!

The Rodeo Train Tour to Balsa de Atenas

Come and join us aboard The Rodeo Train Tour to the community of Balsa de Atenas where you will be treated to a rodeo, traditional lunch, tractor tour, live music and entertainment, optional horseback riding, and much more! This unique, all-inclusive one-day tour is fun and educational for the entire family at almost half the price of most all-inclusive one-day tours!

This tour is temporarily suspended due to routine low-season track maintenance between Río Grande and Balsa. Check back soon for our next departure dates!

Caribbean Cruiser - Train to Playa Miramar

Ride the rails to a Calypso beat in the Caribbean Cruiser, our train to Playa Miramar. From a scenic bus ride from San José to Limón to the cool breezes of the beach at Playa Miramar, this trip takes you across the continental divide and into a completely different way of life. Of course, our usual animal friends and delicious Carribean food are offered as part of this unique one-day Caribbean beach-train option!

Trains of the ¨Little Switzerland¨ of Arenal
and Baldi Hot Springs

This delightful tour takes us through the scenic rainforest reserves of Central Costa Rica and to the Arenal Volcano where a Swiss treat awaits us at La Pequeña Helvecia in Nuevo Arenal, followed by a relaxing afternoon at the Baldi Hot Springs!

The Monteverde Trainforest Railroad
and Traditional Trapiche Tour

Our all-inclusive one-day tour to Monteverde includes passage through the cloud forests of Santa Elena in the unique Trainforest Railroad, a typical lunch, a coffee tour, a sugar-cane mill tour and confectionary activity, and a chance to purchase the fine dairy products of Monteverde! This tour is also combinable with our other Monteverde experience to cater to the diverse needs of the entire family!

Educational Tours in Train

If you are bringing a group of students to Costa Rica, this tour program is especially for you! The Tico Train Tour has an educational program specially designed for students. We offer teacher resources, student handbooks, post-tour quizzes, and attentive guides who teach your students about the railroad and the surrounding landmarks.

Call us to schedule your customized educational tour in train!