The Gold Runner (formerly San Joaquins) Amtrak route travels through the California Central Valley and stops in cities including Oakland, Sacramento, Stockton and Bakersfield. There are multiple trains to choose from each day and California students get a ticket discount. Learn about popular stops, schedule highlights and more below.
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Popular Stops
View popular stops on the Gold Runner Route below and click the links for travel guides.
Schedule Highlights
- Travel time between Sacramento and Bakersfield is 5.5 hours.
- Travel time between Sacramento and Fresno is about 3.5 hours.
- Travel time between Bakersfield and Fresno is about 2 hours.
Things to Know
- Exit at Oakland-Jack London Square for water taxi service to San Francisco.
- You can use this route to reach Yosemite National Park (about 1.5 hours away from the Madera or Fresno station via car). The Enterprise car rental location near the Fresno Station has pickup service.
Stations
Explore the full list of Gold Runner train stations in route order. Click the station names to view amenities and additional details on the Amtrak website.
- Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Valley Station (SAC)
- Lodi, CA (LOD)
- Stockton, CA – Robert J. Cabral Station (SKT)
- Oakland, CA – Jack London Square Station (OKJ)
- Emeryville, CA (EMY)
- Richmond, CA (RIC)
- Martinez, CA (MTZ)
- Antioch-Pittsburg, CA (ACA)
- Stockton, CA – San Joaquin Street Station (SKN)
- Modesto, CA (MOD)
- Turlock-Denair, CA (TRK)
- Merced, CA (MCD)
- Madera, CA (MDR)
- Fresno, CA – Santa Fe Passenger Depot (FNO)
- Hanford, CA (HNF)
- Corcoran, CA (COC)
- Wasco, CA (WAC)
- Bakersfield, CA (BFD)
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