Want to take your family on a trip to the Great New York State Fair and not worry about traffic and parking?
Amtrak and the NY Department of Transportation have partnered to make the trip easy for you and your family. Tickets are now on sale for direct train service to and from the Great New York State Fair. Daily train service allows fairgoers a convenient and cost-effective way to travel to upstate New York’s largest agricultural and entertainment extravaganza
Throughout the Fair’s 13-day duration, five trains will make daily stops starting Wednesday, August 20 and continuing through Monday, September 1. Tickets are available now at Amtrak.com, via the Amtrak mobile app, at the station ticket counters, or by calling 1-800-USA-RAIL.
“Taking the train to the Great New York State Fair is a convenient, affordable way to enjoy the best that New York State has to offer,” Governor Hochul said. “From delicious food and live music to rides, games and the best agricultural exhibits anywhere in the state, this year’s Fair truly has something for everybody. The Great New York State Fair is one of my favorite annual events, and I can’t wait to join the hundreds of thousands of visitors at this annual summertime spectacular.”
By taking the train, visitors will save on traffic, parking fees, and gas by arriving steps from the fairgrounds via select Empire Service and Maple Leaf trains, which will make daily stops at the State Fair (in between stops at Rochester and Syracuse stations). Train service to the Fair includes:
- Maple Leaf Train 63 – Departs Moynihan Train Hall at 7:16 a.m. and arrives at the Fair at 1:11 p.m.
- Maple Leaf Train 64 – Departs Toronto at 8:20 a.m. and arrives at the Fair at 2:51 p.m.
- Empire Service Train 281 – Departs Moynihan Train Hall at 10:21 a.m. and arrives at the Fair at 4:21 p.m.
- Empire Service Train 283 – Departs Moynihan Train Hall at 1:20 p.m. and arrives at the Fair at 7:13 p.m.
- Empire Service Train 284 – Departs Niagara Falls at 6:27 a.m. and arrives at the Fair at 9:31 a.m.