Christmas Train Rides Near You 2025

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Spoil your family with a Christmas train ride this winter. They bring magic and machines together for a joyous holiday experience. You may even get to see Santa Claus himself! These scenic train rides are the perfect holiday experience for families with a pint-size locomotive fan under their roof!

Whether you have got a kid obsessed with trains or your family longs to replicate a Polar Express train ride, these holiday railway rides will be ideal for making core memories. Here in the GTA, we are lucky enough to have some magical options for holiday train rides and experiences on the rails! You might not make it to the North Pole, but you will feel like you’re heading in the right direction! Here are all the best local train rides to experience this holiday season.

Waterloo Central Railway Christmas Train Experience
Waterloo Central Railway Christmas Train Experience

Waterloo Central Railway Christmas Train Experience

The Waterloo Central Railway offers two Christmas train experiences. The daytime ride is “Santa’s Countryside Ride” and the evening one is “Santa’s Christmas Caboose”. Both are a one-hour round-trip ride on a magical journey to the North Pole. Santa, elves and reindeer await your arrival. You can expect singing, storytime, and on the evening experience, you get to take in the sights of over 15,000 Christmas lights!

Where: St Jacobs, ON (train departs at the station right near the St. Jacobs Farmers Market)

Cost: Starting at $25.99 for children and $30.99 for adults for daytime in November.

When: Events run until December 23rd

Halton County Radial Railway Christmas Train Ride
Halton County Radial Railway Christmas Train Ride

Halton County Radial Railway Christmas Train Ride

The Halton County Radial Railway is offering one last hurrah for the 2025 season; a Christmas on the Rails event! Board the train for a ride through the woods with snow on the trees and Christmas carols in the air. There’s also a big man in red scheduled to make an appearance! New this year: Afternoon cookie decorating for kids! Cost is $5/child. There is a limited number of cookies, so be sure to arrive early.

Where: Milton, ON

Cost: $13 for children ages 4-9, $19 for children ages 10-17, $23 for seniors 65+, and $25 for adults

Family pass:: $75 for 2 adults and 2 children

When: December 6 & 7, 13 & 14, 2025 from 1pm to 8pm

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The Winter Twinkle Express - Downtown Milton
The Winter Twinkle Express – Downtown Milton

Free Rides On The Winter Twinkle Express in Downtown Milton

The Downtown Milton tourism agency is offering free Christmas Train rides through the downtown core. The Winter Twinkle Express will get you in the holiday spirit with music, fun activities and of course, train rides! Take in the seasonal light displays and the beautifully decorated storefronts, or enjoy a hot chocolate as you stroll the streets!

Where: Milton, ON

Cost: Free

When: Pending confirmation for 2025.

R.B.G. Express Christmas Train
RBG Express Christmas Train

Ride The RBG Express Christmas Train Ride at Royal Botanical Gardens

Royal Botanical Gardens: The RBG is offering Christmas train rides on the RBG Express! Don’t miss a ride on the train during a day visit to the gardens. Purchase tickets at the door to take a round-trip ride throughout Hendrie Park. Tip: purchase your train tickets as soon as you arrive – they do sell out!

Where: Burlington, ON

Cost: $10 + HST per car on top of admission; up to four people per train car.

When: Running Nov. 27, 2025 until January 4, 2026 from 10:15 am to 1:30 pm, closed Dec. 25, 26, Jan. 1

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the Botanical Train Display at RBG

Botanical Train Display

One of our favourite holiday traditions is to check out the Botanical Train Display at RBG.

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