Floridian or Vermonter

The two routes share one station, Washington Union Station. The table lists what each shows and how long each takes; the route pages carry the full stretch tables.

Side by side

FloridianVermonter
EndpointsMiami to Chicago Union StationSt. Albans to Washington Union Station
Duration, end to end46 h 40 m12 h 47 m
FrequencyDaily5 days a week
Trains40 northbound, 41 southbound55 southbound, 56 northbound
Named stretches with a cited source310
ShowsMountains, Big riversBig rivers, Mountains, Big cities
Headline stretchPotomac Valley on the B&O lineWaterbury and the Green Mountains
Headline stretch in daylightnorthbound: daylight Jan to Oct; dusk Nov to Dec, 4:32 p.m.; southbound: daylight, 12:23 p.m.southbound: daylight, 10:04 a.m.; northbound: daylight Jun to Jul; dusk Aug; dark Sep to Mar; dusk Apr to May, 7:56 p.m.

Duration, frequency, and daylight are computed from the Amtrak GTFS timetable (fetched 2026-10-15) for the representative trip in each direction; daylight is the phrase for the headline stretch, the highlighted row of each route page. Named stretches are counted from the cited route guides. How these are computed.

Stations both routes serve

Washington Union Station

In the order the Floridian reaches them. Transfer times are not checked.

Route pages