All Aboard the Polar Express: Massachusetts Holiday Train Rides 2025
All aboard! Take a train ride to the North Pole on the Polar Express and bring Chris Van Allsburg’s popular children’s tale, The Polar Express, to life. Get tickets early. Many sell out by the end of October. Missed tickets for your favorite train this year? Sign up for your train’s newsletter to get first dibs for tickets for next year.
Massachusetts Polar Express and Christmas Train Rides – 2025
- Cape Cod Central Railroad’s The Polar Express, Nov. 21 – Dec. 23, Buzzards Bay Depot, 70 Main St., Buzzards Bay. All Aboard! The Polar Express Train Ride comes to life this holiday season as the Cape Cod Central Railroad rolls out of the Buzzards Bay station bound for the “North Pole!” Come early and climb aboard with your family to cozy up and enjoy our festively-decorated vintage train cars! $54 and up.
capetrain.com/polar-express-train-ride/ - Edaville Holiday Festival of Lights, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, Nov. 28 – Dec. 28. Times vary. $69.95 and up. Tickets will sell out! Edaville USA, 5 Pine St., Carver. 508-866-8190;
edaville.com - Ride the Jolly Jingle Express, Dec. 14 at noon, 2, 4 & 6pm. Anderson Station, Woburn. Presented by the Wakefield Music Boosters. 70-minute train ride with Santa and his elves. $48.
wakefieldmusicboosters.com - The IC North Pole Express, Dec. 6. Newburyport Commuter Rail Station, Newburyport. Enjoy a train ride, a sea of elves, a reading of Twas The Night Before Christmas, and Santa. 2025 Season is SOLD OUT.
icsnorthpoleexpress.com - The Tinseliner – Christmas Scenic Trains, Nov. 29 – Dec. 13, times vary. Adams Station, 4 Hoosac Street, Adams. Santa will be visiting the Berkshires and joining onboard for carols and cheer. Adults $26.50+, Children (3–12) $19+, Infants $5+.
berkshiretrains.org
Near Massachusetts
- Blackstone Valley’s The Polar Express Train Ride, Nov. 7 – Dec. 21, Weekends. Historic Woonsocket Train Depot, 1 Depot Square, Woonsocket, RI. 90-minute ride with storytelling, songs, hot chocolate, and a gift from Santa. $73+. 401-724-2200;
blackstonevalleypolarexpress.com - Journey to the North Pole, Nov. 28 – Dec. 23, dates and times vary. North Conway, N.H. and Lincoln, N.H. A 2-hour adventure to Santa’s workshop at the North Pole. $65 and up.
journeytothenorthpole.org - Santa’s Holiday Express, Nov. 28 – Dec. 21. North Conway Scenic Railroad, 38 Norcross Circle, North Conway, N.H. Enjoy hot cocoa and cookies onboard with Santa and his elves. Adults $27+, Children $21+.
conwayscenic.com
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