Polar Express Train Rides and Christmas Trains Near Chicago
![Polar Express Train Rides and Christmas Trains Near Chicago Polar Express train rides in Chicago are a popular holiday excursion. Photo courtesy of the Chicago Polar Express Facebook page](https://static.mommypoppins.com/styles/image960x650/s3/photo_courtesy_of_the_chicago_polar_express_train_ride_fb_2-2.jpg)
Looking for Christmas trains in Chicago? These popular rides fill up quickly, but there are still many available Polar Express train rides near Chicago.
Chicago's Union Station Polar Express ride is back in 2023, offering dozens of opportunities for train-loving kids to meet Santa on their ride to the North Pole! We've also managed to find plenty of Polar Express and Santa Express Christmas train rides in Chicago's suburbs with seats available. Check out the breakfast or lunch spread at the CASA Christmas Express in New Lenox, or visit the Illinois Railway Museum before or after your ride on the Happy Holiday Railway. Check out mini trains in Aurora or Orland Park, or board a trolley in Bloomingdale or Oak Brook. And the CTA holiday trains and buses are back for 2023.
Here are our favorite Polar Express train rides in Chicago that are happening this year, and a list of those to look out for next year!
Places featured in this article:
Illinois Railway Museum
Villa Park Metra Station
New Lenox Train Station
South Point Center
Franklin Park Train Station
West Chicago Train Station
Hickory Creek Metra Station
Mount Prospect Metra Station
Itasca Metra Station
Blackberry Farm
Johnston Recreation Center
Oak Brook Park District
Fox River Trolley Museum
Itasca Metra Station
Roselle Train Station
Barrington Metra Station
Two Brothers Roundhouse
Wheaton Metra Station
Hinsdale Train Station
Orland Park 143rd Street Station
Geneva Train Station
Glenview Metra Station
Oak Park Conservatory