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End of the World Train schedule, season by season and stop by stop

The short version

The End of the World Train leaves at 9:30, 12:00 and 15:00 from September to April, and the round trip on its schedule takes about 1 hour 45 minutes with a waterfall stop.

Timetable essentials

From May the first train leaves at 9:45²
Waterfall stop of about 20 minutes¹⁵
Runs 365 days a year⁷

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When the trains leave in summer and in winter, how early to reach the station, how long you spend at the waterfall and the park station, and what snow does to the plan.

Editorial team, endoftheworldtrain.com · Updated November 11, 2026 · Takes 7 min

Basics

Sep to AprTrains leave at 9:30, 12:00 and 15:00.¹
May to AugFirst train 9:45, last 15:00; the midday slot varies by page.²^,³
Ride lengthAbout 1 hour 45 minutes there and back, with stops.⁴
Check-inBe there 45 minutes early; it closes 10 minutes before.⁵^,⁶
All yearThe train runs 365 days a year, holidays included.⁷

Departures in the high season, September to April

The railway splits its year into a high and a low season and publishes a fixed timetable for each. From 1 September to 30 April the station opens from 8:30 to 17:15, and trains leave at 9:30, 12:00 and 15:00.¹ Those times are slots rather than single trains: within each slot several trains can leave at 15-minute intervals.⁸

In busy hours the operator may run up to 4 departures inside a slot, depending on the day, and confirms which train is yours at check-in.⁹ That means your ticket says 9:30 but your train may pull out a quarter of an hour later. Build that slack into any plan that follows the ride, such as a park tour, a lunch booking or a boat.

The high season matches the long days. The parks administration names late October to April as the ideal visiting season, when summer days reach 17 hours of light, and the park gate stays open until 21:00 from December to February.¹⁰^,¹¹ So even the 15:00 train leaves you hours of daylight in the park afterwards.¹ In spring and summer a later train back from the park station leaves at 16:00, if seats allow.¹²

Season by season

Station hours and departures

Season	Station open	Departures
1 Sep to 30 Apr	8:30 to 17:15¹	9:30 · 12:00 · 15:00¹
1 May to 31 Aug, FAQ	8:45 to 17:15²	9:45 · 12:30 · 15:00²
1 May to 31 Aug, route page	8:45 to 17:15³	9:45 · 12:15 · 15:00³
Spring and summer	Park station	Later return 16:00¹²

The official pages differ on the winter midday train; the time on your booking decides.²^,³

Departures in the low season, May to August

From 1 May to 31 August the station opens a little later, from 8:45 to 17:15, and the first train leaves at 9:45.² The last one still leaves at 15:00. The midday train is where the official pages disagree: the FAQ gives 12:30, while the route page and the fare panel give 12:15.²^,³ Check the time printed on your own booking and trust that.

The late first train has a reason you will feel. In winter, the city tourism office says, the sun comes up at 9:30 and goes down at 18:00, so the 9:45 train leaves in the first light of the day.¹⁷^,² The province counts only 7 hours of daylight in the depth of winter.¹⁸ The 15:00 train is the last that returns in reasonable light, and the park gate closes at 18:00 from April to September.²^,¹¹

Winter also changes how you use the ticket. The operator recommends riding the full return in the cold season, because rangers shut the sights around the park station once the weather turns.¹⁹ Getting off at the end of the line to walk, as summer riders do, is not the plan from June to August. Ride out, enjoy the snow from the window and come back with the train.

Minutes that matter

Stops and margins around each departure

Check-in ahead45
Waterfall stop20
Park station pause15
Check-in closes10

Times the railway gives for check-in, the stop at La Macarena and the pause at National Park Station.⁵^,¹⁵^,¹⁶^,⁶

How long the ride takes, and where the time goes

So how long is the End of the World Train ride? The operator puts the whole route at 7 km and the round trip at about 1 hour 45 minutes.⁴ The city tourism page rounds it to 1 hour 50 minutes.²¹ Either way, a good part of that time is spent standing still, which is the point: the stops are where you get out, look and take pictures.

The first stop is La Macarena, where every train halts for about 20 minutes.¹⁵ You can photograph the locomotive, walk to the Macarena waterfall where the prisoners' train once took on water, and look out over Monte Susana, Cerro Guanaco and the Pipo River.²² Then the train runs on into the national park to its last station.

At National Park Station the train waits about 10 to 15 minutes while the locomotive is coupled for the trip back.¹⁶ That leaves the actual time rolling at well under an hour each way. On a tour that rides only one way, you spend roughly half the round trip on the train, and the tour we book lists its ride at 1 hour.

Which departure

Choose the train that fits your plans

Tell us how the rest of your day looks and see which departure suits it.

If I want the park afterwards
The morning train
It leaves at 9:30 from September to April, with the park ahead.¹
If I want breakfast on board
Premium at 9:30
Breakfast is served on that departure in Premium class.²⁰
If I want to walk, then ride back
Ride out early
Spring and summer add a 16:00 train back from the park.¹²
If I am visiting in July
The 9:45 train, full return
Low-season first train; winter riders stay aboard.²^,¹⁹
If I would rather not organise it
A guided tour
Ours bundles pickup, the ride and Lapataia Bay into 4.5 hours.

Pick your slot

Morning, midday or afternoon train

Quieter start

Morning train

First out

Leaves9:30 or 9:45¹^,²
Premium mealBreakfast
AfterWhole park day

See train tours

Lunch on board

Midday train

After a slow breakfast

LeavesAround 12:00¹
Premium mealLunch
AfterPark afternoon

See train tours

Short day

Afternoon train

Last of the day

Leaves15:00¹
Premium mealLunch
AfterBack for dinner

See train tours

One way, return, or a later train back

Every ticket bought from the railway covers the full trip out and back.²⁷ You can also use it more freely. A morning or midday rider may leave the train at the park end, explore the paths around that station on foot and board the 16:00 service home, provided it has room.²⁸ Getting off and returning later costs nothing extra.²⁹

There is one hard rule: hold on to your ticket, because losing it means losing the return leg too.²⁶ Boarding happens only at the main station, so you cannot start your trip from the park end, and the line itself is closed to cars.³⁰^,³¹ Choose a single leg and stay on in the park, and the trip back to town is yours to arrange.³²

Tours handle the direction for you. City tourism material presents the combined excursion as its classic park outing plus a single train leg, and guides meet their groups at the final station inside the park.³³^,³⁴ Check the direction your tour plans to ride; one reviewer of the tour on this site rode the line in reverse, from the park end.

Your departure

From check-in to the park station

45 min before
Check-in opens
Compulsory; you collect a printed ticket.¹³
10 min before
Last call
Late arrivals may lose their seats.⁶
Departure
Into the valley
Forest, peat bog and the Pipo River.¹⁴
La Macarena
Waterfall stop
About 20 minutes on foot by the train.¹⁵
Park Station
Turnaround
About 10 to 15 minutes before the return.¹⁶

Check-in, seats and the commentary

Arrive 45 minutes before your departure. Check-in is compulsory, and it turns your booking into a printed ticket that confirms your seats.¹³ The desk accepts late arrivals up to 10 minutes before departure; miss that and the railway may release your seats to people on its waiting list.⁶ Premium passengers board first, so they lose nothing by arriving early.³⁵

You cannot choose a seat or a side. Seats are not numbered, boarding goes by order of arrival, and the staff place each family group together.³⁶ The carriages have large windows, so the view is good wherever you land.³⁷ If a particular side matters to you, ask the staff at check-in; they decide.

The commentary comes through an audio guide on board, available in 10 languages, among them Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Russian.³⁸ It tells the story of the prisoners' train and the Ushuaia prison. There are no toilets on board, so use the ones at the station before you board; the park station has public chemical toilets.²⁵

Video

The whole ride on the southernmost railway

MemorySeekers on YouTube · The video stays unloaded until you press play.

In certain time slots up to 4 departures can run at 15-minute intervals, depending on the day's logistics; the train you take is confirmed at check-in.

Tren del Fin del Mundo (the railway operator, trendelfindelmundo.com.ar)⁹

Timetable checklist

Get the timing right on the day

Before you leave town3

Check the time on your own booking²
Allow for the 8 km drive out²³
In winter, winter tyres on a hire car²⁴

At the station3

Check in 45 minutes early⁵
Use the toilets before boarding²⁵
Keep the printed ticket all day²⁶

After the ride3

A 16:00 return runs in the warm months¹²
Park gate closes 18:00 in winter¹¹
About 7 hours of light in midwinter¹⁸

Snow, storms and cancellations

The railway is built for this climate. The city tourism office says the train works every day of the year, despite snowstorms, and the operator confirms it runs 365 days, holidays included.³⁹^,⁷ A departure is cancelled only when extreme weather means the ride cannot be made safely.⁴⁰ Short of that, expect the train to run and dress for the platform.

Snow is part of the charm in the cold months. The heaviest falls usually come in July and August, and snow can still fall in September.¹⁸ Winter averages run between 1 and 6 °C, so the heated carriages matter.⁴¹^,³⁷ The park warns that heavy snow can close roads and trails outside the summer season, which is another reason to ride the full return in winter.⁴²

If you drive out yourself in winter, the city requires winter tyres when conditions call for them.²⁴ Leave extra time for the road and for check-in. If a storm does stop the trains, contact the operator about your booking; a tour booked through GetYourGuide costs nothing to cancel until 24 hours before it starts, which lets you watch the forecast first.

Tours, meals and fitting the ride into your day

Tour times are set by each operator. The tour on this site lasts 4.5 hours and its record names no fixed start time, so the booking page shows the slots for your date and you choose there. Its morning runs from a 45-minute van ride through a park visit, the 1-hour train leg and Lapataia Bay, then back to town. Ask the operator which train slot your group is booked on.

If you ride in Premium, the departure decides the meal. Breakfast comes with the 9:30 departure; the 12:00 and 15:00 departures serve lunch, with 1 alcoholic drink allowed for each passenger over 18.²⁰ Whatever class, simple snacks are allowed and mate is the only hot drink you may bring.⁴³^,⁴⁴ A thermos of coffee stays in the bag until the platform.

For a full day, put the ride in the morning and the park after it. The park gate hours give you until 20:00 in March, October and November, so the End of the World Train times leave plenty of room for Lapataia, Ensenada and a walk.¹¹ In town afterwards, the prison museum stays open until 8:00 PM every day.⁴⁵

FAQ

Quick questions get quick answers.

What time does the End of the World Train leave?

9:30, 12:00 and 15:00 in summer.

From September to April; from May to August the first train leaves at 9:45.¹^,²

How long is the round trip?

About 1 hour 45 minutes.

The 7 km ride includes a 20-minute waterfall stop and a pause at the park station.⁴^,¹⁵

How early should I get to the station?

45 minutes before.

You must check in, and the desk shuts 10 minutes ahead of the train.⁵^,⁶

Does the train run on public holidays?

Yes, every day.

The railway operates 365 days a year, public holidays included, with no closing day.⁷

Can I come back on a later train?

Yes, in spring and summer.

A later train leaves the park station at 16:00, subject to seats.¹²

Can I choose my seat on the train?

No.

Seats are not numbered; staff seat each family group together.³⁶

Is the train cancelled when it snows?

Rarely.

It runs despite snowstorms; only extreme weather that makes it unsafe stops it.³⁹^,⁴⁰

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