Amtrak Train Station Burbank South, California (BUR) stands at 3750 Empire Avenue on the south-eastern corner of Hollywood Burbank Airport; Amtrak lists it as Hollywood Burbank Airport station and it was formerly named for Bob Hope Airport. Two Amtrak routes call here, the Pacific Surfliner between San Luis Obispo and San Diego and the Coast Starlight between Los Angeles and Seattle, and Metrolink’s Ventura County Line uses the same platforms. Amtrak recorded 57,923 passengers at the station in fiscal year 2025.
Burbank Airport — Live Arrivals & Departures
Updated 49 seconds ago · Times are localBurbank South Amtrak Station Contact Details
The station is unstaffed, so no ticket counter or local desk operates and the national channels below handle ticketing and service questions. Metrolink passengers may travel on Pacific Surfliner trains from this station under a codeshare arrangement, which means the correct operator to contact depends on which ticket was bought rather than on which train is boarded.
| Station: | Burbank South Station |
| Station Code: | BUR |
| Contact Number: | +1 800-872-7245 |
| Email: | etickets@amtrak.com |
| Lost and Found: | +1 800-872-7245 / +1 833-391-0338 |
| Police: | +1-800-331-0008 |
| Working Hours: | No staffed hours — unstaffed platform with shelter |
| Nearby Airport: | Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) |
| Website: | https://www.amtrak.com/ |
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Services Provided by Amtrak at BUR Station
Burbank South is an unstaffed station whose platforms have shelters rather than an enclosed depot building. Amtrak lists no ticket office and no passenger assistance here, so tickets sell online, through the Amtrak app or at a kiosk before travel. The station is listed as accessible. Ten Pacific Surfliner trains call each day, five in each direction, alongside 22 Metrolink Ventura County Line trains on weekdays and four at weekends.
| Restrooms — not listed by Amtrak | Elevators — not listed by Amtrak | Ticketing office — not available; unstaffed station |
| Support for unaccompanied minors — not listed by Amtrak | Baggage checking — not listed by Amtrak | ATM — not listed by Amtrak |
| Staff support — not available; unstaffed station | Bike boxes on purchase — not listed by Amtrak | Ski Bags (on purchase) — not listed by Amtrak |
| Baggage assistance — not available; unstaffed station | Nearby parking lots — available; 40 station spaces, plus paid parking in the airport lots | Accessible platform, restroom, ticket office, seating, and water fountain — Amtrak lists the station as accessible; it is a platform with a shelter rather than a station building |
| Wheelchair Lift — not listed by Amtrak | Wheelchairs — not listed by Amtrak | Restaurants — not in the station; food is available in the airport terminal across Empire Avenue |
Burbank South Amtrak Station Layout Map
The station sits across Empire Avenue from the airport’s Regional Intermodal Transportation Center, which is how passengers reach the terminals on foot. It opened in February 1983 as an infill stop on the short-lived CalTrain commuter service, which ran for less than a month; Amtrak began limited calls on 1 June 1990 and Metrolink followed on 24 April 1995 after the platform was lengthened. The intermodal centre opposite was approved in August 2010 at about $93 million and built between summer 2012 and summer 2014. The map below marks the Empire Avenue platforms.
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Baggage & Luggage Rules
Because the station is unstaffed, no baggage counter operates and passengers handle their own luggage. Amtrak’s systemwide carry-on allowance applies: two bags of up to 50 pounds and 28 by 22 by 14 inches each, plus one personal item of up to 25 pounds, with a $20 fee for each bag above those limits and a maximum of two excess bags. On Pacific Surfliner services the depth limit for carry-on bags is 11 inches rather than 14.
Food, Lounges & Restrooms
No Amtrak catering operates at Burbank South, since the station consists of sheltered platforms rather than a building with tenants. Food and drink are available in the airport terminal across Empire Avenue instead. There is no Amtrak lounge. The Coast Starlight and Pacific Surfliner both carry onboard catering, which is the practical option for passengers boarding here.
How to Reach the Burbank South Amtrak Station
The station is built around transfers rather than parking: only 40 spaces belong to it, although paid parking is available in the airport lots. Amtrak Thruway Bus route 1C calls twice daily, serving Newhall, Bakersfield, Van Nuys, Westwood/UCLA and Santa Monica. Burbank Bus Orange, LA Metro bus routes 165, 169, 222 and 294, and Metro Micro North Hollywood/Burbank also stop here. The airport’s Regional Intermodal Transportation Center is immediately opposite.
Nearby Airports
Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) is not merely nearby — the station stands on its south-eastern corner, which makes this one of the few Amtrak stops in California within walking distance of an airport terminal. Passengers cross Empire Avenue to the Regional Intermodal Transportation Center and continue to the terminal from there.
Hotels Near Burbank South Amtrak Station
Amtrak publishes no hotel list for Burbank South and no hotel forms part of the station. Hotels operate around Hollywood Burbank Airport and in the surrounding Burbank area, many of them running airport shuttles, but names, rates and shuttle arrangements change, so current listings should be checked directly.
Burbank South is therefore an unstaffed but well-connected station: ten Pacific Surfliner trains, the Coast Starlight and Metrolink’s Ventura County Line all call at sheltered platforms on the edge of Hollywood Burbank Airport. With no ticket office or baggage service and only 40 parking spaces, it works as an interchange between rail, the airport terminal opposite and five bus operators rather than as a park-and-ride.
FAQs
The station is located at 3750 Empire Avenue, Burbank, CA 91505, United States.
Amtrak lists no staffed hours at this station, which is a platform with a shelter rather than a station building. Ten Pacific Surfliner trains call each day, five in each direction.
Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) is the nearest airport to the station, which stands on the airport’s south-eastern corner across Empire Avenue from its Regional Intermodal Transportation Center.
No. The station is unstaffed, so Amtrak lists no checked baggage service or baggage assistance and passengers handle their own luggage.
The station is a platform with shelters and 40 parking spaces, with paid parking also available in the airport lots. Amtrak lists no ticket office and no station building, and food is available in the airport terminal across Empire Avenue.
Amtrak lists the station as accessible. It consists of sheltered platforms rather than a station building, and Amtrak does not list an elevator, a wheelchair lift or a station wheelchair here.