My family of 4 (2 adults, a 10 yo, and a 6 yo) took a tour at 10 AM on 4/5 during our Spring Break vacation in the Saint Augustine area. We were very fortunate that our tour guide was Benji! The tour is a non-stop one hour tour of the Saint Augustine historic district that begins and ends at Ripley's Believe It Or Not. Benji did an AMAZING job at providing some in-depth history of the area, while throwing in some great humor along the way! He clearly has a passion for what he does and it shows! Don't forget to bring some cash to tip your guides (we were lucky we had some on us, as we didn't think of this ahead of time). We bought the combo pass online for both the tour and museum entrance, which also came with a 4 hour parking pass for the Ripley's lot. We arrived a bit early and enjoyed the sites in the parking lot (such as the red wood tree house), took the tour, walked over and had lunch in the "main historic area", and then visited the museum. This made for a great first half of our day! read more

Jeff made this experience great! Fun and informational ride! A must if in St. Augustine.

This was a great experience. Ed was our tour guide around the city. He was very entertaining and gave us alot of information around the city. This was one of the highlights of our day. read more

We had a fantastic time today on our trolley tour! Jeff was an amazing tour guide and did a great job. We laughed and learned about the area, which he is clearly very knowledgeable of. We also took his BBQ advice and loved MOJO's!! I would absolutely recommend this trolley tour! read more

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From the moment we were picked up at our hotel to the moment we were dropped back off it was an excellent experience. I only wish I had gotten the names of the gentleman driving the shuttle and the woman booking the tour. Everyone made us feel like they had our enjoyment and comfort in mind at all times. Smokey, the guide, was the anchor of the excellent team. He knew the history but also gave you tidbits of information and facts that just put his tour right over the top! He was great and the company derseves a round of applause for their customer service deliverable!!!!!!! Thanks for a lovely day. read more

Took a trip with Tony Tim. Great driver. An English accent that you could really understand. He was a joy to be with and knew the history. He made a few jokes and was really funny. Had a great time read more

This takes about eighty minutes to do the entire tour, but you can get off and on at any of the numerous stops. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Our tour guide was highly knowledgeable and entertaining, if a little difficult to understand (he "ate" a few is his words). read more

My family decided to do an overnight trip to St. Augustine to check out the world famous holiday lights and my mom preordered tickets for us on the Red Train Tour Night of Lights tour. There are two kinds of tickets--the normal and the VIP and there's only a couple dollar difference between the two. Take my word for it--get the VIP. You're guaranteed a particular time on the trolley and it'll save you well over an hour in line. Seriously, the line was snaking around the outside of the Ripley's and we were able to walk right by it and get on the next train. WARNING: the lines, in general, are pretty chaotic and it can be difficult to find out where to go. Ask one of the employees for help if you need it! They also advertise free parking as part of your ticket, but don't count on it--there's not a ton of parking at the Ripley's and St. Augustine on a Friday night was a total zoo so it was difficult to find parking anywhere in the town. Be sure to allow time to find yourself a spot if you need it or, better yet, just Uber in from your hotel if possible. The tour itself was fun. There's no true 'tour' aspect, so if you're expecting someone to point out cool things about St. Augustine, then the daytime tour is the better one for you. Our train played Christmas music and our driver (conductor?) encouraged us to shout out 'Merry Christmas' and 'Ho, ho, ho' throughout the ride so the holiday cheer kept on coming. We admired the lights through our complimentary 3d holiday glasses as we went throughout the town and the tour promptly ended after 30 minutes. PRO TIP: If you're an adult, you'll probably enjoy the tour more if you have a few drinks beforehand and the drinks will keep you warmer on chillier nights! read more

A friend & I were traveling with our goldens and were thrilled to find out that the Little Red Train was pet friendly. We arrived at the station a little after 10 and purchased our tickets along with tickets for the scenic cruise and received a discount and also free tickets for mini golf. They give you a sticker to wear on your shirt and you can ride all day plus they offer free parking at the station. The guides were great, we learned a lot about the history of the town and our first guide was a bit of a comedian as well. We got dropped off at the marina around 11:30 which gave us time to walk around the town and do some shopping before our 1 pm cruise. We finally decided to head back around 4 - the train runs till 5 and ended up sitting behind a nice couple we had met earlier in town. Everyone was so nice and we learned a lot plus the dogs loved cruising thru the town with the breeze blowing thru their fur and everyone waving at them. read more

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This was the perfect tour for gaining knowledge of the St Augustine area without the expense! TINY TIM was especially knowledgeable and brought his humor, wit, and creative flair to the tour!!! We enjoyed this tour and would recommend it to others. read more

Second time on this train, third time in St Augustine. Booked the tour and off we went. First train out of the gate was piloted by Smokey. What a comedy filled, INFORMATIVE and just plain fun tour. Smokey literally did not stop talking about his city from the time we left the main station until the time we pulled back in (over 90 minutes). So very polite and, again, SO FUNNY!!!! Rode the train around again, this time without Smokey, and got off after the first stop as the older guy was definitely not our first tour guide. Was walking back to the main station after a filling lunch, and Smokey drove by again on another tour, saw us, and waved to us. Holy crap. Funny, informative and a memory! Refreshing to see someone who is so interested in his job that he sought out additional information about his city/beat so he could share with his customers. Definitely do yourself a favor and ask if Smokey is going to be your tour guide and you will NOT be disappointed!!!! read more

We enjoyed the train tour of Downtown St Augustine, and thought it was cool that you can get on and get off at any stop like a regular bus. The only complaint was they said they ran until 5pm. We were at one of the stops, and wanted to get back to Ripleys. So we were at the train stop at about 4:15 to 4:20 in the afternoon and waited. Then waited. Waited. Finally at ten of five we decided to walk the mile to Ripley's. read more

Benji was absolutely fantastic! Hi Kim! He was personable and helped us when the other trolley to our people passed us by.

Great tour with a great tour guide Benji was amazing and made the tour fun and enjoyable. Highly recommend it and would go again just to hear Benji's jokes "waka, waka". read more

Fun tour! Our driver/guide, Jeff, was very knowledgeable & made all his facts interesting & fun! read more

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Tony Tim was a great tour guide. Only thing is it wasn't long enough nor could you get off of the train like in the past. Not worth your overpriced ticket. Only thing good was Tony Tim. Next time we are doing the green train. read more

Road the Red Train Saturday (midday). Alex was our driver. Great, informative trip and he made it interesting and fun. Good communicator and entertaining! read more

This is for the booth in the city visitor center. I asked and the guy said he was a Ripley employee. I don't think it is true as I found out later they charge more than the museum location for same thing. The prices listed are not the prices at Ripley's!! Do not buy anything here. He rang up wrong thing items and then took a half hour to fix the order. I thought he might upgrade us for the hassle and time, but did not offer anything to make up for the inconvenience. Don't trust them. read more

Benji was great! Awesome tour full of fun and information, best way to see downtown. Highly recommend. My wife is a teacher so she got to ride for free and I got half price so that was great. It's nice to see a company that cares about public school teachers. We do this tour everytime we're in St Augustine. Love it read more

Benjamin was fan damn tastic. One of the best tour guides we have encountered. We are from Columbia, SC and for will be back and hope to get Benji read more

Benji was the absolute best on our rainy day tour! He made sure to include everyone's interests in the tour and was very personable. His jokes were top notch and we learned so much about the new location we are visiting! 10/10 would go again! :) read more

Benji was an amazing tour guide on the Red Train tours! My two young boys, 5 and 2 years old, had a good time too. Benji was full of information and funny at that! I've lived in jax for 16 years now and have been coming to St Augustine for years. I didn't know half the history he showed us! read more

As a former international flight attendant and nj transplant 5 to mr. tiny tim from the red train. Very knowledgeable, terrific sense of humor and is passionate in his tours. Terrific quotes and poetry! You can request him when making a reservation. As an employee at the Historic Bayfront Hilton I will be sure to suggest to the guests as a must do while staying in Saint Augustine. read more

Took the Nights of Lights tour around the city. It was a great experience. Really enjoyed seeing the lights, and the music made it even more fun. Our driver, Tiny Tim, did a great job making it a memorable experience for all of us! A must-do activity if you're in town during Nights of Lights. Definitely ask for Tiny Tim! read more

Excellent time! We check with two other trollys in the area and this one was the best! One trolly company wanted to charge 90 bucks for an hour tour. Red Train gave us an amazing tour for only 35 dollars for a family of 4! Our guide JEFF was great! what a wealth of knowledge! We will definitely recommend it to everyone! read more

Daphne was More focused on telling people to wear their mask properly than to give us the tour we paid for. I wore my mask but would have rather went with the other trolley tour after this. read more

I liked it. 1 and 1/2 hour tour from start to finish. Your guides are in reversed and gave history of historical places and restaurants. Remember to present your ticket to the restaurant your eating that day to see if they give discounts because you purchased a tour ticket. I forgot to use mine!! You can hop off and on the train free on the same day all day long, so you can circle a complete circle and then wait until the stop comes up again to get off where you want to site see! Would recommend. read more

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Just finished our ride with Tiny Tim he was fantastic. So knowledgeable his accent made it all more perfect I felt like I was on a European tour I the U.S our family had a wonder time. So many things we didn't know. Thank you Mariella N. read more

Tiny Tim was the best! We were so impressed.. great information about the city and such a great sense of humor.

The tor was great and our driver/tour guide, Jeff, was a hoot. I've been going to St. Augustine for 30 years and I learned a whole lot of new things about the place. read more

This review is specifically for the nights of lights tour in the old city which they have in December and January. It was probably the most boring tour we'd ever been on. We had a group of 7 adults and 8 children. They gave us these glasses that would put a glow of Santa's face on Christmas lights outside. I was expecting the tour guide to tell us about some of the history of the old city. Instead, we just drove around in circles in the main plaza for 30 min while listening to Taylor swift. That's it. even the kids said it was boring lol. We all felt it was a waste of time and money. I heard some of their other tours are good. However, absolutely avoid the nights of lights tour. read more

For the past couple of days we have been traveling threw St Augustine unlimited travel that stops at many places threw town and the surrounding area.Its a small type train that takes you from stop to stop and you get on and off at your leisure for one price I think it was &16.99 per person. It may sound a little pricey for some but, consider this St Augustine is a small area and there is some parking but, you have to pay to park( by the hour) in a lot where the train is unlimited for 3 days! We always take these most hotels either have a stop at the hotel or have a shuttle to take you to the Train ( office or stops )which there is many and many trains . The wait at the stop just around 10 -15 minutes so you leave your car at the hotel! Ideal for those that want to go to Margareta-ville or think they can drink all the beer in the city! So you sit on the train as it winds around the city you see something you like you get off ... have a meal or what ever your interest and get back on . The only draw back is two things 1 ) they are open if it rains you get wet 2) They stop around 6 pm or so not good for the late night people But, we arranged with the shuttle at the hotel to pick us up after 1am and it just cost around $10.00 better than a DUI ! Next time your in town check it out Well worth it.. read more

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Jimmy was awesome. Informative and humorous. Due to covid, they're not allowed to stop to let people off or back on, so that was a bummer, but such is life. read more

We did this option to get around in Savannah without having to pay to park. The driver makes all the difference. Some were good, but others were hard to understand. One did not want anyone talking on the tour! We learned about the history of Savannah and were able to get on and off as we pleased. read more

If you don't like creepy or aren't intrigued by history then this ghost tour is not for you. (And anyway--why ARE you in the nation's oldest city if history is inconsequential to you?) The train ride at night through the narrow streets of St. Augustine was a pleasant way to take in the sights and hear the stories of The British, Spanish, Pirates, citizenry and Native Americans who lived on this sliver of land. We began the evening getting paranormal equipment that would help detect spirits. I'm not a huge believer in this but it was a nice touch for the kids. The parlor of the museum was suitably decorated with a macabre flair. After the accoutrements for ghost hunting were obtained, we boarded the train for the tour. The driver (Benji) and the guide (Alex) were entertaining and upbeat which was surprising given that they work 80 hour weeks during the peak of tourist season (summer). I did wish they could've said something to the super obnoxious group of chatty, self centered girls who thought they were clever but irritated the entire train with their inane and loud twittering. I imagine this must be what living with either Paris Hilton or the Kardasians is like. Hmmmm..... Maybe thinking murderous thoughts is par for the course on a ghost tour so perhaps this was apropos for the evening. Despite these rude people, we were able to enjoy ourselves. The evening ended with traipsing through the museum at night. We were there at midnight and it is super creepy. Walking through the dim dark, strange figures looming in every unlit corner, knowing two women were murdered here, and surrounded by weird objects, torture devices and remnants of human beings is unsettling. If you allow yourself to dwell on it, it raises your hackles. We were entertained with it all. I do enjoy being in museums after dark when it's closed. It's when you can believe that if ever ghosts or spirits did haunt the living, this is the time and the place to do it. Mostly, I enjoyed that the guide wove history between the spooky stories and reminded us all that St. Augustine is a many layered cake of the dead. The third most haunted place in America is not were you want to be if zombies were real. read more

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The train tour was "okay," not the most interesting I've been on as far as drivers and history were concerned. Also, my husband and I had an issue where we had to wait almost an hour for a train to pass a particular stop, and when a train finally came, the tourists on the train refused to move over to give us a seat. I am super pregnant, it was super hot, and the driver did nothing, and just kept going. Luckily the next driver that came 20 minutes later was awesome, and at each stop would chant "four to a seat move over folks." For 22$, and the cute train whistle, it wasn't horrible. However, I think I'd rather do a walking tour before trying the train again. read more

SMOKIE IS THE BEST !!! By far the funniest, most informative, most interesting tour guide around. He made our day in St. Augustine a great one. We did the hop on-hop off thing and all of his recommendations were spot on. We hopped on another trolley during the day and got off to switch back to SMOKIE and his "extras." Ask him about the Pirate Museum. ARG MATEY !!! read more

So far it's been pretty disappointing- only one train has passed by while 4 of the Old Town Trolleys have. They waited for people to get on at their Leia sure too. The one Res Train that did come by didn't want to wait while we got our friends right next door at the Old Schoolhouse. For the length of time it has taken to wait for one of these and how long it takes for the next, they should give their patrons enough time to get on. I guess we are supposed to sit tight, not go anywhere, for however long it takes for ONE of their trains to come by. read more

This is a great way to see St Augustine. We booked this tour our first full day in town. We arrived at 9 o'clock Sunday morning. Our first tour guide was Mr. Ed. He was great!!! We did the full tour to see all the sites in town. As we went along we got a great history lesson and made notes as to what attractions we wanted to visit. Once the first tour was finished we stayed on the train to go back to the things we wanted to visit. This time we had a different driver with a similar yet very different historical perspective of St Augustine. Each driver has there own facts and personal perspective. Not a scripted program. This tour is the best way to get your bearings in a town rich in history and full of things to see and do. Plus they have free parking and it's an all day system of transportation around town. Definitely a must do tour. read more

Also known as Red Train Tours. I found this company to be acceptable if you are looking for a way to tour/get around St. Augustine. I used the "Old City Trolley Tours" on my last visit and I would give it just a slightly higher rating only because the history of the city of St. Aug was a little more in-depth on the Old City Tour. Also because during the Red City tour, we picked up a new driver about half way through who decided to play Christmas music loudly so we had to try to hear him over the music. Either way, the trolley's are a great, especially if you have never been to St. Aug. You can take the tour and get your bearings on where you want to go back to when you get off the trolley or jump on/jump off all day. read more