Handsome Alex gave us a one hour, genuinely entertaining, informative tour of St. Augustine. read more

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We had an earlyish tour with Tiny Tim on Wednesday. We had one day in town and wanted to squeeze as much out of our time as possible. This tour was the perfect choice. Got some history, some humor.. and some poetry (seriously, Tim you're awesome!). And they're pet friendly. Huge bonus. Thanks y'all for making our day phenomenal read more

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The Red Train combo ticket was very convenient and satisfying. We got a 3 day Red Train pass, Holiday Christmas Light Night Tour, and a free round of Putt Putt Golf with views of the water and The Bridge of Lions. $33 per person for all these tickets or combination package. You could come and go on each stop. The tour guides were entertaining and knowledgeable. The night tour tickets could be used within the 3 days we had for the red train pass. The putt putt tickets were good for a year. Very cheap and convenient. I saved $20-24 picking the Red Train over the Green Old Town Trolley Tour. So why four stars? The ticket vendors failed to tell us we needed to put a ticket or pass on our car dashboard for parking. I had to find out and ask for one. Parking was limited too. There was a lot of confusion in buying the tickets. I had went online and talked to the Red Train customer service before buying tickets. The vendor gave me only one three day pass instead of the two I asked for in the the beginning. She corrected her mistake. The tickets were misleading and had a one day expiration date for the holiday tour. The customer service explained as long as I had the tickets and they were not disassembled, I could still board the holiday night train tour. It was still worth every penny. Taking the Red Train is a good, fast, cheap, and easy way to see and learn about historical places in St Augustine. I would buy another ticket in a heartbeat. read more

My favorite tour guide was Mike. Very informative tour of St.Augustine. I noticed red trains are lower to the ground than their competitor. Easier to get in and off. Used online coupon for $2 off per person. Saw $1 off coupons in local coupon books. read more

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Irish was super knowledgeable about the city, I had a good time and would recommend it. He knew the exact moments we passed through and over historical areas. read more

If you are doubting whether a train tour will be better than driving or walking.. take the train. You have the best of both worlds with a narrated tour! No brained. Hop on, hop off! They have many trains so there isn't much waiting for the next one. First off, the customer service from beginning to end, in person, ticket booth and over phone were all A+, which is very rare to see now a days! Second, everything ran on time and smoothly. All driver/tour guides went a a nice speed, slow enough to see things well but not so slow where you got bored. It kind of goes in certain loops so you get to see both side of certain landmarks. Historical commentaries were both interesting and funny. Lots of things you'd never even think of, like the Cemetery that has 4 layers of bodies as the city was taken: Indian, Spanish, English, American something like that. I believe DAPHNE said this part. We got to do our first whole ride with BENJI- very funny, kept you interested with trivia questions and jokes and of course, lots of history. LOVED the ride, both my husband and I. Safe driver and gave a nice amount of warning for the stops. JEFF took us back at the end of the day and gave us a few different or extra stories and was really fun as well. All in all, it was a great experience and well worth the money. All trains are beautiful and in perfect condition! Will definitely recommend! Thank you for the wonderful time and for Stephanie for taking my call to get Benji's name again. :) L&G Acosta read more

It was a pleasure riding along with TinyTim on the red train tour. It was very relaxing and refreshing on a very hot day and Tim was such an awesome and humorous tour guide. Thank you also Tiny Tim for your food suggestions afterwards. Hope to see you again soon! read more

I failed to get our drivers name- boo. But the Veteran ( thank you for your service) & many generations of a native here on the first coast was an excellent guide for us. We have been to St Augustine many, many times over the years and learn something new almost every time! This tour took me along the road the enters the Fountain of Youth and it is lined with live oaks- intertwined branches, simply gorgeous. We also met the oldest resident of the city- a live oak named the Old Senator, is over 650 years old! We passed up and down various streets learning more and more history. Different businesses were pointed out, a house museum that has a cannon ball still lodged in it's wall! We hadn't seen that before. Various stories about how Florida came to be, those who occupied the land over time, how big the territory was before becoming a state and more. Very informative and entertaining for sure! This is a straight one hour tour- no hop on hop off. So, keep that in mind. I am happy we started our day with our tour with a whopping 6 people on our train! Our driver even popped the hood for John! read more

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My son wanted to ride on the train, so I bought the combo tickets with the museum. Lovely tour! We had Jeff as our guide, and he did a wonderful job at keeping everyone entertained! read more

Very interesting and informative Benji was a great tour guide Saw a lot of places well now go visit- Old Jail, Fountain of Youth, Lightner Museum. read more

Alex, I mean handsome Alex was our tour guide and was absolutely amazing. Even though we had a flat tire (shouldn't of had that extra slice of pizza..lo) l he was very informative and fun. Highly recommend this tour and you get to ride in a train! read more

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Our tour guide was so informative and super nice, he was a usmc veteran. It was interesting to learn about St. Augustine's history and site seeing the unique destinations, beautiful plants + shops they had. I enjoyed the tour more than the museum. read more

Tiny Tim was our tour guide and is awesome! He's got the greatest accent, I could listen to him all day. Tiny Tim is very knowledgeable about the history of St. Augustine. And the tour itself is dog friendly! We were able to take our 100 pound German Shepherd with us. A fun and entertaining way to learn about St. Augustine. read more

No stars. Used to be a nice attraction until they started that parking scheme and moved to Ripleys . Never again

Handsome Alex,was a great driver he made very funny jokes and told us all about the place he made us answer questions it was very funny he should get paid more he told us about his family. it was very fun to learn about I hope he lives a wonderful lovely life he was kind to us this was the girl who was sitting with one person my sister but he should earn more money thank you bye! read more

Benji is hilarious! Soooo funny. We booked our tour a week early cause they book out, we found out on our last trip here. Our only concern: I searched: Ghost Tour on Yelp, and this came up. I booked them right away. Turns out, this is not a ghost tour at all, it is a historical tour. We were ok with that; it's interesting to know about the conquistadors and pirates and such. It's just not exactly what we'd been looking for. St. Augustine is noted as a very haunted city. We were keen on the ghosts! You guys should fix that. Just sayin.... read more

My family and I indulged in the tour around Saint Augustine and we were not disappointed. Handsome Alex was our tour guide and he was phenomenal. Alex was extremely knowledgeable which taught us many things about Saint Augustine a​nd kept the tour interesting and the riders engaged. If you ever visit Saint Augustine, please do yourself and take this hour long tour. It is a quick way to see a lot in a little amount of time. read more

This was a lot of fun but also historically interesting. In a a little more than an hour we essentially got to see major landmarks, heard great stories. Saw parts of the city we would not have otherwise even know existed and we're turned on to an excellent seafood restaurant that you e never even would have known existed. All this on a pet friendly red train with a super entertaining driver. Jeff. WE LOVED IT. Visit Ripleys Believe it or Not to catch tg red train. You will really be glad you did. It was fun! read more

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Daphne was our guide today and she did an excellent job. This is an excellent way to see the city and learn some St. Augustine history. With all the history in St.Augustine, Daphne was elated to see a Popsicle Truck. lol read more

My goodness! Handsome Alex. What a guy. He was very personable and funny. Great tour, you get the real backstreet view of the city with this trolley compared to others. Easily the most handsome of all St. Augustine tour guides! read more

Our tour guide, Benji, really sealed the 5-star review. We saw and learned about seemingly everything in St. Augustine. He was jam packed with information but not too fast that we couldn't keep up. His cheesy jokes had me crying! He even went certain ways or maneuvered the trolley so we could get good pictures. 10/10 recommend these but make sure you get Benji! read more

This trolly was worth every penny. They basically took to all major sights. Instead of walking everywhere it took us in a trolly. Stopped at major tourist areas for pictures. The locals were so cool, they would wave at everyone in the trolly. Found that adorable. You would have to wait for them to ring the bell to enter and leave the trolly... read more

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Another outstanding tour by the Red Train. Both our drivers were awesome, personable and funny. Joe, the ticket agent at the Burger Bucket stop, was informative and gave us hints about proceeding with the tours. Jeff was very engaging and used sound effects that kept us laughing and interested. We have done this tour a half dozen times and Jeff mentioned about a handfull of new facts. We love learning new things on every tour. Benjie was funny and crazy. He was informative and interacted well with all the passangers. We like that each driver mentions different things and personalizes the tours....makes it interesting and different everytime. This is why the red train ALWAYS gets our business. read more

Handsome Alex was a great tour guide. We very much enjoyed learning about St. Augustine a the history and the dad jokes are surpassed by none. Would recommend the tour and certainly handsome Alex. read more

Handsome Alex was an amazing driver. He was hilarious, educational, and followed all the rules of the road. We didnt meet Felicia, but we loved Alex so much more than her ;). We laughed so hard we cried-we'll be belack for more Alex! read more

We really enjoyed our tour with Tiny Tim. His British accent and joyful personality added something special to the experience. Highly Recommend. read more

Took this tour at 10:30am and was definitely worth it. No too many people on the train so plenty of room on a Saturday morning. Our guide was Ed who was so great at making you feel like this was a personalized experience and had so much knowledge about the city. You can tell he has a love for the history of St. Augustine! read more

AMAZING I can't say it enough. We've already done other tours around the area some just by ourselves but still learned more interesting things about and around the city. Our tour guide was the funniest and made the experience that much more exciting. If you go you have to get Benji, he really personalized our experience, there was only us and another family at the 2:00 train and it was very relaxing and fun! read more

I LOVE taking the Red Train tours. Buying the all day ticket afforded me the ability to hop on/hop off at any location on their route as long as their trains are running. All the while I pick up information about the city I'm visiting. If you're staying longer, I would suggest you get one of the multi day passes as they're cheaper and keep you from walking long distances around the city. Don't forget to tip your driver! read more

"Handsome Alex" was the fantastic driver on the Red Train in St. Augustine. He told us some of the magnificent history of St. Augustine, while regaling us with his "Dad Jokes" and personal views of life in General. The hour plus that my wife, Pat and I spent with him went by like the blink of an eye. We also found a lot of new places to visit in St. Augustine when we return. Highly recommend you ask for "Handsome Alex" when you book your tickets at the Red Train Tours. read more

I've been to ST.Augustine three times and had never done a tour before. On our 3rd visit we decided to do the red train tour at Ripleys it was the best tour we ever did. Our tour guide handsome ALEX was fabulous. He kept it fun and entertaining even with the dad jokes! It really set the mood for the rest of the day and we genuinely loved it. I absolutely enjoyed the history and getting to see it all first hand. Coming from west palm beach fl it was interesting hearing about Henry Flagler from this side of town. Having our own Henry Flagler museum by our house it was so fun to connect the history. Thank you Alex for setting the tone on our little family get away. We loved every minute of it! So worth it. read more

What a great tour. I'm military and parked at the Ripley's believe it or not -- they have veterans parking right up front! I like the historical stories they tell during the tour. Scott was the driver on the train i was on when it started to rain. He safely stopped and gave everyone ponchos. At one of the stops, there were three ladies waiting for the other trolley. He was kind and generous and offered the ladies to hop on out of the rain. What a wonderful example of a man you have in him. Very nice to witness. Red train will also do free rides for the first Friday art walk tonight. read more

Handsome Alex was an awesome tour guide. He explained everything meticulously and made the train ride a lot fun. We had an amazing experience learning about St.Augustine. read more

We opted for this 1+ hour tour as the Hop On/Off was longer. This gave the highlight of the Area and attractions. They have a senior rate, call 1st. Cars and non padded seats a "little" bumpy , maybe bring a cushion. Pleanty of free parking in their lot @Ripley's. read more

Probably wouldn't take my family again. There was a lot of very gory details included in the tour. The tour guide seemed to go out of his way to emphasize gory and offensive parts of the stories. His jokes seemed more antagonistic than funny at times. The whole thing was somewhat awkward. The tour was also much too long for the little ones. I think next time we will reap the benefits of the hop on hop off trolley tour. read more

The St.. Augustine Tour runs about an hour long and is very fascinating. The train conductor/tour guide, Jeff, was incredibly friendly, likable, knowledgeable and is a fantastic entertainer. He really knew how to draw in the crowd and keep everyone engaged in the history of the tour. I've lived in Florida all of my life and I think I learned more about St. Augustine in this one hour tour than I have in my entire 30 years of living. read more

Excellent tour. Very informative. Jeff was our tour guide, and he was amazing. There was road construction and he immediately rerouted and was still able to include the buildings and info that are on the regular tour. He even recommended a local restaurant. We were hungry and it was a great little spot with great food. Thanks Red Train tours for a great tour and an amazing guide, thanks Jeff, for all the laughs. read more

Tiny Tim's tour was awesome! Very nice guy who knows a lot of history also made the tour very entertaining. I felt really bad I didn't have any cash on me to tip him, cause he really deserved it! We will do it again! read more

We used this system to get us around for 3 days. On and off. Great. Did not use the official tour, but the driver explained everything. Better and cheaper than the other one. Frank G read more

I've been to St Augustine probably close to half a dozen times now but this is the first time doing the tour. I don't really like taking the time to read about history, but did enjoy hearing tidbits of info about the oldest town in America. There were a few places on the tour that I've never see prior to taking the tour. We arrived at the ticket booth at 2 pm and felt like we should have arrived sooner since the entire tour was approximately 90 mins. We messed up by getting off at the Ripley's Believe It or Not stop and getting on the train going towards the ticket office instead of going left into the city and ended up doing the last part of the tour twice. Eventhough the train wasn't crowded, I felt like starting the tour later in the day didn't allow us time to get on and off the train as we would have liked. Depending on the driver you get, you'll learn different information since their lines are not scripted. Some drivers jokes were cornier than others. We sat in rear of the second section of the train and it swayed a lot. We moved a few seats up at one of the stops and it helped. The seats weren't comfortable as other reviews stated bit it wasn't horrible either. I purchased tickets on localflavor.com and paid $12.50 for 3 days even though I only intended to use it for 1 day since a 1 day pass already cost $20.99. There is a limit of 3 certificates, additional certificates can be purchased as gifts. Make sure you print the actually certificate and not the confirmation email. One you arrive at the ticket center, the certificates are redeemed for tickets and given stickers to identify you as Red Train riders. Lady at the box office was friendly. Below are the online prices, not sure what cost at the ticket booths are. 1 DAY - Adult = $ 20.99 , Child (5-11) = $8.99 3 DAY - Adult = $ 23.99 , Child (5-11) = $9.99 5 DAY - Adult = $ 26.99 , Child (5-11) = $10.99 I thought the child tickets were $12.99 so we purchased adults and child tickets on localflavor. In hindsight, I should have only bought the adult tickets and buy the child tickets on www.ripleys.com/redtrains/ I wouldn't pay the full price, but at the discounted price I definitely would recommend it, even if it's not your first time in St Augustine. read more