Carlsbad Village Coaster Station

Great location– you can park there right in the village and use the metrolink or Amtrak to head down town or northbound. It’s convenient for those visiting Carlsbad– you can easily walk around the village or catch an über to a local hotel.
Clean bathrooms and well-​maintained facility and landscaping. What more can I say?

Got on the train after a long day at del mar, they ran out of liquor on my way here, I took the 10:43 AM train and took the 9:26 PM train home. I had a bud light in my backpack and pulled it out after I found out they were still 86ed on liquor. I was threatened by MARK in the service area. He said I would be kicked off train if I didn’t throw my beer out! Well hello I paid $ 38 just like everyone else with the advertisement that I would be served liquor. And that is a lie! I was checked in with all 6 of my passengers by the conductor after I was seated and he said nothing to me about my beer… Funny as I’m typing this the conductor comes up to me and says did you have beer as I checked you in. I said yes and the only reason you are coming to me now is because you are concerned that another employee said something to me. Long story short consider any Amtrak service liquor free and false advertisement. They are also never on time

Nice station right in the downtown area of Carlsbad. I’ve dropped my husband off here before when he doesn’t feel like going to the Oceanside one. Also, we picked up my girlfriend for the Del Mar Opening Day here once so parking isn’t too bad. Just make sure it’s not on a busy day like Opening Day. You can’t hop on an Amtrak from this station but you can take the coaster as a connection to the next stop in Oceanside for the Amtrak. Nonetheless, clean little area for you to wait for the train with decent restrooms and the best of all, free wifi in some of the cars of the coaster.

Always parking available here, and that’s a great thing! No matter what times I arrive or depart.

Charming little station, with a little coffee and news stand available to make your wait a little nicer. Clean, safe-​although I’ve seen a couple of vagrants, they seem to keep to themselves. It would be nice if there was a little more direction as far as what to do to ride the coaster, so that out of towners knew what to do to purchase tickets… other than that, it is surrounded by little shops and restaurants to browse through before or after your train ride!

It’s alright for Carlsbad you would think the station would be nicer. The men’s restroom is so outdated it’s pretty sad that there is only one stall. There a few bike racks but there’s not much parking spaces and it’s kind of a maze to get into. The location is good because it’s close to the beach and right in the Village next to tons of shops and restaurants.

There really isn’t much to say about this one. It’s a Coaster only station so no Metrolink, no Amtrak and sometimes there is a an attendant sometimes, but usually not and the machines are pretty easy, maybe not as intuitive as shared stations, but there is shelter from the rain, bathrooms are pretty clean, it’s right downtown and parking a plenty. It’s not the most used station, but the parking lot gets use from locals. It’s clean and safe and a regular jump off point for my bike rides. Coaster is the way to go when commuting to San Diego based on price point and convenience alone. Had I used the Coaster when I worked near a station I could have saved thousands in gas back then. Shame on me.

Carlsbad Village Coaster station is SAFE, CONVENIENT & user-​friendly.
Nothing beats being buzzed and taking the Coaster downtown. Also, an open view of the beautiful San Diego beaches. That’s why it’s called the «Coaster.»
Only $ 12 for a day trip (you can take the bus for free with your ticket when you get downtown).
Although I’m from Oceanside, I prefer the Carlsbad Village station because there’s nothing sketch about it! I feel totally comfortable leaving my car here for the day.
Pretty scenery at this station, typical of Carlsbad.
Popular for catching a ride to a Padre game. Best part: no drink and drinking. More San Diegans need to utilize this!

The coaster commute is the easiest and most efficient way for me to get from San Diego to the North County with out me loosing my mind in all that crazy 5 freeway traffic.
It’s almost cheaper than gas, and not a lot of wear and tear on my car. Which is always a Plus! So I am giving this place 5-​Stars for sure!

One of the best Coaster stations out of all of them. Tons of parking and it’s a great location. They keep this place very clean and well-​kept. Not too bad at all!

This is my go-​to Coaster station. Always enough parking. Right in the middle of Carlsbad Downtown. They also offer free Wi-​fi on some of their cars (the cars are marked on the outside by the doors). The ticket kiosks are easy to use, but it seems to be tricky for first time users. Get there early as a line may form and you may risk missing your train.

We took the Coaster from here to San Diego while staying in Carlsbad.
It was really convenient and it was easy to buy tickets and get going. The scenery from upstairs is awesome, way more interesting than the sights from the freeway. Both going to and coming back from San Diego the cars had free wi-​fi which was nice.
I’ve been here a ton of times and never before considered takin the Coaster down but it was great, I’m glad we checked it out.

We wanted to try the Coaster to take into downtown San Diego. We were told to sit upstairs and there would be a great view of the ocean. The view of the surfers, swimmers, and joggers were abundance in the 55 minute ride. There is wifi on some of the trains so it’s great for commuters for work and very easy for tourists. You can buy an all day ticket for $ 12. Great way to travel that is stress free and you don’t have to worry about driving the I5 in rush hour either!
Even arriving close to 11 we were able to find a parking spot (which is great that it’s free). There are bathrooms, snack shops, and easy to use ticket kiosk. It’s recommended to go earlier before your scheduled train in case there’s a line up on the kiosk. Too bad there weren’t more people using the Coaster and seem to be more cars with one person than there really needs to be.

The coaster is NOT user friendly with NO overnight parking. I wanted to take it to the airport but NO you may not park overnightat Carlsbad Village. Plus the hours of operation need to be increased. I would love to use public transportation but there are too many rules & unfriendly schedules. This should be changed ASAP to help the I-​5 congestion. Thank you!

I love the Coaster. It is so choice. Of course, I’d love it even more if the trains ran later than 5 freakin’ 30 in the evening! No love for the North County residents who may want to party in downtown San Diego on a weeknight (unless that weeknight happens to coincide with a Padre game).
The Carlsbad Village station is nice … conveniently located in the middle of downtown Carlsbad so you can jump off the train and walk to any number of restaurants, bars or the beach. The few homeless gentlemen who you may find milling about outside the station are also generally friendly and psychologically stable, which is a definite plus.