The Reindeer Express is a 75-minute round-trip holiday train ride on the Nickel Plate Express from Hobbs Station in Forest Park in Noblesville through Cicero toward Arcadia. Santa visits during the ride, and kids can write letters to Santa that are sent to the North Pole post office.
Every guest gets a holiday cookie. Standard Class riders get chocolate milk, while Platinum, Diamond and Private Caboose guests get hot chocolate. Seating is upstairs, and the cars are not accessible.
Standard seats are sold in groups of two ($95 in November, $115 in December) or four ($180 in November, $230 in December). Private tables and a private caboose for up to 20 people ($800 in November, $900 in December) are also available. Children 2 and under ride free as lap children in Standard Class. Guests should arrive 30 minutes early; parking in Forest Park is free.
2026 Departures:
- Saturday, November 14, 2026 | 2, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
- Sunday, November 15, 2026 | 2 and 4 p.m.
- Saturday, November 21, 2026 | 2, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
- Sunday, November 22, 2026 | Noon, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m.
- Friday, November 27, 2026 | Noon, 2:30, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
- Saturday, November 28, 2026 | Noon, 2:30, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
- Sunday, November 29, 2026 | Noon, 2:30, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
- Friday, December 4, 2026 | 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, December 5, 2026 | Noon, 2, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
- Sunday, December 6, 2026 | Noon, 2, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
- Friday, December 11, 2026 | 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, December 12, 2026 | Noon, 2, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
- Sunday, December 13, 2026 | Noon, 2, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
- Friday, December 18, 2026 | 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, December 19, 2026 | Noon, 2, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
- Sunday, December 20, 2026 | Noon, 2, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
- Monday, December 21, 2026 | 2, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, December 22, 2026 | 2, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, December 23, 2026 | 2, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.