Amtrak travel to multiple cities (Jacksonville-Washington-New York-Boston)?
My friends and I are planning out a spring break trip that will last 10 days. We want to go to three cities and we don't want to drive, so trains seem to be the most efficient way. This is our trip plan: Jacksonville, FL to Washington, DC Washington to New York City New York City to Boston Boston back to New York, DC, or Jacksonville (and any additional trips to get back to Jax) From what I can tell, a round trip ticket doesn't change the price with Amtrak. I've been reading about all kinds of discounts and also about their 15 day rail pass and a few others things. I got these prices (for 2 people): Jacksonville to DC - 182 DC to New York - 98 New York to Boston - 98 Boston back to New York - 98 New York to DC - 98 DC to Jacksonville - 182 I get a total price of about $750 that way. If we buy the student discount card and get 15% off, will that result in the cheapest possible price? Or is there a cheaper way to make so many trips on Amtrak? Thanks! Other - United States - 3 Answers
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Periodically, Amtrak has unlimited travel deals by zone - they typically split the country into 3-4 zones east-west, with travel within a zone being the cheapest price. I usually only see these deals in the late summer and fall, but might be something to keep an eye out for in the Travel section of the newspaper just in case. Also, have you checked www.amtrak.com? They have a 'Deals' link as well as the ability to purchase multi-city fares.
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You can try http://freetravel4ever.blogspot.com
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Longer distances are better by plane. See if you can get a good deal for RT Jacksonville to DC or BWI, then take the train for the rest. (The Amtrak FL to DC takes long enough that you need to worry about food.) www.kakak.com shows some $181RT flights to Baltimore, then take the train from there to DC. Once you get up to that area, there are some dirt-cheap direct buses that will be cheaper than Amtrak. Try Megabus.com, Boltbus.com, gotobus.com, busjunction.com. (Greyhound has too many stops, these are all nonstop.)
My friends and I are planning out a spring break trip that will last 10 days. We want to go to three cities and we don't want to drive, so trains seem to be the most efficient way. This is our trip plan: Jacksonville, FL to Washington, DC Washington to New York City New York City to Boston Boston back to New York, DC, or Jacksonville (and any additional trips to get back to Jax) From what I can tell, a round trip ticket doesn't change the price with Amtrak. I've been reading about all kinds of discounts and also about their 15 day rail pass and a few others things. I got these prices (for 2 people): Jacksonville to DC - 182 DC to New York - 98 New York to Boston - 98 Boston back to New York - 98 New York to DC - 98 DC to Jacksonville - 182 I get a total price of about $750 that way. If we buy the student discount card and get 15% off, will that result in the cheapest possible price? Or is there a cheaper way to make so many trips on Amtrak? Thanks! Other - United States - 3 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Periodically, Amtrak has unlimited travel deals by zone - they typically split the country into 3-4 zones east-west, with travel within a zone being the cheapest price. I usually only see these deals in the late summer and fall, but might be something to keep an eye out for in the Travel section of the newspaper just in case. Also, have you checked www.amtrak.com? They have a 'Deals' link as well as the ability to purchase multi-city fares.
2 :
You can try http://freetravel4ever.blogspot.com
3 :
Longer distances are better by plane. See if you can get a good deal for RT Jacksonville to DC or BWI, then take the train for the rest. (The Amtrak FL to DC takes long enough that you need to worry about food.) www.kakak.com shows some $181RT flights to Baltimore, then take the train from there to DC. Once you get up to that area, there are some dirt-cheap direct buses that will be cheaper than Amtrak. Try Megabus.com, Boltbus.com, gotobus.com, busjunction.com. (Greyhound has too many stops, these are all nonstop.)
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