Amtrak offers the following promotion:
Buy One Ticket, Get One Free when you share a
Roomette accommodation with discount code
C645. Valid for travel from June 1 through September 3, 2021.
Thanks to Deal Hunter
serra for finding this deal.
Note, book by April 16, 2021. If you use the fare finder on the promotion page then you do not need to use the discount code (the promotion will automatically apply). Details about the Roomette accommodation can be found
here.
Example Fares (prices may vary by date and are for 2 people sharing a Roomette)
- Chicago – St. Paul-Minneapolis $193
- Lorton – Sanford $296* (plus cost of car on Auto Train)
- Chicago – New Orleans $319
- New York – Chicago $394
- Chicago – Seattle $527
- Philadelphia – Miami $489
- Denver – Salt Lake City $252
- St. Louis – Austin $314
- Los Angeles – Albuquerque $297
- Washington, DC – Atlanta $352
- Los Angeles – Portland (Oregon) $409
- Washington, DC – Boston $288
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Coast Starlight gets you some fantastic views of the coast especially in the summer.
https://singleflyer.com/2018/09/0...o-seattle/
California Zephyr has some fantastic scenery as you climb over the Rockies in Colorado. If you are doing it just for the views; I would suggest Emeryville (CA) to Omaha. The last portion from Omaha to Chicago is pretty boring but all the rest is great.
https://singleflyer.com/2020/02/2...o-chicago/
Here is some info on the dining car, though it may have changed with COVID.
https://singleflyer.com/2020/02/2...ia-zephyr/
They had our assistant that would come in our room and do our beds everyday and ask what we wanted for breakfast/lunch/dinner. When we sat down, we were grouped with up to 3 other people and some of them were fun travelers like myself, others were Amish, where we all talked about our trips/life stories as we dined over surf/turf every night (at least that's what I ate). The cost of food ranges from $30-40 and our dinner would include a salad, entree + dessert + unlimited soft drinks. But of course it's all included but I'm giving an estimate if you didn't have a roommette. I'll admit I like to keep to myself but this 'forced' me to be talkative and learn to interact in a world where we ignore others when we put our headphones on, so it was refreshing and made some contacts in the end.
Every morning I woke up around 6:30/7am to watch the sun rise as our train sped past areas cars couldn't go to. We had the main cabin where they had windows to the ceiling so you could gaze at the sky at night. It was great to sit down, draw, listen to music as you traveled. Now I will say if you don't have a tablet or book it can be a bit boring as there's not much else to do. We made our typical stops where people got on and some left, but we were able to get some fresh air and get some souvenirs along the way.
I wouldn't say it's a trip I would take all the time, but a little splurge on yourself to see the country, why not?
Also FWIW, when I went you had a private bar car that hosted wine tastings of the various regions you passed through. And by tastings, it was basically all the wine you could drink from SLO, Napa, Sonoma, Oregon and Washington in a private window car going through some amazing scenery! COVID has probably killed that perk, but maybe not...
If you are vaccinated and want to do this route for a vacation and then fly back you should...
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But, I would guess you can score a deal on some tickets if you buy befoehand. With Amtrak it is not the case at all
In Europe, if you want cheap travel you either opt of Flixbus or some low-coster airlines. I flew from Germany to London for €10 - not a joke
I assume that Chicago- Seattle one?
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do we have to use the auto train option for this one? Sanford depot is about 10 minutes from me, and I hadn't heard of Lorton but northern VA close to Baltimore.
I was looking at union station or lorton to new Jersey.
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Also FWIW, when I went you had a private bar car that hosted wine tastings of the various regions you passed through. And by tastings, it was basically all the wine you could drink from SLO, Napa, Sonoma, Oregon and Washington in a private window car going through some amazing scenery! COVID has probably killed that perk, but maybe not...
If you are vaccinated and want to do this route for a vacation and then fly back you should...
Given what Rt 95 through Connecticut is like, it might even take about the same amount of time, around 4 hours. Its not for everyone and not for every trip but it is cheap.
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