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Amtrak USA Rail Pass: Travel 10 Segments within 30-Days

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Amtrak is offering an introductory fare for its Amtrak USA Rail Pass where you can travel 10 Segments within 30-Days for $299.

Thanks to Deal Hunter serra for finding this deal.

Note, book this offer from June 8 - 22

About the USA Rail Pass:
  • The USA Rail Pass allows you to take a multi-segment journey on Amtrak for one low, fixed price. After you purchase your pass, you will be able to start booking each segment of your trip directly from your purchase confirmation, by going to 'Modify Trip' on Amtrak.com, or by looking up your reservation on the Amtrak mobile app.
  • A travel segment occurs any time you board and disembark a train (or other scheduled services). If your trip involves making one connection, you will use two segments of your USA Rail Pass.
  • The pass validity period is 120 days following the date of your purchase. Once you travel on your first segment, you will have 30 days before your pass expires.
  • The USA Rail Pass is not a ticket and is not valid for travel; it is used to obtain all tickets for travel. You must have a ticket and a reservation for each train you board.
  • Travel in regular Coach class seats which feature wide, reclining seats with a big picture window, ample legroom, and no middle seat.
  • Hop on/off the train across 500 destinations

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $200 lower (40% savings) than the regular price of $499.
    • The USA Rail Pass is valid for travel on all Amtrak trains except Auto Train, Acela, Thruway bus connections (7000-7999 series), and the Canadian portion of trains operated jointly by Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada.
    • Travel is restricted to four one-way trips between two cities, and to all cities in between, over the same route.
    • Review the complete terms and conditions here. -qwikwit

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Written by serra | Staff
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Amtrak is offering an introductory fare for its Amtrak USA Rail Pass where you can travel 10 Segments within 30-Days for $299.

Thanks to Deal Hunter serra for finding this deal.

Note, book this offer from June 8 - 22

About the USA Rail Pass:
  • The USA Rail Pass allows you to take a multi-segment journey on Amtrak for one low, fixed price. After you purchase your pass, you will be able to start booking each segment of your trip directly from your purchase confirmation, by going to 'Modify Trip' on Amtrak.com, or by looking up your reservation on the Amtrak mobile app.
  • A travel segment occurs any time you board and disembark a train (or other scheduled services). If your trip involves making one connection, you will use two segments of your USA Rail Pass.
  • The pass validity period is 120 days following the date of your purchase. Once you travel on your first segment, you will have 30 days before your pass expires.
  • The USA Rail Pass is not a ticket and is not valid for travel; it is used to obtain all tickets for travel. You must have a ticket and a reservation for each train you board.
  • Travel in regular Coach class seats which feature wide, reclining seats with a big picture window, ample legroom, and no middle seat.
  • Hop on/off the train across 500 destinations

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $200 lower (40% savings) than the regular price of $499.
    • The USA Rail Pass is valid for travel on all Amtrak trains except Auto Train, Acela, Thruway bus connections (7000-7999 series), and the Canadian portion of trains operated jointly by Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada.
    • Travel is restricted to four one-way trips between two cities, and to all cities in between, over the same route.
    • Review the complete terms and conditions here. -qwikwit

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Written by serra | Staff

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murxam
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You have to use all 10 rides within 30 days from your first ride. But the first ride has to be made within 120 days of the pass purchase.
irrationalconsumer
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How do you work on the train? The amtrak wifi is garbage based on my experience
IlluminatusCU
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Not just the distance between cities but the layout. In most cities you're gonna need to rent a car over and over to get around within town, and if you're doing that - just rent the car and drive the distance.

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feijichang
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How's this never become a big thing? Eurail on the other hand is awesome.
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feijichang
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One of a number of discussions on Reddit re: this pass:

https://redd.it/lv55d7

and a video to get you jazzed up!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkQYpFGEKKw&t=0
Last edited by itsarectangle June 8, 2021 at 10:39 AM.
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lanb
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I think they have revamped the rail pass (in May 2021) compared to the reddit discussion.
For example - validity is only 120 days since purchase now, not 330 days as before.
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^^^ correction, this particular pass is 30 days so take a month off Whee or work-from-home on the train!
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Quote from itsarectangle :
How's this never become a big thing? Eurail on the other hand is awesome.
The destinations people enjoy are closer together.
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^^^ correction, this particular pass is 30 days so take a month off Whee or work-from-home on the train!
How do you work on the train? The amtrak wifi is garbage based on my experience
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^^^ correction, this particular pass is 30 days so take a month off or work-from-home on the train!
You have to use all 10 rides within 30 days from your first ride. But the first ride has to be made within 120 days of the pass purchase.
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You have to use all 10 rides within 30 days from your first ride. But the first ride has to be made within 120 days of the pass purchase.
ahhh, ok
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litohmoo
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Quote from itsarectangle :
How's this never become a big thing? Eurail on the other hand is awesome.
US transportation isn't as great.
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IlluminatusCU
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Quote from AvidBuyer :
The destinations people enjoy are closer together.
Not just the distance between cities but the layout. In most cities you're gonna need to rent a car over and over to get around within town, and if you're doing that - just rent the car and drive the distance.
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turman.h
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My grandma did this for my sister and I when we were kids. Best trip ever!
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Edxzxz
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Am I missing something here or does this 'deal' require you to take 10 train trips in a span of 30 days, at $30 per trip? Who does that? Where are you going that you won't need a car when you get there, and you're only staying 3 days or so at every single one of the 10 places you go? Maybe for someone who lives in Philly and works in NYC?
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Quote from IlluminatusCU :
Not just the distance between cities but the layout. In most cities you're gonna need to rent a car over and over to get around within town, and if you're doing that - just rent the car and drive the distance.
This and the fact you have to use it in 30 days. Make it good for a year and more people would try it
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TiltJunkie
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Quote from irrationalconsumer :
How do you work on the train? The amtrak wifi is garbage based on my experience
That's actually pretty cool. We've been meaning to travel by train but every time we checked it was extremely expensive. This isn't so bad.
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feijichang
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Quote from Edxzxz :
Am I missing something here or does this 'deal' require you to take 10 train trips in a span of 30 days, at $30 per trip? Who does that? Where are you going that you won't need a car when you get there, and you're only staying 3 days or so at every single one of the 10 places you go? Maybe for someone who lives in Philly and works in NYC?
Doing something like that family in the video posted above. Thats pretty awesome. Agree that you might still have to rent a car in each city (which these days can be pretty expensive).
Last edited by itsarectangle June 9, 2021 at 07:56 AM.

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