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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

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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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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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Quote from theoutlawtorn :
Hahaha, I'm glad you are the decider of the costs of hypothetical rail travel. How much will time travel cost in 3000?
Just basing it off current Amtrak rates and how much the actual infrastructure and trains cost, or are they planning a 1000 year ROI?

You think it's gonna magically be cheap? Where does that money come from?

Meanwhile flights are commonly $39-$59 within the state. Sacramento to San Francisco, including a bus segment is $32. So brand new train, brand new hundreds of miles of tracks, I don't think u need a crystal ball to understand it's gonna be expensive and paid for by taxpayers or riders or both.
Jun 09, 2021 11:26 PM
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theoutlawtornJun 09, 2021 11:26 PM
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Quote from kgorilla :
Just basing it off current Amtrak rates and how much the actual infrastructure and trains cost, or are they planning a 1000 year ROI?

You think it's gonna magically be cheap? Where does that money come from?

Meanwhile flights are commonly $39-$59 within the state. Sacramento to San Francisco, including a bus segment is $32. So brand new train, brand new hundreds of miles of tracks, I don't think u need a crystal ball to understand it's gonna be expensive and paid for by taxpayers or riders or both.
You win. I can't argue with that logic. No other country has cheap high speed rail. A lot of people don't like getting raped by TSA agents. Hahahaha, you do understand that taxing the wealthy can pay for lots of nice things?
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kgorilla
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Quote from theoutlawtorn :
You win. I can't argue with that logic. No other country has cheap high speed rail. A lot of people don't like getting raped by TSA agents. Hahahaha, you do understand that taxing the wealthy can pay for lots of nice things?
Can only share my experience, rode rail in Europe twice, was not cheap, but wasn't necessarily fast either.

You are assuming high speed rail is a "nice thing." I believe it will be a useless thing inferior to air travel.
Jun 09, 2021 11:51 PM
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feijichangJun 09, 2021 11:51 PM
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Quote from Big Wang :
https://www.eurail.com/en/eurail-...lobal-pass

A 10-day in 2 months is $370 MSRP. Where are you getting $777 from?
Thats for youths, adult is $777
Jun 10, 2021 12:12 AM
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jeffyboyJun 10, 2021 12:12 AM
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I did this a decade ago before I went to grad school using the 30-day Rail Pass to do a 'round-the-US tour -- fantastic life experience, would rec for students or those who could work remote and have flex schedules!
Jun 10, 2021 12:35 AM
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kiranrajJun 10, 2021 12:35 AM
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Quote from kidmoney :
I'm trying to figure out potentially how to get the most value from this:

What exactly is a segment? Amtrak says it is getting on and off a train. So if I book a direct train from LA to Chicago (no transfers), then that is just 1 segment?
Yup.. direct train is 1 segment…if you transfer anytime then next segment starts..
Jun 10, 2021 12:43 AM
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DobbsJun 10, 2021 12:43 AM
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Quote from Edxzxz :
Hell no, not for me anyway - 4 kids, all their stuff, schlepping them and me and all our crap to and from train stations every other day for a month? Then what? Stay in a hotel in every city, rent cars or do we ride buses to see sights? If I were spending 5 x $300 just for the transportation end of a 30 day odyssey I'd rent a Lincoln Navigator and take us all from door to door and avoid train stations and the ilk that inhabit them, plus see some things other than the inner cities. Anyway, good for anyone who somehow can make this worth doing, it's definitely nothing I'd hassle myself with. Last time I was on Amtrak was the metroliner from Manhattan to Philly, it cost me iirc about $60 one way and was worth every cent - big plush seat, fast and quiet ride, walked to the station from work and took a $5 cab ride to where I was staying in Philly. Maybe this could be used by 2 single people to go see baseball games at a bunch of different stadiums over the summer - but there's just no way it's 'fun' to schlep kids and their stufft from home to train station to hotel to train station 10 times in a month. If I'm getting on and off trains 10 times in 30 days it's because I've dropped off the grid to become a traveling hobo riding the freight trains.
I took 2 kids (9 and 11) to Europe a couple years back and my rule was everything you want to take has to fit in your backpack. We got a Eurail pass initially, but rented a car part way through because we wanted to travel more at night and the sleeper trains were very limited to where they serve.

Before that just my wife and I did the train a bunch in Europe and also travelled the 4 corners of the US for aonth by car.

In the end I probably prefer to use a car for flexibility, but would totally hop on a train and relax if the timing works right

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single_flyerJun 10, 2021 01:00 AM
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I have done a few Amtrak long distance trips. My most recent two trips, I have booked rooms. I can't imagine doing a long trip (like California Zephyr with two overnights) without at least a roomette.

However, I can totally see doing, say Sacramento to Reno, overnight in Reno, then hop back on to Salt Lake City, overnight in SLC, then hop back on to Denver, overnight or two in Denver, etc. Great way to see the country!

A few of my posts:
California Zephyr: https://singleflyer.com/2020/02/2...o-chicago/
Coast Starlight: https://singleflyer.com/2018/09/0...o-seattle/
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KManJun 10, 2021 01:31 AM
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Quote from desiyankee :
LoL, maybe you've had better experiences than me, but, central Europe including Poland has amazing trains. Amtrak toilets are crappy (no pun intended), air conditioning doesn't always work and the seats are hard as fark for a $100 4 hour train ride
Well, granted, my less pleasant experiences abroad are somewhat dated, from the 90's, other than the Paris RER, which is pretty bad. But that's a commuter train.
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KManJun 10, 2021 01:37 AM
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Quote from fbckids :
LOL. overlay the US wireless map onto the Amtrak system map. Lotta holes in coverage, especially in the deep south and the Canadian Border areas.
If you take a long train trip through scenic parts of the country and poor WiFi and cellular data is that important to you, your priorities are messed-up. Long train trips are to unplug, relax and sightsee, maybe read a book or listen to music, not spend all day on FB or twitter being just another human drone. And no, no one back home really wants to see what you're seeing in real time through their phones, even if they pretend that they do. Nor do your fellow passengers in the lounge car want to overhear your Whatsapp video call.

Now, if you're traveling on business for several hours, that's a whole other matter and having a reliable and fast connection is important. But, two totally different kinds of train trips.
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fbckidsJun 10, 2021 01:42 AM
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TBH, I don't think anyone rides Amtrak to save money. But, if you wanted to lose yourself in America for a month or two on a budget, this is dead-on the way to go. 2-3 days between cities with zero expenses or room costs, layover when you want or plan to, I could almost run my business on their wifi if the phone service was sketchy...
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KManJun 10, 2021 01:44 AM
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Quote from kgorilla :
Just basing it off current Amtrak rates and how much the actual infrastructure and trains cost, or are they planning a 1000 year ROI?

You think it's gonna magically be cheap? Where does that money come from?

Meanwhile flights are commonly $39-$59 within the state. Sacramento to San Francisco, including a bus segment is $32. So brand new train, brand new hundreds of miles of tracks, I don't think u need a crystal ball to understand it's gonna be expensive and paid for by taxpayers or riders or both.
There is no country on earth where non-luxury train travel isn't subsidized by government. It's the only way to make it work, and before some fool goes on about socialism, that's how roads, bridges, tunnels and urban transit also work. Very few modes of pubic travel turn a profit. Even airlines rely on massive government airport subsidies and writeoffs to stay profitable. Hell, oil companies still get federal subsidies and tax breaks despite being hugely profitable. So, yeah, of course, taxpayers will foot part of the bill. That's how it works and that's the only way it works. The economic benefits more than pay for themselves through increased travel, tourism, spending at destinations, commerce, etc. People who travel stay at hotels, eat at restaurants, spend money in stores, resorts, museums, attractions, etc. It's almost organic.
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KManJun 10, 2021 01:48 AM
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Quote from fbckids :
TBH, I don't think anyone rides Amtrak to save money. But, if you wanted to lose yourself in America for a month or two on a budget, this is dead-on the way to go. 2-3 days between cities with zero expenses or room costs, layover when you want or plan to, I could almost run my business on their wifi if the phone service was sketchy...
Train travel is competitive with flight for trips of 100-250 miles, and is often net faster once you factor in getting to the airport, checking in, security, waiting at the gate, taxing before takeoff and after landing, etc., compared to getting to the downtown train station 30 minutes before the train leaves, then departing the destination station within minutes of arrival and being downtown. It's also usually less stressful, as there's more room between seats, you can buy food and drinks onboard and walk around, and it's often more scenic. I don't travel much these days but living in NYC if I were going to DC, Philly or Boston and didn't really need a car there, I'd take Amtrak without question.
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KManJun 10, 2021 01:52 AM
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Quote from kgorilla :
Can only share my experience, rode rail in Europe twice, was not cheap, but wasn't necessarily fast either.

You are assuming high speed rail is a "nice thing." I believe it will be a useless thing inferior to air travel.
You've never taken HSR and yet feel qualified to put it down? Wow. HSR is amazing, as in game changer. Until you've taken it a few times, you have no right to judge it. It's like the difference between jet planes and prop planes, in terms of speed, comfort and noise. No, it's not super-cheap, but it's not super-expensive either. London-Paris typically costs $70-$80 if you order in advance and the trip is just over 2 hours. Try doing that by plane. Most developed countries have HSR, except the US. I guess they love inferior things in England, France, Germany, Spain, etc. This is why those silly people chanting "USA #1" crack me up. #1 in what, exactly, that's worth being #1 in? We used to be #1. No more.
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Quote from KMan :
You've never taken HSR and yet feel qualified to put it down? Wow. HSR is amazing, as in game changer. Until you've taken it a few times, you have no right to judge it. It's like the difference between jet planes and prop planes, in terms of speed, comfort and noise. No, it's not super-cheap, but it's not super-expensive either. London-Paris typically costs $70-$80 if you order in advance and the trip is just over 2 hours. Try doing that by plane. Most developed countries have HSR, except the US. I guess they love inferior things in England, France, Germany, Spain, etc. This is why those silly people chanting "USA #1" crack me up. #1 in what, exactly, that's worth being #1 in? We used to be #1. No more.
I don't have to take HSR to understand it will be slower, cost more and be less convenient than air travel. Don't see why I can't make that accurate assessment without having experienced the magic that is HSR. London Paris isn't a California route last I checked.

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