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Traveling Amtrak between the Northeast and Florida? Save during Amtrak's Auto
Train Flash Sale between Lorton, Virginia (near Washington, DC) and Sanford, Florida (near Orlando) while your vehicle travels onboard. Coach fares start as low as $35 plus the cost of your vehicle. And if it's a family trip, kids ages 2 -12 ride for as low as $17.50. Even in coach class, receive a complimentary continental breakfast prior to arrival.
Upgrade to a First Class private room—giving you extra space, comfort and privacy—starting at $235 plus the cost of your vehicle. Book a Roomette, featuring two comfortable seats that transform into upper and lower beds by night. Or opt for a Bedroom, boasting 2x the space of a Roomette as well as an in-room sink, restroom, and shower. Plus, all customers in private rooms enjoy priority boarding, a dedicated First Class attendant, and complimentary meals and access to the First Class lounge onboard.
Amtrak Auto Train Flash Sale [amtrak.com]
Book by February 8, 2024
Northbound: February 1 – March 14, 2024
Southbound: February 19 – July 25, 2024
Advance Purchase: 1 Day advance purchase required.
Blackout Dates: Northbound, February 28 – March 3, 2024
Southbound, None
Terms and Conditions
Valid for Auto Train only
Valid for Sale:
January 30, 2024 - February 8, 2024
Valid for Travel:
Train 52 (Northbound): February 1, 2024 – March 14, 2024
Train 53 (Southbound): February 19, 2024 – July 25, 2024
Advance Purchase:
1 Day advance purchase required
Blackout Dates:
Train 52 (Northbound):
February 28 – March 3, 2024
Train 53 (Southbound):
None
Valid for Auto Train Coach, Roomettes, and Bedrooms
Coach: $35
Roomette:
Single Occupancy: $235
Double Occupancy: $335
Bedroom:
Single Occupancy: $435
Double Occupancy: $535
Discount passenger types are permitted.
Fares for private rooms (roomettes and bedrooms) include rail and accommodation charges.
Discount fares do not include the required vehicle charge.
Double occupancy requires the same reservation and travel in the same, shared accommodation.
Coach:
Changes are not permitted.
Cancellations are permittedprior to departure;
50 percent cancellation fee applies.
Rooms:
15 days prior to scheduled departure: 25 percent cancellation fee applies.
14 days or less prior todeparture: 25 percent fee, 75 percent to non-refundable eVoucher
Seating is limited and may not be available on all trains, dates, or departures.
Fares, routes, and schedules are subject to change without notice.
Other restrictions may apply.
Kids Discount Restrictions
Children and infants must be accompanied by at least one adult (18+) in the same reservation.
Children 2-12 years of age may not travel unaccompanied.*
All persons 13 years of age or older, and all unaccompanied minors, pay adult fares.
Children under 2 years occupying a separate coach seat will be charged the fare for children aged 2-12 years.
Children's ages are determined by actual date of birth.
The age of the child at the start of the trip determines the fare that applies for the entire itinerary.
Amtrak reserves the right to require proof of age at any time.
Does not apply to non-Acela Business class, First class or sleeping accommodation charges. These upgrades are
permitted upon payment of the full accommodation charges.
Not valid for travel on certain Amtrak Thruway connecting services.
Additional restrictions may apply. For more information visit https://www.amtrak.com/children-discounts
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I live near the Lorton station in Virginia. I see the long lines of folks waiting to get their car loaded, sit and wait, sit and wait, car line often so long it spills outside onto a local road causing traffic issues. Lorton station does have a nice waiting area building.
But beware auto-train is often late, part of reason is passenger trains giving the right of way to freight traffic on the journey. Read the reviews, only a 2.5 rating on TripAdvisor. My neighbor had a bad experience taking the auto train recently, not all food services rendered, got a small refund he was not happy with, wrote to Amtrak about it.
One reviewer said this: "I took the train in Coach from Lorton to VA in Jan and have a return trip planned in a few weeks. The only reason to take this train is to avoid driving. Don't take this train for "an experience" or for "dining options" or for "expediency". ""
But I do love trains! Nothing will derail me, I will stay on track with my hobby watching them and sometimes riding them. =|=|=|=|=|=|=
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I'm trying to get a spring break trip together using this, and am coming up with the following out of PHL:
2 adults, 2 kids
$366 departing on March 29
$594 returning on April 6.
If the car fee is $250 each way, we're looking at about $1,500. A far cry from $39 / passenger times 8.
Anyone else having luck out there?
I really wish we had a better train system. If they get more of Brightline built, and somehow at all affordable, it might all click.
Maybe one day, after we're long gone. Unfortunately the govt will screw it up even more. Then people like me who prefer to drive everywhere they can (who, yes I realize Brightline isn't for) won't use it. Plus here in Orlando mass transit sucks so like you said unless the price drops significantly tickets + having to rideshare/taxi everywhere when you get to your destination kills it. The time savings vs driving doesn't help Brightline either. I'd love for Florida to finally get some sort of passenger rail system going. Less people on the road is better for me and others that prefer to drive or just have too much crap that doesn't or can't go on a train. Even deal for this thread wouldn't do me any good as my pickup qualifies as an oversized vehicle so price last time I checked was significant. I can drive to VA AND have all the crap I "need" while paying for diesel and price wise it's cheaper or close enough that it doesn't matter.
I'll wait....
Did you even try?
Yea we always go back n forth on doing it.
We drove from nj to disney last august in our model y and it was $95 in charging each way and we made it there in one day.
Our friends do the train since they dont fly so thats their only option, they think we are crazy to drive.
With flights so high now its a cheaper (but longer) option i guess for older people that cant do the drive in one shot if u compare to someone who'd have to break it up with a hotel