Amtrak Vacation via Amtrak is offering their Amtrak Big Savings On Rail Journeys Flash Sale: Save Up to $500 Off/Couple on rail, hotels and sightseeing when you book a vacation package through July 18, 2026
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Amtrak Vacation via Amtrak is offering their Amtrak Big Savings On Rail Journeys Flash Sale: Save Up to $500 Off/Couple on rail, hotels and sightseeing when you book a vacation package through July 18, 2026
Thanks to Deal Hunter serra for finding this deal
Note, pricing/vacation package may vary depending on destination and/or rail journey
Look up the itinerary of the route you want to take and take note of the times it will be passing through places you want to see. Some routes are only scenic one direction because you spend so much time traveling at night. Also, if you have the slightest trouble sleeping while traveling try to upgrade to a sleeper. The seats are OK, but not easy to sleep in and the viewing/observation cars get full at night from people sleeping on the floor and the more comfortable chairs. I also spent 8 hours next to an old man who had an old GPS tablet and had put his destination in and it spent HOURS telling him to make left or right turns only to immediately say "Recalculating" because it was giving road directions on a freaking train. Staff did nothing about it and I couldn't' convince him to turn it down or off. Dining car is family style so you'll likely be seated with strangers - but I had a fascinating conversation with a Native American author who had written down a lot of his tribes stories and he spoke at length about some really cool stuff. Take lots of snacks and drinks if you can - the concession car isn't always open, has limited selection, and it's overpriced.
if your really looking for a deal instead of Amtrak... use gotobus. they have been doing tours for a decade at a fraction of Amtrak... sure sure... it may be chinese most times... but it works at a slick deal price.
if your really looking for a deal instead of Amtrak... use gotobus. they have been doing tours for a decade at a fraction of Amtrak... sure sure... it may be chinese most times... but it works at a slick deal price.
But it's not on a train... thats the beauty of it.
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Ok I tho it was just me, yeah I can't find it , it's odd. I guess just give up then and book it at regular prices
lol what happened, I plan to do it to see the country and not for transportation, any tips
Look up the itinerary of the route you want to take and take note of the times it will be passing through places you want to see. Some routes are only scenic one direction because you spend so much time traveling at night. Also, if you have the slightest trouble sleeping while traveling try to upgrade to a sleeper. The seats are OK, but not easy to sleep in and the viewing/observation cars get full at night from people sleeping on the floor and the more comfortable chairs. I also spent 8 hours next to an old man who had an old GPS tablet and had put his destination in and it spent HOURS telling him to make left or right turns only to immediately say "Recalculating" because it was giving road directions on a freaking train. Staff did nothing about it and I couldn't' convince him to turn it down or off. Dining car is family style so you'll likely be seated with strangers - but I had a fascinating conversation with a Native American author who had written down a lot of his tribes stories and he spoke at length about some really cool stuff. Take lots of snacks and drinks if you can - the concession car isn't always open, has limited selection, and it's overpriced.
I did a 15 hour Amtrak ride once. Pretty sure I would jump off the train screaming well before I got anywhere near 15 days...
I did a amtrak from san antonio to LA once a while back .... never ever ever again ... i would rather take a greyhound bus and sit in the back by the toilet next to a 300 pound guy eating garlic then to ever get on another amtrak .... in fact we cancelled our return trip and rented a car back instead of being on that train ........
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I have never taken amtrak, really interested in northern rail exp. california zephyr rail.
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lol what happened, I plan to do it to see the country and not for transportation, any tips
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