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They don't on the east coast. For example depending on the timing you can do NYC - DC or NYC - Boston for like $15 one way on Amtrak. There are 50+ trains a day
by paxys 3y ago
They don't on the east coast. For example depending on the timing you can do NYC - DC or NYC - Boston for like $15 one way on Amtrak. There are 50+ trains a day, and they all go full. SF - LA is only slightly longer, and there's no reason for it to cost hundreds.
- alephnerd 3y ago> NYC - Boston for like $15 one way Bullshit. I went to school in Boston. To get a one way like that I'd have to book weeks in advanced and it would be in the middle of the night. I'm on the Amtrak website right now and if I book a one way trip from South Station (boston) to Penn Station (NYC) for today, it is $250 (tbf, it would be a last minute booking). If I book one for weeks in advance, it's still at $40-100.
- oogali 3y agoNYP-BOS May 7, 7:50pm-12:15am $20 [X] Weeks in advance [ ] Middle of the night
- alephnerd 3y agoWhy would I commute from NYC to Boston at 8pm on a Tuesday? The fact that this is one of the few counters you could find only proves my point.
- idunnoman1222 3y agoRide is already too long to use as a commute
- NovemberWhiskey 3y agoHmm, maybe it's middle age catching up with me, but a train pulling in South St at quarter after midnight feels like the middle of the night to me.
- philwelch 3y agoThere is, actually. There are 5 major cities between Boston and DC, so a direct rail line between the two can serve 10 different major routes. There are only 2 major cities between SF and LA, namely SF and LA themselves, which leaves you with one major route.
- noirbot 3y agoNo way. I've taken that route many times over the last decade and never paid less than $35. It also usually takes 4.5 hours unless you take the Acela which I've never seen for less than $80. It's cheaper, and I take it because it's a better experience in a lot of ways, but it's also regularly not full. I've had entire train cars to myself before.
- adrr 3y agoI just priced an Amtrak ticket from LA to Seattle. Its was $250 round trip in coach. Thats the same price for a regularly priced airplane ticket for coach.
- NovemberWhiskey 3y agoAmtrak has 20 trains a day from NYP -> BOS; not 50. I commute on along the North East Corridor, and if you want a train that'll get you into NY by around 9am or leaves around 5-6pm, you're definitely not getting that for $15 on a weekday.