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It's approximately a 4 hour drive by car. The train might be able to do it in 2 hours, but of course there's the overhead you mention. The drive costs around $
by pants2 3y ago
It's approximately a 4 hour drive by car. The train might be able to do it in 2 hours, but of course there's the overhead you mention.
The drive costs around $40 in gas one-way. If this train is indeed $80 per ticket one-way, then I fail to see how it will be competitive with driving. A group of 5 going to Vegas would pay 10X the cost of driving and lose a lot of flexibility.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> A group of 5 going to Vegas would pay 10X the cost of driving and lose a lot of flexibility But they'd gain back the time they would have spent driving. Pretty much everyone I know in Los Angeles flies to Las Vegas, though it's an admittedly biased sample.
- dheera 3y ago> Pretty much everyone I know in Los Angeles flies to Las Vegas Huh what? Almost everyone I know in LA drives to Las Vegas just to avoid having to deal with airports. And when you arrive in Las Vegas you already have your favorite car filled with your favorite snacks.
- xcrunner529 3y agoAnd so the train will avoid the hassle and comfort issues of airport/airlines and you’re not screwed paying for parking (which you left out of your example for some reason).
- sokoloff 3y agoPlenty of strip casinos offer free parking. Anything off-strip almost certainly has a free option nearby as well. I’ve probably driven 100+ days in Vegas over the years and doubt I’ve paid more than $100 in total for parking over that span.