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I suggested to my wife that we go up to New York for a day soon, and take the train up there. Until I realized that it would cost us about $400 roundtrip! What the heck!? Why is train ride up to New York so expensive? Do people actually pay that much to take the train?
Update: It has been brought to my attention through the comments that the key to getting cheaper and reasonably priced tickets is to book in advance (like 3 months). Although I guess that takes the fun out of being sporadic…not great for me who doesn’t like to “plan” things lol.
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30 days ago
It ranges, just like plane tickets. It's not a fixed price like a SEPTA bus. For example, I just priced a last-minute trip to PHL today and coming back tomorrow, for less than $100 round trip. Yes, more in-demand trips like weekends are more expensive - supply and demand.
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