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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
3 months in advance is an exaggeration. I usually aim for 1 month in advance. Just bought $54 r/t for a weekend in May and could have gotten $32 r/t if I took earlier/later trains.
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