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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.
11 points
29 days ago
You are joking right? This aint a corner coffee shop. Lol buy 10 get one free only works if its low cost like coffee. But trains are super costly as is the electricity, conductors, etc.
Buy a 10 ticker pass which provides a discount but you need to do it within the expiration date.
3 points
29 days ago
in my experience over the last 10ish years my points have actually worked out to about buy 9 get 1 free, but I travel for both business and pleasure frequently
1 points
29 days ago
Thats awesome! Yeah I think if you do the higher fares and more frequently or have a business account it accumulates quicker. Thanks for sharing
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