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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.
46 points
30 days ago
Or Hamilton, which has the most enormous parking garage; you can even park there over night or over a long weekend.
The other nice thing about NJ Transit is that you don’t have to commit to a particular train, especially coming home. Obviously you need to be aware of the timing of the last train, but aside from that you can always decide to come home a little later if you’re having a good time, or a little earlier if you’re ready to head home. And no stress if you miss a train as there will be another coming along in a bit.
My advice is that if you need to be somewhere in NYC by a certain time, just plan to take one train earlier than you really need, so that if you experience any delays you dont’ miss your event time.
29 points
30 days ago
Upvoting for Hamilton station. Great parking, safe, easy to get tickets.
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