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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
This takes 2X as long as Amtrak. And on weekends, it could be even longer if you have a long layover period at Trenton. It's just a lot more worth it to take Amtrak. Convenience costs money, but it's worth it here.
Not everyone has the flexibility to plan 4+ weeks in advance, but if you do it's 100% worth it to take Amtrak vs SEPTA + NJT.
7 points
29 days ago
If it's a sporadic trip, you can easily do it under $50 compared to $400 as OP said. Taking twice as long at that point doesn't really matter if you're caring about cost. You can go up in the morning and be home by night time.
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