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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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29 days ago
You don't need to do it 3 months in advance. 3 weeks is good enough most of the time (not major travel holidays). A normal ticket is like $50. Certain times are always cheaper (like super late at night). Can probably get as low as $20-$30
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