Freckles68
Train Attendant
- Joined
- Mar 18, 2010
- Messages
- 26
For me it's a combination of the cost and the time. I'd love to travel from NYC to Minneapolis by train, as I hate flying but I'd like to visit my friends there. But it would cost nearly a thousand dollars, and four of my vacation days would be spent traveling. Doesn't leave much time for visiting.
If Amtrak was comparable to air travel in terms of cost (I don't drive/park and I wouldn't be checking any baggage), it would be more likely that I'd do it anyway. But the accommodations are just too expensive. A night in a tiny compartment with no toilet is more expensive than a night at the Hyatt, and I'd need to pay for two of them each way... I have a cranky back and couldn't sit for that long. Unfortunately, it's just way out of my price range.
If Amtrak was comparable to air travel in terms of cost (I don't drive/park and I wouldn't be checking any baggage), it would be more likely that I'd do it anyway. But the accommodations are just too expensive. A night in a tiny compartment with no toilet is more expensive than a night at the Hyatt, and I'd need to pay for two of them each way... I have a cranky back and couldn't sit for that long. Unfortunately, it's just way out of my price range.