Thunder Road
Service Attendant
- Joined
- Nov 2, 2011
- Messages
- 144
As I've mentioned I'm taking the CL home from CHI to PHL for Spring break. Now I need to decide what to do for the return. I have a 2-week spring break, which is why it's the best (and really the only) time that works for taking an LD trip as a means of getting home and back from college.
Anyway, here's the issue. Dorms open Sunday at noon, but if I want to take the Cardinal, I have to leave Friday and then stay with a friend in Chicagoland Saturday night until the dorms open. Or get a hotel in Chicago (which isn't a big deal since we have oodles of reward stays).
So in your opinion, is this extra bit of trouble (and leaving a day earlier) worth it for a ride on the Cardinal, or should I settle for the Pennsy to the CL?
Despite what seems like an enormous hassle, and the idea of 26-hour train ride, I actually kinda want to do the Card. Then we just have to see if I could handle 26 hours in coach because I don't have the budget for a roomette for myself.
Oh yes and the other piece of info is that Amtrak wants $94 for the trip, while Southwest wants $172-$202 for a one-way flight. So that's working in my favor.
Ok I'm done now.
Anyway, here's the issue. Dorms open Sunday at noon, but if I want to take the Cardinal, I have to leave Friday and then stay with a friend in Chicagoland Saturday night until the dorms open. Or get a hotel in Chicago (which isn't a big deal since we have oodles of reward stays).
So in your opinion, is this extra bit of trouble (and leaving a day earlier) worth it for a ride on the Cardinal, or should I settle for the Pennsy to the CL?
Despite what seems like an enormous hassle, and the idea of 26-hour train ride, I actually kinda want to do the Card. Then we just have to see if I could handle 26 hours in coach because I don't have the budget for a roomette for myself.
Oh yes and the other piece of info is that Amtrak wants $94 for the trip, while Southwest wants $172-$202 for a one-way flight. So that's working in my favor.
Ok I'm done now.