ABQFloridian
Train Attendant
- Joined
- Apr 13, 2015
- Messages
- 59
Since I read about it on this board, I have been experimenting with the multi-city booking tool on the Amtrak website. I have been pricing trips on my current "home train", the SWC, and my old one, the Silver Star.
I have found that I can change from sleeper to coach almost anywhere along the route, because, except for KCY, nowhere else has an alternative route. On the Star, however, I can only change classes at points between Raleigh and Savannah, because those are served by the Carolinian, Palmetto, or NER.
So, I have definitely figured out that I can't change classes using multi-city booking if there are alternatives. My question is this: can I do an " under the table" multi-city booking by booking the tickets individually?
For example could I by a roomette from Rocky Mount, NC to Tampa, FL and then in a separate transaction buy a coach ticket from NYP to Rocky Mount? Or do I have to take the Palmetto or Carolinian and lay over in RMT?
Thanks in advance for the help. I know if anyone can answer my question, they would be on AU.
I have found that I can change from sleeper to coach almost anywhere along the route, because, except for KCY, nowhere else has an alternative route. On the Star, however, I can only change classes at points between Raleigh and Savannah, because those are served by the Carolinian, Palmetto, or NER.
So, I have definitely figured out that I can't change classes using multi-city booking if there are alternatives. My question is this: can I do an " under the table" multi-city booking by booking the tickets individually?
For example could I by a roomette from Rocky Mount, NC to Tampa, FL and then in a separate transaction buy a coach ticket from NYP to Rocky Mount? Or do I have to take the Palmetto or Carolinian and lay over in RMT?
Thanks in advance for the help. I know if anyone can answer my question, they would be on AU.