We already have our trip booked to Denver this year and needless to say it was not inexpensive.
Since we only take one long Amtrak LD trip per year we splurge for bedroom accommodations. We periodically check the fares to see if they have dropped so that we might save a bit so I just checked the fares today and was very surprised.
Here is what we came up.
PHL - CHI ( Cardinal)- CHI-DEN (CZ) going
DEN - CHI (CZ)) CHI-WAS (CL) WAS-PHL (NEC) returning
All the connections are done on the same day.Are you ready for the fare?
$3,518 That is an exorbitant price to pay to pay to go to and from Denver. Yes you do get a bed and a bath but still one has to wonder if the lower degree of service and the ever higher prices are a affordable anymore
It is obvious that the powers at Amtrak are starting to believe that their sleeper service is the new Orient Express. If it keeps going like this they are going to price themselves out of the market. With the lower price of fuel these days driving and staying in upscale hotels sounds like the better,more comfortable and less expensive option.
Since we only take one long Amtrak LD trip per year we splurge for bedroom accommodations. We periodically check the fares to see if they have dropped so that we might save a bit so I just checked the fares today and was very surprised.
Here is what we came up.
PHL - CHI ( Cardinal)- CHI-DEN (CZ) going
DEN - CHI (CZ)) CHI-WAS (CL) WAS-PHL (NEC) returning
All the connections are done on the same day.Are you ready for the fare?
$3,518 That is an exorbitant price to pay to pay to go to and from Denver. Yes you do get a bed and a bath but still one has to wonder if the lower degree of service and the ever higher prices are a affordable anymore
It is obvious that the powers at Amtrak are starting to believe that their sleeper service is the new Orient Express. If it keeps going like this they are going to price themselves out of the market. With the lower price of fuel these days driving and staying in upscale hotels sounds like the better,more comfortable and less expensive option.
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