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Thanks. Although I don't have extensive familiarity with the fare bucket system, the fares are all currently high (or at least much higher than they were when I was looking last month) for roomettes from Glacier to Chicago, no matter what the date is...so travel flexibility doesn't seem to apply...

I had a similar reaction when trying to book a roomette from Glacier National Park to Chicago on the Empire Builder for June 2022. The discussion is here: https://www.amtraktrains.com/threads/sudden-roomette-price-increase.79433/#post-910881

Oh, and sorry. This is for two roomettes for a family of four.

Sorry if this is ignorance on my part, but I don’t quite understand. I’m looking at the maximum in terms of advance ticketing. So that’s June 29, 2022 right now. Roomettes are $2,300 for that date , when last week at 11 months out they were under $1,300. So $2,300 is considered a low bucket fair?

Strange. I found that the price for 2 roomettes jumped $1000 within one day without any change in how full the train was.

Thanks! The family room has been on my mind. I think that I'll at least book that and then see if I can change it if the roomette price goes down. As a family, we had decided that the 2 roomettes would be better (better windows, opportunity to ask for upper level rooms, etc.) but it's not worth...

Oh neat idea. I tried booking for 1 adult and 1 child and it was $1154, so just half of the 2 roomette deal for the 4 of us. I've been looking at the very last date available to book 11 months in advance when the train says it's 0% full. So it doesn't seem to be an issue of other people booking...

Ok thanks. That’s really helpful! I was hoping that if I was on top of things well in advance I’d get the lowest price, but now I’ll rethink that.

So when I see a price 11 months out, is that the low bucket fair that is not going to drop? Most people have said that you should book with Amtrak as far in advance as possible, although I’ve seen other threads in this forum saying that the price may fluctuate, like airline tickets do.

I’ve been eyeing the prices for roomettes on the Empire Builder from Glacier National Park to Chicago and last week the price for two adults and two children was under $1300 (for 2 roomettes), 11 months out. Just a couple of days ago I checked and the price increased to $2300, also 11 months...