Qapla
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New sale they are advertising
Auto Train fares as low as $9 + your vehicle
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Qapla
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Seaboard92
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That's worth taking if one lived near Lorton and just wanted to do a one-way and drive to and stop at cities on the return.
$9 coach. $209 for the car. The Auto Train is the only long distance train I have never taken. if there is a sale on the price of the car and Amtrak will allow you to ride without a car,I'll do it.
I live in NE Pa and I would travel to South Florida. It's a 4 to 5 hour drive to get to Lorton and another 4 to get to Fort Lauderdale.
I think a sleeper is $109. That's $318 for the trip,which is $150 cheaper than than the biggest rip off on Amtrak,the Silver trains in a roomette from the Northeast to Florida. By taking the auto train in a sleeper you are getting full service dining.
I live in NE Pa and I would travel to South Florida. It's a 4 to 5 hour drive to get to Lorton and another 4 to get to Fort Lauderdale.
I think a sleeper is $109. That's $318 for the trip,which is $150 cheaper than than the biggest rip off on Amtrak,the Silver trains in a roomette from the Northeast to Florida. By taking the auto train in a sleeper you are getting full service dining.
Dakota 400
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A sale price for transport of one's car? I doubt it. What they do to transport the car is labor intensive. It's my understanding that one cannot make an Auto Train reservation without a car.
Barciur
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It says rooms are refundable -25% fee - does that still apply with COVID fee waiver?
Reason is I am not 100% sure when I want to do the trip, it may have to be moved by a day or two. In which case, sure, no change fees, BUT no more promo, if I find out in April that my June trip has to be moved by a couple of days, I would prefer to be able to cancel and not be out of over $100 for cancellation fee.
Reason is I am not 100% sure when I want to do the trip, it may have to be moved by a day or two. In which case, sure, no change fees, BUT no more promo, if I find out in April that my June trip has to be moved by a couple of days, I would prefer to be able to cancel and not be out of over $100 for cancellation fee.
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If I call Amtrak Guest Rewards, and ask for them to put me into two roomettes under this promo, do you think they will. I already have existing coach reservations for 4 people.
Hi Sidney, I am pretty sure Dakota 400 is correct, Amtrak stopped allowing non-automobile traveling passengers on the Auto Train several years ago, I am sorry to let you know that.
Barciur
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Well I've been trying to use this but this is the message I've been getting... 
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I'm looking at doing it for the fun of it. Drive to Lorton (7 hours but 2-3 days if we stop to see things). Take the train to Sanford. Drive home seeing things along the way.
