I'm thinking about taking a trip up from SoCal to the Bay Area by train. I've heard about the views on the Coast Starlight and would like to take that; but the redemption difference is big.
I've yet to redeem for travel and wonder how this would work.
I'm assuming the the bus end of Surfliner trip is part of the same redemption.
So, IRV to OKJ would cost me 1000 points on the Surfliner, but would involve a long bus ride from SLO to OKJ.
The Starlight would be all on train, but would cost 5500 points. Brings another question, is my Surfliner segment to LAX from IRV seperate redemption? If so, this would increase it to 6500 points.
Amtrak reservations also offered me some combinations involving the Surfliner, busses from either Santa Barbara or LAX to Bakerspatch and the San Joaquin the rest of the way. I'm assuming this would be 2 x 1000 point redemptions with the bus thrown in one of the segment.
I'm inclined to just take the Starlight and avoid the busses; but it is a BIG difference in points.
I'd probably have to redeem one way and pay the other.
I've also thought of maybe riding the San Joaquin one way just to check it out also.
I welcome any thoughts, especially on how each of the redemptions would work.
I've yet to redeem for travel and wonder how this would work.
I'm assuming the the bus end of Surfliner trip is part of the same redemption.
So, IRV to OKJ would cost me 1000 points on the Surfliner, but would involve a long bus ride from SLO to OKJ.
The Starlight would be all on train, but would cost 5500 points. Brings another question, is my Surfliner segment to LAX from IRV seperate redemption? If so, this would increase it to 6500 points.
Amtrak reservations also offered me some combinations involving the Surfliner, busses from either Santa Barbara or LAX to Bakerspatch and the San Joaquin the rest of the way. I'm assuming this would be 2 x 1000 point redemptions with the bus thrown in one of the segment.
I'm inclined to just take the Starlight and avoid the busses; but it is a BIG difference in points.
I'd probably have to redeem one way and pay the other.
I've also thought of maybe riding the San Joaquin one way just to check it out also.
I welcome any thoughts, especially on how each of the redemptions would work.