Hello! I would appreciate any help or advice regarding our upcoming trip this September.
The route is as follows: Starting in Boston taking the Lake Shore Limited to Chicago, then taking the Empire Builder to Seattle.
Then onto San Francisco on the Coast Starlight, continue on to Los Angeles, also with Coast Starlight.
And then the last destination will be San Diego with Pacific Surfliner. All except Pacific Surfliner is booked with bedroom.
I am staying at each stop for at least 2 nights, so there should be no need to worry about connecting trains.
Starting date is September 8th and will arrive in San Diego on Septermber 24th.
I hope I have chosen a good period to travel, weather wise and crowd wise.
My wife is gluten intolerant, so any tips or advice about handling food questions aboard Amtrak will be greatly appreciated.
My questions are:
On the Lake Shore Limited from Boston, will we be in our sleeper from the start? Or do we get to it at Albany? What meals will we get between Boston and Albany?
The information I can find is not really that informative so it is a bit hard to know what to expect.
We are staying at the Silvermith Hotel in Chicago, easiest way from and to Union Station?
Arriving in LA at 9 PM if on time, we are staying at the Miyako Hotel, it seems to be quite close to LAUS, but since we are arriving late, is it safe to walk or should we get a cab?
Thanks,
Anders
The route is as follows: Starting in Boston taking the Lake Shore Limited to Chicago, then taking the Empire Builder to Seattle.
Then onto San Francisco on the Coast Starlight, continue on to Los Angeles, also with Coast Starlight.
And then the last destination will be San Diego with Pacific Surfliner. All except Pacific Surfliner is booked with bedroom.
I am staying at each stop for at least 2 nights, so there should be no need to worry about connecting trains.
Starting date is September 8th and will arrive in San Diego on Septermber 24th.
I hope I have chosen a good period to travel, weather wise and crowd wise.
My wife is gluten intolerant, so any tips or advice about handling food questions aboard Amtrak will be greatly appreciated.
My questions are:
On the Lake Shore Limited from Boston, will we be in our sleeper from the start? Or do we get to it at Albany? What meals will we get between Boston and Albany?
The information I can find is not really that informative so it is a bit hard to know what to expect.
We are staying at the Silvermith Hotel in Chicago, easiest way from and to Union Station?
Arriving in LA at 9 PM if on time, we are staying at the Miyako Hotel, it seems to be quite close to LAUS, but since we are arriving late, is it safe to walk or should we get a cab?
Thanks,
Anders