When does your credit card get charged?

[Sam The Cat]

I am making reservations for train travel from Buffalo to Albany then on to NYP then back to BUF via LSL and am wondering if I make my reservations today and secure by a credit card when does ky credit card get charged since I will not need the tickets until October however there is a real good rate on a sleeper car back to BUF

 

[Ryan]

They get charged as soon as you make the reservation.

 

[FriskyFL]

Credit card and signature debit card is authorized for the full amount at the time of purchase. PIN Debit hits your account immediately upon authorization.

 

[zephyr17]

I am making reservations for train travel from Buffalo to Albany then on to NYP then back to BUF via LSL and am wondering if I make my reservations today and secure by a credit card when does ky credit card get charged since I will not need the tickets until October however there is a real good rate on a sleeper car back to BUF

It gets charged immediately whether you get the tickets right then or not. However, you can hold most reservations for 7 days without payment if you do it with an agent.

 

[jmbgeg]

I am making reservations for train travel from Buffalo to Albany then on to NYP then back to BUF via LSL and am wondering if I make my reservations today and secure by a credit card when does ky credit card get charged since I will not need the tickets until October however there is a real good rate on a sleeper car back to BUF

It gets charged immediately whether you get the tickets right then or not. However, you can hold most reservations for 7 days without payment if you do it with an agent.

I would agree except that some times they will only hold reservations for three days before you have to pay.

 

[AlanB]

It gets charged immediately whether you get the tickets right then or not. However, you can hold most reservations for 7 days without payment if you do it with an agent.

I would agree except that some times they will only hold reservations for three days before you have to pay.

It actually varries from 1 to 7 days depending on the train and how sold out it is and when you're booking in relation to when your date of travel is.

 

[me_little_me]

Note that if you cancel, it takes a few days for the credits to appear on your account. Charges are instantaneous - credits take a while. Probably the banks that pull those shenanigans.

 

[Ryan]

Your bank, maybe. I've always had credits show up right away.