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thekingoftherodeo t1_ir5mtgl wrote

Reply to comment by No-Lunch4249 in Favorite way to take a weekend trip out of DC without a car? by [deleted]

Close in Amtrak bookings (< 4 weeks) are more expensive than flying these days on the NE corridor. You can't really do a spontaneous Amtrak trip to NYC/PHL.

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No-Lunch4249 t1_ir5ok71 wrote

Idk if I totally agree. Yes the cheapest seats start to evaporate a month or so out, definitely agree there.

But looking at this Saturday, there are some 1-way NER tickets from DC Union to NY Penn for $82 still available. Super quick google flights search shows the only airlines that can even come close to matching that involve weird connects/layovers. Plus Amtrak is more comfortable and you can avoid the TSA anal probe.

For last second impromptu trips, I think the bus becomes the real competitor, not flights.

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