by LAUNCHman
I am going to Providence from Philly PA for a day-trip the week before Christmas. I will prolly stay over one night, but might drive back the same day.
I figure I have so many modes of transportation to choose from:
car, Acela, regional Amtrak train, Greyhound, and even plane.
I'm working on a spreadsheet right now including fields such as earliest departure time available, total travel time required, comfort, round trip option, and price.
I hope Acela wins. I've always wanted to ride it once. For that length of trip (4 to 6 hours) is the upgrade worthwhile? I've been on regionals quite often.
What might prevent me from flying is that the return trip needs to be between 10pm and 2 am, where I'm more likely to be able to find an acela running than a plane, I think. Plus, as I said, I really am hoping I can make the Acela work for my itinerary.
It seems that greyhound and most airlines offer a break for round-trips, whereas Amtrak just costs twice as much. Not really sure why that is, but it is only a slight deterrent to me.
I figure I have so many modes of transportation to choose from:
car, Acela, regional Amtrak train, Greyhound, and even plane.
I'm working on a spreadsheet right now including fields such as earliest departure time available, total travel time required, comfort, round trip option, and price.
I hope Acela wins. I've always wanted to ride it once. For that length of trip (4 to 6 hours) is the upgrade worthwhile? I've been on regionals quite often.
What might prevent me from flying is that the return trip needs to be between 10pm and 2 am, where I'm more likely to be able to find an acela running than a plane, I think. Plus, as I said, I really am hoping I can make the Acela work for my itinerary.
It seems that greyhound and most airlines offer a break for round-trips, whereas Amtrak just costs twice as much. Not really sure why that is, but it is only a slight deterrent to me.