We have been going to Florida to vacation for many years. Throughout our trips we have evaluated ways to save money, time, and other factors. Over the past year we have found that traveling on Amtrak Auto Train is very convenient. The pricing is comparable to driving. They serve us dinner, and breakfast. There is a smoking car. The train makes it so we don’t have to stop on the way down to sleep. It also helps by not allowing us to stop for shopping, or miscellanous breaks. We take our car which makes it so that we don’t have to rent a car for driving around to attractions, etc. This is also nice because auto breakdown service coverage on a car has its own disadvantages.
Several people I know have not fully understood the scenario. They will continue to swear on airline flights. I know that after the wait at the airport, fees, and everything else that flying is just not the way to go.
We have already started to watch pricing for our upcoming trip in December. I have emphasized to my wife that we don’t want to wait to long to book because the price will go up based on demand.
January 26th, 2012 at 1:52 pm
Traveling depends on the number in the group, gthe cost of fuel, and time–we evaluate before every trip then book or not accordingly.