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Author Topic: Getting from NYC to Chicago.. Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-13-2010 11:53 AM                        Private rooms on Amtrak actually aren't all that expensive if you have 2-4 people in your party and if you think of the trip as being comparable to transportation+hotel costs and if you think of the train trip as entertainment. Think of it as a trip on a cruise ship, rather than on an airplane.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 07-13-2010 01:29 PM                     As always, I will be traveling alone, which would make it rather expensive, so I don't think it's an option I can consider. Also, I can never sleep on any form of transport. I'm leaning towards going by train at the moment, but I've been warned that the trains can get full. Does anybody have a proper telephone number for Amtrak, i.e. something that's not 1-800-USA-Rail, or anything else with 800 in it, but something that's dialable internationally?  |  IP: Logged Mark Ogden Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 943 From: Little Falls, N.J. Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-13-2010 04:05 PM                     Amtrak International Sales: 001-215-856-7952, between 8:30AM and 5:00PM US Eastern Time (they are in Philadelphia).  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 07-13-2010 05:29 PM                        Well, I would suggest Southwest Air Lines, a discounter. They fly from Republic Airport(Farmingdale) out on Long Island, but they fly directly to Chicago Midway (in the heart of the city.). A bit like RyanAir. Louis  |  IP: Logged Rick Raskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1100 From: Manassas Virginia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 07-13-2010 06:22 PM                     Visit Amtrak's Website and plug in from NYP to CHI and the date you want to travel. Its about 19 hours and a low of $134.00.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 07-13-2010 06:50 PM                     When I was in college I took an overnight Amtrak trip from Penn Station in NYC down to Jacksonville, FL. It was an overnight trip. Kind of fun from New York down to Virginia. The train passed through the Marine Corps base in Quantico, VA where I lived during high school. South of Richmond the ride got boring. No scenery. Just lots of trees close to the tracks and fleeting glimpses of roads and industrial sides of small towns. I had my own cabin, but had a hard time getting any sleep. I was too worried about oversleeping and missing my stop. It's one thing to oversleep on the Staten Island Ferry and end up going back to Manhattan and back to Staten Island again. It's another thing to oversleep on the train and end up way down in Miami instead of Jacksonville.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Mehocic Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 804 From: New Castle, PA, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-13-2010 09:50 PM                     I took that same route in December 1995. I missed the original connections out of Washington DC because the train I had to first catch in Pittsburgh was stranded by snow in Toledo, Ohio. By the time I got to DC the sun was setting and did not come up again until I was near Brunswick, Georgia. The strangest thing about that particular trip was how much it reminded me of train travel in the Nineteenth Century. The cars were filthy, overcrowded and poorly heated. Its much more better now, I assure you.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 07-14-2010 05:59 AM                     Louis, I looked at that, but it's not much cheaper than going by train; by the time I've paid the tax, and got to the Airport, it's probably no cheaper. Getting to the airport is also difficult, it's over 40 miles away, and not easy to get to. There's a Long Island Bus route that goes close to it, but I'd have to take PATH, then walk, then train then bus to get to the airport. Also, that airport looks like it can only handle small aircraft; because of my leg problems I really need to be able to stand up and walk around from time to time. If I was going to fly I think it would have to be from LGA. I think I will probably go be train; flying is not good for my legs, and this would be just two or three days after a long flight from London, and a few days before another long flight back to London. The train takes longer, but much of that time will be overnight, when I wouldn't have been doing anything useful anyway.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 07-14-2010 06:14 AM                        Stephen: all Southwest flights use Boeing 737 aircraft. I would think that there is a train from NYC to Farmingdale with perhaps a taxi the last 2 miles. Perhaps a Long Island person knows better. Godd chance of a direct flight, too. Louis  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 08-08-2010 02:01 PM                     Thanks for the replies; after looking at the options I've decided to go by train. The only real disadvantage compared to air seems to be that it takes longer, but since I'll be on the train overnight it will save me one night's hotel bill. Any Idea how far ahead I'll need to book my ticket? I can't do it yet as I don't yet know the date I'll be going.  |  IP: Logged Joshua Waaland Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: Cleveland, Ohio Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-09-2010 07:33 AM                     I usually use Southwest when going into Chicago. They are pretty cheap and have larger seats for bigger guys like me. It all depends on where you need to go. If you are heading north then find an airline going into O'Hare. Southwest only goes into Midway which is right in the middle of town and it is a huge pain in the butt to go north and avoid traffic jams on the freeways. The tolls will also cost you some dough. The Chicago politicians LOVE their tolls.  |  IP: Logged

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