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  • mob@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Well, the closest station outside of DC, Arlington VA according to Google, is about 15$(with 83+ for a pet and 10-20$ per luggage/bike fees)…

    So I’d say maybe a few stations further than the closest station to DC.

    Seems like it’s about 50cents a mile for a customer on Amtrak after a little more Googling, while it’s an average of 58cents(which includes registration/insurance/repairs/etc) a mile for a car. So ultimately, you might save a little money with the Amtrak, but it’s not a big money saver.

    • socsa@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      It varies a huge amount. You can get DC to NYC tickets for under $50 if you buy at the last second. Most trains don’t fill up and they basically give away the remaining seats with like 8 hours to go.

      • mob@sopuli.xyz
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        1 year ago

        True, but it’s sort of hard to use that stance as a comparative though. Average 1 way is 168$ from NYC to DC.

        Comparing outliers, I’d imagine hitchhikers and train hoppers will end up winning pretty evenly

    • sadreality@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      58cent is IRS estimate which is under estimating the cost inherently due to state bias.

      Also, not even accounting for crazy car prices recently

      And parking and sitting in traffic