Cheap flight/train to Washington,DC?

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Author Message   tabby Citizen Username: Tabby Post Number: 241 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 9:39 pm:        We are going in February for an overnight trip leaving Friday night returning Saturday night to Washington DC. I don't want to drive. Amtrak and various airlines look expensive. I guess because we are not staying on a Saturday night. Any ideas?   Stuart0628 Citizen Username: Stuart0628 Post Number: 204 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Friday, January 27, 2006 - 12:08 am:        If you can avoid Friday and Sunday, Amtrak is a pretty good deal...you can pay more or less depending on if you go Acela or one of the regional trains. AAA will give you a 5% discount; every bit helps. Also, kids travel for 50% on many trains, and these discounts may be combinable.   algebra2 Supporter Username: Algebra2 Post Number: 3958 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Friday, January 27, 2006 - 9:16 am:        If you're adventurous you can take the "chinatown bus". My six year old and I did it. It wasn't so bad. http://www.ivymedia.com/eastern/   Mummite Citizen Username: Mummite Post Number: 211 Registered: 6-2003 Posted on Friday, January 27, 2006 - 10:36 am:        Train is so easy. But reserve your seat.   algebra2 Supporter Username: Algebra2 Post Number: 3959 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Friday, January 27, 2006 - 11:13 am:        Yes -- definitely RESERVE on a Friday night. Once, when my son and I took the train down one Friday night there were no seats until after Trenton (we got on at Metro Park).   kathy Citizen Username: Kathy Post Number: 1244 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Friday, January 27, 2006 - 5:13 pm:        My daughter and I once had to stand all the way to Philadelphia. We got on in Newark and the train was already standing room only. (Friday afternoon, as I recall.) But I think that all the Northeast Corridor trains may be reserved now.   mjc Citizen Username: Mjc Post Number: 1031 Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 1:45 pm:        I love to drive but not in Washington. Someone recommended driving from NJ to one of the northern DC Metro stops and taking the Metro from there. I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds like a good compromise. There are Metro maps online.