Amtrak Across Country - San Diego to New York by train #AmtrakAdventure
San Diego to New York Cross Country by Amtrak Train Booking the ticket- $277 plus..... I booked a train ticket over a month in advance directly on the Amtrak website. My route San Diego to Los Angeles - $19 extra for business class Los Angeles to Chicago - $372 extra for sleeper carriage Chicago to New York - no extra -coach Unlike airlines there are NO baggage fees - and the sleeper included 2 evening meals 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches. Sign up for Amtrak emails and they will inform you of any deals- but buy early. 579 Pacific Surfliner 1:35pm San Diego The train station is beautiful- the team there are happy, helpful and proud to work for Amtrak. I asked if I needed to line up early on thanksgiving afternoon to be sure of a window seat- the lady at the ticket counter told me the train was pretty empty and I should enjoy the bench in the station :-) She recommended I didn't bother checking in my luggage as I didn't have that much. Santa Fe Station, S...