A new range of fares has been introduced by Amtrak that provides large savings on late-night and early-morning journeys on selected routes along the USA‘s Northeast Corridor (NEC).
Amtrak has extended the availability of its “Night Owl” fares to include travel between Boston and New York.
Also, it has increased the time frame for departures by two hours, which will prove a great advantage for travellers attending concerts, plays, or sporting events. They will also be an advantage to anyone who prefers to depart earlier and later than the restrictions imposed by the previous time limits.
Night Owl fares are now available for off-peak trains departing between 7 pm and 7 am and travelling between Washington, D.C. and New York and between New York and Boston.
The low fares are for Coach tickets on Northeast Regional and other select routes, and whereas they were previously available for most Northeast Corridor city pairs between New York and Washington, D.C. they are now available for select segments between New York and Boston.
Typical one-way coach fares start from as low as:
$5 between:
- Philadelphia – Baltimore/BWI;
- New York and Newark/Newark Liberty;
- Washington and Baltimore/BWI;
- Boston and Providence.
$10 between:
- New York and Philadelphia;
- Philadelphia and Washington;
- Providence and New Haven.
$15 between
- Boston and New Haven;
- New York and Baltimore/BWI;
- Washington and Newark/Newark Liberty.
$20 between
- New York and Washington;
- Boston and New York.
Amtrak recently upgraded dining facilities on trains operating along the Northeast Corridor, and last month it ordered ten new train sets because of rising passenger numbers.
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