I'm looking at getting the train from Boston to New York.
Acela's best time seems to be around the 3h20 minute mark, but costs nearly $200 single.
Northeast Regional takes about 4h10, but is significantly cheaper than Acela at about $79.
There is about 90 nonstop flights between BOS and NYC, which booking at short notice looks to be between $150-200, down to about $70 further out. Flight time is about 45 minutes (I have got a connecting flight like that in the past), which is one of the shortest I've ever done, take off, cruise for about 5 minutes, then start landing.
Megabus comes in at about 4h40 and is about $10.
Basically, the train is really uncompetitive in my eyes. I will probably get NER as I can't stand coaches, but does anyone know if there are upgrades planned on this corridor? It seems like one of the most perfect markets for 'improved' rail service.
Acela's best time seems to be around the 3h20 minute mark, but costs nearly $200 single.
Northeast Regional takes about 4h10, but is significantly cheaper than Acela at about $79.
There is about 90 nonstop flights between BOS and NYC, which booking at short notice looks to be between $150-200, down to about $70 further out. Flight time is about 45 minutes (I have got a connecting flight like that in the past), which is one of the shortest I've ever done, take off, cruise for about 5 minutes, then start landing.
Megabus comes in at about 4h40 and is about $10.
Basically, the train is really uncompetitive in my eyes. I will probably get NER as I can't stand coaches, but does anyone know if there are upgrades planned on this corridor? It seems like one of the most perfect markets for 'improved' rail service.