Shortest bookable Amtrak trip

[The DJ]

Buffalo (NY) Exchange Street - Buffalo (NY) Depew Station
7 miles 14-16 minutes $13 (roughly £10.50)

 

[jamesontheroad]

I am certain I have found shorter (or maybe cheaper) than this. I’ll need to go back through emails ten years or more, but there was a short hop somewhere which I used to bag some big Amtrak Guest Rewards bonus without actually travelling...

 

[ag51ruk]

Not cheaper, but Newark Airport to Newark Penn Station at $17 but 5 minutes journey time is around 3 miles.

 

[Alfonso]

Anaheim to Santa Ana, 5 bucks, 7 minutes, probably even shorter/cheaper ones around LA

 

[Shinkansenfan]

OK, I'll play...

Boston South Station to Boston Back Bay.

1 mile. 4 minutes journey time.

Checking random dates on Amtrak.com, cheapest fare is US $7.00.

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Or, New Haven Union Station to New Haven State Street.

According to Wikipedia milepost distance is 0.4 miles. Searching Amtrak.com, cheapest fare is US $1.00.

This is a low cost method of keeping your Amtrak Guest Rewards Points from expiring if you're in the area.

 

[dutchflyer]

Some of those Amtrak routes-I suppose mostly in CAL, are ticketed locally to the fares of the local Bus/Lightrail/Commuterrail-system, or at least accept (some of) the local tickets/seasons. I guess the MIN fare AT itself charges is most likely 5 or even 7 US$.

 

[jfisher21]

I can see Kansas City - Independence for 9$

 

[Ianno87]

I can see Kansas City - Independence for 9$

My non-driving wife has done that very journey in years gone by!

 

[jfisher21]

She did well, KC is a hard place to be without a car!

 

[Memma]

My entries for short Amtrak trips that you can book around the country - Emeryville to Berkeley (about 2 miles), Santa Fe Depot to Old Town (San Diego) (less than 4 miles), Carlsbad to Oceanside (3 miles), Newark Penn Station to Newark Airport (about 4 miles) and Boston South Station to Boston Back Bay (less than 2 miles)

 

[Red Onion]

Not cheaper, but Newark Airport to Newark Penn Station at $17 but 5 minutes journey time is around 3 miles.

I made that journey in 2006 when Amtrak had their NE rail pass (which was incredible value for something like $80 for 4 or 5 days unlimited travel) and I remember the conductor telling me of the high price, which was purely to encourage passengers to use the NJ Transit services.

 

[03_179]

Santa Fe Depot to Old Town San Diego.
About a mile and you can use one of the local passes.

 

[Memma]

I made that journey in 2006 when Amtrak had their NE rail pass (which was incredible value for something like $80 for 4 or 5 days unlimited travel) and I remember the conductor telling me of the high price, which was purely to encourage passengers to use the NJ Transit services.

I love some of the short trips rail passes allow! I remember frequently taking Shinkansen's between Tokyo and Ueno and Shinagawa and Tokyo thanks to my JR Pass!