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[–] 35 points 1 year ago (9 children)
  • [–] 55 points 1 year ago (2 children)
    • Short hop (300 miles, 1 car): Mileage = 300×$4.72 = $1,416, but you’ll pay the $2,296 minimum (plus any parking/switching).  
    • Regional trip (500 miles, 1 car): 500×$4.72 = $2,360 (above the minimum). With one night of standard parking, ~$2,583 before any special switching.  
    • Overnight long-distance (1,000 miles): ~$4,720 for one car. Two cars on the same request price ~$8,340 (first car $4,720 + second car $3,620) before parking/switching.

    https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/privatecars/Amtrak-Private-Car-Rate-Addendum-7-111824.pdf

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    Even assuming some passenger limit (otherwise you could sell your own tickets and make a tidy profit) for groups large enough to require a charter bus, this sounds like a reasonable alternative. In fact that might be their target market.

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  • [+] 18 points 1 year ago (6 children)
  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    You are basically in a moving apartment, with bed, shower, bathroom, fridge, ability to cook...

    It's out of my price range, but I certainly could see the appeal.

    The car will be way faster and more open ended in terms of where you start and finish, so it's far more practical if you just want to get to where you are going.

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