Originally Posted by
darben
By the way why are you driving to Chicago instead of taking the Lake Shore limited from Buffalo (depew) Also Maple leaf to DEPEW but it is a lonnnnng layover in a hole in the wall station
Seems car rental cheaper and you can drive right up to the station(practically) then drop off car at Buffalo airport and take cab back to station lass than 3 miles At $ 2.30 for first 1/6 mile or any part there off. $ 0.50 for each additional 1/6 mile or any part there off. US $ 30.00 for per hour waiting.
So + - $15.00
Seems cheaper to me and no driving plus coach fare is fairly cheap about $54.00 right now
There's no checked baggage service on the Maple Leaf so that rules out leaving right from Toronto. I did look into the Lake Shore Limited but the late departure means I'd be sleeping on that one. The upgrade to a sleeper is more than I'd like to pay for just one night, and I'd rather not spend an overnight in coach (especially given my snoring). I even looked at picking up the Lake Shore in Cleveland or Toledo but it just became too much of a logicistical headache.
I'm using a free day with National so the rental cost is the same if I drop in Buffalo or Chicago. The cost of a coach seat is about the same as the extra gas to get a Ford Fusion/Chevy Malibu to Chicago, so given the circumstances I'd prefer to just go to bed early the night before, then get up in the wee hours and drive to Chicago.