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Old Nov 15, 2023 | 3:08 pm
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Originally Posted by ijgordon
Even 3 weeks in advance I'm seeing some pretty high pricing for NYP-WAS, whether Acela or regular NER. And these are the cheap fares with no changes and 50% penalty refund. Airlines allow free changes (sometimes without repricing, on a return leg) and free same-day confirmed changes for many elites. It is becoming harder to justify Amtrak unless booking much further out, and even then.
Three weeks in advance has never had low fares on the NEC. It used to be 6-9 months out and now it's 2-3 months. Unless the train is at 10-20% you're just not going to see low fares that close, especially now when that puts you squarely in the holiday travel season.
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