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Originally Posted by bhatnasx

Updated on 4/4/05
hi im traveling the 14 of may from rgh to texas so far the best i canget is 204 any suggestions please help poor college student. ive read many of the threads already i havent found anything!!! :rolleyes:
Hello All,

I just wanted to say that at Flyertalk, we welcome anyone interested in travel. The purpose of this thread isn't necessarily a "Can you help me find a cheaper fare from X-Y?" but a place to share information on available discounts. Before asking for help, please try to help yourselves. If available, the terms & conditions of each code is posted below. If your travel meets these terms & conditions, then try test-selling - choose the fare you're most comfortable with. We welcome the new folks here readily, but I would like to request that if you're looking for a specific fare, that you realize that the majority of us are not travel agents and that although we're willing to help you out, it's always appreciated if you try to help yourself first - then maybe we can help you out a little more.

Thanks!

***Please post on this thread if a code is old & doesn't work anymore OR if you've found a new one that does work & I will try to keep it updated.***

Tips from Amtrak - Tips for Using Promo Codes (thanks dberry!)

For current sales, check out Amtrak’s Rail Sale page.

Current Promos:

Ongoing – 15% off Senior & Student Fares (for Student Fares, you must have a Student Advantage Card - see post #3 in the Mileage Run Tools thread for a little bit more info on this.)

H449 Travel aboard Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner® to Ventura (California) and you can bring a friend along for Free! Offer valid for travel and purchase through May 26, 2005 excluding blackout dates listed below. The train scedule is flexible with four daily round trips and five on weekends.

Terms and Conditions:
Offer valid for one free companion traveling with a paid regular (full) adult rail fare, senior or disabled adult discounted rail fare to Ventura, California valid for sale and travel between 15Sep04 - 26May05. The free companion and paid adult must travel together at all times and have tickets issued at the same time. Up to 2 children ages 2-15 may accompany each adult at half the regular (full) adult rail fare. This offer is valid for travel on the Pacific Surfliner trains and connecting thruways except for the 7000-8999 series. (Blackouts applied for dates which have already passed, though "fare plan purchased" may have its own dates) Once the travel has begun, no changes to the itinerary are premitted. Fares, routes and schedules are subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply. Refer to discount code H449. Amtrak is a registered service mark of the NRPC. (Thanks HeHateY!)

From Frommers:

If you're traveling with a friend in the northeast, go for V756. That gets you 50% off the second ticket for two people traveling together. It works on all Northeast Corridor trains except Metroliners and Acelas from now through June 30, except from February 18-21 and March 24-28. For couples, this can be big savings. If that one doesn't work, V753, V730 and V755 are all very similar.

Celebrate the Coast Starlight's Return and Save 25% - See GoAmtrak's post for details!

Amtrak Hotels.com Rebate Offer - Save 25.00 on a 2-night or more Hotels.com stay - see Amtrak's post for details!

Share Fares - Small Groups Save BIG on Amtrak!

Now through May 15th, when you purchase two full-fare tickets on trains in the Northeast, the rest of your party - up to four additional people - will travel for 90% off the regular fare. - See Amtrak's post for details!

V242 – 20 percent off Midwest Travel Mon-Thurs, 3 day advance purchase, Expire June 16, 2005 (thanks Aces & NYVenturecapital)

Midwest Midweek Getaways

Use Promotion Code V242
Save 20% on Amtrak travel.
Special rates at participating B&B's and Hotels - See NYventurecapital's post for hotel details

Get a 20% discount when traveling on select trains within Illinois and Missouri from Tuesday to Thursday. Communities in Illinois and Missouri are offering special rates at many Bed & Breakfast's and Hotels.
Valid on Trains 300, 301, 303, 304, 305, 306, 347, 348, 391 and 392 from January 4 - June 16, 2005, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Buy-1-Get-1-Free on certain routes - Thanks to FT'er Amtrak for posting the following (which I just copied & pasted):

Purchase one full adult fare and bring along a companion for free on the California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Empire Builder, Heartland Flyer, Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited, and Texas Eagle routes. For reservations, call 800-USA-RAIL and refer to DISCOUNT CODE H442.

After you make your reservation over the telephone with an agent and have a reservation number priced with the discount, you can pick up your tickets from any Amtrak Self Service Quik-Trak machine without having to surrender a coupon.

Sorry, but the discount code is not valid online and Amtrak telephone agents will not mail you tickets since the coupon says that it must be surrendered to an agent upon use. The only way to bypass this restriction is through the use of an Amtrak Self Service Quik-Trak machine.

[b]I think that that to get the coupon, you can get it for free from here

V755 50% of one companion traveling to Philadelphia with a paid regular (full) adult, senior citizen or disabled dicounted rail faire ticket. Valid for sale Jan 1 - May 17, and valid for travel Feb 14 - May 20. Not valid Feb 18-21 and March 24-28. Reservations must be made at least three days in advance of travel. No Acela Express or Metroliner (Thanks, Boss77!)

X203- 20% off best available adult rail to Vermont Mondays through Thursdays and 10% off Fridays through Sundays. Valid for sale through 12/14 and for travel through 12/15. Holiday blackouts apply. (Thanks, Boss77!)

H431 (Thanks, Reindeerflame!) - In conjunction with the launch of the revamped Amtrak.com website. Note that this discount is "stackable" with certain other discounts, providing a total effective savings of 19% on AAA/NARP. This is not quite as good as the 20% available with V148, but the new discount may be used for travel into early 2005, while V148 expires in mid-November.

This offer valid for ten (10) percent off the best available regular (full) adult, senior, disabled adult, Student and Veterans Advantage, AAA and NARP members discounted adult rail fare. Reservations must be made through the Amtrak web site at www.amtrak.com to qualify for this discount except for disabled passengers who must call 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) to make reservations using this special offer and to receive the Amtrak discount for disabled passengers. Reservations must be made at least three (3) days prior to departure and are non-refundable once purchased. Offer valid for reservations: September 12, 2004 - December 15, 2004 and for travel September 15, 2004 - February 28, 2005. Blackouts apply for the following dates: November 23-30, 2004, December 17, 2004 - January 2, 2005, February 18-21, 2005. Up to 2 children ages 2-15 may accompany each paid adult at 1/2 of the discounted adult rail fare. Not valid on the Cascades, Acela Express, Metroliner, Canadian portions of joint Amtrak/VIA Rail service to Ontario, 7000-8999 Thruways or for local travel on Northeast Corridor trains (Boston, MA/Albany, NY - Washington, DC) departing during peak travel periods (Friday and Sunday between 9:00 am-6:59 pm). Fares, routes and schedules subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply. Please refer to Promotion Code H431.

V626 NEC Corridor - valid through 9/30/05! - Amtrak has just made it a little easier for guests to experience some of Rhode Island’s fine hotels, attractions, and events, introducing Visit RI Fares. Good for travel June 1st, 2004 through September 30th, 2005, guests en route from the Northeast Corridor can save 20% off Amtrak’s regular adult rail and discounted fare for up to two children on all unreserved trains to Westerly, Kingston and Providence! Convenient and affordable, Visit RI Fares is valid with at least one night in the Ocean State, some restrictions and blackout dates do apply. For more information or reservations call 1-800-USA-RAIL or visit www.amtrak.com and request discount code V626.

H405 – Kids Ride Free on the Capitol Corridor - For Capitol Corridor Kids Ride Free on Weekends Offer: This offer is valid for sale between 01 March 04 – 20 March 05 and travel between 03 April 04 – 20 March 05. Blackouts apply: 08-12 April 04, 28 May - 01 June 04, 02-05 July 04, 03-06 September 04, 23-30 November 04, 17 December 04 - 02 January 05, 18-21 February 05. This offer is valid for up to two free children's rail fare tickets for children ages 2-15 with the purchase of one regular (full) adult, senior or disabled discounted adult Amtrak ticket. Free child(ren) and adult(s) must travel together at all times and have tickets issued at the same time. This offer is valid on the following services: Capitol Corridor trains and associated Thruways, except not valid on 7000-8999 Thruways. Offer is subject to any restrictions, blackouts and exchange and refund fees that apply to the type of fare purchased and upon which the discount is based. Free child is subject to the same restrictions and conditions as the fare-paying passenger. Other restrictions may apply. Please refer to discount code H405.

V805 – 20% off through NYP – Valid 10/20/04 through 1/23/05 - Travel to New York City this fall and visit the newest Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit China, Dawn of a Golden Age. You'll save 20% off the best available rail fares to New York Penn, plus receive double Amtrak Guest Rewards points! Offer valid for travel between October 20, 2004, and January 23, 2005. Use code V805 when making your travel reservations. Restrictions apply.

H451 - Buy-1-Get-1-Free for Cascades (travel terminating in PDX)Offer valid Oct. 1, 2004 - May 26, 2005, for round-trip, in-bound Portland travel only. Amtrak Cascades provides service between Eugene, Ore., and Vancouver, British Columbia.
Offer valid for one free companion traveling with a paid adult (full) regular rail fare. Valid for sale and travel to Portland, Oregon between 01Oct04 – 26May05. The free companion and paid adult must travel together at all times and have tickets issued at the same time. Up to 2 children ages 2-15 may accompany each adult at half the regular (full) adult rail fare. This offer is valid for travel on Amtrak Cascades trains and connecting thruways except for the 7000-8999 series thruways. Blackouts apply for the following dates: 23-30Nov04, 17Dec04-02Jan05, 18-21Feb05, 24-28Mar05, plus per fare plan purchased. Once travel has begun, no changes to the itinerary are permitted. Fares, routes and schedules are subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply. Refer to discount code H451. Amtrak is a registered service mark of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. (Thanks chadnw!)

H459 - Buy-1-Get-1 Free for College Visits or for Parents traveling with High School aged kids :) - Note, I did some tests with this code - it appears that once you register (with whatever info you feel like), it takes to a coupon page that you print out. According to the coupon, you can use the check-in kiosk.
http://www.campusvisit.com/amtrak/

The next few are thanks to Boss77:

V756 - Save 50% off the best available fare for one companion traveling with a paid regular (full fare) adult, senior citizen or disabled discounted rail fare ticket when traveling on Amtrak to Baltimore, Valid for sale through June 27, 2005, and valid for travel between Jan. 4 and June 30, 2005. Blackouts apply for 2005: March 24-28. Reservations must be made at least 3 days in advance of travel. Discount is valid for travel in the Northeast Corridor on Amtrak Regional trains. Travel on Acela Express and Metroliner is prohibited.

V737 - Save 50% off the best available fare for one companion traveling with a paid regular (full fare) adult, senior citizen or disabled discounted rail fare ticket when traveling on Amtrak to Baltimore, Valid for sale between Jan. 2 and Dec. 12, 2005, and valid for travel between Jan. 5 and June Dec. 15, 2005. Blackouts apply for 2005: March 24-28, May 27-30, July 1-4, Sept. 2-5, and Nov. 22-29. Reservations must be made at least 3 days in advance of travel. Discount is valid for travel in the Northeast Corridor on Amtrak Regional trains. Travel on Acela Express and Metroliner is prohibited.

V760 - Save 50% off the best available fair for one companion traveling with a paid regular (full fare) adult, senior citizen or disabled discounted rail fare ticket when traveling on Amtrak to and from Lancaster ,Pa. Valid for sale through Nov. 27, 2005, and valid for travel from March 15 through Nov. 30, 2005. Blackouts apply for 2005: March 24-28, May 27-30, July 1-4, Sept. 2-5, and Nov. 22-29. Reservations must be made at least 3 days in advance of travel. Discount is valid for travel in the Northeast Corridor on Amtrak Regional trains. Travel on Acela Express and Metroliner is prohibited.

DR762AH - Catch Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the musical, for only $66.25 (Mondays through Fridays at 8 p.m., Wednesdays at 2 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m.); or for $76.25 (Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.). Only good through April 10, 2005. Visit broadwayoffers.com or call Telecharge.com at (212) 947-8844. Blackout on March 3, 2005. Limit 10 tickets. A $1.25 facilities fee is included in the price.

Veteran's Advantage - 15% off Unlike Student Advantage, I'm guessing you really do have to be a veteran for this one - http://www.veteransadvantage.com/par...amtrak-50.html

Information on the NARP discount - http://www.narprail.org/dis.htm

X142 - 10% FlexCar discounts for Amtrak Cascades - valid through 5/28/05 - also found one for Seattle.

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I always test sell all the codes as sometimes codes are valid on a route that we don't think they are valid on, so it doesn't hurt to try. It usually only takes about an extra 10 minutes.

When doing test sells, I recommend trying to do it off of the AAA rate first - if that doesn't work, try doing it off the regular rate.

Check the last few pages for current codes - I’ll try to keep this updated regarding current Amtrak promos & codes – if I slack off on it, I apologize in advance

Hope this helps people out!