"I booked a $400 roomette for a 15-hour Amtrak ride across the Southwest in January 2025. Then I booked a $450 first-class ticket for a 3-hour train ride from Washington, DC, to New York City. I was shocked that the overnight ride in a private cabin was less expensive than a first-class seat. When I saw how much a first-class ticket cost on the Amtrak Acela train, I had to book it."
"At $450 for a 3-hour trip up the East Coast, it was $50 more than the private cabin I booked for a 15-hour journey from Colorado to Utah earlier this year. The steep price point would probably deter the average person. However, as a travel reporter and train enthusiast, I wanted to compare the first-class experience to a more affordable ride with greater privacy on an overnight train."
I booked a $400 roomette for a 15-hour Amtrak ride across the Southwest in January 2025. I then booked a $450 first-class Acela ticket for a 3-hour trip from Washington, DC, to New York City. I was surprised that the overnight private cabin was less expensive than the Acela first-class seat. The Acela fare showed a 3-hour ticket at $450, $50 more than the private cabin I had taken earlier for a 15-hour journey from Colorado to Utah. The steep first-class price could deter average travelers. I wanted to compare first-class service with the more affordable, private overnight option.
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