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The Offer
- Amtrak is offering up to 40% off when using points to book by August 25, 2022 for trips until September 30, 2022
The Fine Print
- Flash sale on Amtrak redemption travel only available on Amtrak.com and the Amtrak app.
- Redeem from August 18, 2022 2:00:00 PM ET through August 25, 2022 11:59:59 PM ET for travel from August 18 through September 30, 2022.
- Blackout dates: September 2 and September 5.
- Discount is not available on all departures and all dates.
- Seating is limited, seats may not be available on all trains, or all times.
- Routes and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Other terms and conditions may apply.
Our Verdict
Some good value to be had here if you have any trips planned, unfortunately not a lot of time to actually book and travel.
Hat tip to FM
Even some inexpensive routes saw discounting. Usually, 800 points is the minimum redemption, but I observed 660 during this sale. There were some true deals to be had for those who could make it work.
Small discount on the fare (~5-10%) if you want to buying points to redeem. However, like others point out, you have until 25th to book and the Sept 30th to travel. Note the blackout dates: Sept 2 and 5. You can travel on these dates but it will return normal point fares.
Amtrak not getting any love 🙁
Amtrak could be amazing, but the govt tries to run it as a for profit business. They ruined it.
It’s too expensive and not reliable at all. The long distance trains are late to super late 98% of the time. Amtrak is great in big cities for short distances.
Yeah, I’ve rode on the NEC and Acela (NYC to DC) a few times and they’ve been pretty good. Took another trip this year hoping to get on one of the new Acela trains but they’ve apparently been delayed a bit to next year. I do hear issues with a lot of the other lines though. Not enough trains, arrive/departure times always at weird hours, or constant delays.
I passed it on to my friend who uses it in the NEC. Keystone wasn’t even excluded like it is from many promos. I think most people here are focused on air miles. And there’s no amtrak credit card right now (that you an apply for) still.