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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
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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 :(
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.
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.