Depot Train
I have never taken a train ride cross country or in general, and the next winter break to come, I want to?
take my son on a cross country trip. He has always had a fixation on Gettsburg. I want to go from Northern California to Gettsburg Pa, round trip..But I am new to this, I looked on the Amtrak web page and it was hopeless. How do I find out how much the fare will be, how long of a trip, and when one departs....We have a train depot in my town.
You didn't say where you are starting from, or how old your son is so I will use Emeryville, California as the starting point and assume your son is under 15 years old.
You would travel on the "California Zephyr" to Chicago. Trip time is 55h 10m. There would be a 2h 45m layover.
You would then board the "Capital Limited" to Pittsburgh. Travel time is 9h 25m. There would be a 1h 50m layover.
You would then board the "Pennsylvanian" to Harrisburg (the nearest city to Gettysburg). Travel time is 5h 25m.
Total time is roughly 75 hours. The one way fare for 1 adult and 1 child in a reserved coach seat (reclining seat) is $231.00. To have a Super-liner roomette (with a bed) the fare would be $657.00 meals included. Round trip fares would be double the one way fare. It departs Emeryville at 7:10am , and arrives in Harrisburg at 12:45pm of the fourth day. You would probably want to rent a car for the short trip from Harrisburg to Gettysburg.
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