Amtrak Acela Journey: Philadelphia to Washington

[Lukelr]

I google'd it. I entered Boston MA to Washington DC. This is what it told me:

441 mi about 6 hours 56 mins.

If you're going 65 the whole way, that's about right. So, do you take side streets when driving by car from Boston to DC?

[mjsax2390]

According to Mapquest, it takes 8 hours and 6 minutes to drive the 442.03 mile journey, which is taken mostly on I-95.

[Lukelr]

here's what i don't understand. to go from Boston to DC on this thing takes 7 hours. You can drive the same trip in 7 hours. what on earth is so high speed about this thing?

[Coastergeekperson04]

There are some very slow parts. The system isn't meant for riding the whole route. New York to DC only takes 2 hours and 52 OR 54 minutes. Driving takes over 3 hours.

[phantomlord54]

7 hrs from Boston to D.C. in a car?? What are you doin' 120 mph?

[Group51]

@Lukelr You can't read, watch movies, play games, tweet, Facebook, work or just plain sleep when you're driving.

[trainboy15]

in november im going to philla on the acela or regional that will be my 6 th or 7th traine ride

[mjsax2390]

Where are you going from? I'd recommend the Acela for almost all trips.

[trainboy15]

I now that

but we are going to philla from new haven conneticut

[mjsax2390]

Yeah, take the Acela!

[trainboy15]

i might see you

[mjsax2390]

Yeah tell me if you are going to be on that train!

[mjsax2390]

By the way, are you traveling for Thanksgiving?

[trainboy15]

maybe i not sure

[mjsax2390]

If so, I will be traveling as well from Providence, RI to Philadelphia, most likely on train 2165 (12:50 out of PVD, 2:18 out of NHV, 5:07 at PHL) on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

[toontownaddict]

ya go for the acela. im goin to stamford and baltimore from Boston. Its basiclly a hop on and go train. provides good service too. just all around good train. litle more expensive but its worth it.

[bmxboy2468]

you traveled about 133 miles

[mjsax2390]

So, since it took about an hour and 40 minutes, I traveled at an average speed of 79.8 mph. Not bad :)

[maza95]

how much it costs to take one from philly to D.C.?

[mjsax2390]

It depends on the day and the time of day, but they're usually somewhere between $106 and $152. The lowest one I saw on the website was $91.

[jugampas]

In train, boy, no?

[mjsax2390]

Uh, yeah, I shot out the window for most of it.

[ibook133]

I still can't believe how similar all the PRR stations look after seeing this vid.

[USNARox2008]

Hey, was it slow and bumpy from Philly to Wilimington? Was the train on time? Did you think it saved you about 20 mins or so compared to the regular train?

[mjsax2390]

The train actually FLIES between Philly and Wilmington. It definitely felt like it saved a lot of time also.

[ridemoretrainz]

AWESOME & Thanks for the share!!

[AmtrakBill]

Thanks for sharing!

[mjsax2390]

Sure, no problem! It was a great trip.