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Posted by Miriam on 2008-06-24 17:01:58 +0000

travel advice needed

So, I'm weighing my options for the big trip up to Boston for Labor Day weekend, and it seems more cost effective to drive there and back (staying with friends along the way and potentially sharing rides) than to fly. Any thoughts?

I think I get between 23-28 mpg, for an 1100 mile trip. I think it will be 6 tanks (about $50 each) roundtrip. Plus maybe 1/2-1 while in Boston for a few days.

I have a friend here who may want a ride to NYC, could help with driving, and from NYC it's a breeze.
Posted by pamsterdam on 2008-06-24 17:33:36 +0000
Really? Cheaper than bus/train? Have you tried the discount sites?

Email me your dates/times and I'll check my airline resources. x
Posted by Miriam on 2008-06-24 19:57:40 +0000
No train from Nashville, and I think I'd want to implode if I had to ride a bus for 19 hours...besides my tendency to get sick when on planes and long-ride buses.
Posted by pchippy on 2008-06-24 22:04:28 +0000
Admittedly the long bus ride is not much fun. But at least you can read or nap as much as you like, you can stretch your legs by walking up and down the aisle, and there's a bathroom of sorts that you can use if you get desperate.

That said, the one time I tried to take a bus to a distant wedding (Georgia), I made it only as far as Richmond before missing a connection, spending 24 hrs in the bus station, missing the wedding, then turning around and riding home again. No fun at all.
Posted by pamsterdam on 2008-06-25 05:06:27 +0000
You have mail. x
Posted by Miriam on 2008-06-25 15:44:36 +0000
After taking a bus to Maine for Thanksgiving in 1997, I had mono shortly thereafter. Almost every time I fly I get sick...legendary sinus infections, stomach ailments, etc.

If I can find someone to help me drive, it will be super easy, but so far no luck.

I think the drive up will be a breeze. The drive back will be a little more difficult.
Posted by tgl on 2008-06-27 21:56:10 +0000
Drive to Atlanta, then take the train.
Posted by tgl on 2008-06-27 22:00:42 +0000
<a href="http://tickets.amtrak.com/itd/amtrak/FareFinder?_tripType=OneWay&_origin=atl&_depmonthyear=2008-08&_depday=30&_dephourmin=&_destination=bos&_retmonthyear=&_retday=&_rethourmin=&_adults=1&_children=0&_infants=0&_searchBy=schedule&x=28&y=14">$140 one way</a>
Posted by Miriam on 2008-06-30 14:46:01 +0000
Although it would be slightly cheaper to do that than drive the whole way to Boston from Nashville, I would still use about 1 1/2 tanks of gas (about $75-80), and it would add about 6-8 hours of driving, plus 22 hours upright on a train, and parking fees at the train station. I don't think it would make things easier or better. Good thought, though. I've had an offer of pick-up in either Providence or Manchester from two different people...so the free Southwest ticket is looking more and more like the winner.
Posted by MF DU on 2008-06-30 18:13:14 +0000
how sketchy are craigslist rideshares? (Asked in earnest - I have no idea if that is a good idea or not, probably not)

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