Are you looking for frugal ways to travel? This is a great, and inexpensive way to travel. Check out Amtrak’s Northwest 3 Day Sale! Right now you can take a trip on a train for as low as $7.00. Amtrak trips from Seattle to Portland are as low as $16 each way. These incredibly low prices are only available to purchase through April 18. And the travel dates are from May 7 – 30, 2013.
Side note from Jen – how funny that this sale is available today as I just mentioned this as a great option for those of you in the Puget Sound area if you want to head to Portland for the weekend & stay at the Hotel Monaco (make sure to check out my review of this family-friendly hotel)
Available Routes:
- Seattle, WA and Vancouver, WA — $16
- Seattle, WA and Portland, OR — $16
- Tukwila, WA and Portland, OR — $16
- Vancouver, BC and Seattle, WA — $19
- Vancouver, BC and Bellingham, WA — $7
Fine Print:
- Offer is exclusively available at www.Amtrak.com.
- Valid for sale April 16 – 18, 2013.
- Valid for travel May 7 – 30, 2013.
- Blackout date applies on May 24, 2013.
- Valid for travel on the Amtrak Cascades between the following select city pairs only:
– Seattle, WA and Vancouver, WA
– Seattle, WA and Portland, OR
– Tukwila, WA and Portland, OR
– Vancouver, B.C. and Seattle, WA
– Vancouver, B.C. and Bellingham, WA - This offer does not include travel to/from any intermediate cities.
- Once purchased, tickets are non-refundable; exchanges are permitted prior to the original travel date.
- Seating is limited; seats may not be available on all trains at all times.
- The discounted one-way fares are valid for all adult passengers; no additional discounts apply.
- Valid for coach seats only; no Business Class upgrades permitted.
- Not combinable with any other discount offer.
- In addition to the discount restrictions, this offer is also subject to any restrictions, blackouts and refund rules that apply to the type of fare purchased.
- Fares, routes and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Once travel has begun, no changes to the itinerary are permitted.
- Other restrictions may apply.
I can’t seem to book tickets for that sale price. We are a family of four and all I can seem to get is $99 for 4 tickets each way (total $198). What am I doing wrong? Help!
I am wondering does this apply to from Portland to seattle?
Sarah, you may need to call Amtrak directly and speak to a rep in order to get the deal – that’s what I had to do when I booked using my BOGO tickets I got from them a couple of months ago.
Jen, in response to your question asking if this was a good way to travel with your family – I have made this trip many, many times with my friends for a girls weekend in Portland (catch at either Seattle or Tukwila – I’m actually going this weekend!) so I can’t vouch with the family but with my friends it has been so much fun! Split the cost of the hotel room(s), free rail transportation in DT Portland and no taxes! We sit in the dining car and play cards the entire trip down and back. Amtrak always seems to have some sort of deal like this in the Spring every year. Definitely worth it!
Someday, we will learn that this is a gimmick to raise ridership numbers up to some magic threshold that will quality Amtrak for even more obscene Government subsidies than it gets now.