Amtrak Discounts – BOGO FREE Tickets
If you’re wanting a train adventure to slow the pace of your travel down or just for a new adventure & way to see the countryside, Amtrak is having a special offer going on now which makes for some great Amtrak discounts. From now thru February 17, 2020, Amtrak is offering Buy one Fare, get a Second one Free. When you reserve a Coach seat or a Sleeper on select routes. These BOGO rates are available for routes from travel between March 9 and August 30. (Not available on all trains, including the Auto Train & restrictions do apply).
What is it like to ride the train:
If you have ever wondered about train travel overnight, check out Sia’s experience with her family taking the Amtrak train to northwest Montana. It sounds like such a unique way to travel & experience the countryside.
Sample Route Prices for this Sale:
A sample route for the trip Sias family took above (Seattle To Whitefish MT), with this Amtrak discounts is $98/ea way in Coach seating (so just $49 per person)! Or Portland, OR to Los Angeles, CA for $123/ea way. So, with this BOGO offer you would get 2 seats for that price! Those are fantastic prices for travel if you are looking for a budget friendly alternative. Another route from Seattle that I have always enjoyed is Seattle to Vancouver. It is beautiful if you can travel when you might hit some snow.
These BOGO free train tickets are an excellent way to try out train travel to see if it is a good fit for you. Some folks love it, and others don’t so this is the perfect time to find out which camp you fall into – with these discounted rates.
To Get this Offer:
- Head to their BOGO Free Train Ticket Sale Page here.
- Enter where you want to travel from, and where you want to travel too.
- Enter the dates you want to travel (make sure they are in the promotional period of March 9 and August 30)
- Select 2 passengers, and the select Find Fares
- Under the options that pop up, look for “Promo Applied” (it should be in green, and these are the eligible fares for the BOGO free promotion – like you see in the image above).
- If you do not see that pop up, you will need to try other dates until you find one.
Fine Print:
- Valid for (1) one free companion rail fare with the purchase of (1) one regular (full) adult rail fare.
- Valid for sale February 13 – February 17, 2020
- Valid for travel March 9 – August 30, 2020.
- Seating is limited, seats may not be available on all trains, or all times.
- Valid for travel on most reserved service, no upgrades permitted.
- Not valid on the Auto Train nor on unreserved service which includes the Capitol Corridor, Hiawatha, Pacific Surfliner and unreserved sections of the Pennsylvanian and Keystone service and 7000-8999 Thruways.
- The companion and full fare paying passenger must travel together on the same itinerary and have tickets issued together.
- This offer is 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.
- A 25 percent cancellation fee may apply.
- Once travel has begun, no changes to the itinerary are permitted.
- Fares, routes and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- 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.