Public transp DC to Philly? And cost?

I'm flying in to Reagan, to stay there say 4 days then go to Plilly for
annother 4 days.
I just hate to pay the $15 or so a day for each of those 4 day periods
to store car in hotel, maybe not even driving it. Looking to use mass
transp to get to philly, then after that second 4 day period get a
rental for annother 6 days of driving around, then returning to DC and
fly out.

Any suggestions? Is there an amtrac or something? Cost for 3 people?
Or just get car for whole time and bite the big one?

Thanks in advance to the Usenet Brotherhood
Bri

In article , bri wrote:

I'm flying in to Reagan, to stay there say 4 days then go to Plilly for
annother 4 days.
I just hate to pay the $15 or so a day for each of those 4 day periods
to store car in hotel, maybe not even driving it. Looking to use mass
transp to get to philly, then after that second 4 day period get a
rental for annother 6 days of driving around, then returning to DC and
fly out.

Any suggestions? Is there an amtrac or something? Cost for 3 people?
Or just get car for whole time and bite the big one?

Get a car when you leave D.C. and if you can, stay somewhere outside the
city where you don't need to pay parking, or do a oneway rental (try
national for this). Amtrak to Philly is not cheap. A cheaper way may be
MARC (doesn't run weekends) tp Baltimore and Amtrak from there but
time....

In article , bri wrote:

I'm flying in to Reagan, to stay there say 4 days then go to Plilly for
annother 4 days.
I just hate to pay the $15 or so a day for each of those 4 day periods
to store car in hotel, maybe not even driving it. Looking to use mass
transp to get to philly, then after that second 4 day period get a
rental for annother 6 days of driving around, then returning to DC and
fly out.

Any suggestions? Is there an amtrac or something? Cost for 3 people?
Or just get car for whole time and bite the big one?

Take Amtrak. See http://www.amtrak.com for cost and schedule.

Your idea to do your trip without a car is wonderful. For three people
though, it might be more cost effective to rent a car on your last day
in Washington and drive to Philly and return the car the same day there.

"Shawn Hearn" wrote in message
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In article , bri wrote:

I'm flying in to Reagan, to stay there say 4 days then go to Plilly for
annother 4 days.
I just hate to pay the $15 or so a day for each of those 4 day periods
to store car in hotel, maybe not even driving it. Looking to use mass
transp to get to philly, then after that second 4 day period get a
rental for annother 6 days of driving around, then returning to DC and
fly out.

Any suggestions? Is there an amtrac or something? Cost for 3 people?
Or just get car for whole time and bite the big one?

Take Amtrak. See http://www.amtrak.com for cost and schedule.

Your idea to do your trip without a car is wonderful. For three people
though, it might be more cost effective to rent a car on your last day
in Washington and drive to Philly and return the car the same day there.

3 people one way , DC to Philly, unreserved (U) seats, early AM departure is
$141 - $47 each.

Any suggestions? Is there an amtrac or something? Cost for 3 people?
Or just get car for whole time and bite the big one?

For three people, it's hard to beat the cost of a rental car. As
others have suggested, rent the car in D.C. the day you're leaving and
return it in Phila the next day. Avis will rent you a car at
Washington Nat'l, return in downtown Phila for $76 plus gas, call it
maybe $90. The train for three people is $141, the bus is about $75
but it's slow.

John R. Levine wrote:

Any suggestions? Is there an amtrac or something? Cost for 3 people?
Or just get car for whole time and bite the big one?


For three people, it's hard to beat the cost of a rental car. As
others have suggested, rent the car in D.C. the day you're leaving and
return it in Phila the next day.

Or save on parking by returning it the same day, if possible.