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((๐—”๐—บ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ธ>cheap/fly>] What is the cheapest day to ride the train?
((๐—”๐—บ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ธ>cheap/fly>] What is the cheapest day to ride the train?
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Written by Levent Giger
Updated this week

The cheapest day to buy ๐—”๐—บ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ธ Train tickets is typically on Tuesdays Evening, Wednesdays, and Saturdays [+๐Ÿญ-_๐Ÿด6๐Ÿฒ-_๐Ÿด๐Ÿฎ9-_๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ0๐Ÿฑ]โŒ› .๐—”๐—บ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ธ Trains often release new fares and sales on Monday evenings, making Tuesday a prime day for finding discounted tickets[+๐Ÿญ-_๐Ÿด6๐Ÿฒ-_๐Ÿด๐Ÿฎ9-_๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ0๐Ÿฑ]โŒ›. Amtrak tickets are generally Tuesdays evening, Wednesdays, and Saturdays[+๐Ÿญ-_๐Ÿด6๐Ÿฒ-_๐Ÿด๐Ÿฎ9-_๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ0๐Ÿฑ]โŒ›. Amtrak often provides discounts on less busy travel days [+๐Ÿญ-_๐Ÿด6๐Ÿฒ-_๐Ÿด๐Ÿฎ9-_๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ0๐Ÿฑ]โŒ›, so booking for midweek or weekends can help you save money.

What day of the week is the cheapest for Amtrak?

Tuesdays[ +๏ผ‘๏ฝ˜๏ผ˜๏ผ–๏ผ–๏ฝ˜๏ผ˜๏ผ’๏ผ™๏ฝ˜๏ผ‘๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ•].

Typically, the cheapest days to travel on Amtrak are midweek[ +๏ผ‘๏ฝ˜๏ผ˜๏ผ–๏ผ–๏ฝ˜๏ผ˜๏ผ’๏ผ™๏ฝ˜๏ผ‘๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ•]โ€”Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and sometimes Thursdays ๏ผ‹ ๏ผ‘๏ผ ๏ผ˜๏ผ๏ผ ๏ผ ๏ผˆ๏ผˆ๏ผ’๏ผ‘๏ผ‘๏ผ‰๏ผ‰ ๏ผ ๏ผ•๏ผ๏ผ“๏ผ’. These days generally see less passenger traffic compared to weekends,[ +๏ผ‘๏ฝ˜๏ผ˜๏ผ–๏ผ–๏ฝ˜๏ผ˜๏ผ’๏ผ™๏ฝ˜๏ผ‘๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ•] which are busier and often more expensive. If you're flexible [ +๏ผ‘๏ฝ˜๏ผ˜๏ผ–๏ผ–๏ฝ˜๏ผ˜๏ผ’๏ผ™๏ฝ˜๏ผ‘๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ•]with your travel dates, aim for midweek to snag the best deals.

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