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      Well, the closest station outside of DC, Arlington VA according to Google, is about 15$(with 83+ for a pet and 10-20$ per luggage/bike fees)…

      So I’d say maybe a few stations further than the closest station to DC.

      Seems like it’s about 50cents a mile for a customer on Amtrak after a little more Googling, while it’s an average of 58cents(which includes registration/insurance/repairs/etc) a mile for a car. So ultimately, you might save a little money with the Amtrak, but it’s not a big money saver.

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        It varies a huge amount. You can get DC to NYC tickets for under $50 if you buy at the last second. Most trains don’t fill up and they basically give away the remaining seats with like 8 hours to go.

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          True, but it’s sort of hard to use that stance as a comparative though. Average 1 way is 168$ from NYC to DC.

          Comparing outliers, I’d imagine hitchhikers and train hoppers will end up winning pretty evenly

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        58cent is IRS estimate which is under estimating the cost inherently due to state bias.

        Also, not even accounting for crazy car prices recently

        And parking and sitting in traffic

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      Sure, but I’m not disclosing my location on Lemmy. 🤷

      I’m sure a bit of diddling on their site could give you an idea of how far $X will get you.