Amtrak's Rare Flash Sales Offer $19 Fares
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Amtrak is repeating its
flash sale
for the Northeast Regional area, ranging from Boston to Virginia Beach and including the
Northeast Corridor line
. Sample one-way fares range from $19 for Washington-Richmond to $39 New York to Boston or Washington and $55 Boston to Philadelphia.
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Book by Friday, July 13, travel August 1 through November 9. Amtrak's website automatically posts the sale fares upon searching, so there's no code to worry about.
Amtrak didn't announce this deal until it actually started, assuring that many news sources won't have sufficient time to post or print it. But if you act fast, it could be worth it.
Consumer advocate Ed Perkins has been writing about travel for more than three decades. The founding editor of the Consumer Reports Travel Letter, he continues to inform travelers and fight consumer abuses every day at SmarterTravel.