Mr. Gargantua goes to Washington

[bluegargantua]

Hi,

So, I'm looking to take a trip down to the DC area in the next couple of months to get my tattoo finished off.

I'm not super-crazy about driving because it's a long drive and there's wear and tear on the car (mostly it's the wear and tear I'm trying to avoid).

But my other options look less than stellar:

Flying -- Kinda pricey. Jet Blue seems vaguely reasonable in price (although I've never flown it).

Amtrak -- Also, surprisingly pricey -- especially if you take the Acella which only shaves an hour off?

Bus -- So, this Bolt Bus thing looks pretty good. Round trip would be less than $100 and while slower than driving it's probably on par with a train. The problem is that Bolt goes from Boston to NYC and then from NYC to DC, but the Boston to NYC run stops nowhere near where the NYC to DC run starts. I'd have to much about the subways and stuff to get to where I needed to be for pickup. Less than ideal.

Can the LJ brain trust offer any ideas/tips/suggestions?

Thanks
Tom

Comments

I'm a trains fan

[drwex]

I like the pace and I don't think they're that expensive. I know airfares have come down so it might not be the huge price difference it was a while ago. When the family went down to DC we got 4 train fares for the price of 1.5 airfares.

If you don't mind the driving itself I think a rental car is probably the way to go.