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Old 01-23-2016, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Wiserbud47 View Post
I am familiar with the Amtrak passenger train which goes through Deland, FL, the closest station to the Villages. The Amtrak website is very good. I put in a trip to Richmond, VA from Deland and I got the following information: Cost $111. Travel time 13 hrs. 43 min. Departs 2:39 PM daily. My daughter has traveled all the way to Penn Station in NYC and said the trip was fine, just long. Your trip wouldn't be as long.
I love trains, but the cost/time never adds up for me. It's often much cheaper and way faster just to hop on a plane at MCO or TPA.

I guess if you have the time to kill, Amtrak is OK. It's more of an experience, I guess.