On Wed, 14 May 2008 12:11:18 -0700 (PDT), rf1976
wrote:
>I'm planning to stay 10 days in New york in June and I'd like to visit
>Niagara falls and Wasinghton;
>I'm planning to move myself by train (Amtark) or bus (Greyhound ); I
>didn't found tour by travel agency because tour like "East Triangle"
>with multilanguage speaker are all full!
>My trouble is from Niagara to Wasinghton isn't a direct train and I
>have to pass by New York and spend to much time in train.... could you
>suggest me other way to see these beatiful places without take a
>flight?
>I've noticed that hotels in Niagara are very cheap, so I think to stay
>3 days and visit also Toronto, now I've to understand if I can reach
>easy hotels area and Niagara falls from train station.
>Thanks in advance
>Rob
I've used AMTRAK for both the New York-Buffalo trip (2006)
and Washington-New York last month.
http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage
If you choose a morning departure the New York-Buffalo trip
is a pleasant one of about 8 hours with quite interesting
scenery as it follows the Hudson north then turns left
towards Buffalo. I alighted at Depew, which is in them
middle of nowhere, but my hotel had a shuttle from there.
I'm not sure how far the downtown station is from hotels.
The Washington-New York trip was also interesting from the
train; it takes about 3 hours depending on whether you get
an express or a regional. The price also varies depending on
your selection. You may not save a lot of money - sometimes
the specials for flights available on Expedia or Priceline
can be cheaper than the train. However, don't forget the
cost of getting to and from the airport at each end.
I prefer trains to buses; much more pleasant, able to walk
around and usually quicker.
Consider renting a car. We picked one up in Buffalo for $18
per day (Avis, via Priceline) and wandered around up-state
New York, New England, Quebec and Ontario in a loop over 12
days.
Cheers, Alan, Australia
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/
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