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发帖数: 60932 | 1 Hopefully this is a good deal for some of you, who like me have plenty of
united airline miles and travel along the northeast corridor a lot. A coach
amtrak one way ticket in the northeast region (anywhere between DC and
Boston) is 3000 points, and is typically priced between 70-100 dollars,
valuing those points at 2.3-3.3 cents each. This is considerably higher than
I can usually get from my airline points, plus amtrak points are more
convenient (no blackout dates, easy refunds/changes, and you can buy any
ticket for 3000 points at any time, even 30 minutes before the train).
Of course the northeast corridor is served well by very cheap buses, but
sometimes trains are way better - faster, more comfortable, more dependable,
more consistent (especially during rush hour on fridays!), and safer. If
you don't find value in taking the train this isn't for you.
Steps:
1. If you want to transfer continental points skip this step. Transfer
united points to continental here:
http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/apps/onepass/transferMiles
. Make sure you use the exact same address and name when you setup the two
accounts. Transfer in blocks of 5000 points
2. Call continental's onepass number at 713-952-1630 and request the
transfer to amtrak. They only do transfers in blocks of 5000, and it can
take up to ten days for the transfer to go through. It took me about 3 days.
The reason I'm posting in this forum is the ability to do this may not last
much longer - continental points are merging with united at the end of 2011,
at which point the ability to transfer to amtrak may end.
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