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[quote=Anonymous]I took the train to Florida (from DC) 3x as a tween. My mom has a serious fear of flying and did not feel comfortable doing the whole drive alone. We had a roomette - went to sleep not long after leaving DC, arrived the next afternoon. It was not at all miserable and in fact a lot of fun, but these days it's rare for flights to be more expensive than Amtrak with a sleeping car. I don't know that I would do it if I had just a normal Amtrak seat. I don't sleep well sitting up and there's a lot more coming and going in the regular cars during the night then there would be on a flight - lots of stops and people coming in and out, bumping their suitcases down the aisle, the ticket taker walking through announcing stops, etc. On the other hand you have a lot more room and ability to move around than on a plane. So if you think you can get enough sleep despite the disruptions and the train cost savings makes the trip feasible, go for it.
But I'd be surprised if between all three DC area airports and looking at alternative airports in FL as well you couldn't find flights at a reasonable price. I mean, I never fly Spirit but I'd do it to save 14 hours of travel time...[/quote]

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