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Travelling road the U.S
I'm trying to plan a trip to the U.S for next June/July. I'm in the UK and on a budget so as my flights out there are going to be pretty expensive, I'm trying to keep costs down as much as possible once I get to America. I'm not entirely sure where exactly I'm going yet, but I think I'll probably be flying out to Vancouver, Canada to stay with family before flying down to LA. From LA I think I'd travel by train to Austin, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; Chicago, Illinois; and then on to Wisconsin to visit my friend and flying back to the UK from there.
I guess there are two parts to my question:
1. Which places could I incorporate into my route that are worth visiting? After I leave Canada, I'd like to spend around 3 weeks in America so I want to see as much as possible.
2. Is travelling by train the best/cheapest option?
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Maybe bus or train. Coming to the US without stopping in NYC?
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Traveling by train here in the states is not as nice as it is in the UK. Bus travel is probably the cheapest for m of travel and you will see more, though it is not as comfortable as the train.
Amtrak does offer a rail pass similar to a Britt Rail pass, something you should look into. I did some checking and under current fares an all coach booking on the routing you show would be about $250.00. Consider this when pricing the rail pass. Also check the fares again next year as prices will most likely go up.
Not knowing what you want to see while you are visiting I can only suggest you do as much research as possible. LA is nice if you want to visit Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm. If these are not of interest then I would suggest San Francisco as a better place as it offers more diverse places to see and a better location to leave from should you want to visit some other places than the ones you named.
New Orleans is a great place to visit. A definite foodie place but it is expensive as is Chicago. Other places to visit would be some of our National Parks such as Yellowstone National Park.
Three weeks is sufficient time to see a lot of this country if you plan properly. Amtrak I believe has some type of package plan to see different areas of the Western parts of this country.
Something you may like is a river cruise up the Mississippi from New Orleans to St Louis. If you want you could leave from St. Louis to the UK or go on from there to Chicago. The river cruises are on old style paddle boats which cruised the river like the ones back in the 18th century.
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Well I'm not too familiar with the West as I live on the East coast but if you are going to travel by train your best bet would probably be Amtrak. Buses are cheaper but if you want to save time then I'd go by train.
Although I definitely recommend checking out New Orleans!
Sorry I wasn't entirely a help for you but I thought I'd give you the pointer on the train part.
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Amtrak can be expensive especially if you are traveling prior state to state but as far as I know I don't think there are cheaper trains out there.
I've been traveling for 5 years...Personally from point A. To point B. the train ticket cost about 8 bucks more than a bus and saved me a good 30 minutes time difference but I suppose it varies from where you are going.
Welcome to the US! ;)
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