![]() ![]() I accepted the 65-minute difference as a productivity trade-off and the price of peace of mind. Once you factor in the commute to the airport (in my case, one hour), suggested arrival at least an hour before takeoff, runway taxiing at touchdown, disembarkation and traveling to your destination (often an hour), flying takes about 255 minutes. Why trade a roughly 75-minute flight for a 320-minute train ride? Conversely, time. ![]() I was free to stretch and roam, though that mostly meant padding to the bar car for tea refills. ![]() There were no mandatory seatbelts or admonitions to stay seated, and when the free Wi-Fi didn’t work, which sometimes happens with the paid Wi-Fi in the air, I had access to the internet through my cellphone data plan. But on my last trip, I took Amtrak, a five-hour-and-20-minute trip at $62 round trip that deposited me downtown near my hotel.Ĭompared to flying, I saved at least $100 and some degree of stress the train requires no security screening, allowing me to show up just minutes before departure. Normally, I drive the rear-numbing route through the corn fields, which takes about five hours and leaves me exhausted. ![]() American, Southwest and United Airlines fly direct in about an hour and 15 minutes, with fares recently running $165 to $350 round trip. From Chicago, there are a number of ways to travel the 300 miles to St. ![]()
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