Commute to Philadelphia? (living, costs, vs)

[Sbudsky]

How reasonable (in terms of time and cost) would it be to try to commute to Philadelphia from NYC (and back) one evening a week by train?

[Bronxguyanese]

Originally Posted by Sbudsky

How reasonable (in terms of time and cost) would it be to try to commute to Philadelphia from NYC (and back) one evening a week by train?

the cheapest easiest way is nj transit or amtrak from union station to penn station.

[Sbudsky]

Thanks! How long does it take? And are there several trains a day?

[bluedog2]

Lots of people live in Philadelphia and commute to NY every day ! I wouldn't want to do it but people do.
The trip on Amtrak takes between an hour on an acela train to an hour and a half on a regional train and costs between $50 and $150 depending on time and type of train.

NJ transit trains take much longer( about 2 1/2 hrs) and you have to change in Trenton but cost a lot less.... like $15.00
Lots and lots of trains all day every day on both.

You also might want to consider a chinatown bus.Maybe $20 round trip
http://www.chinatown-bus.com/index-1.htm (broken link)

[G.Costanza]

Look up Bolt or Mega bus services - they might work better for you vs the train if cost is a big concern

[Sbudsky]

Great, will do! Thanks for the info.

[Blackbeauty212]

Yes Bolt and Mega are much cheaper and faster than NJT-SEPTA....Tickets are as cheap as 1$ if booked early...I never seen it get higher than 15$ one-way...

Also true alot of people live in Philly and commute to the city (some do it 5 days a week) because its cheaper COL and pretty much within travel times of a NYC resident of 90mins - 2hrs.

[tpk-nyc]

I took Bolt a few weeks ago. It was very quick and they have free WiFi. I took New Century (a Chinatown bus) back and it was not nearly as nice. There's no WiFi and the passengers were, to be polite, not as well-heeled. Lots of eating at talking loudly on cell phones. Also, the bus went through Staten Island and stopped in Brooklyn first.

I recommend Bolt (unless you live in Brooklyn).

[Young Herman]

When I go to NYC I take the Chinatown Bus, it takes you from Center City Philadelphia to Chinatown in Manhattan non stop. Round trip is $20 and it takes about 2 hours. The people on the bus aren't usually the creme de la creme of society, but I'm not marrying or living with them, just a bus ride. The other good thing is the bus runs every half hour 7am to 11pm I think.

[dk412]

need to talk to someone who travels from philadelphia to new york every day for work on the train.what it is like to do.What to expect ,as far as time concerns etc....resting on the train ride, and anything else that would be helpful to know.thanks dan