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"Todd Lehman" <tsl@tsl.bu.edu> writes:
> I'm planning to be in San Francisco the week of April 21-25 and am wondering
> if I can squeeze in a visit to the PNLTC show in Portland on April 17-19.
>
> According to the Greyhound website, I can get a bus from Portland to San
> Francisco on April 20 for $50, but it shows up as being a 16- or 20-hour
> busride. Is that right?!? Is it really that long of a drive?
It is about 12 hours by car, so that sounds about right by bus.
Amtrak also serves that route. Trains leave Portland at 2:25pm,
arriving in Oakland at 8:35am and San Jose at 9:55am. Cost is $61.
Sleepers are available starting at $139 (in addition to train fare).
> Any tips on finding good rates on one-way airfares? I'm contemplating the
> possibility of taking a one-way flight from Boston to Portland on April 16
> and then a one-way flight back from San Francisco to Boston sometime the
> weekend of April 26-27.
There are several ways to do this.
* One way tickets: BOS-PDX $298, PDX-SFO $143, SFO-BOS $164. Total $605.
* Ditto, but with Amtrak PDX-SFO: BOS-PDX $298, Amtrak PDX-SFO $61,
SFO-BOS $164. Total $523.
* Multiple destination tour: BOS-PDX-SFO-BOS $548.50
* Round trips: BOS-SFO $223, SFO-PDX $124. Total $347.
Or, BOS-PDX $376, PDX-SFO $124. Total $500.
There is no nonstop service from BOS-PDX, but some flights change
planes in SFO. Perhaps you can get an extended layover when you
change planes in SFO. But that's still $376.
I remember hearing about a special program with Amtrak and United
where you can book a trip that involves both. Dunno if that would
help here.
All prices are from travelocity.com. Note: they may not be available
on the dates you want to travel, but by traveling a day earlier or
later in some cases you can get better prices.
--Bill.
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