Amtrak Is Having a 40% Off Flash Sale on Winter Travel — but You Have to Act Fast

Amtrak is making winter getaways easier by offering up to 40 percent off trains to some of the country’s most popular destinations.

The sale, which is available to book through Nov. 14, is valid on travel from Dec. 2, to March 15, 2025, Amtrak shared with Travel + Leisure. The sale is available for coach seats or Acela business class seats on trains departing Mondays through Thursdays and on Saturdays.

“Whether you’re joining us for the first time or as an Amtrak Guest Rewards member, our aim is to ‘Retrain Travel,’ providing a better way to reach winter destinations — away from traffic, tolls and tedious lines — where the journey is part of the getaway,” Eliot Hamlisch, Amtrak’s executive vice president and chief commercial officer, said in a statement shared with T+L. “Discounts offered during the National Winter Travel Flash Sale provide guests the opportunity to take convenient, comfortable, and more sustainable trips between the biggest cities in the country.”

Travel between Baltimore and New York City starting at just $31 each way, or head from Boston to New York starting at just $34 each way. Passengers can travel across the country with trains between Chicago and New York starting at just $61 each way and trains between Dallas and Los Angeles starting at just $87 each way. Or head up and down the West Coast with trains between Los Angeles and Seattle starting as low as $76 each way.

The sale excludes blackout dates on Dec. 24, Dec. 26, Jan. 1, Jan. 17 to Jan. 21, and Feb. 17. The sale is valid on all trains except the Auto Train, the Borealis, Carolinian, Lincoln Service, Hiawatha, Illini/Saluki, Illinois Zephyr/Carl Sandburg, Keystone (from Philadelphia to Harrisburg), Missouri River Runner, Pacific Surfliner, Piedmont, and Winter Park Express lines.

Changes are not permitted with the sale, and a 50 percent cancellation fee applies to all bookings.

Amtrak trains crisscross the country and provide some of the best views of wintry scenery from canyons and ski slopes in Colorado to vineyards in California, the snowy Adirondack mountains in New York, and beyond.