francisca wrote:austinjimm wrote:
You could go by Train. It's probably cheaper than gas:
Just for giggles (because I can't go), I checked what it would take for me to get down there.
I'd be coming from West Lafayette, IN (draw a line between Indianapolis and Chicago, and I'm about 40% of the way to Chicago from Indy).
By train: 28 hours of total travel one-way, change trains in Chicago, $300 round trip
By plane: 3.5 hours flight time one-way, change planes at MCI, $334 round trip (Southwest web only "gotta getaway" rate)
By auto: 16 hours of drive time, about 1000 miles one way, I figure 20mpg in my small SUV, at $4.25/gallon, thats $424 round trip in gas
So for me, It would be easiest to fly down, as it would be one less vacation day to burn, for only $34 more than the train, and certain cheaper and easier than driving, plus putting 2,000 miles on the truck.
