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Topic: Fare Question
sbalax
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posted 11-30-2008 01:26 PM
I was booking a quick SBA-LAX-SBA trip today and noticed that the fare on the Coast Starlight was $5.00 cheaper than the Surfliners. I would have taken it but the time didn't work for me. Any ideas of why the difference?
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MDRR
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posted 11-30-2008 02:23 PM
Possibly empty seats they wanted to fill at last minute?
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sbalax
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posted 11-30-2008 04:46 PM
I thought of that but I picked another date at random (30 JAN 09) and it was the same. $21.00 for Surfliner and $16.00 for the Starlight.
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HopefulRailUser
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posted 11-30-2008 04:55 PM
That's wierd, it used to be more than the Surfliner. And of course timeliness is usually an issue.
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sbalax
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posted 11-30-2008 05:10 PM
Yep. But this was FROM LAUPT to SBA.
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sbalax
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posted 11-30-2008 05:13 PM
I think MDRR has it. I just checked 30 DEC 08) and the Starlight is $20.00 and the Surfliner $21.00
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