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Amtrak launches ultra-low-fare promotion on Northeast Corridor

By Trains Staff | March 17, 2023

| Last updated on February 5, 2024


‘Night Owl Fares’ include New York-Washington tickets for $20, other segments for as little as $5

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An Amtrak Northeast Regional train makes it way through the Princeton Junction, N.J., station in April 2019. Amtrak has launched a “Night Owl Fares” promotion for late-night and early morning travel between Washington and New York. Bob Johnston

WASHINGTON — Amtrak is now offering late-night and early-morning fares ranging from $5 to $20 on portions of the Northeast Corridor under a “Night Owl Fares” promotion announced Thursday.

The coach fares are good for travel between Washington, D.C., and New York only, for select departures between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. More information, including sample fares and terms and conditions, are available at this page on the Amtrak website.

The fare promotion comes at a time when the passenger operator is not offering its full late-night service over the length of the Northeast Corridor. The Boston-New York segment of overnight trains Nos. 65, 66, and 67 has been suspended to accommodate Metropolitan Transportation Authority work on the Hell Gate Line between Penn Station and New Rochelle, N.Y. [see “Amtrak to take one track on Hell Gate Line out of service …,” Trains News Wire, March 6, 2023]

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