trains from nyc to ac - Page 2

afish · #11 12-13-2005, 07:29 AM

Amtrak to Philly is more like $110 round trip. You can take NJT/Septa to Philly, but that will make the trip to AC more like 4-5 hrs.

sirpupnyc · #12 12-13-2005, 12:19 PM

NJ Transit NY Penn to AC (transfers in Trenton and Philly) is $25.75 and takes about 4.5 to 5 hours total.

piggity · #13 12-13-2005, 01:05 PM

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The point is, once you put the voucher in the slot machine, the machine registers the credits, then if you cashout of the machine you get a cashable slot voucher. Just like if you put currency in and then hit cashout.

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That doesn't actually work. Most of these vouchers only let you keep your winnings -- i.e., they keep separate track of your initial credit and your winnings. You can only cash out the latter portion.

mrkilla · #14 12-13-2005, 02:13 PM

you really gonna live it up on 20 bucks? just roll it in the slot and hope you hit.

If you're all going down there to play 2/4 and 3/6 its like playing a slot machine anyway

soh538 · #15 12-13-2005, 02:32 PM

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I have taken the buses from the port authority many times. I just avoid the casinos that make you play the slots.
I really am amazed that no trains go there direct, but thanks for the info.

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Showboat gives you $20 cash when you get off the bus, and you don't even have to go thru the casino.

burningyen · #16 12-13-2005, 03:04 PM

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NJ Transit NY Penn to AC (transfers in Trenton and Philly) is $25.75 and takes about 4.5 to 5 hours total.

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In my experience it's more like 2.5-3 hrs.

whiskeytown · #17 12-13-2005, 03:10 PM

don't know of trains but I took that AC-NYC bus run into Penn Station and it was seamless - once I found the Bus Depot [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] - I was unable to catch one from my Casino.

Take the bus - it's just a couple hrs and goes by fast -

I was impressed with the NJ/NY transit system and picked up most of up by the time I left NYC.

RB

lonn19 · #18 12-13-2005, 03:21 PM

Interested in taking a bus from Port Authority. How much are round trip rides? Can I return to NYC at any time or is there a specific time on the ticket? Are there buses going to various hotels that I could choose which one to be dropped off at?

ewile · #19 12-13-2005, 11:04 PM

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Interested in taking a bus from Port Authority. How much are round trip rides? Can I return to NYC at any time or is there a specific time on the ticket? Are there buses going to various hotels that I could choose which one to be dropped off at?

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There are busses leaving like every half hour from various casinos. You are not assigned or guaranteed a seat on any particular bus home, just show up and get in line.

I don't know if the schedule is online somewhere as I havn't made this trip in several years. I do know that there are schedules at Port Authority.

afish · #20 12-13-2005, 11:15 PM

Again, Greyhound is $30 round trip, and you get $17-20 back from the casino when you arrive. The tickets are a 4-day open return (i.e., you can go back on any bus within 4 days of your arrival). The buses stop at different casinos, but I always take the first bus and either walk or jitney to my destination. The schedule is on the Greyhound website.