How to Book Train Travel from San Luis Obispo, CA to San Diego
An eight-hour drive through California? Through the terrible traffic of Los Angeles and the O.C.? Surely, a modern Dante would count this as one of the lower levels of his Inferno. But if you're in San Luis Obispo and want to see San Diego's beaches and the Gaslamp Quarter, what are you going to do? Take the train.
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Instructions
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Call Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL or visit Amtrak's web site in the "Resources" section below. On the web site, you can book your train reservations via Amtrak's Fare Finder. You can also navigate the site if you have a PDA, Blackberry or other handheld device.
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If you ordered your tickets online or by phone, pick them up at a ticket agent or at one of the Quik-Trak kiosks that can be found at many Amtrak locations (you'll need to enter your reservation number). If you've booked your trip far in advance, you can also request that your tickets be mailed to you.
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For an additional $17, you can make sure your seat is reserved by selecting business class. Note that if you take a connecting bus on your route, you are automatically signed up for a reserved '"hru-way'" ticket for your train.
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Tips & Warnings
If you book your travel more than eleven days in advance, you can have the tickets mailed to you for free.
This is a long trip, about eight hours. Plan accordingly.
The train seats on the Pacific Surfliner are unreserved. If you pay for business class, your seat will be reserved, but it's an additional cost.
The train route discussed here is the route from San Luis Obispo's station to San Diego's main Amtrak station, not the Amtrak Bus Stations at the San Diego Zoo or Sea World. However, for just a few dollars, you can take a trolley from the train station to either location.
