I paid $180 to sit in business class on a 9-hour Amtrak ride from Rochester to NYC. Next time, I'll stick to coach

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I paid $180 to sit in business class on a 9-hour Amtrak ride from Rochester to NYC. Next time, I'll stick to coach

businessinsider.com/amtrak-business-class-vs-coach-maple-leaf-train-new-york-2025-6

I took an Amtrak train to upstate New York.
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I took a round-trip Amtrak journey from Manhattan to Rochester.
I rode coach on the way there and business class on the way back.
I don't think my $180 business-class ticket was worth it.
At the end of May, I…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-06-07 12:26:02.