Adult USA Rail Pass 15 Days with 8 Segments Description:
The adult USA rail pass 15 days with 8 segments allows you to travel throughout the entire United States and more than 500 destinations!
This USA rail pass 15 days is the American Dream.
Maxing out your credit cards in Manhattan.
Breaking the bank in Las Vegas.
Maybe it is just witnessing incredible natural spectacles like catching the sunrise over the Grand Canyon.
Seeing Yosemite's Sequoias in the snow.
Setting a watch to Yellowstone's Old Faithful geyser.
The adult USA rail pass 15 days offers limitless iconic adventure and unforgettable experiences at every turn and there is no better way to see the USA than with an Amtrak USA Rail Pass.
Adult USA rail pass are available for your rail tour in ''coach class travel'' across the entire United States. Business Class and accommodation upgrades are available at an additional charge. The majority are most happy with coach class travel as this is where the real America is.
Please note: Passengers travelling from New Orleans to Jacksonville will have to change at Charlotte and Raleigh. This is because the direct service to Jacksonville was discontinued after hurricane Katrina.
Adult USA Rail Pass Visa requirements:
It is advised to always contact a USA Consulate or USA Embassy and discuss your case and need for a USA Visa at least 6 months in advance. At the time ask are there any dates in the future when the requirements by the USA Government might change. By doing this it covers you well in advance for every visa request.
When buying the adult USA rail pass be aware that all travellers intending on entering the US from 12th January 2009 on the Visa Waiver Program, which allows passport holders to visit for up to 90 days without a visa, you will now be required to have an authorisation via the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) prior to boarding a carrier to travel by air or sea to the US.
Travellers can register for authorisation online through the ESTA website and are advised to do so at least 72 hours prior to travel or alternatively your carrier have details also. Search official USA Entry Requirements for more details.
This website does not provide a USA visa. Travellers need to contact there countries USA Embassy or USA Consulate to get correct free advice.
We advise phoning them at all times.
If travelling to USA by airline, you must have a visa to board a flight.
Adult USA Rail Pass 15 Days Eligibility:
All Travel on Amtrak requires full identification. A valid passport, driver's license or picture ID card, is required.
This is for all USA rail travel so have your documents on you at all times.
Adult USA Rail Pass 15 Days Discount:
Children aged 2-15: Children 2 to 15 years old ride for half-price when accompanied by a full fare-paying adult. Two children are permitted per adult fare.
Children under 2: One child under 2 years old may ride free with each fare-paying adult.
Adult USA Rail Pass 15 Days Validity:
Passes are available in three travel durations and travel segments (15 days/8 segments, 30 days/12 segments and 45 days/18 segments) throughout the entire United States.
Travel must begin within 180 days of the date the pass purchased.
Adult USA Rail Pass 15 Days Terms and Conditions:
When booking an Amtrak pass you must provide us with details of your first journey, passport number, expiry date and date of birth. You will be issued with a voucher which must be exchanged at this first station for your actual pass.
Before boarding the train you must take your pass and passport to the Amtrak ticket office where they will issue a free ticket for your journey.
Adult USA Rail Pass 15 Days Tickets and Reservations:
Your USA Rail Pass is not a ticket. When travelling on a USA Rail Pass, you must have a ticket and a reservation for each train you board. You must make reservations and pick up your ticket(s) before boarding any train.
or at the local Amtrak train station, they are very easy to purchase.
Millions of Americans purchase seat reservations every day but bear in mind if you want a particular seat if you buy last minute it might be gone.
Official Amtrak Information:
Reservations for train travel should be made as far in advance as possible; seats available for USA Rail Pass passengers are limited on each train. We do not recommend waiting until the day of departure to make your reservations since there is a greater chance that seats allocated for the USA Rail Pass may not be available on your desired train. If your plans are not flexible, non-USA Rail Pass seats may be available at an additional cost.
Passengers must present their USA Rail Pass and passport at an Amtrak office for issuance of tickets to be used on the train. The USA Rail Pass entitles you to regular Coach Class travel on all Amtrak routes except those listed below. On some trains, you can upgrade your reservation to Business Class or Sleeping Car accommodation. Amtrak offers half-price fares for children ages 2-15 when accompanied by a full fare-paying adult (two children per adult fare; one child under two years of age travels free per adult). Reservations are required for travel on most trains. We recommend that reservations be made prior to arrival in the US and as far in advance as possible. Further restrictions may apply.
Adult USA Rail Pass 15 Days Please Note:
Adult USA Rail Pass 15 Days prices are subject to change and are not guaranteed until actual travel reservations are made.
Adult USA Rail Pass 15 Days Eligible Trains:
The USA Rail Pass is valid for travel on all Amtrak trains except:
Auto Train
Acela Express
Metroliner
Certain Thruway motorcoach connections
The connections between the Canadian border and Toronto
Travel is restricted to four one-way trips between two cities, and to all cities in between, over the same route. For example, the following trips would use up the four trips over the Washington, DC to New York route segment:
Trip 1: Washington, DC to New York
Trip 2: New York to Washington, DC
Trip 3: Washington, DC to Philadelphia
Trip 4: Philadelphia to Washington, DC
Adult USA Rail Pass Regions and Travel Periods:
Passes are available in three travel durations and travel segments (15 days/8 segments, 30 days/12 segments and 45 days/18 segments) throughout the entire United States. Travel must begin within 180 days of the date the pass purchased.
Adult USA Rail Pass Travel Segments:
Amtrak considers a travel segment any time you get on and then get off a vehicle (train, bus, ferry or other allowable leg) regardless of length.
Example 1
Because we don't have a direct route from Washington, DC to Oklahoma, City, OK, you could ride the Capitol Limited train from Washington to Chicago (segment 1), then ride the Texas Eagle train from Chicago to Fort Worth (segment 2) and finally ride the Heartland Flyer train from Fort Worth to Oklahoma, City (segment 3). This journey from Washington to Oklahoma City would use three of your allowable segments.
Example 2
To travel from Spokane, WA to Portland OR, you could ride the Empire Builder train directly to Portland using one segment or you coulde ride the Empire Builder train to Seattle (segment 1) and then ride the Amtrak Cascades train from Seattle to Portland (segment 2). Both journeys take you to Portland but use a different number of your allowable segments.
Each segment booked counts toward the total allowable number of segments permitted for the pass.
Adult USA Rail Pass 15 Days Refunds and Pass Changes:
The USA Rail Pass is only refundable before travel begins.
The pass, and all tickets issued with the pass, must be turned into an Amtrak ticket agent no later than the day before the date of the first use written on the pass.
A cancellation fee of 20% will apply, together with a small admin charge.
Substantial cancellation fees apply when sleeping accommodations are cancelled less than 24 hours in advance.
Pass Voucher can be cancelled up to 48 hours before start date on pass voucher as long as it has not been exchanged for the actual pass – once exchanged it is non-refundable/non-exchangeable.
Any upgrades booked onto passes are also non-refundable once booked.
Adult USA Rail Pass 15 Days Additional Information:
A new condition from Amtrak for their rail passes is that as well as having a specified start date – the use of the pass must be concluded within 6 months of the date of issue.
e.g. a 30 day pass could only be issued a maximum of 5 months in advance of the starting date
