5.0
Pros: Very friendly and helpful staff. Cons: Nothing. Tips: Get ready to go door when they announce your arrival.
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About Amtrak Borealis
Amtrak Borealis is a popular train company offering very affordable ticket options to top travel destinations. You will always find the cheapest Amtrak Borealis tickets by searching Wanderu.com. Overall, Amtrak Borealis serves 120 routes, connecting 12 cities in one country. To cover all these routes Amtrak Borealis runs an average of 60 trips per day and 1,685 trips per month. These train trips range in price from £5.90 to £137.12 based on a variety of factors.
Amtrak Borealis Amenities
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Amtrak Borealis train coverage
| Daily Trips | 60 |
| stations | 13 |
| cities | 12 |
| countries | 1 |
What travelers are saying about Amtrak Borealis
Here’s what Wanderu users who have booked trips with Amtrak Borealis had to say about their travel experience.
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Amtrak Borealis reviews from Wanderu customers
Overall review score for Amtrak Borealis
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5.0
Ratings (Out of 5)
| Comfort | 5.0 |
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| Timeliness | 5.0 |
| Staff | 5.0 |
| Value | 2.0 |
| Condition | 4.5 |
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Amtrak Borealis Routes & Network
Amtrak Borealis’s train network features 120 train routes that connect 12 cities serving 13 stations. On average, Amtrak Borealis performs about 60 train trips every day. The top cities to which Amtrak Borealis offers the highest number of daily train service include Columbus and St Paul.
Most popular Amtrak Borealis routes
The train from Columbus to St Paul is Amtrak Borealis’s most popular route. Trips from St Paul to La Crosse and St Paul to Red Wing are also highly popular.
Top Amtrak Borealis routes
| Route | Daily Trips | Duration | Price |
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| Columbus to St Paul | 1 | 4h 49m | £23 |
| St Paul to La Crosse | 1 | 2h 28m | £13 |
| St Paul to Red Wing | 1 | 0h 48m | £6 |
| La Crosse to Milwaukee | 2 | 3h 42m | £18 |
| St Paul to Winona | 1 | 1h 52m | £12 |
| Columbus to Chicago | 1 | 3h 12m | £16 |
| St Paul to Chicago | 1 | 7h 43m | £32 |
| Chicago to Milwaukee | 2 | 1h 23m | £28 |
| St Paul to Milwaukee | 2 | 6h 9m | £28 |
Amtrak Borealis Train Guide & FAQs
Yes, Amtrak Borealis offers WiFi on their trains. Although most trips with Amtrak Borealis will have WiFi as advertised, some trains might not come equipped with WiFi and onboard WiFi can lose its connection in rural areas. We recommend you bring a book or download a movie just to play it safe. Amtrak Borealis WiFi is generally best used for surfing the web, checking emails and chatting with friends; you shouldn’t count on the WiFi to binge-watch your favorite show.
Yes, there are power outlets onboard Amtrak Borealis trains. You can generally find one or two sockets per row of seats, so be a good traveller and check if your seat neighbor might want to charge up their devices as well. With the onboard power outlets, you can charge both a computer and USB devices with a USB power adapter that typically comes with most phones and tablets.
Since Amtrak Borealis might sometimes use replacement train vehicles, not all trips are guaranteed to have power points. We recommend to bring a power bank to charge your phone for all trips over 2 hours, just in case.
On a typical day, Amtrak Borealis has 60 scheduled train trips in total. However, the exact departure and arrival times vary depending on the day and route. The best way to find the exact schedule for your trip is to use the search tool on this page.
No, Amtrak Borealis does not offer will call tickets. You should purchase your tickets online and make sure you have everything you need to board before you arrive at the station.
Yes, Amtrak Borealis requires you to present an ID to an agent to be allowed to board the train. Make sure you have identification issued by a government agency that meets the carrier’s requirements. Alternative IDs, such as a college ID, won’t work.
Yes, there are bathrooms on Amtrak Borealis trains. The bathrooms are pretty basic and include a toilet, toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Most bathrooms don’t have running water. As you will be using a bathroom on a moving vehicle, please use caution and hold on to a rail at all times.
Amtrak Borealis provides snacks to satisfy your hunger during your travels. Be sure to pack a credit card and some cash in case you get hungry.
Amtrak Borealis does not require a printed ticket to board the train. Instead, an eTicket is sent to you by email when you make your reservation. You can use your smartphone to show this eTicket to the ticketing agent as you board.
Amtrak Borealis goes the extra distance to deliver premium features to its customers.
Do you find yourself squished in a regular seat or just love having extra room to sprawl out? Well you’re in luck as Amtrak Borealis offers extra legroom seating. Since there is no standard of what extra legroom is, the extra space you get may vary between train lines, but getting extra is always good.
Cheap Amtrak Borealis tickets recently found on Wanderu
With 60 Amtrak Borealis trips per day, there are a lot of great deals to uncover for the bargain hunter and Amtrak Borealis tickets start at just £5.90. Check out some of the latest and greatest deals snatched up by Wanderu users.
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