Washington woman sits down to book Amtrak’s coach ticket for Thankgiving. But ends making an ‘insane’ discovery: ‘It shouldn’t be’

The cost-of-living crunch has hit just about every facet of life in the U.S. A TikTok creator said she was planning a trip for the upcoming Thanksgiving from Washington, D.C., to New York in November. She intended to book an Amtrak ticket, but the “insane” fare ended up being so expensive that even a Delta flight plus an Uber Black ride from the airport would have cost less.

The creator, who goes by the username @hannahstudent, explained that she lives in Washington, D.C., while her family lives in New York, so she wanted to plan well in advance to make the journey easier. She also acknowledged that because she was booking holiday travel, she expected prices to be higher than usual.