Sample Trips
From Vedic City, Iowa to Washington, DC

MTP to CHI to DCA
Amtrak from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa to Chicago, then jet to DC
Photos in order by date and location, step by step

2005-09-08 MUM  to MLI via ride
MLI to DCA		 $50
$80		 $130
2006-01-01 MUM to MLI by car
MLI to DCA - OS goes back to DC		    
2006-02-28 MUM  to MTP
MTP to MDW
MDW to DCA		 $30
$43
$80		 $153
2006-04-10
2006-04-11		 MUM to MTP
MTP to MDW - train was 6 hours late
Had to stay overnight in Chicago at Midway hotel
MDW to DCA on 4/12/2006		 $0
$34
$50
$76		 $110
2006-05-09 MUM to MTP
MTP to MDW
MDW to DCA $74 plus $13.96 tax ATA
If train is late, they said I could stand by on 2006-05-10 if I can get to the counter by 9:35pm (2 hours after 7:35pm flight)
But the train was on time, just in time to get me to ATA by 7:00pm		 $0
$34
$82.80		 $116.80
20060912VC-DC MUM to MTP
MTP to MDW
Train was 5 hours late, request Amtrak to refund price of ticket.
Go to ATA terminal to authorize ticket for 2006-06-13
Stay at Midway Inn over the evening for $50
5:30 am, go by CTA to MDW to take ATA to DC
MDW to DCA $69 plus $13 tax ATA		 $0
$30
-$30
$50
$2
$82		 $134
20061027 MLI-DCA-MLI MUM to MLI
MLI to DCA
20061223VC-DC MUM to MTP via car, park
MTP to CHI via Amtrak
CHI to ORD via CTA
ORD to DCA
20070103VC-DC MUM to STL via van
STL to DCA via US Airways
DCA to home via car
200702
20070526VC-DC MUM to MTP via car, park
MTP to CHI via Amtrak
CHI to MDW via CTA
MDW to DCA via
DCA to Home via Metro		 $0
$34
$2
$
$0
20080105VC-DC MUM to MTP  via Van
MTP to CHI via Amtrak (ordered same day)
Stay at Super 8 (very nice)
ORD to DCA via US Airways
DCA to HS via Metro		 $0
$70
$60
$100
$0		 $230
2008 Nov Return to DC for about 1 year with OS at TI
20090923 Drive to MLI park (over 1 month)
MLI to BWI
BWI cab to CTI then drive to Balt for Dr. Kashi
20250118VC-DCTrump Drive to BRL via Mercedes
BRL to ORD via Southern
ORD to BWI via SouthWest
BWI to WAS via MARC
WAS to HS via Metro		 $10
$60
$160
$8
$2

$240

From DC to VC

Notes

USAirways from Chicago to DC has the latest flight around 6:00pm, which is not enough time for the Amtrak train to reliably get there on time. Plus, late night flights are much more expensive than the early morning flights, such as $360. US Airways has inexpensive early flights, such as $90 at 6:00am. The best scenario is Amtrak on Saturday, stay over for $60 at hotel, then early Sunday morning to DC.

USAirways from Moline to DC is very good