Sample Trips
From Vedic City, Iowa to Washington, DC

Photos in order by location, step by step

MTP to CHI to DCA
Amtrak from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa to Chicago, then jet to DC

Jet from MLI to DCA

Photos in order by date

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

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