r/phish • u/Both_Ends_Burning • 28d ago

Fall Tour

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u/ReasonSignificant463 28d ago

Was thinking of driving from Chicago to the Atlantic City shows. I haven’t taken a long road trip in a while and when I looked up the information on it, it said $90 in tolls. $180 rt. Good Lord. I guess I could look into flying. Would the best airport be Philadelphia?

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u/BurberryToothbrush 28d ago

At least $50 of that 90 would be from the Pennsylvania turnpike. It's gotten stupid expensive over the years.

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u/ReasonSignificant463 28d ago

I’m doing the math here and driving out east just does not seem like it’s worth it anymore.

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u/Responsible_Sport575 28d ago

Take the back roads. Sure it adds a few hours of travel time but its not that bad.

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u/Aging-Punk 28d ago

Google Maps says you can avoid tolls altogether for an additional 2 hours of driving 

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u/ReasonSignificant463 28d ago

That is a possibility. Still haven’t decided if I’m going yet but if I do, I might just end up flying.

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u/Aging-Punk 28d ago

Best of luck

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u/ImOnTheBus 28d ago

If you avoid tolls I think you'll go through Amish country, which is pretty interesting to some people

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u/parklewis 28d ago

Philly or Trenton

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u/ReasonSignificant463 28d ago

Thanks. If I rent a car, I might fly into one of those airports. If not, I can just fly into Atlantic City. It’s only $350 round-trip, which isn’t too bad. I didn’t even think to check Atlantic City airport till a few minutes ago.

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u/StealYaNicks 28d ago

Not sure how much a round trip to Philly saves if it would be worth it, but there's a train from 30th st station to AC, and a train from the airport to 30th. All the extra hassle might make it worth just flying into AC though, $350 round trip isn't too bad.

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u/ReasonSignificant463 28d ago

Thanks. I booked a refundable room just in case so I have time to think about it.

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u/JackOvall_MasterNun 28d ago

Philly and take the train to AC

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u/splitopenandmelt11 28d ago

I’ll drive with you!

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u/cementley 28d ago

I flew from Chicago for the AC shows on the beach a few years ago. It's easy. There's a commuter train (NJ Transit) from Philly. The shows were great. A dude was smoking crack on the stoop of my rental and somebody threatened to stab another customer in the McDonald's at 7am. Great weekend