At Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:35:45 -0800,
Reese, Terry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You'll want to fly. On the West Coast, taking the train is a bit of
a crap shoot and wouldn't advise it unless you had a day between
when you are suppose to arrive and when you need to arrive. The few
times I've taken
Flying is certainly cheaper than driving (as Terry suggests), unless
you've got a carful.
Southwest is currently $113 to Oakland. Or you can take your pick of
airlines to SFO for about $156. Plus taxes yadda yadda...
-Jodi
who is flying out to SFO this afternoon...
Jodi Schneider
Science
Hi Bess,
If you've resigned yourself to flying checkout
http://www.seatcounter.com to see what the availability on most airlines
flying between PDX and SFO. http://www.farecast.com might useful for
you if you're looking for the best deal.
Tricia
Elizabeth Sadler wrote:
Dear Code4Lib
Aside from being chronically slow, I think the Coast Starlight is
still out of service due to the mudslide south of Eugene at the end of
January. Apparently Union Pacific, who owns the track, had/is having
problems laying new track.
-Tod
Tod Olson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Systems Librarian
University
Alaska Airlines also has some good fares, and frequent flights into Portland
out of SFO.
Hwy 101 through California and Oregon is gorgeous, but really slow going.
I love trains, and the trains that only travel within Oregon and Washington
state are much nicer and faster and all around more
You'll want to fly. On the West Coast, taking the train is a bit of a crap
shoot and wouldn't advise it unless you had a day between when you are suppose
to arrive and when you need to arrive. The few times I've taken Amtrak on the
West coast between Seattle and Los Angelos, I've never been
