Comments on: Not-so-high-speed rail advice

By: Lojasmo

Lojasmo — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:42:21 +0000

Greyhound is a good idea. I think there will be plenty of parking, though.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:47:29 +0000

Greyhound goes from Duluth directly to the St. Paul Amtrak station. Tickets are cheap. Sadly, I think it runs that route only once per day.

By: David

David — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:20:51 +0000

Kelly is closer to Greyhound than Amtrak, isn’t it? I think the Days Inn is the only hotel that might be within free shuttle distance.

By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:10:19 +0000

TripAdvisor has forums. You might want to post your query in the Twin Cities forum there.

By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:09:41 +0000

If you use Team Parking in St. Paul, which is the long term facility we’ve used, it’s pretty cheap, something like $8/day, I think, you could call a cab to take you to AMTRAK, that probably is going to run you $25 or so from Team Parking’s facility, unless they have a shuttle going to downtown St Paul.

By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:00:09 +0000

Oh, you did talk to the station already. I’d call St. Paul hotels then or any downtown parking facility and see if you can make a deal with them. Then you could just cab it to Amtrak, it’s like a $5 cab ride. Or call Xcel Centre, they might have long term parking facilities. There has to be something in downtown St Paul! After all, Skyline has a deal with the DECC for long term parking.

By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:58:00 +0000

There’s also a lot near the airport you can leave your car at we’ve used — they’ll shuttle you to the airport, but I don’t know if they will shuttle you to Amtrak station. Maybe you could call Amtrak station in St Paul and ask them if they have any long-term parking facilities nearby? Or see if you can make a deal with the Kelly Inn — they’re a short walk from the Amtrak station.

By: David

David — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:57:34 +0000

Are there any one-way car rental options with drop off at the Amtrak?

By: David

David — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:56:33 +0000

Could you board in St. Cloud? Might be better long-term parking available there, as I think the train station is closer to city center.

By: brian

brian — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:07:19 +0000

When we flew to Maine a couple years ago, we stayed at a Residence Inn in Eagan the night before we left, ($99) and they let us leave our car there for a week. They also had a free airport shuttle. That’s not really close to Amtrack, but you might ask a hotel if they’d make a deal with you.