{"id":52284,"date":"2016-01-25T13:01:57","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T17:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=52284"},"modified":"2025-09-02T00:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T04:17:41","slug":"amtrak-montreal-discount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/52284\/amtrak-montreal-discount\/","title":{"rendered":"Ride Amtrak To Montreal For a Bargain Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you haven\u2019t considered Montreal\u2019s winter getaway potential, our frosty Francophone neighbor to the north offers irresistible cuisine, lively nightlife and Gallic flair. If you\u2019re still not enticed, Amtrak is sweetening the deal with a $90 round-trip weekend fare from Penn Station to Montreal. You\u2019ll need to book before April 25 for Thursday-Monday travel now thru April 28,\u00a02016.<\/p>\n

Amtrak\u2019s timing couldn\u2019t be better. This snow-capped city\u2019s profile as a winter destination is further enhanced from February 18 through March 5, 2016 when the MONTR\u00c9AL EN LUMI\u00c8RE festival lights up the town. The festival promises a spectacular program including an international performing arts series, exceptional food and wine events and brilliant light presentations.<\/p>\n

The festival\u2019s spotlight on arts and culture dazzles visitors with <\/b>an unrivalled array of <\/b>music, circus arts, chanson, theatre and dance.
\nExplore Montreal\u2019s delectable culinary scene as you participate in <\/b>a sensory seminar on maple syrup or meet with artisanal cheese-makers and sample regional dairy products <\/b>at the Festival of Quebec Cheeses.<\/p>\n

As night falls, the kaleidoscope of entertaining activities continues with spectacular light installations and all-night dance parties showcasing a festive ambience that perfectly captures this city\u2019s renowned joie de vivre<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Many festival activities are free, family-friendly and easy to reach via complimentary shuttle.<\/p>\n

Get Here:\u00a0<\/b>Amtrak\u2019s Adirondack whisks you through the Hudson Valley before hugging the shoreline of Lake Champlain, providing passengers with some of the most dramatic scenery in the Northeast. The journey to Montreal takes nine hours. Kids 2-12 receive an additional 50% discount, so pack plenty of tiny mittens and bring the family.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Montreal\u2019s dynamic food scene, read oM\u2019s story<\/a>. To get acquainted with this city\u2019s cycling possibilities, read oM\u2019s bike-friendly story<\/a>. For additional information, go to www.montrealenlumiere.com and www.tourisme-montreal.org.<\/p>\n

Photo credit: <\/i>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique M\u00e9nard-Aubin<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

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If you haven\u2019t considered Montreal\u2019s winter getaway potential, our frosty Francophone neighbor to the north offers irresistible cuisine, lively nightlife and Gallic flair. If you\u2019re still not enticed, Amtrak is sweetening the deal with a $90 round-trip weekend fare from Penn Station to Montreal. You\u2019ll need to book before April 25 for Thursday-Monday travel now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":53966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1508,224,758,413,773,835,836,812,829,837,314,775,777,770,969,389,1057,842,1614,781,774,796,797,846],"tags":[116,40,293,81,280,145,226,483,120,142,125,254,299,20,133,269,449,282,204,169,58],"class_list":{"0":"post-52284","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-amtrak-getaways","8":"category-arts","9":"category-cafe-activity-2","10":"category-canada","11":"category-chocolate-food-drink","12":"category-classes-culture-2","13":"category-comedy-culture-2","14":"category-culinary-classes","15":"category-culture-2","16":"category-dance-culture-2","17":"category-dining-nightlife","18":"category-ethnic","19":"category-fine-dining","20":"category-food-drink","21":"category-locations","22":"category-montreal","23":"category-museums-culture-2","24":"category-music-culture-2","25":"category-off-the-press","26":"category-outdoor-dining","27":"category-restaurants-food-drink","28":"category-snow-tubing-adventure-activity-2","29":"category-snowshoe-adventure-activity-2","30":"category-theater-culture-2","31":"tag-amtrak","32":"tag-art","33":"tag-budget-friendly","34":"tag-concerts","35":"tag-cultural-getaway","36":"tag-dining","37":"tag-drink","38":"tag-family-friendly","39":"tag-family-fun","40":"tag-festival","41":"tag-food","42":"tag-free","43":"tag-locally-sourced","44":"tag-music","45":"tag-outdoors","46":"tag-party","47":"tag-restaurants","48":"tag-romantic","49":"tag-train","50":"tag-weekend-getaway","51":"tag-wine"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":53966,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Amtrak-Montreal-e1570389495205-350x197.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}