Pass
USA Rail Pass
A pass. You buy a number of travel days and then use participating services in United States without buying a ticket for each journey.
The issuer's own terms
The detail below is quoted from the issuer's own page in the language they publish it in. We do not translate another company's conditions, because a translated condition is a condition we have changed.
- What it covers
- Coach-class travel on most Amtrak routes, covering over 500 destinations across 46 US states. Excluded from the pass are Acela, the Auto Train, the Maple Leaf service to Canadian stations, and Thruway Bus routes numbered 7000-7999. Only segments sold at Sale or Value fare levels are eligible; segments where only a Flex fare is on offer cannot be booked on the pass.
- Who can buy it
- No age, residency or citizenship restriction is stated on the official page; it is sold as a general consumer product on amtrak.com and the Amtrak app.
- How long it lasts
- Covers 10 ride segments usable within 30 days of the first trip. The pass itself is valid for 120 days from purchase, meaning travel must begin within that window, after which the 30-day travel clock starts.
- What it costs
- The standard published price is USD 499 (described by Amtrak as 'less than $50 per segment'). Amtrak has run limited-time promotional pricing below this (for example USD 250 for a booking window in January 2026), so the promotional figure is not a stable ongoing price; treat USD 499 as the standing reference price, subject to change.
- Seat reservations
- Each of the 10 segments must be individually reserved (through the purchase confirmation flow, 'My Trip' on Amtrak.com, or the Amtrak app); the pass itself does not guarantee a seat until a segment is booked.
- What catches people out
- Travel between any single pair of stations is capped at two round trips (four one-way segments), including intermediate stops on that route, so the pass cannot be used as truly unlimited point-to-point travel. Amtrak states there are no blackout dates or time-of-day restrictions. Because Acela and the Auto Train are excluded, travellers expecting to use the pass on the busy Northeast Corridor's fastest service will be caught out.
SourceOpen the page at AmtrakRead on the issuer's own page on 2026-09-06. Terms and prices change, so check before you buy.
What this does to an Orlero price
Nothing, yet. Our fares are point to point and are not adjusted for a pass or a card you hold. Use this page to work out whether the scheme is worth buying, and use search to find out what the same journeys cost without it.
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