Overnight 'hotel train' could link San Francisco and Los Angeles

Re:Overnight 'hotel train' could link San Francisco and Los ... by mikeryan on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @10:25PM (#35623533)

Not from the Bay Area to LA. It’s a 45 minute to one hour flight. You can fly in, get your meetings in and get back all in a day.

I’ve done the Oakland to Burbank or LAX round trip that way a ton.

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Re:Overnight 'hotel train' could link San Francisco and Los ... by 8note on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @10:35PM (#35623600)

Spending like 6 hours in the airport?

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Re:Overnight 'hotel train' could link San Francisco and Los ... by sundaeofshock on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @10:48PM (#35623692)

For a day trip to LA? I usually arrive 60-90 minutes before my flight.

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Re:Overnight 'hotel train' could link San Francisco and Los ... by paxys on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @11:02PM (#35623789)

Even that is overkill. With TSA Pre/Clear and no checked bags you can easily roll in ~45 mins before the flight.

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Re:Overnight 'hotel train' could link San Francisco and Los ... by wenc on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @01:31AM (#35624592)

I have Precheck and typically clear security in under 10 minutes. That said, 45 mins is cutting it close for me. Typically I arrive an hour before so that I have a buffer against uncertainty (Precheck lines can be surprising long sometimes).

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Re:Overnight 'hotel train' could link San Francisco and Los ... by vineyardmike on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @12:24AM (#35624231)

Most people who travel a lot like that are probably pre-check, maybe even clear. I am, and usually I get to the airport roughly when boarding starts if I'm flying economy (assuming boarding starts with first class). It's certainly not 6 hours total in the airport.

This said, I'd really like better trains since flying sucks still. Planes are dirty, expensive, and airports are quite awful.

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