[pct-l] Los Angeles to San Diego

[gwschenk at socal.rr.com]

I can't think of a reason not to take Amtrak to San Diego. It's a nice ride along the beach (we saw dolphins once) and the train has a bar car!

You could take public transport all the way to Campo and be totally self-sufficient.

---- Kea <keahiker at gmail.com> wrote: 
> For my 2010 thru' hike,I will be flying in to LAX.  And I will need to get
> to San Diego.  I don't want to fly as one needs to allow a long gap between
> flights to allow for delays.  By Amtrak seems ideal. A bus goes from the
> airport every half hour to the Amtrak station and then a train goes about
> once an hour to San Diego.  No booking required so it seems OK.  I looked at
> a forum discussing this and the  over-whelming opinion was "don't go by
> Amtrak!".  But no reason was given.  "Hire a car" they said.  But, not after
> a night without sleep, jet-lagged and driving on the wrong side of the road.
> 
> So, should I go by Amtrak; and if not, why not?
> 
> Kea
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