nahrgs t1_irrebwp wrote on October 10, 2022 at 1:51 PM

If you're going to do it and you can make your schedule work, Amtrak is the way to go. Their monthly pass is $40 cheaper than MBTA and half the time. Pre-COVID I was 5 days a week. It got a little monotonous but I also enjoyed the commute to decompress. It's not for everyone but it's a small price to pay for what I would argue is a better quality of life for my family here.

[deleted] OP t1_irrzqm5 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 4:21 PM

How long was your door to door? What was the monthly payment for the pass?

nahrgs t1_irs48lp wrote on October 10, 2022 at 4:51 PM

My door to door averages between 54-62mins. This includes biking to the train station and walking from south station to my office.

I think the monthly passes are $348/month in Amtrak vs $388 for MBTA. My employer subsidizes my commuter passes to encourage use of public transit so the cost really wasn't part of the calculus for us when we chose to move down here.