Student travel via rail: get a train travel deal on almost any Amtrak train with your ISIC card. Check the Amtrak schedule and grab an Amtrak train travel deal - 15% off your student Amtrak ticket. See America with a train travel vacation and an ISIC card, or use the card for a deal on an Amtrak ticket home for break.
Get an ISIC Card
Full-time students 12 and older will find the ISIC (International Student Identity Card) the ticket to discounts on travel rates, accommodations, shopping, entertainment and, now, Amtrak train travel. The card costs $22-$25 and is good through December 31st of each year.
Amtrak ISIC Rules and Train Schedules
From the Amtrak / ISIC discount rules: "The ISIC discount may not be applied:- To weekday Metroliner or Acela Express Service
- To connecting services provided by most other (non-Amtrak) carriers, including the Canadian portions of joint Amtrak/VIA Rail Canada service
- To upgrade accommodation charges (although the cardholder may upgrade his or her accommodations at the standard rate)
- In conjunction with any other multi-ride fares, or other discounts and promotions, except as may be specifically provided."
That said, check the Amtrak schedule before you make Amtrak reservations with your ISIC card - look into Amtrak's weekly deals as you may be able to do better than the ISIC card 15% student discount.
Buy a Discounted Amtrak Student Ticket
Be prepared to enter your ISIC number to get the discounted Amtrak fare when you make your reservation. And prepare to tour by train - it's a blast.
Amtrak Pictures and Information
- Amtrak Routes
- Buying Amtrak Tickets
- Choose an Amtrak Coach Seat or Superliner Sleeper
- Amtrak Viewliner Sleeper and Other Sleeper-Bedroom Options
- Amtrak Family Bedrooms
- Carry On and Checked Baggage Amtrak Rules
- Finding and Boarding Your Amtrak Train
- Amtrak Conductor Checking Tickets
- Amtrak Observation, Dining Cars and Other Services
- Amtrak Personnel and Who's Who
- Tipping on Amtrak Trains
- View From the Window
- Denver Platform View
- Nebraska Platform View
- Winter Park Ski Train Platform View
- Glenwood Springs Platform View
"I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train."
--Oscar Wilde
