17 hours as you sit in the same seat....

[citruscurtis]

Of course you don't have to be sitting in a space capsule....any Amtrak passengers?....17 hours for me is Salem Oregon to Sacramento, California...of course we had fresh air break in K-falls...so winter dark makes it easy

 

[mikehn]

I have a transpacific flight coming up soon. Its not 17 hours, but pretty darn close and Im freaking. Covid lockdowns were a breeze compared to what Im about to go through

 

[BrianL]

That was about my filght time to Japan. It is tough, especially because I just can't sleep on a plane!

 

[barkley]

Of course you don't have to be sitting in a space capsule....any Amtrak passengers?....17 hours for me is Salem Oregon to Sacramento, California...of course we had fresh air break in K-falls...so winter dark makes it easy

Amtrak from Davis CA to Olympia WA.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I used to take Amtrak from Philadelphia to Orlando all the time. 21 hours each way in a Viewliner Roomette. I love traveling by train. I haven't done this since 2006, though. It's just been cheaper for me to fly.

 

[Silver saucer]

Of course you don't have to be sitting in a space capsule....any Amtrak passengers?....17 hours for me is Salem Oregon to Sacramento, California...of course we had fresh air break in K-falls...so winter dark makes it easy

Well hi Or neighbor
I did Albany Or to Paso Robles Ca and back a couple years ago. It was long and as soon as it got dark you couldn't see anything outside. I'd do it again but I'd rather have a roomette than just a seat. At least then I'd be able to get some sleep.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I think my longest flight has been 7-8 hours...

maybe 10-12 hours for a road trip, but that's with stops.

 

[kdonnel]

I have done the 5 hrs from ATL to LAX followed up by the 13+ hours from LAX to AKL (Auckland New Zealand), with a 2 year old.

A long travel day.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Of course you don't have to be sitting in a space capsule....any Amtrak passengers?....17 hours for me is Salem Oregon to Sacramento, California...of course we had fresh air break in K-falls...so winter dark makes it easy

Beats a 14+ hour flight from San Francisco to China. At least you can get up and walk around on a train.

 

[Moliphino]

I took Amtrak from MA to Atlanta once. I didn't pee from NY to Atlanta because the bathroom stunk so bad.

 

[citruscurtis]

I took Amtrak from MA to Atlanta once. I didn't pee from NY to Atlanta because the bathroom stunk so bad.

Oh my....yes a problem...so you have to watch the seat conductor and if they come up from down stairs... they just cleaned and sometimes on lengthy fresh air break... bathroom is always clean when we leave Sacramento South

 

[Travel60]

Dulles to Cape Town, South Africa....I watched the first season of a Canadian TV show not available in US. Watched season two on the way back. I'm going to South Korea in June and hope. I can watch season three.

 

[HannaBelle]

I am not sure I could do it, my longest flight was from DFW to HNL (Honolulu) and it just about does me in. It is too much stress. My kids were in HS the first time we flew home on an overnight flight, they wanted to sit together rather than split up with mom and dad. I did not sleep at all, it took me a couple of weeks to recover.

I have always wanted to go to Australia, I don't know if I can handle the flights.

 

[citruscurtis]

Well hi Or neighbor
I did Albany Or to Paso Robles Ca and b

Son and I would travel to Disneyland by train out of Salem... I moved to Yuma in 2017 and now travel to Salem... Coast starlight North bound is fantastic as you can choose your seat...and is only full between San Luis and Sacramento...and if you are a class of 1991 rebel... you might know me

 

[lovin'fl]

We just flew MCO to London-Gatwick. Was a little over 9 hour flight but when we boarded we sat on the ground for 2.5 hours before leaving as they repaired some instrumental issue. Was like 12 hours on the plane. I had some meds to help with the anxiety and they wiped me right out. Thank goodness. Then we took a transatlantic cruise back.

We do the auto train to/from Sanford, FL and Lorton, VA often. Have one coming up in April. It's something like 4pm to 9am. But we can move around, eat and drink and sleep (can even shower, but we don't).

 

[Pooh2]

We have done Amtrak from Emeryville CA to Boston MA in a bedroom (3 nights on the train) and Amtrak Boston to Orlando in coach (one night on the train).

I would take either of those anytime over being stuck on a long flight.
Our longest flight ended up being from Boston to Hawaii for 24 hours of travel due to plane have mechanical issues halfway in AZ.
Much rather be delayed on the train!

 

[citruscurtis]

We have done Amtrak from Emeryville CA to Boston MA in a bedroom (3 nights on the train) and Amtrak Boston to Orlando in coach (one night on the train)

Much rather be delayed on the train!

Well Coast starlight is delayed north 6 hours... always seems to be delayed at Emeryville... upside is that dunsmuiir canyon was visible... the most beautiful scenery on the entire route...on time train north and south... dunsmuiir canyon always dark

 

[tony67]

I did the LA to Sydney flight - that was about 17 hours back in the 90s - but that was after NY to LAX and followed by Sydney to Perth - that is like another 8 hours from Sydney

To make it worse one of the movies was the same on all three flights - King Ralph - so really bad and I had to watch it 3 times in 30 or so hours.

I don't sleep on planes to it was pretty painful. This was back when it was a single screen for everyone with no choice -the next movie was Dances with Wolves and that was followed by Hamlet with Mel Gibson on the LAX to Sydney leg - so it was torture.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I had some meds to help with the anxiety and they wiped me right out.

I don't sleep on planes to it was pretty painful.

When I finally succumbed to anxiety meds for flying, I found I could get 4-5 hours sleep one one pill. Made things so much easier.

 

[Lesverts]

I spent my 14 hour flight from SFO to Auckland feeling like I had to go to the washroom and not being able to go. It was unpleasant.
I was super lucky on that flight, no one in the middle seat and an Australian Disneyland super fan in the aisle seat.