oakgrove girl Posted March 7, 2022 #1 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Hello all. Will be departing on the Sunshine on April 7. Because of the price of gas going up daily thinking about taking Amtrak. How early cam you walk off the the ship. Train leaves Charleston station at 9:00 am is it do able.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguppies Posted March 7, 2022 #2 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Charleston station is 10-15 minute drive into North Charleston from the pier. 9 AM navigating downtown during rush hour is probably pushing it. (at least once you get clear of downtown, the statiom is in the opposite direction of traffic.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinaLC Posted March 7, 2022 #3 Share Posted March 7, 2022 It would be a reverse commute, so traffic probably not awful. We’ve been off the ship by 7:30 am and if you have your luggage and call Uber promptly you should be ok but by no means a slam dunk. OTOH Amtrak trains are notoriously late, often by hours. Look up the operating history of your specific route. And plan a fall back … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted March 7, 2022 #4 Share Posted March 7, 2022 I was off the Sunshine by 6:45 AM this morning...wife is Platinum so we were allowed first chance to exit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguppies Posted March 8, 2022 #5 Share Posted March 8, 2022 If you can get off the Sunshine before 8AM you should be fine to get to the Amtrak station. (don't know if trains require any kind of early check-in like airlines) But definitely have a plan B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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