Originally Posted by
BigBlueToe
My preference would be to go by train and get a sleeper car. I rode Amtrak from San Luis Obispo to Portland a couple summers ago. That involved riding overnight. I had to sit up in my seat. It was a miserable night. Other than that I love train travel, although you never get there on time. If I had to go a long way and couldn't afford a sleeper, I'd take a plane and get there on the same day.
Yeah, the seats were not the greatest for sleeping. It was barely OK for a 14 hour ride, but going coast to coast would be pretty uncomfortable unless you did it in hops doing stuff along the way. The sleeper car option is pretty pricey though.