<p>Hi I have to ride the Hayward to Davis Amtrak for orientation this sunday, but I’ve never rode it before.
I was wondering if its like bart where I have to transfer busses or if it just goes straight to Davis station in one train.
also, how far is the Amtrak from the college campus? do I need to catch a seperate bus to get to Tercero area?
Any help would be appreciated. thanks~</p>
<p>I took Amtrak to Davis for my transfer orientation back in June with no problems at all, it’s really easy.</p>
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<li><p>As long as you’re taking the Capitol Corridor, it’s a one-shot ride with no transfers. I think the Capitol is the only route that goes through Hayward (all the others stop at Oakland) so you’re good on that count.</p></li>
<li><p>When you get to Davis (or when you get close, if you have a cel phone on you) you can give a call to the Orientation desk at (530) 752-5190 and they’ll send a van for you that will take you directly to Tercero. </p></li>
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<p>2a. I’m not sure if that service will be running on Sunday (I couldn’t find specific information on the [orientation</a> webpage](<a href=“http://orientation.ucdavis.edu%5Dorientation”>http://orientation.ucdavis.edu)), but if it’s not Unitrans (the bus lines run by UCD students) offers a [Sunday</a> Amtrak Shuttle](<a href=“http://unitrans.ucdavis.edu/services/]Sunday”>http://unitrans.ucdavis.edu/services/). It’s $1 to get to campus; once you have your student ID you ride for free. According to the website it’s “anywhere in Davis”, so “take me to Tercero” should be easy enough.</p>
<p>2b. If you’re arriving at some odd hour and can’t make other arrangements, you can call up [a</a> taxi](<a href=“http://daviswiki.org/Taxi_Services]a”>http://daviswiki.org/Taxi_Services) or (worst case) just walk. Amtrak is [really</a> close to campus](<a href=“Content Not Available | Caltrans”>Content Not Available | Caltrans), and you should be able to find a competent campus map on the UCD website somewhere.</p>
<p>Best of luck! Feel free to ask more questions, I’m going to be commuting via Amtrak every day once Fall starts, so I’ve gotten quite familiar with the service. :D</p>