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By: Back to the Bus - US Travel, New York City Travel | Top Trips

Back to the Bus - US Travel, New York City Travel | Top Trips — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:02:26 +0000

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By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:19:38 +0000

I just took my 5th trip from Boston to New York by Megabus and it gets better each time. They now use double-decker buses. The seats are a little narrow but this bus wasn’t crowded and it was easy to find two empty seats together. The 5 hours flew by with the reliable high speed internet to distract me. They even showed a recent movie to start the trip. My only complaint was, Megabus changed the schedule between the time I made the reservation and the time I traveled, which meant waiting an extra hour to leave. They should have notified me with the e-mail address I used to reserve the seat. The price goes up as more seats are taken, but in this case I was one of the first in line, and paid only $1.50.

On a round trip consider going one way by Megabus and going home by Amtrak Acela. Thinking about the luxury trip home takes the edge off the bus ride. :)

By: John

John — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:18:16 +0000

Drivers chatting on their cellphones? I hopoe you are not talking about the busdrivers! What a terrible safety violation that is being condemned all over America.

By: jlawrence01

jlawrence01 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:28:59 +0000

The earlier your book, the better prices you get on Megabus. The first five tickets to ANY destination are generallt $1.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:10:40 +0000

I just booked a $10 OW ticket Chicago-Cincinnati on Megabus for the Thanksgiving week Due to the Delta monopoly at CVG, I would have paid close to $150-200
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@ jlawrence01
awesome, I checked around Thanksgiving week and came up with a fare on the bus for $43.00 one way. Still good. But, it’s the FIVE HOURS on the bus that makes me cringe ALITTLE.

Details Price
8:00 AM Depart Chicago, Union Station
Arrive Cincinnati, 4th at Race 2:55 PM 1 seat = $43.00
3:30 PM Depart Chicago, Union Station
Arrive Cincinnati, 4th at Race 10:25 PM 1 seat = $43.00
10:00 PM Depart Chicago, Union Station
Arrive Cincinnati, 4th at Race 4:35 AM 1 seat = $43.00

………….guess that makes BOTH OUR POSTS correct. =)

By: Charlie Leocha

Charlie Leocha — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:43:12 +0000

I just took Bolt Bus from Boston to NYC. It was spic and span, clean with wifi and electrical outlets for computers and other electronics.
Sweet ride.

By: DaveS

DaveS — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:36:22 +0000

I would love to see a high quality bus system throughout the US. A big negative for me in the past has been the downright awful, filthy, poorly located terminals. Has that problem been addressed?

By: jlawrence01

jlawrence01 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:09:51 +0000

With airfares too high for a spur-of-the-minute trip, airline schedules too dicey to make close plans, Amtrak costing about the same as the plane and gas, tolls and downtown parking making auto travel less than optimal, buses are filling the cheap travel niche once again.
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Frank,

I just booked a $10 OW ticket Chicago-Cincinnati on Megabus for the Thanksgiving week Due to the Delta monopoly at CVG, I would have paid close to $150-200 for a OW fare. Megabus delivers me within three blocks of the Queen City Metro stop to where I am going as opposed to a $20 transfer to DT Cincinnati.

Timewise, it is not much different in that I can jump off the Metrarail 30 minutes prior to the bus ride as opposed to arriving at the airport 90 minutes early.

By: msnovtue

msnovtue — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:51:20 +0000

I think the “newer” bus travel is a great way to go for *shorter* trips. I live in Indianapolis, and a trip up to Chicago can be a great way to spend a weeked, but the drive can be a killer, especially the stretch from Gary to downton Chicago. It’s 4 to 5 hours, and once you get there, you have to pay for parking as well.

I took Megabus as an opition last year, and was very pleased. Clean, quiet, and comfortable, and the $30 RT fare probably would’ve been equal to parking fees alone. I would never bother with flying to Chicago (O’Hare or no O’Hare), but as an alternative to driving, it’s great.

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