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Megabus anyone?

jillianna
jillianna
edited November -1 in Park Slope
Has anyone used this bus service? If so any opinions? It's ridiculously cheap!
http://www.megabus.com/us/index.php

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  • anastasia beaverhausen
    anastasia beaverhausen
    A friend of mine goes to DC every other weekend and she swears by Bolt.
  • nomad
    nomad
    I took megabus from Toronto to Buffalo in the summer - it was great! (Cheap, on schedule, comfortable, not packed. Think it had wi-fi so I could watch our journey on google maps!) I'd definitely take it again.
  • prospect-plg noah
    prospect-plg noah

    Subject: Chinatown Bus/Double Happiness

    I go to DC and Wilmington, DE quite a bit by bus, and I use gotobus.com (a.k.a. "The Chinatown Bus"), or Double Happiness. Super cheap, clean and well-run.
  • mpmav1
    mpmav1
    I have heard Bolt is the way to go. If you buy early enough, they are also super cheep. Plus free wifi.
  • jillianna
    jillianna
    I'm going to Baltimore...wonder what the diff. between Bolt and Megabus are (if there are any!)
  • nychas
    nychas
    Megabus to Boston is fine. The more in advance you book the cheaper it will be. The bus is a bus no better or worse than other buses.
  • arches
    arches
    Jillianna wrote: I'm going to Baltimore...wonder what the diff. between Bolt and Megabus are (if there are any!)
    Very little difference. Bolt has AC outlets, so you can plug in a laptop charger if you have poor battery life. Megabus is double-decker bus (but has a distrubingly low ceiling on the 2nd floor). Both have wifi.

    Washington Deluxe is the only DC-NY bus company that picks up in Brooklyn (although not so useful unless you live in Wburg or Bed-Stuy). I don't think they stop in Baltimore anyway. And no wifi.
  • jillianna
    jillianna
    Got my answer...Bolt doesn't go to Baltimore :-( Wifi, while a great perk, won't work on a bus for me -- I get motion sickness from reading in cars and buses, blecch.
    Thanks all - and I definitely won't head to the 2nd level!
  • muggle
    muggle
    I use Megabus to go to Philadelphia almost every week - they are great - super cheap, relatively clean and usually the passengers are polite - i.e. not gabbing on cell phones or eating smelly meals.