I got to the Burlington airport curb around five in the morning, ten minutes ahead of my bus, in the dark, hoping I was standing in the right place. A few minutes before 5:13 AM, a Vermont Translines coach pulled…
I live in New York without a car, and I’ve spent years getting around this country by bus. Flix, Greyhound, Vamoose, Peter Pan, Amtrak’s connecting buses, the Chinatown-style BB Bus. I’ve reviewed all of them. And let me tell you,…
I ride intercity buses all over the U.S. So I get this question a lot: Greyhound or FlixBus. Neither wins, because in the U.S. they are the same company.
I’ve taken the bus across some strange stretches of this country. When I went from Chicago to Louisville, I opted not to fly and spent 7 hours on a Greyhound through Indiana. I’ve even crossed international borders, like when I…
There’s a certain mythology around the old Chinatown buses among longtime New Yorkers. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, you could walk to a curbside in lower Manhattan, hand someone cash, and be in Boston for $10. Companies like…
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Affiliate Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you book through them, at no cost to you. I’ve lived without a car for seven-plus years, and that means I’ve spent a lot of time learning…