Megabus!

**ISUCyclones2015** · 06-05-2012, 04:54 PM

Anyone else use this glorious service? I'm on my way over to Chicago from Cleveland and it only cost me $10.50 ROUNDTRIP! I am doing it again in July and it only cost me $2.50 ROUNDTRIP!

Oh yea, and there is Wi-Fi and that is how I can post this thread.

**cstrunk** · 06-05-2012, 04:57 PM

My sister and mother have used it before. They said it was a pretty good experience overall. We need cheap forms of public transportation in this country.

**Rabbuk** · 06-05-2012, 04:57 PM

Everyone under 25 has lol. Chicago to st louis to visit a now ex. One dollar

**Tailg8er** · 06-05-2012, 04:57 PM

Me & a roommate have talked about taking it to Omaha, but haven't gotten around to trying it yet.

**CycloneErik** · 06-05-2012, 04:57 PM

I pick people up after they used it. People seem generally satisfied with it.

**chuckd4735** · 06-05-2012, 04:58 PM

Me and my g/f got tickets to Chicago round-trip. $8.50 TOTAL! I've spent more on a pitcher of beer!

**cstrunk** · 06-05-2012, 04:59 PM

Is it subsidized in some way? I don't know how they can afford to offer the prices they do. I haven't looked into it much, however.

**DRCHIRO** · 06-05-2012, 05:02 PM

Can you bring booze on the bus? (Legally that is)

I'm sure its easy to bring a flask....

**chuckd4735** · 06-05-2012, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by DRCHIRO

Can you bring booze on the bus? (Legally that is)

I'm sure its easy to bring a flask....

It appears you can... MegaBus Driver Charged With Repeat DUI While On Duty

**ISUCyclones2015** · 06-05-2012, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by cstrunk

Is it subsidized in some way? I don't know how they can afford to offer the prices they do. I haven't looked into it much, however.

Its a sliding scale that really bends you over at the end. Some guy ordered last night and paid $60 one way!

**DistrictCyclone** · 06-05-2012, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by cstrunk

My sister and mother have used it before. They said it was a pretty good experience overall. We need cheap forms of public transportation in this country.

I agree, but I don't think discount bus lines are going to be a tenable option. Megabus is one of the better ones, but a good share of these bus lines are so cheap because they cut corners at the expense of safety; they skirt regulations/licensure by hiring shady drivers, not training them well, not giving them adequate breaks, skimping on maintenance, etc.

Unacceptable Risk: Cheap Buses, Fatal Rides - Popular Mechanics

**WhatchaGonnaDo** · 06-05-2012, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by DistrictCyclone

I agree, but I don't think discount bus lines are going to be a tenable option. Megabus is one of the better ones, but a good share of these bus lines are so cheap because they cut corners at the expense of safety; they skirt regulations/licensure by hiring shady drivers, not training them well, not giving them adequate breaks, skimping on maintenance, etc.

Unacceptable Risk: Cheap Buses, Fatal Rides - Popular Mechanics

A long distance rail would be tight!

**Cycsk** · 06-05-2012, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by ISUCyclones2015

Its a sliding scale that really bends you over at the end. Some guy ordered last night and paid $60 one way!

Exactly. You have to buy a long time in advance to get the great rates. When I have used it, I paid $50+ one way.

**wxman1** · 06-05-2012, 10:01 PM

Megabus is just like any other bus line imo. My fiance got bus tickets to Chicago for $1 a piece on greyhound, granted it did leave iowa city at 1:30AM. You buy early enough and you will get a good rate on any bus line and they all have wi fi now days.