Comments on: WanderBUSt: Chinatown busses vs. Greyhound vs. Amtrak

By: Corinne

Corinne — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:53:06 +0000

I travelled with Greyhound back in 2001 and 2002. NYC-Knoxville, Knoxville-Chicago, in the summer of 2001. Then, the next year: Kansas City – Knoxville, Knoxville – Niagara Falls, and Niagara Falls – Portland, Maine. All of those, 1-way trips.
Last trips were in 2006: NYC – Philly and NYC – DC, both round trips.

I’m from across the pond (France) and I must say that I keep excellent memories from Greyhound. This is a chance to ride with all kinds of Americans,and to see more of America that you would sitting on a plane. When it comes to safety, there really is not much of a problem. The only thing is to stay INSIDE the station when there is a layover. I was 19 in 2001, travelled on my own each time, and nothing bad ever happened to me. It’s funny for me to look at the reviews for Greyhound: most Americans are like “oh, it’s disguting, it’s dangerous blah blah blah”, and almost all French are like ” it’s totally fine and safe”.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 02:36:37 +0000

Between Boston, NYC, Philly, and Washington, I’ve tried driving myself, Chinatown Bus, Greyhound, Bolt Bus, Mega Bus, and Amtrak. I felt the least safe on the Chinatown buses. I never had any problems besides traffic on Greyhound and the lines it owns, and driving myself. I like Amtrak in that I have room to get up and walk around a little, and it would be by far my favorite choice if it wasn’t so expensive.

By: jacqueline richards

jacqueline richards — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:59:51 +0000

I like the train. I like the leg room ,the ability to walk around. I also like to go to the cafe or dinner car. You always find someone interesting to talk to. I went cross country from nyc to oakland and I loved it. The fact that I had a sleeping car and I could take a shower was wonderful. I will do it again on a different route. I wish they had more trains running. During the holidays you have to book so far in advance and I don’t know my schedule till about 2 weeks prior. What can I say, I have my neck roll, my Amtrak blanket a cocktail and legroom what more can you want.

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:29:34 +0000

The Chinatown buses are a pretty good deal, if you don't mind some stinky and a little loudness. There are some bus lines that have come onto the scene just recently that are a big step up. You can compare them at BusJunction.

By: Gary BUTTERWORTH

Gary BUTTERWORTH — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:56:31 +0000

Iris,

Your bag will almost definitely fit in the overhead rack on a Greyhound bus.

I have to admit that I don’t know the specific dimensions of the overhead racks on Greyhound, but to me they look pretty similar in size to the overhead racks on airplanes. Pretty much every airline will allow a carry-on bag whose dimensions, added together, are 45″ or less. Some will even allow bags bigger than that.

Since your bag adds up to 40″, it would easily be allowed on pretty much any airplane out there. The buses are way less strict than airlines about enforcing their size limits, so they will definitely allow you to carry it on. Once you have it on the bus, it will almost definitely fit in the overhead rack.

And if you end up deciding to check it, you put your own bag under the bus, and you collect it yourself from underneath. So, it’s unlikely to be lost since you’re the only one handling it.

I hope that helps,
Gary

By: Iris

Iris — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:35:38 +0000

Could anyone please tell me the approximate size of
the overhead compartment on the greyhound buses?
I am going on a trip from NYC to Virginia and would prefer not to check my backpack. It is approximately
21″H x 11″ W x 8″ D, do you think this will fit overhead
or under the seat?
Thanks, Iris

By: Gary BUTTERWORTH

Gary BUTTERWORTH — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:22:09 +0000

I thought I rode a lot of busses before, but my bus-riding has increased dramatically since I posted this.

Since late November, 2007, I’ve made at least one weekly round-trip from Philadelphia to Washington DC.

Instead of changing any of my experiences, I’ve found that my recent experiences have only confirmed the thoughts I posted above.

If anything changes on the East Coast bus scene, I’ll update this post.

As always, feel free to comment if you have any questions or comments about this post.

By: chinatown bus » WanderBUSt: Chinatown busses vs. Greyhound vs. Amtrak

chinatown bus » WanderBUSt: Chinatown busses vs. Greyhound vs. Amtrak — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:16:32 +0000

[...] ticket. Plus, you have to figure out which “Chinatown bus” in your city goes to your …Read More Filed under: chinatown bus — admin @ 2:51 [...]

By: BACK TO WORK!!! :-) « Gary BUTTERWORTH Online

BACK TO WORK!!! :-) « Gary BUTTERWORTH Online — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:03:11 +0000

[...] schedule actually works out very well for me: I get up at 7am, hop on the Chinatown bus in Philadelphia at 9am, and roll into D.C. around 11:30. Then, I work Noon to 8pm. The [...]

By: TW

TW — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:29:00 +0000

Greyhound fairs between certain cities are just as cheap as chinatown bus. You have to go the website and click “e ticket” The fairs are 15-20 one way 35 roundtrip. I’ve never taken a chinatown bus ..I must say Peterpan is way better than Greyhound. I’ve found them to be cleaner, newer, and also have the movie