bolt bus :: $1 trip to new york city (from dc)

[ican]

huh man.

Bolt Bus

 

[whyblaque]

good looking on this info...

 

[space jam xi]

good looks. beats paying about $100 to drive up for day with gas and tolls. anybody been on bolt bus before? is it like the chinatown buses?

 

[solewoman]

that sounds sweet...is this their everyday fare? pretty soon this is gonna change.. with the amount off and type of ppl hopping on and gas steadilyrising..it's only a matter of time

 

[DKVA]

man you always hookin it up. 1st VA plane tickets, then Wiz tickets, then this! sickkkk

 

[dimez81]

wow..im bout to plan a trip off this

 

[shabooyah1124]

Originally Posted by dkVCU

man you always hookin it up. 1st VA plane tickets, then Wiz tickets, then this! sickkkk

Wait, what plane tickets? And DK, you gonna be at the Wiz game too? Lemme know.

 

[solewoman]

word va plane tickets...? whats good i need to cop a flight.

 

[willis03]

good stuff

 

[jesusshuttlesworth34]

Thats a good look...A trip to NY for the same price as a double cheeseburger.

 

[norcalballgirl23]

this awesome! good looks!

 

[jagshemash]

Don't expect to actually pay $1. No way in hell a company could operate charging that amount considering the service they offer. Read the fine detailsfrom their FAQ.

How do you set your fares?

Our goal is to offer our customers as inexpensive a ticket as possible and still make an operating profit. Our fares will start @ $1 (plus a transaction or booking fee), with a minimum of one $1 fare available on every schedule we operate every day. The fares we charge will vary by day of week, overall passenger demand and how many days until the travel will take place. Typically someone who purchases a week or two out will receive the cheapest fares so it will save you money to plan ahead. Even our higher walkup fares will be reasonable and will allow for inexpensive spur of the moment travel.

At least it looks like someone has decided to compete against the Chinatown buses which will hopefully drive down the average fares evenmore..as if the Chinatown buses weren't cheap already.

 

[destination kicks]

Damn, too good to be true.

 

[shuman15]

way to good to be true...I would have went tommorow..

 

[bigtomgetsgwap]

Can anyone confirm this is so this would be a cise!

 

[lnmymind]

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Special fare: Take the BoltBus for $1 each way, for the first four days.

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By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY
A new bus line - BoltBus, a subsidiary of Greyhound Lines - beginning service March 27 between New York and Washington will offer tickets for $1 each way forthe first four days of service (through March 30). Seats were still available Thursday.

Coaches will offer street-corner service between the two cities eight times daily on new buses equipped with Wi-Fi, power outlets and, on some, leather seats.Tickets will cost from $1 to $25 each way, with the lowest fares going to early bookers. (The company isn't specifying the number of cheap seats per trip.)Online bookings can be made up to six months in advance at Bolt Bus.com or purchased from the driver.

 

[ii0ii703 rico rob]

I just placed a trial run on the tickets, but not for the 1st 4 days. Still a good deal though, 3 roundtrip tickets, $60

Works 4 me.

 

[grs18]

gnarly my kind fellow,gnarly . thanx Ian

 

[ican]

 

[varisoxfan]

Looks a lot nicer then the Chinatown buses. Do you still have to be 24 or something to book a hotel in NYC?

 

[mustbetheshoe58]

took the boltbus to new york last weekend to see one of my homies from high school. service was pretty good, AC outlets was a plus so you can charge yourlaptop, cell phone, etc. wi-fi on the bus was

as well

 

[j paycheck]

Resurrecting an older thread to share some information of another bus service with fairly decent rates to NY

megabus.com

 

[jordan on my feet]

Originally Posted by J PayCheck

Resurrecting an older thread to share some information of another bus service with fairly decent rates to NY

megabus.com

have you taken this? how is it?

 

[L7oser]

good. i need 2 take a trip. and with gas prices the way they are a bus trip sounds good

 

[neukicks]

bolt bus is straight fire, waaaaaay better than the china town buses, rode it up to NYC like 3 weeks ago, totally worth it