Greyhound / FlixBus travel voucher worth $163.41
Valid until: May 16, 2027
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I've never taken a greyhound bus because where I lived previously I had pretty easy access to the Amtrak or Metra, but I am moving and know I will be wanting to come back to visit family at least once or twice a year. I've only ever heard horror stories from greyhound bus trips and maybe that's just the side of the internet I happen to be on, but I would love to hear some of your experiences, whether it's good, bad, or just neutral. For reference, my trip would be around 5 hours long
So, I embarked on a "planes, trains and automobile (and BUS)" road trip May 11-21. Flew twice, Amtrak three times, Greyhound twice and automobile in the form of Lyft rides. 😄
I'm a single, 67-year-old woman. I purchased my tickets in February for this trip. In this Greyhound Lines sub, I discovered you can purchase the seat next to you for about half price and that's exactly what I did so thank you whoever mentioned it!!
The first leg of my Greyhound journey was from Birmingham, Alabama to Atlanta, Georgia where I spent the night. The next day Atlanta to Raleigh, North Carolina although I chose to get off the bus at Chapel Hill (closer to my final destination). On both legs, I chose a seat in the 3rd row, so I was fairly close up front.
I purposely did not travel at night, so I have no experience for that and I will more than likely never choose to have that experience. I chose to stop and spend the night in a hotel instead, having reserved those at the same time I booked everything else. I wanted to see the scenery and that worked out very well for me! I had never traveled through those southern states and I never knew how much FOREST there was!!
The first leg, from Birmingham to Atlanta, was a little over 5 hours. The driver was a no-nonsense driver. He explained all phones MUST be on vibrate. Someone forgot, their phone went off, he pulled over to the side of the road and said if that happens again, that passenger will have to get off the bus. It didn't happen again. A passenger in the front row was talking on his phone; he was using ear buds BUT the driver asked if he was going to be talking the entire trip and basically told the passenger to end the call. The lady behind me was complaining about her seat mate several times at the beginning of the trip; he pulled over again to ask someone to exchange seats with her. Thankfully, he did NOT ask me and I assume that's because he knew I had purchased both my seats. After that, there were no other issues on that bus. We did NOT stop anywhere long enough to get food so I'm glad I had brought 2 bottles of water, a sandwich and some snacks. At one point, for me it was a BONUS because he had to exit the interstate and take windey twisty narrow roads to avoid some issues on the interstate. I was SO GLAD I was not the driver!! The seats were very comfortable. Cup holder, seatback pocket, electrical outlet, seat belt. The temperature on the bus was perfectly fine for me, not too hot, not too cold.
The 2nd trip on Greyhound was the next day, Atlanta to Raleigh. This time, the driver was from Vietnam. He basically didn't say anything to us but when we stopped for breaks there were several rude customers making fun of his accent. I spoke to this driver outside and that's when I discovered he was from Vietnam. He and his family fled Vietnam in the 70s. He said he was about 10 years old when this happened. Vietnamese people who fled Vietnam did so to escape communism and were called Boat People. I basically apologized to him for the rudness of the people on the bus who were making fun of him. It makes me mad when people show how ignorant they can be in this day and age! This trip was about 8 hours. A person on the opposite side and one row back talked on his phone for over 45 minutes. The driver never said a word. I was glad I had my own earbuds and music so I didn't have to listen to that man's conversation.
This trip, however, was on a FlixBus. I found my seat VERY uncomfortable. There wasn't a cup holder. There was no seatback pocket. The electrical outlet was okay. The lever to incline the seat was of hard plastic and dug into my right hip. I am a little overweight (180 pounds) but I can only imagine anyone heavier than me would have found this to be painful. The seatbelt buckle on the opposite side dug into my left hip. We did take two breaks on this trip and one was for food although I wasn't aware that this was going to happen so once again, I had already brought my own sandwich, snacks and bottled water. It was nice to get out and stretch and also a bathroom break. The temperature on this FlixBus was fine.
All in all, I was pleased with my Greyhound experience and look forward to more in the future. As a solo traveler, I was glad to be able to purchase the seat next to me. On the bus, I had no fear for my safety. I did not even try to use the restrooms however so I have no comment there. I will try and avoid booking on a FlixBus although I'm not sure that would be an option.
I hope someone finds this information helpful!
How strict are they on the sizing and weight in baggage that goes underneath the last time I took a bus the driver was chill are they all like that I have a check bag that you use for flights thanks in advance
In a horrible situation, please someone help if you have a voucher you don't need or can't get rid of please.
Nashville lacks a train station, so I'm also curious about the Milwaukee-Nashville trip via Greyhound since it's less time and more affordable + no transfers. (I'm looking into a train to Memphis + bus to Nashville, too.)
I used to travel by Megabus, longest trip maybe 6 hours overnight. Have done long road trips so all the sitting is not a problem assuming there are at least a few stops where I could stretch my legs. I know Greyhound can be sketch, especially for overnight trips. Just wondering about people's general experience with this specific route.