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Jan 10, 2009 18:25

After travelling to NYC from Boston on a tight budget I compiled some of my tips for this type of journey
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jenskot January 10 2009, 16:46:40 UTC

Awesome, thank you very much! LJ savvy folks should make sure this entry has proper tags or gets memoried or something. :)

iggyray January 10 2009, 17:10:28 UTC

tagged it with "travel" :)

jenskot January 10 2009, 18:00:10 UTC

Also try "New York", "NYC", bus, hotel, etc. - 'cuz you know someone's going to be looking for this kind of info in a month... :P

iggyray January 10 2009, 18:21:04 UTC

i am not able to add new tags, as I have no moderator rights. :) hope some of the gate keepers will do this

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thiscoinferno January 10 2009, 16:50:12 UTC

I just have to mention Jersey buses and Jersey trains do not run all night, for those considering that option.

paperface January 10 2009, 16:58:19 UTC

The only thing in Jersey that goes twenty four hours a day is the smell.

kpht January 10 2009, 17:33:29 UTC

heyooooo

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delahk January 10 2009, 18:09:50 UTC

Also: www.boltbus.com
- Prices range from $1 - $20 depending on when you buy your ticket.
- Wi-Fi included on bus.
- New-ish bus line, so the bathrooms aren't as trauma-inducing as in other buses. And boltbus bathrooms have that "i'm slowly creating a super bacteria" gel for your hands and...wherever else one might unwisely decide to put it.

iggyray January 10 2009, 18:19:22 UTC

cool! i am updating the post, thanks!

xlerb January 10 2009, 19:56:03 UTC

Boltbus also has a bunch more legroom than the Chinatown buses or Greyhound, and even more in the seats without power outlets.

Don't forget Boston Deluxe... kalibex January 10 2009, 18:16:58 UTC

Might be a tad more convenient for those in the Back Bay area.

The upside: They leave from right outside the Christian Science plaza, Huntington Ave side.
They have 2 pick-up spots in NYC, one up- and one downtown.
They do a brief CT rest stop
They stop in Hartford also
$15/$30

The drawbacks: To be safe, gotta reserve ahead
They leave from right outside the Christian Science plaza, Huntington Ave side. (No shelter)
Sometimes they use a van instead of a coach (based on # registrations)
Very limited # of departures (often during M - Th, none at all).

Re: Don't forget Boston Deluxe... iggyray January 10 2009, 18:23:03 UTC

Interesting! Do they stop in Framingham?
This is a pain for those who travel from Framingham to NYC - Greyhound stops there but the tickets are $35-38 instead of $20 for BOS-FRA-NYC...

Re: Don't forget Boston Deluxe... kalibex January 11 2009, 19:41:28 UTC

Nah, IIRC only Peter Pan does that.

Re: Don't forget Boston Deluxe... boblothrope January 12 2009, 21:24:52 UTC

Heading from New York to Framingham, you could always buy a cheap New York-Boston ticket and get off the bus early.

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iggyray January 10 2009, 19:33:15 UTC

I found no sitting at night on Port Authority, as everything was closed until 6am...

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iggyray January 11 2009, 15:58:17 UTC

well, I think sitting on the floor there would be brutal, the only sitting area they have at night is for those having tickets. I tried to find Starbucks somewhere in the vicinity, but it looked like none of them were open at night. :(