Review of Bolt Bus coming soon...

Planning to head up to NYC in two weekends to see the significant other and I'm finishing up the Bolt Bus review. The more I stew over it, the more I'm starting to think I prefer Bolt Bus over my current favorite, DC2NY. Course, I'll have to retest that by taking them this go around.

But which one will I not try to review soon? Megabus has me a little worried. Check this out:

Megabus = Megasauna? - Apparently the AC in the Megabus didn't work. That's a scary thing for those double deckers.

Bus drivers don't know how to get to NYC - I have NEVER had this issue happen to me, and I've traveled up to NYC at least 30 times. the worst adventure I've had was the day before Thanksgiving, where it took us 8 hours to get to NYC. Why? Jersey Turnpike traffic, and it was the day before Thanksgiving.


I think the buses are handy, but again, regardless of who you take, you're still bound to the rules and conditions of the road. I would avoid taking the buses:

• Day before New Years
• Day before Christmas
• Day before the 4th of July
• Day before Thanksgiving
• Day before any Federal Holiday, really.

In reality, any time where people with cars would think about driving a car is usually a bad time to take the bus. Chinatown, DC2NY, Vamoose, Bolt, or Mega, you'll all be in roughly the same crappy traffic. So don't be dumb.

Check out the bolt bus review shortly, Otherwise look at my old review, which covers nearly all modes of transportation from DC to New York in the archives.