SFist: Megabus Megacheap

guest

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:01:47 -0800

they wont let you bring your bike. LA's increasingly usable transit infrastructure notwithstanding, i'd rather take greyhound or amtrak, and be able to get around once i get to LA. but maybe thats just me.

guest

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:30:58 -0800

I'd say bus-faster-than-rail is the real problem here.

guest

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:25:30 -0800

It's hardly less than an hour when you consider getting to the airport, getting screened, waiting for the plane, flying, deplaning, and getting from the airport to wherever you're going.

guest

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:59:11 -0800

I'd rather ride High Speed Rail

Akit

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:57:53 -0800

I think I would still fly and pay up to 40+ times the price of a $1 bus ticket so that I can be prodded by airport security, but be able to get to LA in less than an hour.

guest

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:41:24 -0800

Anyone thinking of taking this might want to check out the reviews on Yelp Chicago (most of their current routes originate in Chicago). Mostly positive reviews.

guest

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:58:01 -0800

In reference to the 'good Chinatown bus' in CA, not true. http://www.xedohoang.com/english.html This is a Vietnamese-owned and operated business that charges between $35-40 (varies on Holidays) one-way from SF\OAK\SJ to LA\EAST LA\OC. It picks up from (daily): SF - McDonalds on Van Ness (6:30am) OAK - Banh Mi Ba Le (1500 International) (6:45am) SJ - Lee's Sandwiches (2525 King, SJ) (8:30am) Drops off in Chinatown (LA), El Monte (East LA), and Westminster (OC). Plus, they provide a free meal of a Vietnamese sandiwch (Lee's) and bottles of water. As an added bonus, they show Vietnamese variety shows (Paris by Night) on the TV monitors during the ride. I've taken it before...way better than Greyhound or Amtrak.