April 21, 2009
BoltBus half price for Earth Day; Greyhound adds wi-fi
BoltBus is halving its fares for Earth Day, offering trips from New York to DC for $12.50, Philadephia for $7.50 and $10 to Boston.
The fares are good for travel on April 22.
“Each person who rides BoltBus takes a car off the road,” said BoltBus General Managar David Hall said in a statement announcing the deal.
Normally, one-way fares start at $1, (plus a booking fee) if you book far enough in advance.
BoltBus is a division of Greyhound Lines, Inc., which is also making news with its flagship Greyhound bus service.
Greyhound is rolling out new buses with free Wi-Fi, power outlets, better legroom - and a new logo, according to the New York Times. Greyhound also lets you buy a priority boarding pass for $5.
Wi-fi is already available on BoltBus, and was available on competitor MegaBus when it debuted in May. But the MegaBus website no longer makes mention of on-board wi-fi. If you call MegaBus customer service you’ll be told that some of their buses in the Northeast have wi-fi, but there’s no way to know when booking if you’ll happen to get Internet.
(Note: An @MegaBus rep on Twitter says all buses do have wi-fi installed. She’s in the process of tracking down why the website no longer lists on-board Internet and why a MegaBus telephone rep would say only “some” buses have wi-fi. Update: The MegaBus spokeswoman said by e-mail that “(a)ll megabus.com buses are equipped with wi-fi. Buses with power outlets are being integrated into the fleet. And as always, bathrooms are available.” Additionally in a telephone interview she said she will try to correct the discrepancies on the website and from telephone customer service.)
Related: The new website BusJunction lets you search for tickets on tickets from all major discount bus lines.
(Thanks to the Boston Globe’s Globetrotting blog for the BoltBus tip.)
Picture credit: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology
Earlier: LimoLiner bus adds Hartford with $39 one-way fare
Tripper Bus offering $1 fare between NYC-DC area
Amtrak exploring wi-fi options for train travel
Delta to launch free wi-fi on Shuttle on Tuesday
April 21, 2009 8:24 AM in Arrivology, Cheap Stuff, Techology
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