New bus service to offer low-cost fares between New York-Boston

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BOSTON (AP)--Travelers between Boston and New York will soon have another low-cost option.

Greyhound Lines is partnering with Springfield-based Peter Pan Bus Lines to launch the "Boltbus.'' The coaches will offer wireless internet, plenty of leg room and one-way fares as low as $1.

The Boltbus will compete with other low-cost carriers such as Fung Wah. Bus companies say dissatisfaction with air travel delays and traffic congestion have an increasing number of travelers turning to old-fashioned bus service as an alternative.

Greyhound plans to keep Boltbus fares low by selling most of its tickets online.

Company spokesman Dustin Clark says fares will be set at market value but he expects there to be at least some $1 fares for each trip.

The Boston-New York service is scheduled to begin in April.

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Greyhound Lines is partnering with Springfield-based Peter Pan Bus Lines to launch the "Boltbus.'' The coaches will offer wireless internet, plenty of leg room and one-way fares as low as $1.

Well that's a bolt from the blue!

[Jenn! 918]

I just heard this on the news. Awesome!

I hope the buses will be kept in better condition than the Fung Wa buses though. Those things are death traps!

[Alex+R 0]

Yay! We've been meaning to go to Boston but I have been wary of the so-called Chinatown bus.

[mawilson 2,133]

Yay! We've been meaning to go to Boston but I have been wary of the so-called Chinatown bus.

It's really not that bad, actually.

[Alex+R 0]

Yay! We've been meaning to go to Boston but I have been wary of the so-called Chinatown bus.

It's really not that bad, actually.

Hm. Also, the Greyhound isn't really that good, either, is it?

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NJ's Megabus.com offers $1 NY-Boston trips

Tuesday March 25, 2008, 5:55 AM

Megabus.com of Paramus intends to become the latest bus line to begin offering $1 fares for travel between New York and Boston.

Megabus.com operates in several states and is a subsidiary of Coach USA. Tickets will start at $1 a fare. Prices rise as the departure date approaches.

Megabus.com said its vehicles are equipped with movie screens and free wireless Internet connections. The service is expected to start May 30. It also plans to offer cheap travel to and from six other East Coast cities.

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free wifi on the bus!?

dayum that would be great.

they'll have me going to boston every freaking day.

[metta 0]

I just heard this on the news. Awesome!

I hope the buses will be kept in better condition than the Fung Wa buses though. Those things are death traps!

The last time I took one which was a couple of months ago, they had some brand new buses.