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Originally Posted by fast11375
I started off with greyhound back when they did not have guaranteed seating on buses. Would have to line up ~45-1hr before departure in the stuffy basement. Sometimes the line is so long that I had to wait 2.5hrs, esp on weekends. Bus always packed.
Then I discovered the chinatown bus. No line, always seats and frequent schedule. It was only $28 round trip with $50 freeplay ($25 slots $25 table). Downside is that the bus is a piece of crap and very dirty. You will witness a fight for seats almost every round trip. But the bus speeds through to AC and always on time, so I stuck with this for the past few years. Heard they had to close this year.
More recently I’ve discovered onebus/flixbus services thats relatively cheap ($40 RT) and comfortable. Might end up switching to these instead in the future.
Oh yes, I've heard of them, too! I am eager to try it, as well, I've heard good things on AC facebook groups. I believe they have freeplay, as well.
As a non-Asian person, the Chinatown busses have always been somewhat intimidating to me. One of my best friends is Asian and he's told me how it works, with the bus being somewhat segregated in terms of where the gringos can sit, the fighting to get on the bus and the favoritism shown to Asians over non-Asians, and being expected to tip the driver. I'd rather take NJT busses than deal with that