Bus to NYC tips

[Anonymous]

For those of you who want a nicer experience, I have heard great things about Jet bus, which is more than a typical bus but less than the train if you are booking last minute.

[Anonymous]

WaPo actually has an article today. They end up suggesting the Vamoose Gold bus

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Anonymous wrote:I'm taking a bus to NYC for the first time. It leaves from Tysons which is convenient for me as long as I can find the bus at the metro station. It leaves at 7:50, what time do I need to arrive to get a seat with my DH? Any tips, I'm happy to be avoiding Union Station but I love Amtrak.

Don't do it. Buses always get terrible reviews and traffic can really make it a long trip. I would have just taken Amtrak

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Anonymous wrote:My husband and I dated DC / NY for about a year. I went back and forth between bus and train. Basically - sometimes the bus would run great, and I would think - this is amazing - I'm never paying for train. Then inevitability there would be a problem with the bus, traffic or otherwise - I would say - I hate this, and take train. Then there would be some issue with train and - delays or overcrowding, and I'd go back to bus - rinse and repeat.

I hope you have a great, easy trip!

Though my reasons differed, similar experience of bus and train. Much better than driving. Enjoy!

I always lack: water, snack, book, and jacket. Ear buds/plugs can be useful too!

Should the bus make a pit-stop, be sure to hustle!

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I always PACK!

Trains hit trafila too.

[Anonymous]

I prefer the train because I can't read or do work on the bus due to motion sickness, but when there are problems on the train, the delays can be way worse than a bus stuck in traffic. A bus can reroute or they can easily send a replacement bus. If something happens to your train, you can be SOL. That happens rarely but if you take the train regularly, it will likely happen to you at some point.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you do this?

We did it because we had to make a last minute trip to NYC in December and the Amtrak tix were $400 each for Regional and we didn’t want to drive and flying to NYC for the w/e is a PITA.

Clearly isn’t OPs situation.

OP just take the train. Metro Union station or New Carollton if you truly can’t fathom Union.