# MegaBus **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 12, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143 "2012-03-12T06:05:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/21 "2012-08-03T04:44:33Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > How can you hear blood? Depends on how much it’s gushing. /serialkiller ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/22 "2012-08-03T05:56:38Z")
I liked: “Siegal said she believed she was uninjured because her father gave her a dollar to give to charity, a Jewish tradition that helped protect her en route.” ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/23 "2012-08-03T06:03:36Z")
> "All I heard was hollering and screaming, blood,"Martin said. “There was the front window.” > “I just kept hearing people hollering,” Martin said. “There was blood everywhere.” I still think this is a cheap porn. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/24 "2012-08-03T06:06:20Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > I liked: > > “Siegal said she believed she was uninjured because her father gave her a dollar to give to charity, a Jewish tradition that helped protect her en route.” hahaha ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/25 "2012-08-03T06:12:16Z")
Lol im still waiting to try Megabus but the deals just never seem to stack up to those of Greyhound… go figure, real class acts on that line too lol. ---
**Author:** ![1sik\_bmw](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1sik_bmw/32/7341_2.png) [@1sik\_bmw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1sik_bmw)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/26 "2012-08-03T07:35:33Z")
I have taken mega bus to NYC multiple times, its really not bad at all, def wayyy better than greyhound. If you can get the top front seats you can fully spread out (im 6 foot 210 lbs)with no issues also being able to have a couple beers en route…priceless ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/27 "2012-08-03T08:41:40Z")
> [@1sik bmw](#): > > I have taken mega bus to NYC multiple times, its really not bad at all, def wayyy better than greyhound. If you can get the top front seats you can fully spread out (im 6 foot 210 lbs)with no issues also being able to have a couple beers en route…priceless I still wanna do this. Hell, $30 to go somewhere like NYC each way is a hell of a deal. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/28 "2012-08-03T09:07:57Z")
Fly: 2 hours $150 Bus: 8+ hours $50 ($150-$50)/(8 Hours - 2 Hours) = ~$17/hr “savings” My time is worth at least 3x that. ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/29 "2012-08-03T09:19:17Z")
> [@newman](#): > > Fly: > 2 hours > $150 If were talking about getting to anywhere outside of Queens/Brooklyn fly usually /= 2 Hours Usually need to get there 1:30 before flight to be safe 1 hour flight 30 minutes to land, and clear the gate 30 minutes if youre lucky to hail cab/rent car At least another 30 minutes to get anywhere significant. Were talking AT LEAST 4 hours every time… Honestly, if you are capable of sleeping on a bus, the night bus to NYC is the bees knees. Departs 12:00am , gets in by 8am and you slept through the whole thing. Plus you know its gonna be \< $100 every time where as I havent been able to find a sub-$200 ticket on Jet Blue for months. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/30 "2012-08-03T09:40:22Z")
I have left work at 5pm and been on the street in NYC by 715. Until the cost/time savings approaches 50/hr I’m not interested. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/31 "2012-08-03T09:45:11Z")
:lol: Fuck taking a bus Jet blue has so many flights to and from NYC ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/32 "2012-08-03T09:45:22Z")
Last time I took a bus it was to get from Angkor Wat to Phnom Penh in Cambodia. Somehow a discount bus to NYC sounds worse. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/33 "2012-08-03T09:47:23Z")
JFK flight is less then an hour… JFK always has cabs waiting and if you stay anywhere decent they also have cabs waiting or you call ahead. You can show up to Buffalo 30-40 min before the flight. I had a 9am flight and was on site in Manhattan by noon a few weeks ago. Also where does this bus pick you up and drop you off? ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/34 "2012-08-03T09:50:40Z")
> [@newman](#): > > I have left work at 5pm and been on the street in NYC by 715. > > Until the cost/time savings approaches 50/hr I’m not interested. The streets as in out of the airport or the streets as in downtown? If you mean downtown then that must have been unrealistically lucky every leg of the way between hoping there was no line in security and then not hitting any traffic. I see what youre saying, but as a shamelessly cheap person my rates much lower lol. Unless works flying me out im not shelling out over $150 to get to NYC when I know i can get there for $90 at the expense of some minor comforts. Its not that I cant afford it, I just rather spend that $60 - $150 difference on something I otherwise wouldnt do while out there. > [@LZ](#): > > JFK flight is less then an hour… Oh and getting back from JFK is a whole other story. Again leaving your destination in time to hope you dont get stuck in traffic, then JFK security, then usually a lot of waiting on the runway. Maybe its just the times I fly but im usually close to 4 or 5 hours every time. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/35 "2012-08-03T09:58:09Z")
Btw I just checked Jetblue round trip 129 for early/mid next month… ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/36 "2012-08-03T10:03:21Z")
Haha yeah flight prices dropped like a rock on Monday. NYC to Paris Was $850 last friday and I found one from $630 this morning ---
**Author:** ![97\_B18b1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/cdc98d/32.png) [@97\_B18b1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97_B18b1)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/37 "2012-08-08T17:29:05Z")
The bus suuuuucks. Ive taken it to NYC. Amtrak is a better value. More comfy, shorter ride, and not much more money. Also with megabus not all of them have wifi, and when you get one that doesnt, it takes everything in your power to not throw yourself out the window. Oh and it picks you up at the bus station downtown by the M&T building. And it drops you off at different places depending on which bus schedule you take. I got dropped off at penn station last time. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/38 "2012-08-09T07:01:18Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Depends on how much it’s gushing. /serialkiller I bursted out laughing ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/39 "2012-08-09T07:07:42Z")
The Jet Blue terminal at JFK ROCKS. I’ve never waited for more than 3 minutes in line at security with their new setup. And I fly weekends. The only drawback is that sometimes you get delayed on the tarmac. But my dad had a long stint where we was visiting in NC just about every or every other weekend, and he was delayed maybe 1 out of every 8 trips. And with the shuttle train that goes up to Jamaica station, you can get anywhere in LI/NYC REALLY easily. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143/40 "2016-02-24T07:15:19Z")
Bump… ![https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CbwpxkIUkAAB7oR.jpg:large](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CbwpxkIUkAAB7oR.jpg:large) > **[The Day My Megabus Caught Fire](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/22/travel/the-day-my-megabus-caught-fire.html?_r=0)** > > There were a series of pops, and before we knew it, the bus was in flames. A first-time trip on a Megabus goes awry. They only reimburse $250. Some people lost everything they had. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/megabus/221143.md?page=3)