Big news for travelers in the south! Budget traveler favorite Megabus has just expanded their US route network to include a new hub in Atlanta, Georgia. From the ATL, Megabus will run to 11 cities, of course with all routes and all seats starting from their usual $1 (plus 50 cents reservation fee).

The 11 cities from Atlanta are: Birmingham, AL; Mobile, AL; Montgomery, AL; Charlotte, NC; Chattanooga, TN; Knoxville, TN; Memphis, TN; Nashville, TN; Gainesville, FL; Jacksonville, FL; and Orlando, FL.

That's a lot of Alabama and Florida! With the news comes a giveaway, naturally. Megabus has 10,000 free seats on the new routes, for travel from November 16 to December 16. Enter promo code ATL10K to knock the cheap fares down to FREE. ]]> JetSetCD 2011-10-25T11:14:16-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/8/4/82758/78321

Sitting in one place for 8 hours, traveling from city to city—when you think of that, you're probably imagining a transcontinental flight, right? Well of course that can also be by train or bus, and increasingly it's the latter as MegaBus continues to go crazy in expanding its route network. The newest city to be tapped by the big blue bus is Omaha, Nebraska, an 8-hour and 40-minute journey from downtown Chicago, where Megabus' US operations regularly tie up rush-hour traffic.

As usual when Megabus announces new routes, they've put a whole slew of seats on sale for $1.00. Right now, that's 1,000 seats, and we double-checked some random August travel dates and the $1 fares are truly plentiful. Enter promo code OMA1K to knock the fares down to FREE. The only catch is that travel needs to happen before September 17, although Megabus' famous seats-for-$1 deal extends across all routes for the first few seats booked on each bus.

What we're trying to say is, that if you have to travel this new route (or any route) later this fall and still want the sweet $1 seat, you've got to get at it early, very early, as pricing goes up as the bus fills and as the departure date nears. Now the difficult decision: are you willing to endure a 9-hour bus trip if it costs less than even a Dunkin Donuts coffee?

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How are you getting where you're going this Memorial Day weekend? Chances are, a great variety of you will be hitting the road, both by car and bus (and pick-up truck hauling beer to a summer house). For the moment, we'd just like to focus on the bus, as Megabus has spent the early spring expanding their network to offer up more destinations starting from $1.

We love-love opening up the "where we travel" portion of a bus, train or airline company's website to have it explode with new lines. This is what just went down with Megabus; they made Pittsburgh, PA a hub only two weeks ago, and immediately opened up routes to Akron, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Toledo, and Toronto. Yes—from Pittsburgh. We can't hardly believe it either.

Prior to the hub announcement, Pittsburgh only had some meh routes to Camden, Harrisburg, New York, Philadelphia, State College and Washington D.C.

As usual, all tickets for Megabus begin at $1 (book early to score those seats), and the buses come equipped with free WiFi and power outlets. You'll need all that if you choose a route like Pittsburgh-Toronto, trust us.

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We love a good budget bus sale, especially when the starting price is $0.01. Sadly this isn't one of those practically-free blowouts, but Megabus has cut rates on their international routes to Canada and routes in Canada down to $10.

Want to head north when the weather warms up? Here's the deal: Megabus has 10,000 seats for $10 on each of its routes between Toronto and Montreal, and between Toronto and Niagara Falls, Ontario and Buffalo, NY. The dates for the discounted seats are between April 20 and June 23—perfect for a little weekend trip to keep things interesting before summer vacation hits. ]]> JetSetCD 2011-04-06T14:19:09-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/12/27/131330/06

If you've got any hope of traveling into or out of the Northeast today or tomorrow...or really on into the New Year, jot down your airline/bus/train information and stay closely tuned to their updates through these channels:

· American Airlines: a website and Twitter
· Continental: a website and Twitter
· Delta: a website and Twitter
· JetBlue: a website and Twitter
· Southwest: a website and Twitter.
· United: a website and Twitter
· US Airways: a website and Twitter

· Amtrak: a website and Twitter

· BoltBus: a website and Twitter
· MegaBus: a website and Twitter
· Greyhound: a website and Twitter
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It's that time of the year again—the time when budget bus company Megabus releases a bucketload of free tickets for travel during their slow period after the holidays. Usually it's only 100,000 free tickets, but this time it's 200,000!

Starting today, book a Megabus ticket on any route for travel from January 12 to March 1, use promo code "WOW200K," and enjoy a free ticket (with $0.50 reservation fee). The deal is subject to availability though, so booking earlier is better. Also note that this deal is crashing the Megabus site, so if you get their "Undergoing Maintenance" page, try back in a few minutes. ]]> JetSetCD 2010-12-15T16:07:26-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/11/16/103154/35

One of our favorite ways to travel the Northeast of the United States is by budget bus. That may not sound glamorous, but hey—there's free wifi, legroom, we get to zone out while watching the scenery, and buses leave from and arrive to city centers. Megabus has long been at the front of the budget bus pack, with their tickets starting from $1 and their cheery blue buses, and now they're expanding even more.

Starting December 15, Megabus will add Washington DC as a hub, with new routes from DC to Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Hampton, Va., Harrisburg, Penn, Knoxville, Tenn, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, N.C., Richmond, Va., and Toronto. Tat last route sounds too long for our tastes, but the more cheap rides, the better. Megabus already has hubs in Chicago and New York, but this DC announcement is big—and do you know what that means? Free tickets! ]]> JetSetCD 2010-11-16T10:48:47-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/