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2008's Best Travel Newcomer Is...

December 30, 2008 at 2:00 PM | by Jaunted | 3 Comments

For years the East Coast has had more cheap buses than it knows what to do with, from Fung Wah to Megabus. But until 2008, hardly anyone was willing to take low-budget rides between Boston, New York and DC, fearing accidents, boarding chaos or the sort of horror that can only befall the perennial punch line that is Greyhound.

But 2008's Best Travel Newcomer, BoltBus, made taking a coach classy, with clean seats and bathrooms, on-board WiFi with the power plugs to match and ingenious branding to lure an iPod generation. (That gas was over $4 a gallon this summer helped BB's triumph, too.)

At a time when you can't even check a bag for free, it's a thrill that a bus company will ferry us from NYC to Philly for less than the price of a beer.

Related Stories:
· First Person Bus Reviews: BoltBus [Jaunted]
· Fare Wars: Buses Battle for Your Stripper Money [Jaunted]
· BoltBus Doing DC to NYC for a Buck [Jaunted]

[Photo: ursonate]

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  1. JetSetCD

    Jaunted Member

    of course

    Of course BoltBus had to go and start up just after my season of may Boston trips was over. I was a Lucky Star bus girl; they're one of the other Chinatown bus companies and not as crowded as Fung Wah.
    December 30, 2008 at 2:18 PM
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  1. travelina

    Jaunted Member

    Bolt vs others

    Here's a comparison of Bolt vs other low-cost East Coast buses: http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2008/11/comparing-the-cheap-buses-rd.htm l
    December 30, 2008 at 2:56 PM
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  1. BS

    Jaunted Contributing Editor

    Bolt takes the cake

    It's cheal - AND I no longer fear for my life when traveling from New York to Boston
    December 30, 2008 at 4:49 PM
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