May 9, 2007
For mid-western readers only: Inter-city buses for as little as $1
This is a key bit of news. Starting now, if you're traveling between major mid-west cities -- especially back and forth between Chicago and Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and St. Louis -- you can get there for much less than either Greyhound or Amtrak charges by hopping aboard a Megabus. Operating not from expensive terminals, but simply from designated street corners where it picks up passengers, this new British-owned intercity bus service (tel. 877/GO2-MEGA; www.megabus.com) is causing consternation at old-line transport companies, and is about to add five additional pick-up points in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Columbus, Ohio; Kansas City, Missouri; Louisville, Kentucky; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; again on direct routes to Chicago and back. Go to the Megabus website for specific schedules and prices (which start with a come-on rate of $1).
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