aroundtheworld76
May 1, 12, 8:43 am
Per the Oregonian. 4 r/t daily. While I love the Amtrak Cascades on this route, this may be an option on days when the train I need is sold out.
Budget Travel - BoltBus starting PDX-SEA
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EmailKid
May 1, 12, 9:33 pm
Nice to see them spreading out. Wish they would come to Texas @:-)
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OverThereTooMuch
May 2, 12, 12:08 am
Fares loaded, starts on 5/17. Through 5/21, looks like all fares are $1 each way (+ $1 transaction fee). $6-10 fares each way on other days. Don't think the train can match that.
Palal
May 2, 12, 7:55 am
And SEA-Vancouver?
Bear4Asian
May 2, 12, 8:06 am
Anyone use BoltBus in the SEA/PDX area to trick up better fares?
WillTravel
May 2, 12, 1:23 pm
And SEA-Vancouver?
I'd love to see more options, but here are the cheapest ones:
QuickShuttle - with the Entertainment Book coupon of 50% off, you can get $48/2 = $24 round trip from downtown Vancouver to downtown Seattle.
Greyhound - advance purchase, you can get a $15 one-way ticket.
Amtrak sometimes has a 2-for-1, in which case, it would be 2 for $40 (typically), on either the bus or train.
I'd love to see more options, but here are the cheapest ones:
QuickShuttle - with the Entertainment Book coupon of 50% off, you can get $48/2 = $24 round trip from downtown Vancouver to downtown Seattle.
Greyhound - advance purchase, you can get a $15 one-way ticket.
Amtrak sometimes has a 2-for-1, in which case, it would be 2 for $40 (typically), on either the bus or train.
philosophy_king
May 4, 12, 5:48 am
And SEA-Vancouver?
Yes on their website https://www.boltbus.com/wherewetravel.aspx it said there is SEA-Vancouver, but how to book it?
Thanks OP I just booked SEA<->Porland!:D^
Yes on their website https://www.boltbus.com/wherewetravel.aspx it said there is SEA-Vancouver, but how to book it?
Thanks OP I just booked SEA<->Porland!:D^
nd2010
May 7, 12, 12:14 am
You could grab 8 $1 fares and get a free Bolt Bus ticket anywhere Bolt goes. So basically it'll cost $8. I'm going to do this and eventually use it to get a Bolt Bus ticket in the northeast. Unlike mileage runs, you don't need to ride the bus back and forth to get the points.
If it were an airline offering a deal like this, we Flyertalkers would jump on it!
I wish Bolt Bus would offer similar services between cities about 200-300 miles apart. That's the sweet spot in which flying won't save much, if any time, it's a long drive, Amtrak is super-expensive or non-existant. It doesn't have the social stigma of Greyhound and can attract a better clientele. A few city pairs that would be good for this: LA-Vegas, LA-San Diego, NY-Pittsburgh, Chicago-Milwaukee, St Louis-Kansas City, Miami-Orlando, Charlotte-Atlanta
If it were an airline offering a deal like this, we Flyertalkers would jump on it!
I wish Bolt Bus would offer similar services between cities about 200-300 miles apart. That's the sweet spot in which flying won't save much, if any time, it's a long drive, Amtrak is super-expensive or non-existant. It doesn't have the social stigma of Greyhound and can attract a better clientele. A few city pairs that would be good for this: LA-Vegas, LA-San Diego, NY-Pittsburgh, Chicago-Milwaukee, St Louis-Kansas City, Miami-Orlando, Charlotte-Atlanta
ofto
May 14, 12, 3:56 pm
I'd love to see more options, but here are the cheapest ones:
QuickShuttle - with the Entertainment Book coupon of 50% off, you can get $48/2 = $24 round trip from downtown Vancouver to downtown Seattle.
Greyhound - advance purchase, you can get a $15 one-way ticket.
Amtrak sometimes has a 2-for-1, in which case, it would be 2 for $40 (typically), on either the bus or train.
Yep, Boltbus is bookable 4x daily in June now.
Pretty crazy with now:
4x Cantrail $40 (also sold as Amtrak bus)
8x QuickShuttle $43
5x Greyhound $14 and up
2x Amtrak $38
4x Bolt $1 and up
I wonder if Cantrail and QuickShuttle can make it just on their airport service. I guess we'll see.
QuickShuttle - with the Entertainment Book coupon of 50% off, you can get $48/2 = $24 round trip from downtown Vancouver to downtown Seattle.
Greyhound - advance purchase, you can get a $15 one-way ticket.
Amtrak sometimes has a 2-for-1, in which case, it would be 2 for $40 (typically), on either the bus or train.
Yep, Boltbus is bookable 4x daily in June now.
Pretty crazy with now:
4x Cantrail $40 (also sold as Amtrak bus)
8x QuickShuttle $43
5x Greyhound $14 and up
2x Amtrak $38
4x Bolt $1 and up
I wonder if Cantrail and QuickShuttle can make it just on their airport service. I guess we'll see.
fairviewroad
May 14, 12, 4:00 pm
Anyone use BoltBus in the SEA/PDX area to trick up better fares?
:confused:
Not sure what you mean by this...
:confused:
Not sure what you mean by this...
ofto
May 14, 12, 4:08 pm
I wish Bolt Bus would offer similar services between cities about 200-300 miles apart. That's the sweet spot in which flying won't save much, if any time, it's a long drive, Amtrak is super-expensive or non-existant. It doesn't have the social stigma of Greyhound and can attract a better clientele. A few city pairs that would be good for this: LA-Vegas, LA-San Diego, NY-Pittsburgh, Chicago-Milwaukee, St Louis-Kansas City, Miami-Orlando, Charlotte-Atlanta
Interestingly megabus has tried go get in on these. Since they have a pretty similar business model it seems like they're not all that viable:
LA-Vegas megabus gave it up. There are dragon buses, though.
LA-San Diego megabus gave it up but its run by the Mexican-American $1 bus Curcero (http://www.crucero-usa.com/).
NY-Pittsburg megabus is still on it and has a hub in Pittsburg
Chicago-Milwaukee service used to be frequent but now its only as part of Chicago - Minneapolis runs a couple times daily.
St Louis - Kansas City was never frequent but is still run by megabus.
Miami - Orlando there's Argentinia-American RedCoach (http://www.redcoachusa.com/)
Charlotte - Atlanta megabus recently started
Interestingly megabus has tried go get in on these. Since they have a pretty similar business model it seems like they're not all that viable:
LA-Vegas megabus gave it up. There are dragon buses, though.
LA-San Diego megabus gave it up but its run by the Mexican-American $1 bus Curcero (http://www.crucero-usa.com/).
NY-Pittsburg megabus is still on it and has a hub in Pittsburg
Chicago-Milwaukee service used to be frequent but now its only as part of Chicago - Minneapolis runs a couple times daily.
St Louis - Kansas City was never frequent but is still run by megabus.
Miami - Orlando there's Argentinia-American RedCoach (http://www.redcoachusa.com/)
Charlotte - Atlanta megabus recently started
ofto
May 14, 12, 4:10 pm
:confused:
Not sure what you mean by this...
This, using the Boltbus loyalty program:
You could grab 8 $1 fares and get a free Bolt Bus ticket anywhere Bolt goes. So basically it'll cost $8. I'm going to do this and eventually use it to get a Bolt Bus ticket in the northeast. Unlike mileage runs, you don't need to ride the bus back and forth to get the points.
Its a milage running site after all!
Not sure what you mean by this...
This, using the Boltbus loyalty program:
You could grab 8 $1 fares and get a free Bolt Bus ticket anywhere Bolt goes. So basically it'll cost $8. I'm going to do this and eventually use it to get a Bolt Bus ticket in the northeast. Unlike mileage runs, you don't need to ride the bus back and forth to get the points.
Its a milage running site after all!