Originally Posted by
Daze
Many Thruway busses are dedicated Amtrak busses and you cannot buy a ticket on them unless you connect to a train.
Some Thruway busses are operated by separate bus lines such as Greyhound or Lamers. You can ride these busses without a train connection, but you cannot buy your ticket thru Amtrak, you will buy it from the bus line that operates it.
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Well, it wasn't too hard to find that Lone Star Coaches operates this route:
Longview, TX 8:40 AM
Nacogdoches, TX Ar 10:05 AM
Houston, TX Ar 1:15 PM
Galveston, TX Ar 2:45 PM
But no way to buy a ticket from Lone Star Coaches that I can see, it looks like they only work with renting the whole bus
Interestingly enough I tried New Orleans where I will be in November, and that is only three days a week service, so for my particular dates the route would be via Chicago to Houston and then the bus. Guess Amtrak is an eastern seaboard plus a few west coast routes for all intents and purposes
