[Ohio-talk] Traveling To State Convention

[mzavoli at roadrunner.com]

Hello List Viewers,


I am comparing Megabus fares with those of Greyhound.
 
I'm sure that by now, you're familiar with Megabus--the discounted-travel company famous for its low fares.

The following information is for anyone traveling to and from Cleveland to Columbus, ohio--fares and schedules:

Departing Cleveland, Thursday, 10-30-2014:
Megabus has two busses--leaves Cleveland at the Stephanie Tuft-Jones Transit Center at 21st and Euclid at 3:30 AM, arrives in Columbus at 6:35 Am--seats are $6 each.  Another bus leaves Cleveland from the Stephanie Tuft-Jones Transit Center (21st and Euclid) at 3 PM, arriving Columbus at 6:15 PM--seats are $1 each.

Return trip:
Sunday, 11-02-2014--also two busses.
First bus leaves from the south east corner of Spring and South 4th Streets, Columbus at 10:20 AM and arrives in Cleveland at around 1:15 PM--seats are $2 each.  The second bus leaves from the south east corner of Spring and South 4th Streets, Columbus at 11 PM and arrives in Cleveland around 2 AM--seats are $6 each. Both busses drop passengers off at the Stephanie Tuft-Jones Transit Center.

In other words, busses leave from the same starting location and drop off passengers at the same location.

Note:  If you book the reservation online, the fee is $1.50 per passenger.  If you make a reservation with a customer service representative, the fee is $5 per passenger.  needless to say, you save a lot when you book it online.  To contact customer service, call (877) 462-6342

Fares are subject to change without notice.  For more information, go to

http://us.megabus.com/Default.aspx

 the FAQ section under "Making A Reservation."


Greyhound riders have plenty of busses from which to choose.  For instance, there is a 11:15 AM, 11:35, etc.

I would venture to say that there's a bus leaving Cleveland for Columbus almost every hour, at least during the day.

SOme of them are express busses and will get you there and back faster 

Fares:  The Monday to Thursday, fare is $25.92 one way and $51.84 round trip.  Friday through Sunday is 25.92 one way and $51.84 round trip.

The Cleveland Greyhound station is located at 1465 Chester Ave. (216) 781-0520.  The Columbus Greyhound station is located at 111 East Town Street (4145) 228-2266    


Whether you take the Megabus or the Greyhound depends on how much you're willing to spend and how adventurous you want to be.

Milena Zavoli