{"id":7263,"date":"2010-10-22T09:37:08","date_gmt":"2010-10-22T13:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wykontario.org\/?p=7263"},"modified":"2010-10-24T21:43:53","modified_gmt":"2010-10-25T01:43:53","slug":"a-good-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wykontario.org\/?p=7263","title":{"rendered":"A good deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2026the first time I tried the Megabus from Toronto to Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>My comments?\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent\u2026.value for the buck.<\/p>\n<p>Bus\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cabin clean and comfortable, comparable with the luxurious tourist buses.\u00a0 Each row has its own supply of garbage bags.<\/li>\n<li>Toilet sparkling clean<\/li>\n<li>Stable\u2026.like riding on a Go Train<\/li>\n<li>Double-decker.\u00a0 Stairs easy to climb.\u00a0 How often can we see the fields from 10 feet above ground while driving on Highway 401?<\/li>\n<li>Driver is courteous.\u00a0\u00a0 Announcement of the itinerary (stops, time of arrival etc.) was made prior to departure.<\/li>\n<li>Luggage stowed in cabin above ground\u2026.no fear of people grabbing it when the luggage cabin door is open.\u00a0 The driver or porter has to take the luggage out for you.<\/li>\n<li>Unlike the newspaper vans (the most economical way in the old days to travel to\/from Toronto and Montreal), these buses have insurance for the passengers.<\/li>\n<li>But above all, it\u2019s very economical.\u00a0 For Can$53.63, it\u2019s a round trip\u00a0to\/from Toronto-Montreal.\u00a0 If one leg of my trip is not on a Sunday, it\u2019s another $10 less!\u00a0 Imagine\u2026the fare from Montreal to Quebec City (less than the half the distance between Toronto and Montreal) by Greyhound is close to US$100!!<\/li>\n<li>Duration?\u00a0 About 7.0 hours including 0.5 hours stopover in Kingston.\u00a0 \u00a0If I were to drive, I would take the same amount of time if not more.\u00a0\u00a0 In addition, we all have a tendency to speed.\u00a0 Why risk the speeding ticket and the demerit points?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Try the Megabus if you haven\u2019t.\u00a0 Let someone do the driving while you doze off or enjoy the scenery on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, you can pick up a free Toronto Star (at bus aisle #1 in Toronto) before boarding the bus.<\/p>\n<p>Megabus\u2026.a good deal.\u00a0\u00a0 I wonder how they sustain their business (with quite a number of runs each day) with only 25 passengers in our run?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I will try it the next time I go to New York City instead of taking the train or the plane.<\/p>\n<p>BTW\u2026.\u00a0 There are\u00a0also the $1 deals in the Megabus.\u00a0 These are not\u00a0scams.\u00a0 But these $1 seats are limited and are available only in certain runs (e.g. red-eye) during their promotion period.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ve checked the site years ago when they advertised the $1 deal and I did find some seats.\u00a0 People have tried the $1 deal going down to Philadelphia (from Toronto).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2026the first time I tried the Megabus from Toronto to Montreal. My comments?\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent\u2026.value for the buck. Bus\u2026 Cabin clean and comfortable, comparable with the luxurious tourist buses.\u00a0 Each row has its own supply of garbage bags. 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