BoltBus: From NYC To DC, As Low As $1
March 5, 2008, 4:50 p.m.
The NYC-DC bus fare wars have a new player: Greyhound division BoltBus
The NYC-DC bus fare wars have a new player: Greyhound division BoltBus will be launching service on March 27 and has started to sell tickets for as low as $1 (plus a 50 cent booking fee).
DCist explains BoltBus "operates on the EasyJet principle, where tickets start out dirt cheap and get more expensive as the bus gets fuller. I just purchased a ticket for $7, and if I had been willing to leave on a Saturday afternoon the same weekend, it would have cost me only $1."
BoltBus will offer eight trips daily; there are two stops in Manhattan - Canal & 6th Avenue and 33rd Street and 11th Avenue - and the stop in DC is 11th and G. There's a frequent rider rewards program - take 8 trips, get a free round-trip ticket - and WiFi. (DC2NY, which charges $22-25 one-way, also has WiFi.)
This much is possible: The buses will be cleaner than Chinatown buses.