This is actually what my mother in law needs! She lives in Nashville, we live in DC. She's scared of flying so if she visits she drives because bus trips like grey hound takes 24 hours and there is no Amtrak train in Nashville. So she has to drive and that's almost a 12 hours drive she does herself and we worry about that. This is a good compromise.
@Por Qué? Its the power of the automobile and oil lobby in washington. They try to discourage this, also for some Americans its a cultural thing to them as a car represents freedom the problem is that America is too car dependent our zoning laws are proof of that. Luckily I live in Staten Island one of the five boroughs of NYC so public transit is way better than most parts of the country and most stores are in walkable distance. however still problems with lack of sidewalks in the south shore of the island.
@Por Qué? You know you are absolutely right, and I have to say call me crazy but does this CEO of this bus looks so weird to you, haha, I don't know what it is but there's no point in having a route like this, it's a complete pointless bus ride, cool concept and I love the ambition but totally pointless
@Por Qué? actually it’s not. Europe’s population is a lot more dense while we are spread out all over the place. High speed rail isn’t cheap and requires a ton of money to build. When you get to your destination, you still need a way to get around(rental car) in most cities as public transportation isn’t great. If it was feasible and there was a demand for it, then it would have already been built.
The CEO of this bus line is spot on in his analysis of air travel. Back when my Dad worked for the airlines (1980's) and we lived in Miami. My Dad had a running wager with his golf buddies. They'd call him when they left for the airport in Miami to fly to Orlando. My Dad would leave our house and drive to Orlando. The one who arrived first at the hotel got their dinner free that night. My Dad never paid for his dinner driving to Orlando, versus his buddies, who flew, ALWAYS arrived later than he did. Miami to Orlando is about a 4+ hour drive, depending on stops. Our family rule was always that if you could drive it in 8 hours or less, then you drove. Anything over 8 hours and you flew. Now, with the way the entire airline industry is in complete chaos, this bus company is innovating and coming up with a genius idea. I'd take this bus 10 times out of 10 if I was traveling between Nashville and DC. It makes perfect sense the way they've set it up to travel overnight. You lose zero time this way.
It will be even better when the high speed rail opens between Miami-Orlando next year. The United States doesn't really have a lot of "medium distance" travel options. You drive or fly everywhere. There's a middle ground of trip length which is perfect for trains/buses, but the problem is Greyhound is awful and Amtrak is not frequent enough and/or takes forever outside of specific routes. If you're traveling a route that would be a 2-6 hour drive, it's in the perfect zone for bus/train. It's a long enough trip to make driving a whole thing (you can just relax on a bus/train), but short enough that flying isn't worth it if there's an easier option. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and Seattle-Portland is a perfect example of "middle ground" travel. Traveling between Portland-Seattle by train is sometimes even faster than driving, depending on if you get stuck in traffic. And unlike the airports, train stations don't dump you in the middle of nowhere. The United States could really stand to beef up its train infrastructure a lot, and I hope companies like the one in this video can fill in the gaps for more remote trips that don't make sense to be covered by train, especially on the west coast where everything is so spread out.
@@PalmelaHanderson Those frequent specific routes are the only ones that Amtrack has a bare minimum chance of even breaking even on though due to population and proximity of distances. Even then once again by the time you get to 2 or 3 passengers a trip, the car once again becomes cheaper than a train for short to long distances per person, for long distances though the airline wins with at least budget lines to a lot of places (but you can expect less difficulties now with a car short of one rusting apart) however major airlines have jumped a bunch in price. I can't seem to find it but around 350 or 400 miles is where true HSR even starts to lose to air in terms of speed of travel (granted this depends on the airport, security, other requirements and airline) and certainly price. For comparison a trip from Osaka to Tokyo is 1.5 hours flight ($40-94 one way), 3hr15min Nozomi($110)
@@AcridWhistle There's also the fact to consider that aiprorts tend to be in the middle of nowhere. Take Tokyo, for example. Haneda Airport is over 20km from the city center, while Narita is about 70km away. Train stations tend to be in the middle of cities, so the odds are they tend to dump you a lot closer to where you want to go. Of course, Tokyo's a bad example because both of their airports are well connected to their rail network. In the US and Canada, a lot of airports aren't connected to a transit network at all, so you have to either rent a car or take a cab/uber to get where you need to go, which also adds to the cost/inconvenience. I find, anecdotally, that most people, all things considered, will prefer to take a train over flying even if it takes an hour or two longer. The conenience and ease factor is important.
I always figured that traveling short distances is quicker than flying in some cases. Dealing with the madness of the airport such as arrive 2+ hours before your flight, then with boarding, taxing, then the landing and waiting for your bags, and THEN getting an Uber to your hotel, you can skip all of that if the drive is close enough. Don't forget, the 2 hour wait at the airport is just that: sitting around doing nothing, and getting no where.
@@PalmelaHanderson You're absolutely right. Now of course, Amtrak runs their Acela high-speed train between DC and Boston, but thats about it. It's only on the east coast, whereas there're plenty of other major cities in the country that lacks a high speed rail network, such as LA-SF. Will be interested to see the success of the Brightline in Florida
Yup. Though then again this is America and the Freight railroads are 9/10 times ruthless to anyone else using their tracks. Plus starting a bus company in general is much easier and cheaper, this goes for both North America and Europe. Though I think Napaways bus, specifically its seats, might actually be illegal in Europe. I think the EU outlawed buses with seats converting into bunks back in like 2005 after a number of dangerous accidents involving overnight buses and massive injuries to passengers.
I travel frequently by train. Statistically distances that are under 250miles or about 4hrs trains always beat planes. 2 out of that 4hrs is spent going through security or traveling to or from the airport. Much better to have a full 4hrs on a train to be productive.
When Eastern, Northwestern, and Piedmont were absorbed travel to and around the Southeast became much more difficult. No like it was a bed of roses mind you.
While I respect this person for trying something like this I really cannot see the mass appeal of if this. Especially since air travel is so ingrained into our society. This seems like a niche market. Also the CEO is kinda being disingenuous about time spent using air travel. We live in a world were from the moment you leave your house to the time you get to your destination you are connected and able to conduct business. The days of being disconnected in the airport and on the plane are long gone. Not to mention the entire point of this service is for you to sleep on the journey. Not working. Listen I hope he succeeds. I would never wish I'll on anyone making a honest attempt to do business but I feel like there is a reason a business model like this hasn't caught on before. It's not revolutionary. It's done in markets outside of the US. I just feel like it doesn't have the appeal here in the US.
@@jasonhensley2452I begged to differ in that it may be more widely appealing than you think. In Japan, while very different culturally, have many many night bus services just like this and they're widely used. I'd personally prefer this over a 2-3hr flight (excluding tsa and possible delays) since I can just pass out and wake up where I need to be.
@@jasonhensley2452 He (the CEO) looks like a 25 year-old kid, using other people’s money to create a bogus start-up and quickly sell it by hiding its actual financials. There is ZERO chance of this ever being profitable.
@@ewanmarshall2010 Exactly. I respect this man for trying this in the US but rail and bus travel just don't work here with the exception of tourism and the Northeast corridor. If the UK can't make it a profitable business model then it's pretty much doomed in the US.
I just took the service and was so pleased. I’m not a great flyer. Although I’m not autistic, too much stimulus (like visiting the terminal at IAD) stresses me out. This is a great alternative to those wishing to avoid the stresses of flying out of DC or dealing with flight-related anxiety.
This is brilliant. I would absolutely take this from Calgary to Vancouver. Sleep all the way there on Friday night, spend Saturday & Sunday in Vancouver, then sleep all the way back and be back in time for work on Monday. It would save a night of accommodation, be cheaper than a flight, and I would end up with more time to do stuff with 2 full days.
Take the train from Edmonton to Vancouver … there used to be passenger service from Calgary to Vancouver as well (not just Rocky Mountaineer) … but it would be hard to beat the price of an airline seat for this trip, and the trip would be 12 h each way as compared to 90 minutes by air … highly recommend the one way train trip from Edmonton to Vancouver leaving 7 am on Friday, with a stop in Jasper and gorgeous scenery, arrive first thing on Saturday morning in Vancouver snd then return via plane on Sunday night
I enjoy seeing these premium buses popping up more and more. There's definitely a market for this type of travel and its interesting to see how each company puts their own spin on it!
eighteen bunks, but the company only has (per USDOT) the one bus, and that driver, then an executive administration of at least two two (the CEO 🤨, and the ADA compliance supervisor). Already top heavy. And given they only own the one bus, and employ the one driver, what pray tell do the do the other five days. The route is easy for a single driver, but is terrible usage for such an expensive coach and evenly increasingly expensive driver. Then again, on this route, it’s 57 ish hours out and back, at a middle range $24 per hour, that’s about $1400 in labour. Ya know, if Mr. Aronov reads this, I will closely follow this company, sounds like a great job to start on the ground floor. When you need drivers, I’ll be there.
@@jaysmith1408 I agree. I think the coach customization is expensive. 18 seats x $125 per passenger is $2250/trip gross. Then subtract labor, gas, insurance, taxes, and maintenance it doesn't leave much in the way of profit. And that's with every seat sold. If I was CEO I would add in a stop in Knoxville, Blacksburg/Roanoke, and or Charlottesville. Lots of college kids in VA that come back and forth to DC. Would not be full ticket price but better than having too many empties.
J Williams trust that $125 is the entry cost to get users and the company is mostly only operating based off investors and debt. If proof of concept is secured then the trip costs will go up.
I absolutely loved the way you shared this trip. What a beautiful accommodation via bus. The fact that the CEO was present, participating and speaking honestly on behalf of his product tells me all I need to know about how successful this will be as Napaway expands its network.
DC to Atlanta makes a lot of sense. It is about the same distance but a much larger city and both have public transit to make a completely car free trip. Also, Atlanta’s airport can be a headache to get around in. The appeal of a less stressful commute could be a big selling point
Yes, but DC-Atlanta can be done on Amtrak. Amtrak serves Nashville using Greyhound for the end of the trip. I'm sure this was part of the reason they chose Nashville.
@@JustAnotherPoorSlob DC to Atlanta can technically be done on Amtrak but it's an overnight trip (leave 6pm, arrive 8am). Either be really good at sleeping in coach or prepare to shell out $$$ for a sleeper car.
I am a marylander who is currently in atlanta for school. I would personally only use bus if it were like this: comfy enough to sleep along with being a reasonable price. For refrence, my summer flights are about 200 bucks roundtrip which I think is gonna be the issue on that route. The marta goes straight inside the airport if you live near enough to it. (I do) so its like a 5 hour time sink point to point for me by plane.
I wonder if Jeb’s expansion into bus reviews (which I love!) could warrant a modified jebscore that focuses on bus factors like drop off/pick up location, seat privacy, etc
@@SKS8080 Jeb gets paid to travel and review high end travel options. He's got a real job, and it's undoubtedly a better one than whatever white collar call centre you work in.
@@SKS8080 Lol not spoiled he does this for work. And no, he is not "shoving it down our throats." He is reviewing it for our entertainment and to inform us about what it is like. Jeb is the most humble guy on RUclips, and if for whatever reason you hate him, stop watching him.
After visiting Japan a couple years ago and seeing that they have similar busses like this all over the country, I've always wondered why something similar couldn't be done here in the states. I would much rather pay a premium for a service like this instead of relying on Greyhound.
@@xdemgeo3581 Not so much. It's more safety. The majority of the US doesn't have train service. The only travel options we have are by air or bus. The buses are notoriously unsafe. Especially in one of the cities he mentioned, Knoxville TN. We no longer have a Greyhound terminal here. To get on or off of one here, it's a small gas station in the area of town with highest amount of crime, ie:gun violence, robberies, assaults.
I’M SO GLAD TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. It’s almost impossible to get from Nashville to anywhere by train so this bus gets you, very comfortably and with no wasted time, to an Amtrak hub. This opens the whole country up to us.
The CEO is sooo young but he looks like he's got his head on straight. I live in DC and I will test ride this sleepr bus if I ever go to Nashville. Thanks for the ride.
I don't know what I would do without your, Paul Lucas', and Thibault's (Simply Railway) travel videos. Haven't had any real vacation since 2017 and all of your videos really help my wanderlust feelings. Keep on keepin' on, Jeb!
I took many sleeper buses while living in South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru). They were awesome 5 star experiences. It was surprising to find the US didn't have any. It's good to see some start ups trying to change the concept. The CEO is totally right when he talks about losing so much time at the airport. And there's something unique about riding a bus and exploring the country that you just can't do it on a plane.
it is because it is not a profitable and viable long term business . In South America, maintenance, standards, insurance, personnel and Fuel (black market) are cheaper
This is exactly what I need! I take care of my elderly disabled mother in addition to being the mom of a 4 year old, traveling with them from Nashville to visit family in DC is difficult to say the least. This will help to alleviate some of the travel stress.
One of my most memorable trips was in 1960. We had a special trip for Graduating seniors from our local school in Ohio to Baltimore, DC, Norfolk, Williamsburg. One part was an overnight trip on a ship from Baltimore to Norfolk. It was on the Old Point Comfort Line. It was not expensive luxury like a cruise ship but just a easy overnight trip down Chesapeake Bay. A lost time.
I have been addicted to Japan's overnite buses....this reminds me of them. The double decker bus in Japan has seats that lay almost flat and the stops are at rest areas with food and drinks available. I think the US could take a que from our foreign neighbors. Also the electric trains are fast. Quiet and Amazingly clean
These always made sense to me. Plane travel takes a day whether the actual trip or just the draining experience, and you sleep the night before you travel, you might as well sleep during your travels.
The owner should have one from la to San Fran. Chicago to detroit. Then a host of other destinations just like that. Something within an 8 hour drive. I feel like this is a great idea. Coffee is a must though. Throw a coffee pot in with a. Foreman grill for sandwiches. Good sandwiches. Charge for them. If the owner is reading this. Start one from detroit to somewhere and I will drive for you , since I am retired and very bored. Lol. Great job on this vid bud. Thanks 🙏
They paused operations for half a year in 2019 and restarted with improved passenger space, but then the pandemic hit. Last time I heard about them they were renting out the buses as charter service; I don’t know if they’re still in business though.
I would totally do this. It reminds me of how the Eurostar allows you to leave from central London and arrive in central Paris about 3 hours later. Much more convenient than schlepping to Heathrow and then in to the city from DeGaulle.
Always love your videos Jeb! Since I am home bound I can go to places and see things I would never get to see. Thank You So Much and God Bless You and Your Wife!
I didn't know a first class bus was even an option and it looks so nice. i usually sleep like a baby on the road but can't sleep at all on planes. I now want to try this! Air travel is too long, the CEO is right. What a genius idea.
I'd love to see this have more southern routes, Knoxville, Charlotte, Asheville, Charleston, Atlanta, etc. I do like all the available luxury bus services, but they always seem to focus on the NE Corridor. Anywhere under a 12 hour drive isn't worth air travel to me (especially since I am prone to bad sinus headaches). These overnight buses really have an opportunity to hit a niche to those traveling to the lesser flown to destinations at a pretty affordable price.
I drove long haul trucks for a few years and sleeping in a moving vehicle certainly takes getting use too, ESPECIALLY when the roads are not good. It is something much more dangerous than flying though and you are really placing a lot in the hands of those drivers as well every other driver on the roads with you! But it seems like a very interesting idea!
Prevost, a subsidiary of Volvo. Though I have not driven one, only ridden on them, I am familiar with Volvo’s, great engines, really smooth transmissions, soft suspension, just fantastic vehicles. It’s great to see sleeper buses finally being introduced to the United States, it’s been in the Europe for aeons.
@@adventureoflinkmk2 never been fond of Allison, not enough gears, I think they top out at seven and reverse, I-Shift has up to twelve and four, slips a lot until it locks in.
I really appreciate seeing these alternative travel options. It's hard for me to imagine not driving this distance due to convenience and saving the cost of a rental car on the other side. On the other hand, I can imagine using such a service if the timing and travel destination were right.
I love this! I have bad anxiety. I'm not necessarily scared of flying, but navigating the airport and all the waiting would trigger my anxiety. Greyhound busses scare me and I don't want to spend all those hours crammed in just a seat. Same problem with Amtrak and a roomette is ridiculously expensive. This I could do. Hopefully they do well and are able to expand.
We had this start up in the Bay Area which ran a nightly double decker bus service in a bus that was equipped with sleep pods between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Each pod has a light, an individual air conditioning unit, privacy curtain, came with pillows and blanket, along with charging ports and onboard WiFi. It also included a "Dream Attendant" who was responsible for the safety onboard and acted as cabin crew. They would provide a non alcoholic melatonin infused cocktail to promote sleep; also, coffee, water, tea, snacks and they kept the onboard restroom clean. However, the venture failed within its first year. 😥
I would rather sleep or relax reading on an overnight bus than spend nearly the same time to fly I will confess to making that trip on Amtrak which takes longer due to stops along the way.
It failed because it invested a ton of money upgrading its buses with a novel suspension system that was expensive and didn’t work well, all while suspending service. VC firms didn’t buy it, and it ran out of money. A service like this with more pragmatic hardware could easily make it happen now.
So good to see this type of service come to North America. It's so popular in some Asian countries and I've been seeing a lot of videos about those services wondering why we don't have anything like that over here. They took the business model and made it a somewhat business class style experience and I would definitely use this if it was operating on a route I needed to travel.
*IMHO you should have dropped the service category since it didn't apply. 15/20 not bad! The morning coffee is a must perhaps with a bagel danish or piece of fruit*
I basically said the same thing with my comment. His scoring system sucks. I'm not even sure how a bus can do the coffee thing. Let's face it, the insurance they'd have to pay would go up dramatically, BECAUSE, you know someone will sue them if the bus hits a bump and they burn themselves with hot coffee. That's the world today.
Great video 👍💯. It would be nice if they offered the option of booking and paying for a "box" lunch or breakfast box when buying your ticket. I have seen "luxury" bus service from Dallas to Houston and from Norfolk, VA to Washington, D.C. (just to mention a few city pairings) that has an on board "attendant" who serves meals and beverages which are included in the price of the ticket. This service is great for business people who want to get to their destination in the morning and return in the evening without the hassle of dealing with an airport and airline. Hopefully, we'll see more companies offering this type of travel option. Thanks Jeb for this vlog. Take care and have a pleasant and rewarding weekend.
This is a great concept! I'd love to see these buses from here in North Carolina, one of the fastest-growing states with two of the fastest-growing metro areas in the USA (Raleigh and Charlotte) to DC. There are trains, but this seems way more comfortable and way easier. It would be the perfect distance for an overnight bus trip.
America doesn't do sleeper trains (which make so much sense) except for cross-country trips and it's prohibitively expensive. This is kind of like that, but in bus form. Makes sense and if Amtrak won't do it, these people will. It's not the same, but it seems to be a fine replacement.
Hey Jeb, great video as always. I subscribed to your channel simply because of your character, but the fact you cover different modes of transportation in general is phenomenal. Napaway seems to be on something. It's innovative and it shows that the CEO really put some effort and sparred no expense when it comes to passenger comfort. Honestly, I wouldn't mind spending more time traveling on the ground in a concept like this rather than flying. Even the price seems more than reasonable considering the accessories. As time passes, hopefully Napaway will expend and create more routes. This is really well thought of concept and your video made it so much better. Thank you for sharing this.
You know what I'd like to see you review? Different forms of transportation in Japan. I've never been (other than a layover in Narita), but I'd love to see their trains. And I'd love to hear your "take" on an overnight journey on a vending machine ferry. That would be an adventure!
I wish we had those Japanese inexpensive but nice cruiseferries in the US! I've watched a lot of those videos. This bus video made me want to take a Japanese overnight ferry. I could probably sleep on the bus, but a little private room in a ferry along the coast would be much more comfortable. A real bed, and no noticeable turbulence. This bus isn't bad, and a bus can go anywhere there's a road, but if you're not used to it it won't be comfortable. Jeb did have his sleep interrupted. It still sounds better to me than spending the whole day flying and then paying for a night at a hotel.
@@Paelorian I've been watching more of the ferry videos and (so far) Ferry Bizan from Fuku-something to Tokyo looks pretty cool. Color-coded nukers with presets for all of the vending machine meals - love it! The accommodations don't look very luxurious - but it looks like it would be fun to check-out!
Awesome service. Yes, I think maybe a snack bar with chips(flavor enhancer) and soda would have been nice for those like you who didn’t sleep the entire trip. But all in all nice. I would consider this mode of transportation to visit different areas in the future.
We live in Baltimore and we fly to Nashville twice a year. We go to Gatlinburg and Nashville is the closest airport. Add the 3 hour drive from Nashville to Gatlinburg and it's an 8 hour ordeal. This bus looks like a great alternative. Didn't know about it. Thank you very much for sharing.
This is a pretty neat idea. Would love to see this in other cities and maybe a little further distance. Suggestion: A full soundproof glass privacy window between the driver and door so when they have to fuel up you don't hear the door open for filling up.
I say Nashville to Austin, TX should be next! Two artsy locations connected! And if looking with the 10 hrs turn one-way trip, perhaps Nashville to Dallas, that way, adding 1 bus can fill the route with daily departure.
This is cool. Better than a red eye flight in my opinion, looks more comfortable for the same or cheaper price than the airfare. I live in Dallas. It would be cool to see an overnight between Dallas to Nashville or Dallas to Denver
Wow that's awesome, years back i drove solo from DC to Nashville in the night, and glad these kind of service was there then definitely would taken this one and love watching side seeing lying on the bed.
So sad that Napaway has suspended operations. They say that they are undergoing fleet expansion, but my gut tells me that they have signed off for good. Hoping not!
I live in Miami and have family in DC. I would be very interested in a route from Miami to DC. Overall this would beat traveling on Amtrak and would offer a good alternative for my mom who can't fly to visit us in Miami. Additionally, I myself would travel this route on Napaway from Miami to DC
I took Amtrak from Florida to D.C. It was a great trip until….in the return trip Amtrak dumped us in the middle of the train depot yard and didn’t even back up enough to the place where you wait for the train! I was so angry and embarrassed! You can best believed I called and complained!!!! But the train trip itself was wonderful. I would do it again!
This would do extremely well between Sydney and Melbourne. There's limited, not-so-great train sleep cabins available, or flights. Door-to-door you'd absolutely have a similar amount of dead time, although the airports are typically far better.
Sydney to Brisbane too. I’ve travelled on the XPT in what was loosely termed first class and the overnight sleeper cabin. No wifi or barely any mobile reception. Most boring 10 hour trip ever. This bus would be fantastic, I agree.
India has the fourth largest rail network in the work. Inspite of that, due to the size of the country, a lot of small towns and cities are underserved by rail connections and/or have limited services. This makes bus travel more feasible, especially in rural areas. There are a lot of overnight sleeper buses that run on long routes, although most of them are very basic. Super luxury sleepers are few.
I love Bunces! Bunces are my favorite mode of transportation! 🤣 I love the little flubs everybody has here and there, but yours are so often some of my personal favorites. The wrap on the bus is truly fantastic, especially on that modern model of Prevost. A great looking bus with a fantastic and fitting livery. Well done to them on that!
Very cool, I live in Northern VA and would absolutely use this service to go to and from Nashville, it does leave late but seems well worth the price especially when flying these days can be brutally long with the delays and crowded.
It's a variation on the sleeper train concept, which offers effectively near instantaneous travel; you go to sleep at one destination and wake up in another. With all the wasted waiting time that air travel entails this probably makes a lot of sense for journeys of a certain distance.
We need more of this in the US... I live in the DFW area I would like to see this type of service to PHX, DEN, CLT, IAH ect ... as of now 1 day a week service is a bummer I hope they do expand :)
I live in the Nashville Area and am looking forward to using this bus at some point. I do wish it ran more often so we could take a two day trip to DC, see some museums and then come home.
I'd use it in a heartbeat, if it was available, and going somewhere I wanted to visit. I do love to fly, but right now, things are so crazy that this would seem a very reasonable alternative.
This feels like something where there is going to be finite number of routes that they can make work with this service. It's going to need to been routes probably between 500 and 700 miles in length to make it work as a sleeper bus.
also, to prevent having to change drivers. There's a finite number of hours bus drivers can legally work consecutively before there needs to be a change, and frankly one driver throughout the night isn't typical when I've ridden greyhound before, usually theres a change at about 3 am.
@@Leonardo-cs9ij good point there on safety. ground transportation like this is incredibly more dangerous from an accident/life standpoint. really putting a lot of faith in the drivers who aren't compensated the same way as aircraft pilots. makes me really question if these drivers have day jobs and doing night trips as a side gig to make ends meet.
This bus would be great to go from San Antonio to Galveston. Galveston has lots to see and do in addition to being the 4th busiest cruise port in the US.
Washington D.C to New York could actually work as it takes a couple hours get through the tunnels and such. Imagine leaving around mid-night, sleeping till about 6 or 7 am and doing a whole day trip.
I'd love more of this type of travel. I took a chance on a greyhound bus trip and omg, what a nightmare. The only other direct route options I have (other than driving) is going to a specific airport for a direct flight, which of course costs more and truly does waste almost a whole day.
Jeb I think between D.C. and a New York City run would be a good idea. I have loads of friends who live in the D.C. metro area that have family up in NYC. I'd go to NYC just to visit museum's.
I was thinking NYC to Boston but that’s 3.5-4 hrs so not really an all night trip, but I think they should do Boston to DC with a stop in NYC. I think lots of people would utilize that.
dont know why this popped in my feed so late! looks like they're currently paused for service, but love this! i took loads of these types of buses (not quite as luxurious as this) back when i backpacked in south america. they had fully layflat (or close to) seats, meal service, and was a great way to save money (no need for a night of hotel) and time!
I'd def travel with this bus. I don't think the fare is all that bad either. I do think the scoring you do isn't quite fair because you can't compare this bus ride with an airline. You end up giving these people a low score because they don't offer some services that they basically can't offer, so, you think that's fair scoring. I def don't think it is. You really should rethink how you score each experience, because your system will never be fair otherwise.
this has so much potential, they need to expand to routes like: dc to boston with stops in baltimore philly and nyc miami to jacksonville with stops in tampa and orlando san diego to seattle with stops in los angeles, sf, and portland chicago to new york with stops in cleveland, pittsburgh and philly atlanta to dc or extending the dc to nashville route to atl
This is actually what my mother in law needs! She lives in Nashville, we live in DC. She's scared of flying so if she visits she drives because bus trips like grey hound takes 24 hours and there is no Amtrak train in Nashville. So she has to drive and that's almost a 12 hours drive she does herself and we worry about that. This is a good compromise.
@Por Qué? Its the power of the automobile and oil lobby in washington. They try to discourage this, also for some Americans its a cultural thing to them as a car represents freedom the problem is that America is too car dependent our zoning laws are proof of that. Luckily I live in Staten Island one of the five boroughs of NYC so public transit is way better than most parts of the country and most stores are in walkable distance. however still problems with lack of sidewalks in the south shore of the island.
Maybe get someone to drive her or a paid driver with good credentials
@Por Qué? You know you are absolutely right, and I have to say call me crazy but does this CEO of this bus looks so weird to you, haha, I don't know what it is but there's no point in having a route like this, it's a complete pointless bus ride, cool concept and I love the ambition but totally pointless
@Por Qué? High speed? We want any speed, and the highway lobby runs the country.
@Por Qué? actually it’s not. Europe’s population is a lot more dense while we are spread out all over the place. High speed rail isn’t cheap and requires a ton of money to build. When you get to your destination, you still need a way to get around(rental car) in most cities as public transportation isn’t great. If it was feasible and there was a demand for it, then it would have already been built.
The CEO of this bus line is spot on in his analysis of air travel. Back when my Dad worked for the airlines (1980's) and we lived in Miami. My Dad had a running wager with his golf buddies. They'd call him when they left for the airport in Miami to fly to Orlando. My Dad would leave our house and drive to Orlando. The one who arrived first at the hotel got their dinner free that night. My Dad never paid for his dinner driving to Orlando, versus his buddies, who flew, ALWAYS arrived later than he did. Miami to Orlando is about a 4+ hour drive, depending on stops. Our family rule was always that if you could drive it in 8 hours or less, then you drove. Anything over 8 hours and you flew. Now, with the way the entire airline industry is in complete chaos, this bus company is innovating and coming up with a genius idea. I'd take this bus 10 times out of 10 if I was traveling between Nashville and DC. It makes perfect sense the way they've set it up to travel overnight. You lose zero time this way.
It will be even better when the high speed rail opens between Miami-Orlando next year. The United States doesn't really have a lot of "medium distance" travel options. You drive or fly everywhere. There's a middle ground of trip length which is perfect for trains/buses, but the problem is Greyhound is awful and Amtrak is not frequent enough and/or takes forever outside of specific routes.
If you're traveling a route that would be a 2-6 hour drive, it's in the perfect zone for bus/train. It's a long enough trip to make driving a whole thing (you can just relax on a bus/train), but short enough that flying isn't worth it if there's an easier option. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and Seattle-Portland is a perfect example of "middle ground" travel. Traveling between Portland-Seattle by train is sometimes even faster than driving, depending on if you get stuck in traffic. And unlike the airports, train stations don't dump you in the middle of nowhere.
The United States could really stand to beef up its train infrastructure a lot, and I hope companies like the one in this video can fill in the gaps for more remote trips that don't make sense to be covered by train, especially on the west coast where everything is so spread out.
@@PalmelaHanderson Those frequent specific routes are the only ones that Amtrack has a bare minimum chance of even breaking even on though due to population and proximity of distances.
Even then once again by the time you get to 2 or 3 passengers a trip, the car once again becomes cheaper than a train for short to long distances per person, for long distances though the airline wins with at least budget lines to a lot of places (but you can expect less difficulties now with a car short of one rusting apart) however major airlines have jumped a bunch in price.
I can't seem to find it but around 350 or 400 miles is where true HSR even starts to lose to air in terms of speed of travel (granted this depends on the airport, security, other requirements and airline) and certainly price.
For comparison a trip from Osaka to Tokyo is 1.5 hours flight ($40-94 one way), 3hr15min Nozomi($110)
@@AcridWhistle There's also the fact to consider that aiprorts tend to be in the middle of nowhere. Take Tokyo, for example. Haneda Airport is over 20km from the city center, while Narita is about 70km away. Train stations tend to be in the middle of cities, so the odds are they tend to dump you a lot closer to where you want to go.
Of course, Tokyo's a bad example because both of their airports are well connected to their rail network. In the US and Canada, a lot of airports aren't connected to a transit network at all, so you have to either rent a car or take a cab/uber to get where you need to go, which also adds to the cost/inconvenience.
I find, anecdotally, that most people, all things considered, will prefer to take a train over flying even if it takes an hour or two longer. The conenience and ease factor is important.
I always figured that traveling short distances is quicker than flying in some cases. Dealing with the madness of the airport such as arrive 2+ hours before your flight, then with boarding, taxing, then the landing and waiting for your bags, and THEN getting an Uber to your hotel, you can skip all of that if the drive is close enough. Don't forget, the 2 hour wait at the airport is just that: sitting around doing nothing, and getting no where.
@@PalmelaHanderson You're absolutely right. Now of course, Amtrak runs their Acela high-speed train between DC and Boston, but thats about it. It's only on the east coast, whereas there're plenty of other major cities in the country that lacks a high speed rail network, such as LA-SF. Will be interested to see the success of the Brightline in Florida
I hope this business is successful and that it expands with more routes. Would be beneficial to me and others that get very stressed out by air travel
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I love how the CEO quite literally made the exact case for trains lol
"Too far to drive, too close to fly"
Yup. Though then again this is America and the Freight railroads are 9/10 times ruthless to anyone else using their tracks. Plus starting a bus company in general is much easier and cheaper, this goes for both North America and Europe.
Though I think Napaways bus, specifically its seats, might actually be illegal in Europe. I think the EU outlawed buses with seats converting into bunks back in like 2005 after a number of dangerous accidents involving overnight buses and massive injuries to passengers.
@@drdewott9154 Well if that ain’t foreshadowing…
I travel frequently by train. Statistically distances that are under 250miles or about 4hrs trains always beat planes. 2 out of that 4hrs is spent going through security or traveling to or from the airport. Much better to have a full 4hrs on a train to be productive.
@@sirxavior1583 Imagine if NYC and Chicago were within 4hrs by train…
America should have never dismantled so much of it's rail network
I live in the Washington DC area so this actually seems like some sort of travel experience that I could try.
Same here.
There is a need for such a service in the Southeast.
Memphis to Cincinnati;Chicago to New Orleans.
When Eastern, Northwestern, and Piedmont were absorbed travel to and around the Southeast became much more difficult. No like it was a bed of roses mind you.
Same here but im from McLean
This is one of those business ideas I wouldn’t have thought of; if I had business between DC & Nashville I’d definitely take advantage of this!
While I respect this person for trying something like this I really cannot see the mass appeal of if this. Especially since air travel is so ingrained into our society. This seems like a niche market. Also the CEO is kinda being disingenuous about time spent using air travel. We live in a world were from the moment you leave your house to the time you get to your destination you are connected and able to conduct business. The days of being disconnected in the airport and on the plane are long gone. Not to mention the entire point of this service is for you to sleep on the journey. Not working. Listen I hope he succeeds. I would never wish I'll on anyone making a honest attempt to do business but I feel like there is a reason a business model like this hasn't caught on before. It's not revolutionary. It's done in markets outside of the US. I just feel like it doesn't have the appeal here in the US.
@@jasonhensley2452I begged to differ in that it may be more widely appealing than you think. In Japan, while very different culturally, have many many night bus services just like this and they're widely used.
I'd personally prefer this over a 2-3hr flight (excluding tsa and possible delays) since I can just pass out and wake up where I need to be.
@@Ephigy1 go ahead but the majority wont.
@@jasonhensley2452 He (the CEO) looks like a 25 year-old kid, using other people’s money to create a bogus start-up and quickly sell it by hiding its actual financials. There is ZERO chance of this ever being profitable.
@@jasonhensley2452 have you asked the majority?
I love this concept. I wish they did more routes. In fact, I think this concept would also do well here in the UK.
For sure. London - Glasgow london - Inverness / fort William / Aberdeen as a cheaper alternative to the sleeper both 9-12 hours
There used to be the Megabus Gold sleeper coach that operated between London and Scotland but it was sadly discontinued in 2017
@@ewanmarshall2010 Exactly. I respect this man for trying this in the US but rail and bus travel just don't work here with the exception of tourism and the Northeast corridor. If the UK can't make it a profitable business model then it's pretty much doomed in the US.
Mega bus did it, and it failed.
@@sjmclean0 The fact it was Megabus that did it under that name won't have helped it's success at all!
I just took the service and was so pleased. I’m not a great flyer. Although I’m not autistic, too much stimulus (like visiting the terminal at IAD) stresses me out. This is a great alternative to those wishing to avoid the stresses of flying out of DC or dealing with flight-related anxiety.
I love the fact the CEO was present n helping out. That speaks volumes 😊 I pray he becomes a very successful man 🙏
This is brilliant. I would absolutely take this from Calgary to Vancouver. Sleep all the way there on Friday night, spend Saturday & Sunday in Vancouver, then sleep all the way back and be back in time for work on Monday. It would save a night of accommodation, be cheaper than a flight, and I would end up with more time to do stuff with 2 full days.
I was thinking the same thing.
Judging from current bus trip prices the minimum cost to go that far would probably be between 3 and 400 one way.
Take the train from Edmonton to Vancouver … there used to be passenger service from Calgary to Vancouver as well (not just Rocky Mountaineer) … but it would be hard to beat the price of an airline seat for this trip, and the trip would be 12 h each way as compared to 90 minutes by air … highly recommend the one way train trip from Edmonton to Vancouver leaving 7 am on Friday, with a stop in Jasper and gorgeous scenery, arrive first thing on Saturday morning in Vancouver snd then return via plane on Sunday night
I enjoy seeing these premium buses popping up more and more. There's definitely a market for this type of travel and its interesting to see how each company puts their own spin on it!
all these comments look like one person wrote it
Not sure if it’ll have sustainable business volume but certainly hope to see more of these across the country. Great idea.
What do you think is sustainable for this? It looks like it can carry 15 passengers per trip, if that.
eighteen bunks, but the company only has (per USDOT) the one bus, and that driver, then an executive administration of at least two two (the CEO 🤨, and the ADA compliance supervisor). Already top heavy. And given they only own the one bus, and employ the one driver, what pray tell do the do the other five days. The route is easy for a single driver, but is terrible usage for such an expensive coach and evenly increasingly expensive driver. Then again, on this route, it’s 57 ish hours out and back, at a middle range $24 per hour, that’s about $1400 in labour. Ya know, if Mr. Aronov reads this, I will closely follow this company, sounds like a great job to start on the ground floor. When you need drivers, I’ll be there.
@@jaysmith1408 I agree. I think the coach customization is expensive. 18 seats x $125 per passenger is $2250/trip gross. Then subtract labor, gas, insurance, taxes, and maintenance it doesn't leave much in the way of profit. And that's with every seat sold. If I was CEO I would add in a stop in Knoxville, Blacksburg/Roanoke, and or Charlottesville. Lots of college kids in VA that come back and forth to DC. Would not be full ticket price but better than having too many empties.
J Williams trust that $125 is the entry cost to get users and the company is mostly only operating based off investors and debt. If proof of concept is secured then the trip costs will go up.
It’s 100% vaporware.
I absolutely loved the way you shared this trip. What a beautiful accommodation via bus. The fact that the CEO was present, participating and speaking honestly on behalf of his product tells me all I need to know about how successful this will be as Napaway expands its network.
DC to Atlanta makes a lot of sense. It is about the same distance but a much larger city and both have public transit to make a completely car free trip. Also, Atlanta’s airport can be a headache to get around in. The appeal of a less stressful commute could be a big selling point
Yes, but DC-Atlanta can be done on Amtrak. Amtrak serves Nashville using Greyhound for the end of the trip. I'm sure this was part of the reason they chose Nashville.
@@JustAnotherPoorSlob Didn’t know that but that is just plain awful.
@@JustAnotherPoorSlob DC to Atlanta can technically be done on Amtrak but it's an overnight trip (leave 6pm, arrive 8am). Either be really good at sleeping in coach or prepare to shell out $$$ for a sleeper car.
I am a marylander who is currently in atlanta for school. I would personally only use bus if it were like this: comfy enough to sleep along with being a reasonable price. For refrence, my summer flights are about 200 bucks roundtrip which I think is gonna be the issue on that route. The marta goes straight inside the airport if you live near enough to it. (I do) so its like a 5 hour time sink point to point for me by plane.
@@owenwexler7214oach is easy to sleep in if you get noise cancelling headphones, the seats are comfortable and even recline a decent bit
I wonder if Jeb’s expansion into bus reviews (which I love!) could warrant a modified jebscore that focuses on bus factors like drop off/pick up location, seat privacy, etc
I like that idea…thanks!!
@@SKS8080 Jeb gets paid to travel and review high end travel options. He's got a real job, and it's undoubtedly a better one than whatever white collar call centre you work in.
@@SKS8080 why're you hating...theres literally nothing to hate about jeb unless you dont like traveling
@@GreenerGrass call it the Jebus score 😄
@@SKS8080 Lol not spoiled he does this for work. And no, he is not "shoving it down our throats." He is reviewing it for our entertainment and to inform us about what it is like. Jeb is the most humble guy on RUclips, and if for whatever reason you hate him, stop watching him.
Jeb always makes me happy
Same :)
The CEO is really young and seems energetic... Good luck!
After visiting Japan a couple years ago and seeing that they have similar busses like this all over the country, I've always wondered why something similar couldn't be done here in the states. I would much rather pay a premium for a service like this instead of relying on Greyhound.
Yes! OMG Greyhound is awful!
Americans are so into flying.
Because the image of bus travel is that it is for poor folk.
@@xdemgeo3581 Not so much. It's more safety. The majority of the US doesn't have train service. The only travel options we have are by air or bus. The buses are notoriously unsafe. Especially in one of the cities he mentioned, Knoxville TN. We no longer have a Greyhound terminal here. To get on or off of one here, it's a small gas station in the area of town with highest amount of crime, ie:gun violence, robberies, assaults.
Wow two seats
I’M SO GLAD TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. It’s almost impossible to get from Nashville to anywhere by train so this bus gets you, very comfortably and with no wasted time, to an Amtrak hub. This opens the whole country up to us.
Hello Jennifer
How are you doing today?
The CEO is sooo young but he looks like he's got his head on straight. I live in DC and I will test ride this sleepr bus if I ever go to Nashville. Thanks for the ride.
Out of all the times I watched Jeb travel, he looks the most well rested on the bus then on the plane.
*than
I don't know what I would do without your, Paul Lucas', and Thibault's (Simply Railway) travel videos. Haven't had any real vacation since 2017 and all of your videos really help my wanderlust feelings. Keep on keepin' on, Jeb!
Can i recommend Dylans Travel Report.
Its also a very good channel.
I took many sleeper buses while living in South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru). They were awesome 5 star experiences. It was surprising to find the US didn't have any. It's good to see some start ups trying to change the concept. The CEO is totally right when he talks about losing so much time at the airport. And there's something unique about riding a bus and exploring the country that you just can't do it on a plane.
it is because it is not a profitable and viable long term business . In South America, maintenance, standards, insurance, personnel and Fuel (black market) are cheaper
As someone that loathes commercial flying, I'd LOVE to travel around the country like this.
This is exactly what I need! I take care of my elderly disabled mother in addition to being the mom of a 4 year old, traveling with them from Nashville to visit family in DC is difficult to say the least. This will help to alleviate some of the travel stress.
One of my most memorable trips was in 1960. We had a special trip for Graduating seniors from our local school in Ohio to Baltimore, DC, Norfolk, Williamsburg. One part was an overnight trip on a ship from Baltimore to Norfolk. It was on the Old Point Comfort Line. It was not expensive luxury like a cruise ship but just a easy overnight trip down Chesapeake Bay. A lost time.
I have been addicted to Japan's overnite buses....this reminds me of them. The double decker bus in Japan has seats that lay almost flat and the stops are at rest areas with food and drinks available. I think the US could take a que from our foreign neighbors. Also the electric trains are fast. Quiet and Amazingly clean
These always made sense to me. Plane travel takes a day whether the actual trip or just the draining experience, and you sleep the night before you travel, you might as well sleep during your travels.
Looks nicer than any Greyhound bus I’ve been on. I bet more legroom.
The owner should have one from la to San Fran. Chicago to detroit.
Then a host of other destinations just like that. Something within an 8 hour drive. I feel like this is a great idea. Coffee is a must though. Throw a coffee pot in with a. Foreman grill for sandwiches. Good sandwiches. Charge for them. If the owner is reading this. Start one from detroit to somewhere and I will drive for you , since I am retired and very bored. Lol. Great job on this vid bud. Thanks 🙏
Always love to see more travel options for DC. Flights to Nashville are always so expensive. I'll definitely consider using this service.
There used to be a similar sleeper bus between Los Angels and San Francisco called Cabin. Sadly it appears they stopped operating in 2019.
They paused operations for half a year in 2019 and restarted with improved passenger space, but then the pandemic hit. Last time I heard about them they were renting out the buses as charter service; I don’t know if they’re still in business though.
Biden’s fault
@@SKS8080 explain please? I really wanna see how people with small brains can come up with such conclusions
@@SKS8080 2019 you smooth brain, Biden became president in January 2021
@@SKS8080 He wasn't even President yet in 2019, nice try.
I would totally do this. It reminds me of how the Eurostar allows you to leave from central London and arrive in central Paris about 3 hours later. Much more convenient than schlepping to Heathrow and then in to the city from DeGaulle.
Thanks!
Hearing the CEO talking about the whole 6 hour thing, I catched my inner European screaming Overnight-Trains
Always love your videos Jeb! Since I am home bound I can go to places and see things I would never get to see. Thank You So Much and God Bless You and Your Wife!
Excellent concept. I hope this service is successful and is expanded to more routes.
The bus is back! Great video mate, looks like a really cool product.
Thanks my friend! It was a really fun trip. Business Class on a Bus!!
I didn't know a first class bus was even an option and it looks so nice. i usually sleep like a baby on the road but can't sleep at all on planes. I now want to try this! Air travel is too long, the CEO is right. What a genius idea.
I'd love to see this have more southern routes, Knoxville, Charlotte, Asheville, Charleston, Atlanta, etc. I do like all the available luxury bus services, but they always seem to focus on the NE Corridor. Anywhere under a 12 hour drive isn't worth air travel to me (especially since I am prone to bad sinus headaches). These overnight buses really have an opportunity to hit a niche to those traveling to the lesser flown to destinations at a pretty affordable price.
I agree with you and would absolutely love if I could ride this bus from Knoxville to other cities also . Let's hope ♡
I drove long haul trucks for a few years and sleeping in a moving vehicle certainly takes getting use too, ESPECIALLY when the roads are not good. It is something much more dangerous than flying though and you are really placing a lot in the hands of those drivers as well every other driver on the roads with you! But it seems like a very interesting idea!
I agree with you 💯.
Prevost, a subsidiary of Volvo. Though I have not driven one, only ridden on them, I am familiar with Volvo’s, great engines, really smooth transmissions, soft suspension, just fantastic vehicles. It’s great to see sleeper buses finally being introduced to the United States, it’s been in the Europe for aeons.
I didn't know Volvo made their own transmissions...
@@adventureoflinkmk2 yep, Volvo for Volvo, Mack, and Prevost. I-Shift, the only automated transmission I actually enjoy. They are outstanding.
@@jaysmith1408 funny, because all three of our Prevosts and the lone Volvo we have are all Allisons
@@adventureoflinkmk2 never been fond of Allison, not enough gears, I think they top out at seven and reverse, I-Shift has up to twelve and four, slips a lot until it locks in.
I really appreciate seeing these alternative travel options. It's hard for me to imagine not driving this distance due to convenience and saving the cost of a rental car on the other side. On the other hand, I can imagine using such a service if the timing and travel destination were right.
I love this! I have bad anxiety. I'm not necessarily scared of flying, but navigating the airport and all the waiting would trigger my anxiety. Greyhound busses scare me and I don't want to spend all those hours crammed in just a seat. Same problem with Amtrak and a roomette is ridiculously expensive. This I could do. Hopefully they do well and are able to expand.
Bus travel is actually so underrated
We had this start up in the Bay Area which ran a nightly double decker bus service in a bus that was equipped with sleep pods between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Each pod has a light, an individual air conditioning unit, privacy curtain, came with pillows and blanket, along with charging ports and onboard WiFi. It also included a "Dream Attendant" who was responsible for the safety onboard and acted as cabin crew. They would provide a non alcoholic melatonin infused cocktail to promote sleep; also, coffee, water, tea, snacks and they kept the onboard restroom clean. However, the venture failed within its first year. 😥
What was it called?
@@liamz.6245 They had rebranded it as “Cabin” but earlier in the startup it was called SleepBus I think.
I would rather sleep or relax reading on an overnight bus than spend nearly the same time to fly
I will confess to making that trip on Amtrak which takes longer due to stops along the way.
It failed because it invested a ton of money upgrading its buses with a novel suspension system that was expensive and didn’t work well, all while suspending service. VC firms didn’t buy it, and it ran out of money.
A service like this with more pragmatic hardware could easily make it happen now.
I actually remember this. I never actually got to try the service! I guess I’ll stick to Flixbus 😂
The second I sat down to relax you posted this video. Great timing!
Hope you enjoyed it!
So good to see this type of service come to North America. It's so popular in some Asian countries and I've been seeing a lot of videos about those services wondering why we don't have anything like that over here. They took the business model and made it a somewhat business class style experience and I would definitely use this if it was operating on a route I needed to travel.
*IMHO you should have dropped the service category since it didn't apply. 15/20 not bad! The morning coffee is a must perhaps with a bagel danish or piece of fruit*
I basically said the same thing with my comment. His scoring system sucks. I'm not even sure how a bus can do the coffee thing. Let's face it, the insurance they'd have to pay would go up dramatically, BECAUSE, you know someone will sue them if the bus hits a bump and they burn themselves with hot coffee. That's the world today.
This is awesome. My mom lives in Nashville and I love that it goes directly from DC!
Glad Nashville finally made it into a video! Hopefully you can do a video involving BNA while you’re at it!
Great video 👍💯. It would be nice if they offered the option of booking and paying for a "box" lunch or breakfast box when buying your ticket. I have seen "luxury" bus service from Dallas to Houston and from Norfolk, VA to Washington, D.C. (just to mention a few city pairings) that has an on board "attendant" who serves meals and beverages which are included in the price of the ticket. This service is great for business people who want to get to their destination in the morning and return in the evening without the hassle of dealing with an airport and airline. Hopefully, we'll see more companies offering this type of travel option. Thanks Jeb for this vlog. Take care and have a pleasant and rewarding weekend.
I wish they had more routes I definitely use their service if they went from DC (maybe even Baltimore) to Boston!
This is a great concept! I'd love to see these buses from here in North Carolina, one of the fastest-growing states with two of the fastest-growing metro areas in the USA (Raleigh and Charlotte) to DC. There are trains, but this seems way more comfortable and way easier. It would be the perfect distance for an overnight bus trip.
America doesn't do sleeper trains (which make so much sense) except for cross-country trips and it's prohibitively expensive. This is kind of like that, but in bus form. Makes sense and if Amtrak won't do it, these people will. It's not the same, but it seems to be a fine replacement.
@@a.p.8846 that’s not true. You can get a sleeping room on Amtrak. I’ve done it before and it doesn’t have to be a far commute
@@realtalk37851 what are you talking about? It’s only certain routes. I live in NYC, and there are no sleeper trains that operate in the NE.
Hopefully to Florida and NY next.
Hey Jeb, great video as always. I subscribed to your channel simply because of your character, but the fact you cover different modes of transportation in general is phenomenal.
Napaway seems to be on something. It's innovative and it shows that the CEO really put some effort and sparred no expense when it comes to passenger comfort. Honestly, I wouldn't mind spending more time traveling on the ground in a concept like this rather than flying. Even the price seems more than reasonable considering the accessories.
As time passes, hopefully Napaway will expend and create more routes. This is really well thought of concept and your video made it so much better. Thank you for sharing this.
You know what I'd like to see you review? Different forms of transportation in Japan. I've never been (other than a layover in Narita), but I'd love to see their trains. And I'd love to hear your "take" on an overnight journey on a vending machine ferry. That would be an adventure!
Solo travel Japan is great for that! Very relaxing.
I wish we had those Japanese inexpensive but nice cruiseferries in the US! I've watched a lot of those videos. This bus video made me want to take a Japanese overnight ferry. I could probably sleep on the bus, but a little private room in a ferry along the coast would be much more comfortable. A real bed, and no noticeable turbulence. This bus isn't bad, and a bus can go anywhere there's a road, but if you're not used to it it won't be comfortable. Jeb did have his sleep interrupted. It still sounds better to me than spending the whole day flying and then paying for a night at a hotel.
@@Paelorian I've been watching more of the ferry videos and (so far) Ferry Bizan from Fuku-something to Tokyo looks pretty cool.
Color-coded nukers with presets for all of the vending machine meals - love it!
The accommodations don't look very luxurious - but it looks like it would be fun to check-out!
Oh goodness, Japan has some really interesting stuff! Robot hotel in Tokyo?
Yeah, Jeb needs to give us a Japan Adventure!
Awesome service. Yes, I think maybe a snack bar with chips(flavor enhancer) and soda would have been nice for those like you who didn’t sleep the entire trip. But all in all nice. I would consider this mode of transportation to visit different areas in the future.
Chips might wake people up... chomp chomp chomp.
This is awesome! We need this from Buffalo, NY to New York City! That is a brutal bus ride.
We live in Baltimore and we fly to Nashville twice a year. We go to Gatlinburg and Nashville is the closest airport. Add the 3 hour drive from Nashville to Gatlinburg and it's an 8 hour ordeal. This bus looks like a great alternative. Didn't know about it. Thank you very much for sharing.
This is a pretty neat idea. Would love to see this in other cities and maybe a little further distance. Suggestion: A full soundproof glass privacy window between the driver and door so when they have to fuel up you don't hear the door open for filling up.
I say Nashville to Austin, TX should be next! Two artsy locations connected! And if looking with the 10 hrs turn one-way trip, perhaps Nashville to Dallas, that way, adding 1 bus can fill the route with daily departure.
This is cool. Better than a red eye flight in my opinion, looks more comfortable for the same or cheaper price than the airfare. I live in Dallas. It would be cool to see an overnight between Dallas to Nashville or Dallas to Denver
Wow that's awesome, years back i drove solo from DC to Nashville in the night, and glad these kind of service was there then definitely would taken this one and love watching side seeing lying on the bed.
So sad that Napaway has suspended operations. They say that they are undergoing fleet expansion, but my gut tells me that they have signed off for good. Hoping not!
I live in Miami and have family in DC. I would be very interested in a route from Miami to DC. Overall this would beat traveling on Amtrak and would offer a good alternative for my mom who can't fly to visit us in Miami. Additionally, I myself would travel this route on Napaway from Miami to DC
I took Amtrak from Florida to D.C. It was a great trip until….in the return trip Amtrak dumped us in the middle of the train depot yard and didn’t even back up enough to the place where you wait for the train! I was so angry and embarrassed! You can best believed I called and complained!!!! But the train trip itself was wonderful. I would do it again!
jeb's videos are always so wholesome
This would do extremely well between Sydney and Melbourne. There's limited, not-so-great train sleep cabins available, or flights. Door-to-door you'd absolutely have a similar amount of dead time, although the airports are typically far better.
Sydney to Brisbane too. I’ve travelled on the XPT in what was loosely termed first class and the overnight sleeper cabin. No wifi or barely any mobile reception. Most boring 10 hour trip ever. This bus would be fantastic, I agree.
Exactly - especially since it's one of (if not the) most travelled plane routes on Earth...
Love to see this in more cities, I would take a trip like this just to get away.
THIS needs to come to the west coast. This would be a hit in California, especially on routes like Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco.
This is interesting. When the two seats convert to a single bed, do you sleep in an angled position?
India has the fourth largest rail network in the work. Inspite of that, due to the size of the country, a lot of small towns and cities are underserved by rail connections and/or have limited services. This makes bus travel more feasible, especially in rural areas. There are a lot of overnight sleeper buses that run on long routes, although most of them are very basic. Super luxury sleepers are few.
Fantastic video Jeb as always! Wish Dan the best with the Napaway Coaches seems like a great service!
What away to travel I would love to travel on that the sigh is good too well done
I love Bunces! Bunces are my favorite mode of transportation! 🤣 I love the little flubs everybody has here and there, but yours are so often some of my personal favorites. The wrap on the bus is truly fantastic, especially on that modern model of Prevost. A great looking bus with a fantastic and fitting livery. Well done to them on that!
Very cool, I live in Northern VA and would absolutely use this service to go to and from Nashville, it does leave late but seems well worth the price especially when flying these days can be brutally long with the delays and crowded.
It's a variation on the sleeper train concept, which offers effectively near instantaneous travel; you go to sleep at one destination and wake up in another. With all the wasted waiting time that air travel entails this probably makes a lot of sense for journeys of a certain distance.
We need more of this in the US... I live in the DFW area I would like to see this type of service to PHX, DEN, CLT, IAH ect ... as of now 1 day a week service is a bummer I hope they do expand :)
Actually, there is one in DFW -- it's called Vonlane. But only operating a few routes in Texas. No lie flat beds but very luxurious.
I live in the Nashville Area and am looking forward to using this bus at some point. I do wish it ran more often so we could take a two day trip to DC, see some museums and then come home.
I like these videos about new travel experiences. Keep up the good work.
looks like a solid alternative to air travel, although high speed rail is really what we need to make that route comfortable and efficient.
I'd use it in a heartbeat, if it was available, and going somewhere I wanted to visit. I do love to fly, but right now, things are so crazy that this would seem a very reasonable alternative.
We need faster train like Europe or Asia so we don't have to fly or drive long distance
This feels like something where there is going to be finite number of routes that they can make work with this service. It's going to need to been routes probably between 500 and 700 miles in length to make it work as a sleeper bus.
also, to prevent having to change drivers. There's a finite number of hours bus drivers can legally work consecutively before there needs to be a change, and frankly one driver throughout the night isn't typical when I've ridden greyhound before, usually theres a change at about 3 am.
It needs to be around 12 hours trip time to make this work, though I've been on a sleeper bus for 16 hours and it still beats driving
@@Leonardo-cs9ij good point there on safety. ground transportation like this is incredibly more dangerous from an accident/life standpoint. really putting a lot of faith in the drivers who aren't compensated the same way as aircraft pilots. makes me really question if these drivers have day jobs and doing night trips as a side gig to make ends meet.
this is actually revolutionary. so much simpler than a train and cheaper.
I would absolutely take a bus like this, it's also a great alternative for people who are afraid to fly.
mannn we should be getting trains instead of buses
This bus would be great to go from San Antonio to Galveston. Galveston has lots to see and do in addition to being the 4th busiest cruise port in the US.
Washington D.C to New York could actually work as it takes a couple hours get through the tunnels and such. Imagine leaving around mid-night, sleeping till about 6 or 7 am and doing a whole day trip.
I'd love more of this type of travel. I took a chance on a greyhound bus trip and omg, what a nightmare. The only other direct route options I have (other than driving) is going to a specific airport for a direct flight, which of course costs more and truly does waste almost a whole day.
This is great. I wish they offered more destinations as an alternative. Hopefully they will in the future. I would pick this way over flying.
this would be an amazing option for travel to cruise ports.................
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Thank you!!
Damn that's a nice bus
Jeb I think between D.C. and a New York City run would be a good idea. I have loads of friends who live in the D.C. metro area that have family up in NYC. I'd go to NYC just to visit museum's.
I was thinking NYC to Boston but that’s 3.5-4 hrs so not really an all night trip, but I think they should do Boston to DC with a stop in NYC. I think lots of people would utilize that.
@@Sara-xk1ns excellent point
interesting concept maybe Greyhound will adapt their offerings to compete
dont know why this popped in my feed so late! looks like they're currently paused for service, but love this! i took loads of these types of buses (not quite as luxurious as this) back when i backpacked in south america. they had fully layflat (or close to) seats, meal service, and was a great way to save money (no need for a night of hotel) and time!
Nice.I think if the bus went to Toronto next, that would be fun.
I'd def travel with this bus. I don't think the fare is all that bad either.
I do think the scoring you do isn't quite fair because you can't compare this bus ride with an airline. You end up giving these people a low score because they don't offer some services that they basically can't offer, so, you think that's fair scoring. I def don't think it is. You really should rethink how you score each experience, because your system will never be fair otherwise.
this has so much potential, they need to expand to routes like:
dc to boston with stops in baltimore philly and nyc
miami to jacksonville with stops in tampa and orlando
san diego to seattle with stops in los angeles, sf, and portland
chicago to new york with stops in cleveland, pittsburgh and philly
atlanta to dc or extending the dc to nashville route to atl
Stops would be a challenge unless combined with service/rest stops. Plus who wants to board in the middle at 2 am?
@@RichardinNC1 Agreed. The appeal is no stops. Point to point on an important route. I could see Boston to/from DC. But not NYC.
DC to Orlando.. granted, there's the Autotrain, but that's more a family thing..
I'm all for thethe Chicago to New York service. Would love not to get on a train in the middle of the night hear in Cleveland
I have been watching videos of Grayhound and it's nightmare trips. So Happy to see there are bus ways to travel.
Its exterior and interior both looks really elegant.