How Greyhound Became The Largest Bus Service In The U.S.
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- Опубликовано: 22 сен 2021
- Intercity bus travel in the U.S. has long been dominated by one iconic brand. With its fleet of 1,200 buses Greyhound shuttles nearly 16 million passengers annually to roughly 2,400 North American destinations. While the company caters to budget conscious, long distance travelers it also offers charter services for businesses, conventions and schools. But competition from low cost airlines and a combination of increased automobile access and low fuel prices have led to mounting headwinds for the bus operator. The pandemic has also caused passenger demand to plummet. So, what does the future look like for the bus operator and what happens to intercity bus service in America once the pandemic ends?
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How Greyhound Became the Largest Bus Service in the U.S.
Every American should take a greyhound ride from north to south. It will be an eye opener for many, seeing real face of small town USA during stops.
I've ridden from Michigan to South Florida and from Miami to Oregon. It takes a lot of stamina as it takes several days and sleep is hard to come by. Eating isn't easy either and the stations are very uncomfortable with terrible metal seats. If there is an accident or if traffic is bad and you miss a connection you may be stuck at a station for many hours waiting on a new route. This has happened 3 times out of my five or so trips w them. It is a good way to see the country and meet some interesting people to say the least.
Use caution in the big city stations especially at night.
Amtrak pass is a million times better
Amtrak is way better. You can get your own room, eat whenever you want, etc.
@@worldchangingvideos6253 But they lack so many major connections that it makes Amtrak impractical. I live two hours from a train station and only has one train a day that leaves at 4 am.
I’ve ridden from Atlanta to DC, Ohio to Atlanta, Philadelphia to Nashville, Dallas to Atlanta, and Atlanta to Omaha. I’m good and have no desire to ever get on another bus again!
My biggest problem with Greyhound is that it often costs just as much as flying but takes an ungodly amount of more time. I’d rather suffer a 2 hour flight than an 18 hour bus drive.
@John Dunn Right, but, are those 120 minutes figured in UAT time, or the obsolete GMT time?
I do not understand the comments above me.
Hitchhiking is the only thing worse than Greyhound.
@@sm3675 Me neither.
Amtrak is a million times better in this case
As someone who took a lot of road trips when I was younger, it seems good in theory to be able to take a nice relaxing ride. The thing is that the bus often takes forever to get anywhere.
Ya you right brother but its relaxing to travel in bus. ruclips.net/video/Fp2idP7s8Kc/видео.html
I think my only coach option for Newport to Preston in the UK takes 8h 25m, arrives at Preston at 02:25, and the return would leave Preston at 03:15.
In these circumstances I hope you will appreciate me either taking an hourly train (with a change at either Crewe or Birmingham New Street) or driving (which would be the west side of Birmingham).
@@seprishere but the u.s its huge it took me like 2 days from los Angeles to texas
@@vatoloco6536 Oh, this 8.5 hour journey is about 4 by rail, and in theory (with no traffic and no stops) would be about 3:15 by car; in reality probably the same 4 hours as the train (hourly, one change either at Crewe or at Birmingham New Street, the UK's equivalent of New York Penn Station though not as bad).
I’m lucky, if I catch an express, I can get home in only an hour or so longer than it takes to go myself. I love travel by coach, far more flexible than rail, and often faster, and a hell of a lot cheaper, than air.
If Greyhound wants to recover, it must treat its passengers like HUMAN BEINGS and not cattle.
Facts
Haha yeah, but what about the airlines? Feels the same way to me...
Not to mention mention maake their damn buses SMELL GOOD.
and then prices would go up and everyone would just get on a plane. makes zero sense to provide better service
@@proud2bnumber1 On airlines, you're treated like somewhat expensive cattle! ,
Can Greyhound stage a comeback? Yes, if they start treating their customers well
No you peasant
You guys need National Express and Stagecoach
FACTS
No. Many passengers are weirdos
Really? Have you actually rode a Greyhound bus.
I'm European and I took a trip on Greyhound from the airport. I felt like an inmate who just got off con air and is now being taken to prison.
😲
@Vulpus Vulpus Funny enough I did acid at right behind a long ass bus ride from Atlanta to Little Rock because I knew it was gonna be hell and man it was a experience. Depressing people all around and you can literally feel the vibe there when you walk in.
@baby hood brother it’s not even that lmao it really is a experience to say the least, haven’t had the prison experience like that guy up there but there genuinely are some weird characters you’ll find riding it.
@@SkinniJ From a European point of view, the greyhound busses don'"t look very inviting, the seating was terrible and uncomfortable, there was absolutely no service, and the bus looked very metallic. It lacked any form of soul and the ride was really bumpy. Granted, this was a few years back. That bus was probably from the 2000's or late 90's. But still.
@@user-sj2vg8hb5q Now that sounds like a straight prison bus lord lol, but yeah they’ve never been inviting to me either really , the ride itself and personal have 0 personality to them and it definitely wasn’t the most comfortable even with updated seats today, I definitely feel where your coming from though, I guess the only thing that made my experience back in 2016 was the acid lmao. I knew I had to do something for the ride back then because it was probably gonna be hell. I know I sound ungrateful too but if I had the opportunity to ride again with a tab I’d gladly do it for the experience again.
I remember so many Greyhound bus trips with my grandmother as a kid. It was so exciting going to the bus station and seeing the buses lined up in the terminal. I guess I was too young to recognize the sketchy travellers back then.
Don't let these people ruin your childhood memories with Greyhound. It seems like a lot of these people on here are acting like a bunch of snobs. If they don't like Greyhound then don't take it!
Happy trails.😊
@@Stephanie-vn6ir Greyhound is for prisoner transfer 🗑️
@@worldchangingvideos6253 So Are the Airlines.
Great memory! Same exact memory for me! It was wonderful with my grandma. 🙂
Me too 🧓🏾🍞🍗🚌
When I visited America my relatives were shocked I took a coach somewhere. It's true coach stations in the US are super dodgy. Always full of the homeless and petty criminals. You never feel safe.
@NASA NASA Greyhound is garbage 🗑️
When I was 13 I traveled to Chicago alone to visit my aunt. Always old men following me to the bathroom.
@@claudermiller that's horrible!!! I would've given them dirty stares. I cannot stand such petty and disgusting people. So immoral.
Can't say I've had a good experience with them, took them once from Utica NY, to visit family in Toronto. Big mistake overnight trip back with no heat in October, I froze my ass off.
@ Kyle, you should have worn bigger and thicker undies then
Never use any trip longer than 8hrs
Hahaha hahaha hahaha
Greyhound is garbage 🗑️
@@worldchangingvideos6253
So what else you people want if gray hound is bad
Black dog?
It's a bus service not leisure drive live with it just to go from A to B.
That's it
I see all the horrible comments, but I've never had a problem with Greyhound bus. They always got me to my destination safely. And at a more affordable price. At 68 years old, I have stopped driving long trips. I rely on Greyhound now more than ever!
They're great for long distance travel
I use them for intercity rides in my state. For a 3.5 hour ride, it was nice. Always quiet, always had a seat to myself.
I could see people’s first rides being bad, and that putting them off.
I have ridden Amtrak on a mid-distance route. Some of my trips have been quite good, while one or two of them were really bad in terms of on-time performance. If my first ride had been one of those, I might have not ever ridden again.
That said, I take Amtrak, in part, because I prefer it to the idea of the bus. I like that on the train, you can get up, walk around, even go to the snack car and get a treat. I also like that there are multiple bathrooms on a train, not just a tiny bus bathroom for emergencies.
Flixbus just bought them. Greyhound moves prisoners and homeless for free, many criminals.
I dreamed about taking a bus somewhere, despite being warned by literally everyone I mentioned it to to stay away. I found myself in a situation a couple years ago where I actually needed Greyhound, so I jumped at the opportunity. The first station was… chaotic. It was this large, open building filled to the brim with tired people. I listened to stories of people being stuck for days all over the country due to broken down busses. I also got to hear a recently released felon tell his story, so that was nice too. The bus ride itself was fine. Long, but fine. But my arrival station… I groan driving by it still now. It was disgusting. Packed to the gills with people to a point where you could barely move. I finally made it to the ladies room only to find zero toilets, and 2 holes in the brick walls where they used to be. Never again. I feel so sorry for people that rely on this mode of transport, because it’s insulting as a human being for the proprietors to think anything like this is okay.
Dreamed ? More like a very bad dream .
I just lower all expectations when it comes to intercity travel in the US and be glad that I can get from A to B without a car. But I only use Greyhound to get access to the nearest big city with an international airport and trains to other major metro areas. I'm so lucky to have a clean and high quality transit depot in my small town though.
I took Greyhound once. On the first leg of my journey, the bus driver got the bus stuck under a bridge on the railroad tracks into South Station. It had to be towed to the bus terminal side of the buiding. The sign for the bus lanes was the size of Texas and he still missed it!
It's ok Ryan he was probably blind
That’s really a funny story, I used to drive for greyhound, sounds like you had a driver fresh out of training with no prior commercial driving experience, I’m glad I was a trucker for 20 years before I went there.🤣🤣
I love Greyhound I take it all the time very comfortable and I love leaving the driving to them while I look at the view this pandemic left me grounded for a year but...just got back to riding again thanks Greyhound your awesome.
I feel ya…I see there are still some Greyhound lovers left…🥰
I've had the misfortune of taking a greyhound bus once. It cost me about $120 all in. Most disastrous part of the trip was that i had to answer natures urgent number 2 call. The hurried 3minutes spent in there was the worst of my life. Imagine spine bending moves required to avoid landing/touching on faecal matters left all over the seat and walls by people, in a MOVING BUS!
I almost died when i discovered Spirit Airlines later that day and that it would have cost me just around $40-60 and about 3hrs for the same trip i spent 8hrs on the damn Greyhound.
I will never, i repeat, never get on a greyhound/any bus again
Greyhound is an evil scam on the poor.
@@worldchangingvideos6253 Never heard that before.
@@chuckgates1171 That's just a distillation of the truth.
Spirit Airlines is garbage too...nickeling & dining people to death.
Didn't you know greyhound is a crappiest in the industry ??
Next time ride Coach USA, you empty headed baffoon, lol !! 🤣
"Greyhound: Leave The Driving To Us." That's what ad spot would say when I was a child.
Sadly, this is another thing from a bygone time. I still have nothing but mad respect for Greyhound. Took me a many a place in college and right after graduation. I wish we took care of things more in this country rather than always trying to "capitalize" on stuff. The stations of yesterday were so cool and nostalgic. You can't have/keep anything decent. smdh
Greyhound is evil.
@@worldchangingvideos6253 🤷🏾♂️I never had a problem with them. Sorry for your loss.
Greyhound should focus on cleanliness of their terminal restrooms. Every terminal I have been inside in various cities were disgusting enough to make you vomit.😫😝 A Greyhound employee at the Columbus, Ohio terminal stole my free travel voucher given to me at the Cincinatti terminal for the inconvenience of me having to wait more hours for the terminal causing me and several others to miss our bus 🚌 due to being unable to catch our bus' departure because the doorgate was locked where we were sopposed to board.
You sound like you from the South. 🤪😜
@@aquanettaspeight3819 How do I sound like I am from the south just from you reading a comment I wrote😒?
I love to ride greyhound but you are right about the restrooms and the people are not good at getting you on the bus. Then you got to pay 20.00 cash to take another one
@@subcultural1758 when did it start that you had to pay $20.00 to board another bus if you missed yours?😒😕
@@patriciarobinson2102 not sure but last May I rode from little rock to fla and they didn't announce boarding times or gates and I missed my bus and had to pay 20 to catch the next one. And it being cash they probably pocketed it.
Even without the pandemic I would never ride one. They were always dirty, the stations looked terrible, and I always felt a little unsafe riding them.
you american?
Yeah we used one for a trip. It was old, outdated and uncomfortable and when it rained the ceiling leaked
Only homeless people ride the greyhound.
@@LeeeroyJenkins that isnt true? wtf.
My friend rode it once and halfway she called me with tears. She got off on a rest stop and I had to go pick her up. Never riding in one!
I have never been in a greyhound bus, but i have taken a charter bus in South Korea and it was the best experience ever!!! The bus had fast wifi and recliner chairs. The bus fare was $15 for an hour ride to my destination from the airport. It was an amazing experience.
I Love Greyhound ! Met my wife on a Greyhound bus on the way to Florida 30 years ago!
Only time I used the bus is traveling between Richmond and NYC. It's way cheaper than paying the expensive tolls and parking in NYC.
I get that Greyhound isn't the sexiest option nor the most "welcoming" but your goal is to get from A to B for a low cost. People need to quit being overprivileged while being a cheapskate.
I rely on Greyhound for my short trips to/from Baltimore. I'm not looking for perfection, just convenience. Greyhound does it.
It was cheaper to fly. Like half the price in some cases. Spirit airlines and Megabus took their customers.
Congratulations, you're literally the only human who cares 🤣
Correct I mentioned this about public transportation.
I said for poor, handicap, n senior, reliable public transportation is more important.
Thrn said guy said he is poor n old senior handicap, he would want luxury public transportation.
I agree cleaness n some luxury are important.
However, for non car drivers, reliable comes first. Then other.
Of course, security is important
There are so many options out of Baltimore besides Greyhound. But I can understand a place for it outside the big city areas. There just isn't any similar service.
@@smokingjoe9864 Megabus only really serve cities over 100,000 people. A far cry from greyhound regions of influence.
‘Can greyhound stage a come back?’ Don’t think so by looking at the comments. Management should take comments seriously.
Had to take greyhound once when plans got changed in an emergency and ended up missing the Amtrak. Greyhound was terrible, super ghetto.
Amtrak is not frequent enough to be competition
@@qjtvaddict yea the Florida Amtrak only runs twice a day. At really inconvenient times. Hence the missing it and having to do grey in a crunch.
@@qjtvaddict that only applies on routes outside of California and the North East
Amtrak isn’t too much better.
@@qjtvaddict there are a lot of places, where it is the ONLY public transport available. And IT IS a competition on the long distances for Greyhound. Of course that more trains, more often, to more places are needed, not only to add service, also to share fixed costs among more trains, and carrying more people.
Problem with Greyhound is that the only real competitor is Amtrak. They simply cannot compete with budget airlines who can offer the same trip for sometimes cheaper and for 80% less time off the trip. at the time of this video checked prices for:
SF-LA
Greyhound: $45, 8hrs45m
Spirit: $62, 1hr15m
LA-NYC
Greyhound: $250, 68hrs
Spirit: $57, 5.5hrs
Spirit airlines shouldn't even be included in any of this,might as well just take Greyhound.
@@tishreni5183 Except the planes fly several hundred mph faster than greyhound
That company is so awful, they're going to have to start over. They doubled prices after the pandemic which makes flying or train a better option.
Train good in private room coach terrible. Total anarchy!!¡!!
@@cbx500cbx
Poncho, I rode AMTRAK from Poughkeepsie to Seattle on September 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic. Was shocked in every seat I found fecal stains.
Honestly right now it’s cheaper to fly to Florida from anywhere in the US rather then taking the gray hound
You know your service is really bad when taking the train (in America) is a better option
@@CreatorPolar So true!!
My parents used to live across the street from a greyhound bus station back in the early 1980s. Recently Revisited the place its all gone.
I wish US has bullet train or at-least high speed rail network like the Europe, China and Japan has, it would be lot more efficient and faster. The entire east coast can be well connected with a high speed rail network.
The oil companies blocked it.
@@Financierpro1 makes sense, a lot of Congress decisions are blocked due to big oil lobbying, there are people like Joe Manchin backed by the soon to be obsolete oil industry on both sides.
Pete is working on it but the Republicans will block him at every turn.
You can take the high speed train here in California. It will take you from Shafter to Delano in the Central Valley. It's only cost $10 billion so far. Thanks Dems.
Would be a total waste winch is why we haven't built it. I couldn't see Americans taking the train. Flying connects smaller cities. Countries with high speed rail tend to not have natural resources like oil and high speed trains don't run on oil.
Ive been on the crackhound a few times. One of the trips I've been on. It stopped every small town for about 20 minutes each stop. It took forever to get where I was going.
I loved Greyhound. It was the most relaxing ride.
Oh ok. ruclips.net/video/Fp2idP7s8Kc/видео.html
You were high went you
Jk
@@nerdgeekcosplay909 bro that's rude. Do you mind if I kiss you
"To compete with Flixbus ..." And it's already swallowed by Flixbus.
Flixbus won't go the luxury way with 2+1 seating and catering. They operate high capacity buses, no frills service, low fares. At times your coach might get lost, be delayed or not come or arrive at all. Some years ago we had a number of long distance coach operators in central Europe, now it's just Flixbus who bought up most of them.
According to the video though, besides providing cheap connections between city centers, Greyhound also serves rural towns. That would be the equivalent of Swiss Postauto, Austrian ÖBB-Postbus, the variety of DB Regio Bus companies and subcontractors in Germany, TEC in Belgium ... and so on. Many of them running on behalf of regional transportation authorities (that take the fares and order the lines, compensating the bus company for it). That is different from the Flixbus business model (which consists of cherry-picking the routes that will always have passengers and undercutting the fares of other public transportation). If it's just a free market without any public funding, Greyhound (by Flixbus) doesn't have an obligation to the more far-out places with fewer passengers. Flixbus won't run lines at a loss, they will concentrate on those that make money.
I've been on 3 greyhound round trips, 2 of those times the bus was over 5 hours late, and it was never on time, with the fastest time only being an hour late. That is absolutely insane and I'm so glad to have a car soon so I'll never have to take one again.
I used to drive coaches, learned to drive them in Mexico at age 19.
Mexico has a far superior Interstate bus system.
They offer fast service as they use two drivers on board, one rests in a private bunk until its his turn.
Their coaches also have CURTAINS on the windows, which makes it more comfortable for obvious reasons.
They dont have as much driver turnaround because the coach is assigned to the team drivers and they can customize them to a certain extent and that brings out the pride in many drivers, it also makes them accountable for the condition of their coach.
Coach drivers in Mexico are as respected as airline pilots in the US. They are not looked down upon, they earn a living wage.
Did not know that. Interesting. Is the cost reasonable? And do the buses get hassled by police or gangs?
@@georgeklimes7604 The cost is very reasonable and they offer many options ranging from economy class, in between and up to first class.
Though it seems to be a decreasing trend due to better police/military presence and better technology , buses do sometimes get hassled by gangs depending on the area and time of day....for obvious reasons night time is the danger zone. Southern Mexico hosts nighttime Native Peoples Bandits of which even I was a witness to during my training days. In the north part of Mexico I didn't really encounter any issues with that , though did hear rumors of it happening to other drivers. TBH, I would be more worried about hitting a cow or horse in the middle of the night than getting robbed. Ive seen what damage that can do to a fully loaded bus traveling 65+ mph.
By your description it looks very similar to European intercity bus services.
I find it wierd that in Mexico they have nicer busses and at a decent price than the USA
Loved Mexican buses; particularly ETN double deckers.
Really
Only for now. Thats changing as we. Speak & will change much more so once we get & install nationwide High speed Rail.
I've travelled by bus in Mexico a few times and I agree. My observation is that the average Mexican traveller travels by bus because he/she can't afford a plane ticket and it's also what they are accustomed to. The average American flies when going long distances intercity.
Go to any sizeable Mexican city and you'll see a "Central de Autobuses" typically in much better shape than most American bus stations. Likely a difference in economies for the average traveler in each country.
I wonder if the Mexican government subsidizes the bus companies there.
@@plmintexas509 true, though what happens in Mexico is still quite different, many times to whats seen & endured/suffered, historically throughout Central America & South America. The USA can, Must & WILL do much much better & it had better do so ASAP with both its buses/terminals AND its trains esp.long delayed, much needed, much wanted High Speed Rail (HSR) train service (nationwide).
Would like to see Greyhound provide nonstop“Express Service” between some major locations and carve out a more expensive luxury line with a different name that delivers upscale seating and amenities.
They actually have that. It's called Bolt Bus.
@@robk7266 they shut down bolt bus. Did you not watch the video?
My mom and I rode the grey hound since 91 amd always enjoyed but sometimes didnt ...they lacked upgrades and cleanliness but it was usually a relaxing ride nunthe less got great memories with them
i rode it all the time in the 90s when i was broke and didnt have a car. I would never go back the length of time to go places is a deal breaker!
Not an American, but I went to a U.S. high school in the 90s and I had a few classmates who had a piece of junk which they bought using money from their part time jobs (fast food etc.). How does an adult not afford a piece of junk of their own for the price of three to five bus tickets, if they ride "all time"?
@@paveladamek3502 i live in the most anti car city there is san francisco. but after getting my first car in my 30s I will never go back
A couple years ago I wanted to save a couple extra dollars by traveling by bus instead of flying. HORRIBLE mistake! The bus station was disgusting and the people on the bus looked so suspicious. There is a MAJOR difference between people who fly and people who ride the bus! I will never take the Greyhound ever again.
Not so much anymore. The crazies are everywhere.
@@cbx500cbx Oh yea for sure. But I don’t feel unsafe around people at the airport like I do a bus station. The bus station just gives me an eerie vibe.
Don’t use United when you fly. It is a flying version of gray hound. United crews are very rude. United customers in some case are very rude and have no manners unless you fly business class.
@@patriotamerican3069 I actually fly United but never have any issues. I fly in their little jet looking planes. Very few passengers on it compared to a traditional aircraft.
@@Kenxclout screw both. Solution; mass adoption of fast safe reliable comfortable high speed rail NATIONWIDE
Like 6 years ago, my girlfriend and I decided to take a trip to New York City on a bus. We thought it would be cheaper than driving and less stressful. That ride took 4 hours to get there and 4 hours to take us back. Driving we get there in 2 and half hours. Never again. And those seats are horrible!
Greyhound has been on a downward spiral in recent years due to the ownership by Firstgroup and prior to that Laidlaw. Both of those multinational corporations have little understanding of the north American Motorcoach market. Until or unless Greyhound is purchased by an entity with passion and knowledge of the bus industry, they will suffer. The current business model of relocating terminals to fringe locations in industrial areas and eliminating local/regional routes has left the system fragmented and undesirable to most of the public. There remains a great deal of potential however the company must be sold and return to its roots.
January 16,2022 greyhound took my money and never showed up. I purchased the flexible-refundable ticket and arrived an hour early and waited all night. They refuse to give me a refund even though I have proof. Don't trust this company. They are unreliable and crooked. There is no customer service that one can speak to. Every thing is done by email. I have been given 4 different excuses. First they said I purchased a promotional ticket that is nonrefundable. I sent a screen shot of my ticket. Then they said the rule is that you have to cancel 24 hours in advance to get your money back. Then they said that the bus was never delayed. Then they said that my ticket was used! BBB and FTC!
Well soon after this video was posted Greyhound was purchased by ironically enough as the video mentioned them as a company they had to compete with at the end which was Flixbus
@@nmstranger
True. Little by little they are facing out the Greyhound livery while replacing it with the Flixbus which is a German company.
I put thousands of miles on in Greyhound buses when I was young and never had a single issue... it was quite sad to see them close shop in Canada!
Haven't been on Greyhound buses before, but I used to ride on a coach from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur as a kid way back in 2004 and it wasn't that bad. Then again, transit in Asia in my opinion is a lot better than in North America, a lot cleaner too.
CNBC: "CAN GREYHOUND STAGE A COMEBACK?"
Flixbus: Nope
That’s not available in colorado
@@Princess4fh Flixbus bought Greyhound a few weeks ago.
@@derriegel5705 no offense but flixbus is owned by amtrak
@@eddiew2325 Well, no it is not. Flixbus is a german company and Amtrak is not one of its investors.
Naw 😁
The crazies who used to ride the bus are now in our planes so who’s left ?
In Mexico most of the bus lines are first class
The experience is similar to flying.
Mexico has almost no trains lol outside of cities
I definitely agree with you. The wife (native of Mexico) and I took a bus from Phoenix to Las Mochis. I was very Leary about the idea once we boarded I was very impressed spacious comfortable seating that reclined so you could sleep comfortable the drivers were friendly and courteous. Fantastic experience.
I wish the bus systems would be more available throughout a 24 hour period honestly
Yea, you have to plan any trip in a way too meticulous way. Limited buses smh
My favorite traveling experience was on Greyhound lines inc in 1996 with my sisters and Nana from Atlantic City NJ. To Tallahassee FL. Mostly MCI MC9 Crusader ii coaches MCI MC12 and 102 or 96 A3 and Eagle model AE 15 coaches those who the times
The biggest problem is the horrible and unsafe terminals in cities like Atlanta, Detroit and other cities.
I always love (err... hate) the "preemptive scolding" you get on a Greyhound from the driver. Comes on the PA, "sit down, shut up or I will leave you on the side of the highway." Has happened on almost every Greyhound I've ridden on, almost no Megabuses, Peter Pans, Concord Coaches, C&J, etc. It sets an atrocious tone for the riders and signals to normal people that it's not the place to be and isn't safe. Then, the drivers deal with worse people over their tenure and get angrier and more burnt out because sketchy folks are the only ones riding, because the experience sucks. A vicious cycle that no one cared to fix. I can't believe management has been so poor as to not recognize this as a major problem.
And it stinks because it really doesn't have to be this way. City center to city center with incredible efficiency, both cost and environmental? It could be awesome. It's horrific because of the soft stuff they've absolutely flopped on.
Megabus is really good but very limited routes. They should take notes from what Megabus was doing. Cheap travel, clean, even free wifi.
@@monicarenee7949 they already do that now most buses are new on greyhound
I agree with you, MUST CHANGE!!!!
From what I've observed, Greyhound caters to the inner-city criminal element that cannot travel via airlines; their cover will be exposed when asked for ID before boarding the airplane. That would explain the violence that breaks out on their buses.
@@johna.4334 solution; massive investment & use of high speed rail/trains, focusing on speed,safety comfort & privacy & convenience, imported from Europe & Japan.
Fun fact: Greyhound Australia isn't even associated with Greyhound North America, except for the dog logo.
There's a greyhound Australia? lol
@@bobcharlotte8724 Yes. They use red buses instead of grey and blue buses in the US.
@@bobcharlotte8724 And over priced with no competition
The dog is a Greyhound dog. It's a breed
@@joannak4640 well no its a frog. Am I right or wrong
I remember taking Greyhound from Dallas to Shreveport..... the ride took 6 hours.... Should've drove it and get there in like 4 hours
For several years, I took Greyhound to visit my relatives in Michigan. The trip was twenty - four to thirty hours long, but the scenery makes the long trip worthwhile.
In my twenties, I was taking an Amtrak across country, I was heading for Detroit. The train had problems in Toledo, so they transferred us to a bus. It should have only been an hour and a half, 2 hours tops, but it was really long and I fell asleep. And my bag got stolen right off me 😳The end😂
I don't know. I keep hearing about Greyhound, but each of the few times I had to ride a coach, Megabus always offered lower prices and more convenient times. Never actually took Greyhound.
I travelled on them in 1988. Fantastic memories when I was on a polish scout jamboree with my family.
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There's just no way, a greyhound is $163 to Ontario from NYC. By comparison my flight is $87 and also 7x shorter in length and much more pleasant. You'd have to be out of your mind to take that bus right now
Huh ? You can get cheaper tickets elsewhere or via booking ahead that must of a bad day.
@@qjtvaddict Greyhound is a taxpayer supported scam.
@@worldchangingvideos6253 greyhound is not tax supported dude
@@qjtvaddict Yes, my dude, it is supported as interstate transportation.
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Some routes are operated using funds from the "Federal Formula Grant Program for Rural Areas" from the Federal Transit Administration.

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I live by one and it’s so run down, never looks open but you see people waiting outside. Not something anyone would just want to book and take a ride. Most passengers are the homeless transients. Roaming town to town, It’s not the safest ride you can look for.
THey won't do anything about it because they know the riders don't vote, and really have no choice, and there is no reason to allocate funds (either private or public). There is one in Albany NY and it is a dump, will always be that way.
That's a lie. Greyhound REQUIRES a fully paid ticket. Those tickets, depending upon one's destination, are MORE expensive then flying. The buses are slightly more updated and pretty clean; ESPECIALLY during Covid. The stations are clean, for the most part, and the bathrooms are, too. Just say you don't KNOW, don't make up lies! There's a LOT of college students and moms with a small kid, or a grandma that doesn't drive. The homeless CANT AFFORD it and ANY foolishness will be put OFF the bus! Believe it! Now, it IS kinda slow! This is an inaccurate report.
It's starting already...seen more on the road during my travels...way to go! 🗽🌅🌄🌆🏜!❤
I really hope greyhound lives on
What they need to do is partner with Uber or someone to make it really quick and seamless to go somewhere without your own car. I'd be willing to take busses intercity, but I don't want to spend hours dealing with various different public/private transport schedules and apps.
Greyhound always has some craziness onboard.
Criminals take Greyhound.
I just took a greyhound from Chattanooga TN to Portland OR, it was terrible but the adventure was all worth it
I generally prefer to drive my car when I travel. However, I have taken a train and bus several years ago. I took a greyhound bus on a 400 mile trip. I took a taxi from my home to the bus station, got on the bus, and spent the day looking out the window. Got off the bus, spent the night in a hotel then got a ride the next morning to my destination. It was a pleasant trip. The bus was clean. The seats comfortable. And the bus on time. Overall a pleasant experience.
Unfortunately, in order to save costs, Greyhound has given up and sold many of their bust stations. So catching the bus is less desirable than it was.
I would like to see greyhound survive and flourish. It is pretty much reality that a number of cross country bus riders are people with more limited resources.
Bolt buses were flashy and for a while everywhere. Now nowhere to be seen. The pandemic will eventually run its course and people will eventually no longer need to “social distance” themselves. I expect that then we will see intercity bus service pick back up and grow again.
The people waiting for Greyhounds at the NYC bus terminal always look so sus, would never ride one leaving from there.
Maybe your the imposter 👿
Yup
Those people are not even riders
Wow, lots of people ride the greyhounds, especially college students.
Gray hound bus terminal on 42nd street has more homeless than passengers. Some of those home less are very aggressive because they think that bus terminal is their territory. Their bathrooms are extremely dirty.
Last time i took Grayhound it took 17 hours for a 9 hour drive pure hell. I had the privilege to ride in there new model. Smaller more cramped more miserable but had better MPG. The bus station had restrooms like mexico. Prisons have better. Our bus driver left one passenger behind on our lunch stop and if you like crazy rasta bums sitting next to you your all good.
I took Greyhound from Los Angeles to New York City in the summer of 1999 for $125.00 , it was an experience I will never forget.
I bet you was funky as hell🤣
@@tishreni5183 haha yes, I met so many characters 😂
I road the trail way bus, operated by greyhound from Montreal to NYC. I read a lot of bad reviews about that specific bus station and bus service. I was expecting the worst but it turned out to be a nice experience, bus was clean, driver was nice, bus arrived on time and we made to NYC a little earlier than scheduled. It was my first time using coach for travel in the United States. I cannot speak for any other routes in the country but this one route was a nice one.
I def think they can make a comeback. The issue obviously is price. Catching a flight is faster and basically the same price.
Train & bus services must be made more adfordable & better, & faster ASAP thus relying less on the overrated airlines
No not just price, they are almost always late and have bad customers service and their bus stations are run down.
@John Dunn unless youre an Army paratrooper (airborne) doing a tactical training or combat jump (day/night). For everyone else, Id say NO. (No one flies 50 miles (80km)).
They charge too much, the busses are trashed out and stinky and they ask for literally every piece of information from you they can get. I will never use Greyhound again in my life, I'd rather drive myself and pay a bit more.
Not really my experience.
@@mirzaahmed6589 It's worse. Greyhound is evil.
I just took a greyhound a week ago to get out of a bad relationship.... I've never been so thankful for that bus!!! Love you greyhound 🥰🥰🥰
*Wait,...wait,…wait just one second here. So, Peter Pantuso, President and CEO of American Bus Association, who was introduced to us in this video at **1:21** tells us at **12:26** that when he goes to a meeting, he flys? Oh, how precious.*
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I'm a Female CDL Driver, for 11+years. I use to work for American Airlines. I thought about working for Greyhound, as I drove various Buses (School Buses, Retirement Community Buses, Tour Buses etc.) .
However, I decided to retire my CDL. The traveling public's behavior changed for the worse over time. I can clearly see why jobs serving the public are harder to fill nowadays.
I think movies and TV have made me think of Greyhound as a sort of outdated mode of transport, taking poor people to podunk backwater towns. The brand just doesn't make me think of modern travel such as the Shinkansen in Japan or the really cool high speed rail networks of Europe and China
Japan has overnight busses too. However they are super clean and punctual to a T as you would expect. The reason why they have overnight buss is because they operate later than the bullet train and it’s cheaper. Some people like the trip.
@@JasonB808 Yeah, my friends and I had to ride an overnight bus from Osaka to Tokyo because the trains stopped running late at night. I actually enjoyed the experience of riding one.
As a poor person who used to take them to podunk towns I’d say you’re pretty accurate.
As somebody who rode it from from Auburn Maine to chattanooga tn back in 1994 and later from chattanooga to fresno california i can say that it has improved. I always ride it from chattanooga to atlanta whenever i fly
1200 buses is smaller than I would have guessed
They're mostly crashed and broken.
I like Grey Hound, it's insanely affordable
In DC they've statically moved their terminal to the second level of Union Station, along with the other newfangeled bus companies, with access to Amtrak, MARC and Metro. In Silver Spring, MD they relocated to the Silver Spring Transit center.
I have been absolutely everywhere for holidays travelling intensively Riding The Dog... Despite being an Old School English International Lorry Driver I love my Intensive Greyhound holidays... Overnight Port Authority to Montreal... Chicago to San Francisco... Atlantic City to Florida Etc Etc.. Loved every minute and more to come... Do not forget McCafferty Greyhound across Australia... Sheer Joy.... Douglas Vick Cheltenham Spa UK....
1985 rode greyhound tampa to la and back tampa 96 hours to la and about 84 hours back to tampa. 12 hour layover in paso west bound. I had good time..
How greyhound makes money...I was wondering the same thing.
Greyhound makes money by stealing. You buy a ticket and the bus never shows up and they keep the money. I hope they are liquidated soon.
There's a lot of inner-city criminals who cannot fly and must rely on Greyhound. That's how they make money.
Federal taxpayer subsidies, we buy all their new buses and ensure profits. It needs to be exposed.
They actually print it themselves! You should try it!
Please do “How Greyhound got liquidated in Southern Africa”.
I don't think CNBC will do that since the company is not American. CNBC do reports on American issues (sometimes). Perhaps News24 can do a video about it
I love greyhound,I traveled by this busess from Los angelese to New York,Boston,baffolo,Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Washington DC, pus plus plus.great service, convienient. Thank you
I have a trip coming up to Seattle, instead of driving and worrying about conditions over the mountain pass I am going to take Greyhound. I have a car, I could fly, but you get to enjoy the scenery as a passenger, and have met some interesting people on the bus.
I rarely have issues with Greyhound. It's great to do long distance for the cheap in most nearby cities. My most recent trip (round-trip from where I live to Ocean City) cost very cheap. The only problem I had on the trip home is the delay due to bad weather.
Could Greyhound separate its service by metropolitan regions and allow city transit bus systems in that part of the state; run regional bus service for them. It would be cool to have city transit buses in major cities be aligned with over-the road coaches for a total traveling choice and experience. This could be a city-metropolitan and regional bus connectivity that successfully assures travel, whether a individual stays in inner city to the suburbs to the outskirts of major cities and even small towns just outside those metro regions. Just an idea!.
Took a month trip to Houston last summer with Greyhound.
The trip to Houston was absolutely awful. Checked in, got my ticket, waited for the bus, and boarded. Five minutes into the trip, the driver circled back to the station. They claimed that the bus was having issues, but I didn't see any issue. I then waited for 7 hours at the starting point in sweltering heat. The new bus didn't have electricity, so I had to live with a dead phone without communicating with family when I needed to. The bus was so late that I had to stay overnight in a hotel in an unfamiliar city. I'm so grateful for my family who decided to drive a state away to pick me up.
The trip back home was a completely different experience. No issues, no breakdowns, no delayed buses. It was straightforward and I arrived safely and on time.
So, I kind of have a mixed feeling about Greyhound. Sometimes they're efficient and clean, sometimes not. It just comes down to luck, I guess. I'm taking the trip again tomorrow to visit on the holidays, and I absolutely hope that I get lucky again.
Greyhound is ungodly expensive and many of the stops are in some of the sketchiest areas in the US. Also busses are not frequent with only maybe 1 or 2 busses a day. The intercity bus and train network in Asia is not only more convenient and more frequent but also far cheaper, safer, cleaner and far more modern busses.
The last Greyhound trip I took was really quite nice! That was probably 2 years ago. It was filled with business passengers and had Wi-Fi. I did not use the restroom on purpose because that has always been a horrible nightmare experience for me. Almost every Greyhound I ever wrote in it was a horrendous experience with no ventilation and everything quite visible in the toilet bowl. But for all I know the new buses may have a much better bathroom
It's that bad and worse now.
Maybe if they have luxurious coaches as they do in other countries where they even offer beds and nice food on board, it will be another story
One area that Greyhound can improve (without an increase in cost) is to work on their schedule. I enjoy traveling by train and yet when I look at taking Greyhound to the nearest AMTRAK station, the bus is schedule to arrive 10-15 minutes after the train leaves.
This aged well
I thought greyhound was from South Africa ,but they closed their offices here in SA
Greyhound closed the depot in my hometown and then in the next down I moved too. I had a building which would have been great facility for them in great location I was willing to run. But turned down. So Greyhound gets no pity from me.
Coool, thx and your team
I used to go on some long Greyhound rides from about ,1972 until the early 90s.
Signal priority, segregated lanes and high capacity vehicles can, to some extent, mitigate traffic congestion problems
We need Amtrak everywhere. Greyhound sucks !
Have u used Amtrak lately. It's crazy town!!
Have used AMTRAK twice in the past 2 decades. The first time, the restroom was filled with fecal matter *everywhere* and I'm not talking smears, but solids! The second time, there was dried fecal stains in *every* seat!
@@monicaperez2843 lol
Amtrak is as sucks as gray hound, exception for Acela.
The american transportation infrastructure just sucks all the way a around...lol why don't greyhound have double decker bus in it fleets like Megabus?
Greyhound went downhill in the mid 80s they brought in a professional union buster, Michael Teets. I know because my Dad drove for Greyhound for 34 years. It is not what it once was. He retired in mid 90s he couldn't believe how bad the company became.
I haven't ride on a Greyhound Bus but I have saw one when was in Toronto,Canada I hope too go on one if they still operating in Service.
Greyhound Canada shut down entirely.