<p>I will be attending a summer festival (National Music Festival) in Floyd, VA. I need to travel from NJ/NYC area to Floyd, VA. Could anybody give me advice on a cheap/good way to travel? I won’t be driving, so my options are plane, train, or bus.</p>
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<li><p>Plane - If I am to take the plane, I would be landing in Roanoke Airport. (airfare around $350 at this moment). Does anyone know a cheap way to go from Roanoke airport to Floyd? I contacted a company called the Roanoke Airport Transportation Services and they said the fare is $88. Any cheaper alternatives?</p></li>
<li><p>Train - I don’t think train would work since Amtrak is, I assume, more expensive than flying and it would involve several transfers?</p></li>
<li><p>Bus - I googled and found a Chinatown Bus that goes to Roanoke from NYC ($50!!), but the problem is they only have one bus a day and it arrives in Roanoke (near the airport) around 3:30am. I would have immediately chosen this bus option if it were not for this arrival time. Any suggestions?</p></li>
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<p>Thank you for reading this long post. I know this forum is not a traveller’s forum, but I couldn’t think of any other places I could ask for help. Also, if you know any other forums where I could post this, please let me know. Thank you!!</p>
<p>Ask the folks at the festival if they have any type of forum or message board for coordinating travel. Perhaps you can hitch a ride with another family, and share the gas.</p>
<p>Or they might be able to pick you up from Roanoke’s airport?
I think that festivals usually have some sort of pick up service from the nearest airport on the day of arrival. I figure there will be other people flying in and in the same situation so maybe, at least, you could share the transportation cost. It doesn’t hurt to ask.</p>
<p>@mtpaper - hitching a ride… great idea! I will ask the festival people if there are participants from near my area.</p>
<p>@frenchhornmom - I will make sure to ask them about that too, in case I end up flying.</p>
<p>Thank you for great advices! :)</p>
<p>@OP - Even if there are people NOT from your area, but from a place that you can get to more easily… hitching a ride with another musician will be helpful. Be sure to offer to contribute to expenses from the beginning of the conversation (sorry if you already know the importance of that… my sister didn’t until she was about 55…)</p>
<p>PS - there is a Facebook group for National Music Festival; perhaps you can post a notification there (but I’d check with the festival first, as it may be more geared towards official notices)</p>
<p>@mtpaper - I sent an email last night to the festival office asking if they can forward my email about sharing a ride to festival participants. I mentioned sharing gas+toll :)</p>
<p>I’ll check out the Facebook page too. Thank you for being so helpful!!</p>