<p>Has anybody had any experience with taking Greyhound buses? I’m looking to go to a few away football games this fall and since I won’t have a car this fall, maybe taking the bus by myself would be an interesting experience for me. Are the buses safe and are they on-time? (since for example, getting to Tallahassee, Florida would require me to switch buses once or twice and I don’t want to miss the connection) How has your experience been with Greyhound?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Don’t know about Greyhound, but Megabus is great (and usually cheap!)</p>
<p>Our oldest son used to ride Greyhound a lot. He says that it usually on time, for the most part is safe and that there are three kinds of people who ride Greyhound. College students, prisoners and the Amish. The only time he had a problem was once a man on his bus had a heart attack and died and they had to wait for the medical personnel, etc which meant he missed his connection, so he spent the night in the Kansas City bus station. Since he had his guitar with him he said he felt like something out of blues song.</p>
<p>I’ve taken Greyhound a handful of times with mixed results. </p>
<p>I’ve had greyhound trips that were only about 2/3 or 3/4 full and got to the final destination on time or a little early. </p>
<p>Then I’ve had other trips where we had stops that weren’t supposed to be on the trip, long layovers that weren’t indicated on the trip schedule, very overcrowded buses, and as a result were several hours let in arriving at their destination.</p>
<p>Overcrowded buses are always uncomfortable, but I never felt extraordinarily unsafe on a Greyhound.</p>
<p>A lot depends on the bus driver. My favorites are the ones who when taking your ticket, tell anyone who looks like they might cause trouble that they won’t take any bull… Usually that helps in creating a smooth ride with passengers who aren’t too obnoxious. Other drivers approach the whole thing with apathy, and generally then if people can get away with being jerks they will. </p>
<p>It’s really a hit or miss kind of situation, but a very inexpensive way to get around the country, so if you want to save some money, you take your chances.</p>
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<p>You might want to check your college campus. Some schools have inexpensive buses that take students to away games. These are usually modestly priced and are likely to get you and the rest of the fans there on time.</p>
<p>^pretty sure clemson doesn’t have that. Our student government vice president wants to do that though but I’m not sure when that will happen</p>
<p>Also check with the Alumni association.</p>