Take the bus or plane?

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<p>I am going from Northern Virginia to Fort McMurray, AB</p>

<p>The plane ticket costs $ 700
The greyhound ticket costs $ 218</p>

<p>Airplane takes 14 hours, Greyhound takes almost 3 days.</p>

<p>My parents want me to fly, but don’t you guys think going cross-country on a bus would be an adventure?</p>

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<p>how much for amtrak? you can try and swing a student fare that way also…</p>

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<p>You have obviously never been on a grey hound bus before. Not only have i been on a grey hound, but i too also did it for no other reason than the fact that i had a few thousand bucks to burn on traveling. I do not recomend the grey hound. For every day you spend on a grey hound his like an hour on a plane, seriously.</p>

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<p>At least you can walk around on a train for 3 days, but sitting on a bus that long in pure torture! You will have plenty of time in your life for adventure. Don’t waste it on a greyhound bus…</p>

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<p>AB? I’m assuming you mean Alabama (AL)?</p>

<p>Yeah, it would be an “adventure.” An absolutely miserable one that you’ll be dying to get out of a few hours in.</p>

<p>ETA: Aside from that, how in the world would a flight from Virginia to Alabama take 14 hours? Are you factoring in a layover?</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure she means AB as in Alberta, Canada (if it’s the Fort McMurray I’m thinking of)</p>

<p>I personally would take the plane. It’s been a long time since I’ve travelled on a Greyhound, but from what I remember, you can’t really get up and move around or stop periodically to stretch. If you want the “cross country adventure,” it’d be better to drive yourself and be able to stop at sights along the way.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I meant Alberta, Canada.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot guys, I am gonna take the plane, and save the adventure for later…</p>

<p>Someone told me bunch of horror stories about the bus.</p>

<p>Enjoy the summer, and thanks A LOT for your input.</p>

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<p>That is NOT an adventure that I would want to have, especially alone.</p>

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<p>I went on this bus tour thing with my family around the top of north island… all I saw was trees and mountains and trees and greens and cow and sheep</p>

<p>I thought it went on for like, 10 hours… but it was only 1.5 hrs.</p>

<p>PLANE! Airplanes are fun… and I like the peanuts.</p>