I will be traveling to NY and will need to catch a train or bus for cities that are 6-7 hours apart. Any suggestions for what company is best, whether to get an overnight or during the day, or anything to make it more pleasant. Thanks!
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In order to help, tell us which cities you need to travel between.
I usually usa megabus but it doesnt service all cities.
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@wheres_c: Going from Stamford CT to Rochester, then return is Rochester to NYC. I will probably take the train from stamford to NY, then get a round trip from NYC to Rochester.
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From stamford i think you can take MetroNorth in and out of grand central..
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Amtrak goes to/from Rochester! Likely only day trips though. A bus might go up there?
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I'd look into flying Jet Blue from Rochester to NYC if possible. Rochester to NYC is a 7-8 hour drive on a good day.
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@swedishfish: was about to say the same thing. That would be a brutal bus ride. There probably is an amtrak from nyc to rochester but i doubt it would be much faster.
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Flying would be my first choice but if you have to take a bus I reccommend megabus.
They go from NYC to Rochester. Round trip is about $65 and its a 7 hour trip each way. The bus does have wifi though. -
See if you can fly out of westchester.
I would do a car service to the airport from Stamford. Trying to navigate public transportation is going to be a connections game.
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Oooh what @looch: said!!! The westchester airport is amazing! So small and fast.
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@AmeliaBedilia: I've ridden Megabus from NYC all the way to Toronto before (8 hour trip usually, with the bus border crossing more like 9 hours) and it was fine. We passed through Rochester actually. There's a bathroom on board, wifi, and "normal" people.
I got one of those $1 bus tickets. But if you can find a cheap flight, do it. I've also done the "buffalo shuffle" from NYC-TO which is taking a flight from NYC-buffalo and then Megabus from Buffalo to TO (because an international flight is always way more expensive for no reason) and I found flights NYC-Buffalo for only $40 each way, so there's bound to be something cheap to Rochester.
And there is Amtrak---$61 each way if you book in advance. I've ridden Amtrak all over the US and it's always been fine. I guess you can stand up and walk up and down a bit more on Amtrak if you want, as opposed to the bus, but it's slightly more expensive.
You have tons of options---good luck!
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@Anagram: I would definitely recommend Amtrak over the bus. I've taken both upstate (only to Albany) and we've had to completely give up on the Megabus due to delays, traffic, etc.
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