How Bad Are Greyhound Buses in the US? 🇺🇸
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I'm a greyhound driver..from my experience...it is a public transportation so rich people don't ride in..this is a very low class transporation,I'm dealing with all types of people,actually I don't take anything personal...these types of transportations can't be any better than they already are.....I meet with a lot of drug addicts..they're very rude...it's a cool job,I like it but I have to keep my eyes open still....
A similar thing is happening with public transport in Ireland. People causing trouble on the trains and trams where there is little or no staff to supervise things. Not as bad on busses where the drivers can stop on the road and call for backup. Sometimes services into the rougher estates are stopped at night. What happens then is that parents or community leaders take the trouble makers in hand and try and sort them out. Then services resume.
Ireland is in the middle of a transition away from car use for everything to public transport but the need to improve quality, lower costs and stop public order offences is becoming a hot political issue
@@jgdooley2003 you wrote this like an article..good job....💯💯💯💯💯💯
@@jgdooley2003 Same in The Netherlands. Zaandam has had its fair share of buses being targeted by stone-throwers and (possibly) even getting shot at, at some point the drivers collectively refusing to drive through the rough neighbourhoods there. The trainstation there is now unsupervised as far as I know. The result is a textbook-classic: all kinds of people you don't want at a trainstation, now do enter: they just kick in the gates that should keep them out. (According to the slogans used in the past when the electronic ticketing system was introduced 10-15 years ago, this would not be possible, but yeah, everyone with a clear mind knew it wouldn't stop fare-evaders)
So rich people just either fly or drive to their destination instead of greyhound bus?
@@BenMonaresbeing low income is no excuse for being low life.
I took a greyhound 59 years ago from Newark to Denver and it was horrible back then even for a 12 year old. They lost our luggage for several days, bus stations were mostly filthy, crawling with cockroaches in Nebraska. The class of people, though I am sure much better back then than today was still not very good. They would rent you pillows, then clean them out in the middle of the night when the bus stopped. The food at the bus stops was awful. Many more people traveled by bus back then since flights were quite expensive, but at least there was some competition from Trailways which probably kept the trip from being a total disaster. We ended up flying back from Denver to Newark, since the trip out was so bad. My aunt took me on some train trips a couple of years later pre Amtrak, and the difference was between night and day, the train trips were a great experience rather than a nightmare, of course they cost way more.
Bus breakdowns were also a problem then. Even well into the 1970s some of the old Scenecruisers (built in 1954-55) and other older buses were still in daily use at least in the western states. I loved the old antiques a lot but apparently they were cutting corners on maintenance and service times. My rides never broke down but I heard of a lot that did.
Bus stations in the U.S. are generally small and rundown, because buses are only used by people without much money. The buses themselves are okay. However, as you stated, it can be quite difficult to sleep on a bus. Although, I've found it can be difficult to sleep on a train too if you don't have a private room. You also have to watch your possessions on a bus. The class of people on there make it more likely that someone will try to steal your bag. I took buses when I was younger but these days I prefer the train if I have the time or flying if I'm in a hurry.
Well, I live in Canada and used the buses fairly regularly. No real disasters or fiascos (or anyone decapitated...)... untill the lines literally ceased to exist one day. Should have expected that though. Years earlier , Greyhound Air folded and left me stranded in British Columbia!
My last trip by bus was in college and it was a nightmare. What would normally be a 3 1/2 car ride turned into a 9-hour bus ride. Too many stops. Even a 1.5-hour car ride took 3 to 4 hours.
I got stuck in Nashville for 16 hours.... The were ppl there waiting for a bus to LA. For 3 days...
There is a daily train from Atlanta to New Orleans too.
the bus stations arent anything glamourous, never had a problem on a greyhound bus. Ive had to take a few rides, the bus is always cold and comfortable with good wifi. dont sleep on the greyhound unless you all the way upfront
Have taken Greyhound many times from NYC to Syracuse NY. No problems, cheap fares. What's the problem?🙂
The stops are for refreshing yourself ,eat etc
The bus ride isn't hell, it's the people around you that make it as such. Heck, even down south in Mexico, people act in an orderly manner
The last time I rode greyhound from NYC to Pensacola Florida It was such a total nightmare to put it mildly 😱😳. First the bus broke down on some random road. We waited 2 hours for a replacement bus. Then off to Jacksonville we’re I had an 8 hour layover because the bus problem so we missed our connecting buses. Jacksonville was definitely another mental ward to put it mildly. Then there was a couple fighting and had to be removed in the middle of the night after they threw a can at the driver who asked them to calm down. Then on our next rest stop someone stole everything off my seat. A big burley bike rider sitting next to me helped me get my stuff back. That was about 10-11 years ago. And it’s become more of a shelter on wheels. I used to enjoy the greyhound and sent my twins alone to Florida back in the 1990’s. It’s disgraceful how folks ruin the simple things in life. 😳🤷🏽
Shelter on wheels.. I'm stealing that fo sho
Exactly and how big corporations still make 54 million in operating profit on revenue of $914 million. So it’s clear that money goes in stakeholder & CEOs pockets vs improvement and maintenance.
Mental health care in the U.S. is grossly inadequate to meet the needs of the population. There aren't near enough professionals, so it's not likely to change much soon. Watch the show on Mental Health Care by John Oliver, presently in the column to the right, for more on this.
Like the airlines today, GrayHound is not like it use to be decades ago.
Buses don't usually break down on scheduled roads. "Tuesday, mile marker 37, Rte. 123, approx 12:37pm, fuel pump failure." LOL.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 the Atlanta bus station is a mental hospital!
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That black guy at the ATL one is sooooo nasty and rude !
The USA is not a civilized country no train options
Atlanta ain’t got nothing on New York LA or San Francisco Lol it’s no where near as populated
Seen someone get stabbed in the street there, they warn you when you get off the bus that people will rob you.
The bus stations are always in the seedy part of town.
A lot of them have relocated to more suburban locations, mostly to intermodals
For half a century, Seattle's Greyhound station was just outside the main downtown area, and was nice enough. It also had ready access to public transit.
Recently a new Greyhound station was built ---it's a couple of blocks from the two major pro sports stadiums and the main light rail terminal is a block away, with other public transit handy. It's a nice, new building really in the main downtown area.
@@Nacalina007 Your post:
The area around Pittsburgh’s Greyhound station is completely fine. I’ve heard the inside of the station is just as bad as all the rest of them, but the surrounding neighborhood is nice, at least.
Ikr I was left in sketchy part of Richmond Greyhound bus station, and that place is disgusting, workers unprofessional and left everyone stranded there throughout the night.
a local Greyhound agent once told me the definition of a Greyhound bus - a bad neighborhood on wheels.
lol, definitely a ring of truth there.
I call it the "Poor People's Express."
Now that reallysays it all, spot on.
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The stations are always in sketchy neighborhoods too
Greyhound is what prisoners use to get home when they’re released from prison.
FACTS unfortunately 🔥🔥🔥🔥
They still do and I think that’s what insane
Having ridden before, I can say that there's two types of people who use Greyhound. First type are those who ride by choice (they like seeing the country up-close and they don't mind stopping every couple hours to use the rest room. And it's cheap)
The second type ride because they have no other choice.
About 15 years ago my wife and I were on vacation in the USA and organized transport with the idea using Greyhound while traveling the different states. It was cheaper than any other option and nobody warned us about the caveats of Greyhound. I planned it all out and was super proud of myself about how much money we would save from car rentals.
After landing in the States, our first leg was from Newark to Detroit.
Our first red flag was inside the Newark bus terminal. As we walked in, it was full of homeless and one was wearing a diaper on his head. Everyone was arguing and yelling. It smelled of urine and poop.
When we got on the bus, a few passengers began to argue about who sits where and a first fight broke out and as our travel progressed, intermittent arguments continued between passengers and/or the driver. It seemed to enrage passengers that the driver never responds to any requests.
By the time our journey was done and experiencing all of this and more, first rhing I did was rent a car and used a rental for the rest of our trip.
We are from Eastern Europe, Bulgaria and have NEVER experienced anything like this coming from one of the poorest countries in Europe. Wild ride.
Yup...America sucks in a lot of ways, and yet people keep flocking here for some reason, moving here.
We were in Veliko Tărnovo and we had the best time in your country.
Bruh why that goddamn profile name?
It's different from 100 years ago. Lots of people come here, make money, and go back. A Chinese guy told me, "You only come to the United States to make money." For people from really problematic countries like Salvador, it's much better, though.
You had a real experience of America.
You run into some SKETCHY people at Greyhound bus stations. I don't consider them safe
Considering we are a rich country, hearing that everything in our country is dirty is very discouraging. Our values have plummeted.
We need to take a cue from Japan.
I rode Greyhound from Tampa, Florida to Mansfield, Ohio and enjoyed it completely.Also,190 dollars to ride for about 930 miles just looking out the window is awesome.
I went 1,000 kms from Zhuji City to Beijing at 305 kms hr. It cost me $120 Cdn. and took 4.5 hrs including over an hour of stops and I enjoyed the scenery. In 4.5 yrs in China, Ive seen as much as 50 yrs in Canada on our shitty slow buses and trains. Haut frequence maudite mensonge!
@@johndefalque5061 amen from the states.
It's a shame that The Greyhound has gotten so bad. Should be a nice way to travel if this world wasn't such a cray place nowadays.
America is a sad and depressing country, and you saw some of the worst of it. Being from such a civilized place like Luxembourg, the USA must be a real lesson on how a nation begins to fail. Those of us who are unfortunate to have been born here, we have to cope with the daily reminders that we are a nation in deep decay and heading to oblivion. You're lucky you don't have to stay.
Ah Dave you overdosed on negative pills
@@davidmoser3535 he’s telling the absolute truth and a previous poster above talking about how there were attendants in the 70’s who served food on these buses is testament to what Dave is saying. What happened since the 70’s?? Trickle down “free market” austerity Reaganomics that’s what happened to this entire gutted country.
@@davidmoser3535 I agree with you David. What is really scary those that don't are part of why, the USA is literally falling apart at the seams. They refuse to deal with it as does the disgusting US Gov't.
@@AngryVet44 Yes the absolute truth. A Gutted Country
@@AngryVet44 Reaganomics does not have a damn thing to do with it. The growing radicalism of the Democratic Party is pulling this country apart in ways that will leave even more marginalized. There is your reason and it will get worse before it gets better.
Note to greyhound rookies.
Do not check your bag behind counter.
Unless you are checking stuff of no value.
They will steal anything worth a dollar .
The baggage claim is a joke.
They give you a number to call.
But no one answers.
A friend of mine who is a musician took his guitar on a greyhound trip..they forced him to check it and and that was the last he ever saw of it..he went around with corporate a few times but it was obvious they weren`t going to shell out a few hundred just to do the right thing..he`d had the guitar for many years
Greyhound is a bit better in different spots. Memphis is a great greyhound location as well as St. Louis. Atlanta is a rough greyhound station and when I go from Nashville to Knoxville; greyhound often sends me thru Atlanta... As long as you are where you are supposed to be at pickup; greyhound will eventually get you to your location but don't expect to arrive on time. Most people on a greyhound are having a rough day/ week/ or season in life and respect goes a long way. Please be respectful and kind even when you are stressed out or people don't seem so nice back. I wish there was other options to choose from but there is not. Greyhound is the only way if you are on a budget. Sometimes you get lucky and are on time so that was good for you. Please be respectful and kind to the other passengers and the driver. A positive attitude, even when you don't feel like it, can have the ripple effect of saving lives.
Wtf? Nashville to Knoxville via Atlanta? No way in hell would I ride that bus. Atlanta's the scourge of greyhound.
Attitude, Attitude, Attitude.....best advice you can give...THANKS!! I drive the dog sometimes on relatively short runs AL MS LA FL. Sometimes it's the only way to go. Positive folks usually get positive results. The issue of routing really burns me though. Nashville to Knoxville should not have you leaving TN ya think?
Thanks for the tip as I may have to ride the bus to St Louis soon. From where I live flying there would be cost prohibitive not to mention the taxi fares to get to my nearest airport. The bus to there is about $70.
In the 80s and 90s, parents would threaten to send you out on a Greyhound if you acted up, so there was bad lore attached to them.
Basically you have to have a open mind when you traveling on Greyhound you can't always go by what you read because some people go to looking for some bad things to happen all the time they live for that they never think about some of the positive things only the negative things, Me myself I love traveling on Greyhound yes there was some bad moments but I always try to concentrate on the positive things not the negative things that's why I always enjoy myself but that's just me, thanks for sharing I did enjoy your video tho
I’m the same way. Why not just enjoy the adventure?
Your comment is helping me by a lot since I no choice
True. When I was about to visit Ukraine (well, Kyiv, as the friend who invited me lived there) and went to a store to buy a suitcase (I had never flown before), there was a guy with some expert knowledge on Ukraine there. He strongly advised against taking a marshrutka, a small bus that carries about 20 seated passengers, but in reality often gets packed to the point the doors can't even close anymore. The reason was just the extremely dangerous driving, the bad state of the road-surface and the technical state of the buses being 'a point of discussion'.
But they usually connect the outer edges of cities to the inner city or across and at least connect to regular buses. They are usually also cheaper than regular buses, so you'll find all kinds of people on board.
So, when I ended up in the company-restaurant that friend worked at and her nephew wanted me to see the railroad-exhibition at Tsentralni ('central' trainstation in Kyiv), we had two choices: taking a regular bus at the nearest stop that was more than 1,5 km away, or walking 300 meters to a marshrutka stop. Considering it was mid-winter and the streets were filled with piles of snow (and icycles from the company-building slammed into the walkway-shelter we were under), we went for the marshrutka.
Yes, it was exactly as advertised (and I got lucky, as the evening peak had started and traffic was only moving slow at most points) but I did not want to miss it for the world. The small cushion at the driver where you just throw your banknotes on to pay for the journey, all the stickers, commercials, curtains and what not the driver used to decorate his vehicle with, intermittent lighting, the kind of fair-ride I got because of all the holes in the road and eventually just getting so much passengers on board one had to pay the journey by giving the passenger in front of you some money, which would then be relayed via other passengers until it would get to the driver, who would issue the change, which would then make its way back to the passenger in the same manner. Eventually just getting the backpack of someone else shoved in my face as it just got packed (seriously, since then, I don't easily complain anymore about packed buses or trains anymore in The Netherlands, where I live)
Just after we exited ours, another marshrutka driver decided to drive the wrong way into traffic as he thought waiting for the red light was stupid. So yeah... I don't recommend it, but darn, do ride them once. There's just nothing comparable to them in my country at all.
@@Trompet4 it’s honestly not bad, don’t listen to the comments, most people just have a problem with everything. I’ve taken Greyhound multiple times and have never had a problem or bad experience. The only problem I will honestly say I have is some of the stations security allowing non-customers into the station and they beg and harass people (NYC Port Authority) but the drivers and other passengers have always been polite.
Riding a nearly empty bus can be a pleasant experience, especially during the daytime when you don't need sleep. Riding overnight in a crowded bus, you never know what to expect. Worse scenario is a mother with screaming babies, groups of loud young men, obnoxious drunks, and guys who masturbate under the jackets on their lap. Cellphomes add another potential annoyance. The diffence between waiting in bus depots versus airports is indiscribable. Just remember that buses serve the poorest folks while air travel caters to the wealthiest. In the USA, almost everyone drives a car. Those who ride Greyhound often are those marginalized people who cannot afford a car or lack the health requirements to obtain a driver's license. Be glad that yu have a choice. Many bus riders have no other options.
Actually, these days airports are getting pretty bad, too, as far as “interesting characters.” Many large airports allow a population of homeless to live inside the airport, 24/7. At LAX there are something like 300 or more permanent residents. They can’t get past security to the gates so they inhabit the restrooms and sleep in waiting areas outside the security zones.
One bus had a single mom who was earning money having sex on the back seat with traveling soldiers. Her children were being watched by those in the front.
Dang Jack Masters is what they are known as in prison. Always punching the clown...
I call b.s. on this; there are "poor" people flying on planes...hello, Spirit airlines. And I won't say poor either. People who take buses or cheaper flights do it for the value and saving money. Those are their options they make✌
The wealthiest fly private jets, not commercial airlines.
I rode Greyhound to Chicago. Mostly uneventful but got stuck in Indianapolis because the ticket agent didn't adjust for time zone change. Roving gangs there, and endless mooches trying to get money. Lost a night's reservation at a Chicago hotel, and Greyhound basically told me too bad. I never was reimbursed.
Drug addicts, crazy people, horrible seats, and "free wifi" was only free to connect. Using it cost extra.
I'll never use Greyhound again.
I had the highly dubious pleasure of arriving at the Indianapolis Greyhound station back in the 1980s; I had to wait there for a connecting ride. From what I gather from your post, it either hasn't changed or has simply gotten worse. I couldn't even use the bathroom because of all the harassment. The whole ride experience as well taught me to never use Greyhound again.
"mostly uneventful"
Not the Free WiFi!
Lived in Indy for over 30 years can confirm. The Greyhound station there is a shithole.
Lol right the wifi is free to connect to the page it costs money but I'm pretty sure it's advertised as free wifi
When I was a undergrad student back in the mid-90s, I didn't have any issues with Greyhound. The most annoying thing was the constant stops, but other than that, I had great experiences with Greyhound. Now, I would rather fly, rent a car, or take Amtrak before I take Greyhound to get to where I want to go.
My opinion. For anyone planning a trip across the continent of America, Greyhound bus should be last on your list. Flying is probably best if all you're trying to do is get from point A to point B. Amtrak is best for seeing the countryside. Greyhound will let you see the countryside, but there are just too many problems that can pop up having to do with people.
Train is lot better than the bus!
I've been on Greyhound, it's a long ride,it's not comfortable riding, I rather take Amtrak, I can see the scenery, and sleep in their sleeping car
I had to go from Montana to Seattle on a greyhound, I remember a guy with a dollar sign tattoo on his face drinking on the coach being rowdy
@@myview2543 dunno why the driver didn't kick em out... Other than the fact that grayhound goes from station to station (Which is far away) rather than like public transit
@@adventureoflinkmk2 yeah it took nearly a whole day the journey. I got on in Livingston Montana off in Seattle. I was working in the U.S coming from the UK didn't know what to expect lol seems I got off lightly
Im a bus driver for them and hands down, Atlanta is by far the worst bus station when it comes down to presentation and environment. The employees there are very helpful- from the customer service folks, security, bagger, up to the management. However, they are suppose to be getting a New station, so hopefully that’ll be in a better spot and look much more like a proper bus station. The other stations I’ve been to don’t look all that bad.As you said, some of the passengers are what Can really change the environment of the stations and the bus ride itself.
U should see LA station looks like walking dead zombie land
@Willy Rivera sorry for your experience!
Must be Columbus, I'm a trucker for 49 years, traveled the world. Nastiest men's room was that bus station. Don't tell someone to go to Hell, tell them to go Grayhound.
I used to drive for Greyhound, it was driving a human garbage truck the buses had cock roaches. . The passengers were shit back in 1991. Now I can't even imagine how the passengers are now.
As a trucker when I'd see the bus stopped at a cafe I'd like to visit with the driver just to hear his nightmare stories. My fav was the passenger who jumped out the window near Green River UT. They stopped and couldn't find him, his body had bounced into a tall bush. You could write a book but nobody would believe the stories.
Thanks for the useful tips. Going from Atlanta to New Orleans for $50 is a real bargain. I'll put up with a few oddballs for that price.
Type S fan, Greyhound can be just fine for short hops like what you are doing. Long distance such as transcontinental on Greyhound is not recommended.
@@johnshaw8228 I think that's some good advice. Thanks.
And odd they are.... Lol
You can get a flight for $40
@@119beaker To play devils advocate, those dirt cheap flights dont include checked luggage/carry on while a greyhound does. Though if you paid the fee, its still only MARGINALLY more expensive.
Oh man, these days, they're like a human zoo on wheels. When I was a very young kid, we'd take the Greyhound bus from Texas to Wyoming during summer break. There was an attendant who served meals on the bus and everything was nice and clean. This was in the early 70s. It's been decades since I last rode the bus ...and I've heard some horror stories since then. 😳🚌
The 1907’s? That was before trickle down Reaganomics gutted American society and told poor people they deserve the misery they have.
My mom used to go to Jacksonville Florida for a religious conference back in the 1970's. Your description of the bus ride would be accurate. Very clean, you had some interesting people on the bus but they weren't dangerous or threatening.
@@lucyhallis9814 Yeah, it's sad that it all went downhill but I suppose people started flying more and more people got their own cars. My mother didn't get her driver's license until I did....made things a little difficult back then. 😉
@@IntrepidFraidyCat My mom had a driver's license but didn't want to drive the 125 miles to Jacksonville from where we lived. The station back in the 1970's was generally safe but you had to be careful if you went outside the station. By the early 1980's, things had changed. The last time she took the Greyhound bus to Jacksonville was in 1982. Going home people were pushing each other aside to get unto the bus, a couple was in a heated verbal argument and some other stuff was going on in the station which really scared her. After that, I would go with her by car when she went to the conference.
@@lucyhallis9814 I'm glad she had you to make sure she'd be safe. 🤗
I heard that when you board a greyhound bus they search you for weapons and if you don't have one, they give you one.
I was hoping someone would make this video. Their buses are ver uncomfortable inside. Bus station is trash. I used to take mega bus from la to the bay then they stopped that route so now I have to take greyhound. Their seats are hard too.
Makes me appreciate Amtrak's quiet hours. They wake the passengers individually that have to get off in the middle of the night. (The conductor puts a slip of paper on the overhead with the stops).
Frequent Amtrak rider here. As much as people harp on the trains being severely delayed, I'd rather deal with that than anything else. I've never been on a Greyhound, but it just seems like it's beyond awful.
I have seen good, and bad. But this is 2022, and it would only make money sense to redesign the nation wide bus system like the light rail systems that are going in in small, and large cities. All this talk about mas transit connections you would think greyhound would be included in that especially at there connection points, clean, safe, well managed. I think that would bring a much better adventure experience.
Ok so much of the problem is the chaotic passengers another is lazy drivers they bid on the routes they want and if it's not worth it then routes are cancelled PERIOD so the passengers are now stranded in places like Dallas. Nashville, Atlanta. You get the point they basically hold you captive at their will and mercy until the next route which can be hours and even days with zero apologies and no compensation trust you me I've experienced it twice
I'd say the second problem is a result of the first problem.
The chaotic passengers would have no idea of the _golden rule._ They would also protest the loudest if they got treated as employees by customers the same way they treat the drivers.
Copy that, received a phone message from GL saying to call them about an issue.. call back immediately and I'm assured everything is on time and ready. Sitting at the bus stop in Portsmouth NH and 2 hours past pick up time the website updates with Cancelled.. no reason no rescheduling just a prompt telling me to log on to GL...
i am old enough to have traveled by bus when it was actually carried a middle class experience. it was a real diverse cross sectio of passengers who behaved like they had good sense. it is a real indictment of America that it is now the people who are the weakest link in the whole bus travel experience . u can buy new buses and build new stations but what can be done as for as the people r concerned?
Back in the early nineties I took the Greyhound from Los Angeles to Klamath Falls, Oregon. It took about twenty two hours and was horrible. As stated in the video, it was almost impossible to sleep, and the passengers were rude, and inconsiderate.
I lived in Mexico for one year, and the buses there were far superior. The US is such a strange country when it comes to public transport compared to most of the developed world.
Americans just prefer to fly or drive a car. Most of us view mass ground transit as being something for peasants, recognizing it isn't like that in most of the industrialized world. I do love a good road trip in a car.
Or even MEXICO. Down south, people actually behave have manners
greyhound isn't public transportation
@@Technolgy2 how do you figure that ?
@@douglasthompson8927 Greyhound is a private for-profit company, not a taxpayer-funded transportation network. It is "public" in that it is "available to the public to ride on" but that's it.
The drivers are incredibly courageous and professional. They deal with incredible stresses. I cannot say enough good things about these drivers. Greyhound when they are short drivers will fly them out from other places. They may have never been familiar with a route and just handed a stack of papers to delineate their route. No GPS unless they have a phone that works in the area and can load the route on it. Sometimes in the rain with mudslides with a whole bus load of people who do not speak English. They have Angels and stories to tell. You won't ever be bored. In Canada, Greyhound is no more. People miss them up there but it was not possible to go on. They will be remembered up there for all the kind things they did along the way in the middle of no where for people in need along the way.
@Willy Rivera Sorry that is happening. Can you write the corporate office? They need to know. I have noticed too, Willy, that each station employees have their own personalities that can dominate a station for good or for bad.
@Willy Rivera The bus driver on the bus with the guy in the video was very courteous and professional. But the guy on the video had basically a wonderful experience on his bus trip. I have had few problems with passengers on the trips I've taken on Greyhound, and the bus drivers I respect; I leave them alone, but some of the employees in the Atlanta Greyhound station can be total jerks. I say this because it seems like some of the employees in that particular station want to give bad service and actually want people to give them bad reviews, so I try to please them.
Nah too many cons estee233
I took Greyhound from Olympia Wa to Dallas Tx. The trip was horrible. I have my flaws, indeed, but this underlined for me, just how little most people deserve to occupy their flesh
I rode Greyhound many times in the 70's/ The buses were beautiful and well maintained. The stations were all mostly clean and free of the types who frequent them today. In short, Greyhound has suffered as society in general has suffered from the influx of bad characters infesting it's stations and using it's service. Greyhound is doing the best it can given the circumstances.
The deregulation of the airlines made it possible to fly more cheaply, so the people with some disposable income tend to travel by air these days. There were also competing services: there might have been a train and there was another bus line.
Agreed. The US is now a 3rd world country, and that's not really Greyhound's fault.
Greyhound can do wayyyyy better man. The buses are shit those seats are not comfy at all no leg room. All they really have to do is upgrade the buses and more direct routes.
My friend quit driving for them. She said the company would cheat her on her pay and between the crazy ass passengers and busses breaking down, she had had enough.
@@buddykerr1 It is. It goes way back to how the US was structured, and Canada followed suit. The reason why there's too much homelessness and crime in North America.
most of the major american cities have alternate mexican bus line terminals. thats the bus terminal i drop my mother at when she is going to take a bus to mexico. but they also have routes within the u.s like houston-el paso, houston-charlotte etc. the greyhound bus station in downtown houston is crawling with homeless, criminals and junkies. i would imagine its the same with all downtown bus terminals all over america as the homeless/junkies are now allowed to do whatever they want in major cities.
Not only in major cities but bus stations in smaller towns are just as sketchy and loaded with the mentally unstable. It is like Greyhound attracts the dregs of society no matter where it goes.
Chicago's wasn't that bad. It is across the street from Union Station.
I'd love to take a Mexican bus line from Chicago to Guadalajara, but the Mexican buslines I've read say that they operate as Greyhound partners and Chicago-Laredo or Chicago-El Paso is a bit much.
Yep! I totally agree! The other passengers are the biggest negative of taking the Greyhound busses!
Years ago I took a Greyhound from KCMO to my hometown in Maryland. It was a 24+ hour ride. The worst part was the first leg from KCMO to St Louis. The bus was completely full of all low quality people acting like wild animals let out of the cage. After that leg, it was bearable. Recently I took a bus from Abilene TX to Dallas TX. The seat was a little more comfortable and the bus was nearly empty until we got to Ft Worth anyways. The people were ok for the entire trip. So I guess it just depends on what part of the country you will be traveling in as to whether or not your fellow passengers will be mannerly and respectful or not. Greyhound is cheap, so you should expect it to attract a lower class of people more often than not.
'like wild animals let out of the cage' you just described the inside of an ihop
Only once have I ridden a Greyhound. Back in college, I travelled from Lakeland, Florida to Sarasota, Florida- a distance of about 85 miles. It took 11 and a half hours. No exaggeration. The bus stopped at EVERY SINGLE small town along the way, often sitting for 15 to 20 minutes at each stop. It was the most inefficient travel method I've ever experienced, not to mention the crazy passengers and the filthy bus seats.
Wow! That's just unbelievable! I think you could've gotten there faster by riding a bicycle.
Be careful if you walk around this Atl. Terminal
I’ve taken the greyhound bus three times between Florida and Colorado. I will tell you this, I will not argue with anyone who hates taken the bus because I understand. But I don’t mind it. The key for me is just taking a carryon so you don’t have to worry about any other luggage. I can also live for months with three set of clothes
did they check your bags for a gun?
@@getchyawigburnt nope. They never did. But this was like 12 and 15 years ago so maybe they do now?
@@getchyawigburnt they ain't checking nothing but the ticket, you're golden.
I went to Albuquerque and when the bus got to the station, there was an active shooter, so we were guided to the other side of the station, where everyone got robbed. We tried to call the police, but unfortunately Albuquerque defunded its police department so we were told they couldnt help us, and Greyhound refused to refund anyone's tickets.
Pigs have always been useless and only protect the banks
I took the Greyhound bus in April from Alabama to Ohio. Nightmare!!
The stop in Atlanta was a horrible!! One thing I hadn’t expected was when they made us take all our belongings off the bus. I had my cat, a backpack and 3 suitcases. In Atlanta the sidewalk was in bad condition and was uphill. I could not get everything together to go inside the terminal. Thank goodness for the kind person who saw me in distress to help. Security was no help at all.
I didn’t feel safe leaving my belong even for a minute when getting off for rest breaks. Would never recommend unless you’re taking a quick trip to a nearby city.
I had some spare time on my hands about 24 years ago and I decided to take a long Greyhound trip from San Diego to Charlotte, NC....just to see what it was like because I had never been on a bus before. Let me just say....it was HORRIBLE! If you've got the choice between a Greyhound trip or a bad dose of genital crabs....OPT FOR THE CRABS 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME!!!
LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣
HA!
You would be better off hitchhiking across America!
On a Greyhound trip, you can get the awful experience PLUS getting genital crabs from your filthy seat.
One can lead to the other.
I think you would have found the Amtrak train to be much better and perhaps even less expensive, depending on how far in advance you booked. The downside is there is only one train per day at around 9 in the morning and it takes around 13 hours. However, the coach seats are very spacious and comfortable and each train usually has a snack or dining car.
Amtrak is straight up useless
Amtrak just doesn't have much of a system outside of the Northeast.
Hahahaha! Amtrak! We'll get you there.......eventually........maybe......yeah, we might have to put you on a greyhound.
@@timpekarek9159 doesn't have much of a system in the Northeast either. They'd have went bankrupt 35 years ago if the taxpayers weren't bailing them out every year. They hemmorage money.
@@kdrapertrucker So they're a bit like interstate highways and ATC? Funny how taxpayer bailouts are only an issue when rails are involved.
My greyhound bus broke down 45 minutes outside of the station..need I say more…
Mega Bus breaks down much more than Greyhound. They maintain their buses motor wise pretty well but I only speak for out West.
Much better off on Amtrak for that trip. GL suitable for short trips only in my experience. High anxiety, for your life, for your possessions, for whether and when the bus will appear.
Lol if they had faster service and more trips per day then yes.
I only take Greyhound to NYC from Cleveland (personally they're too close to each other for flying tbh). I'll never take Greyhound unless it's far away or I'm not in a hurry.
As for the luggage, I'll stick my trusty backpack and suitcase. I have trust issues with checked luggage.
My Greyhound story. Years ago i was taking a Greyhound from Oklahoma to Seattle. There was this creepy douchebag type of dude sitting in front of me. I had some Marijuana in my bag and i accidentally let the smell waft out. And this dude immediately noticed. At first he was just lightly joking about sharing and that he likes getting high too. But he kept getting more and more aggressive in demanding some of my stash. I told him to chill out and when we get to the next rest stop I'll hook him up. Next rest stop we hop off the bus and i give him a couple of nugs. He wanted me to smoke him out but i made some dumb excuse about not wanting to get high at the moment. The dude goes behind a building and smokes up. We're back on the bus and the dude starts getting really weird. He's upset about me not wanting to smoke with him. He asks for more pot and I say no. Then he starts insinuating that he'll snitch on me to the driver. Like i said this along time maybe 20 years ago. I'm pretty sure i could've gotten into alot of trouble for crossing state lines with like 2 ounces of pot. Anyways, next rest stop i fake apologize for not wanting to smoke earlier and to share a joint with this guy. I forgot to mention earlier thar noticed this was a total lightweight. So, my plan was to get him high as shit and maybe he'll shut up and leave me alone. Im back on the bus and kinda high so completely space it that the dude didn't get back on. As the bus is starting to pull away I realized he wasn't aboard. Now, in total honesty, I did consider for a second or two letting the driver know that we were missing a passenger. But that dude was such a shit head. I just closed my eyes and went to sleep. Btw, sorry about the long comment. Im actually high right now.
you will also meet some jerks in our airports, and rail stations as well. Greayhound is like the only cross countrey bus service we have . does anyone remember when we had Trailways and Grayhound? we had a thing called compatition for the buisness of bus travel. service was so much better in those days.
Go Big Red! That was the last time I rode a bus... also the only time.
It says a lot about buses and bus stations, when Greyhound wants to relocate the station and nobody in town wants it built near them. That happened recently where I live and they still haven't been able to agree on a permanent home for it.
Yeah my family would always go Continental Trailways. When they went away so did our Bus riding.
It just seems that traveling across the county no matter how you do it has turned into a nightmare, flying, trains, now buses.
the buses have always been a nightmare
LMAO I rather walk instead of taking a Greyhound 🤣🤣
You got lucky for sure. Or maybe I’m just unlucky when it comes to greyhound probably a bit of both honestly. As someone who has taken greyhound from California to Indiana…. And other trips much shorter. The only positive I can say is the shorter you have to be on the bus the better or if you can avoid it all together that’s the best… but the stations I’ve been to all dirty. Busses late all the time and I’m talking hours or even days late because I was once stuck in Denver for 2 days and was only offered a 7.50 food voucher… that station in my opinion is the nastiest station pee on the floors poop on them as well… just nasty.. I’ve also never been on one that the Wi-Fi actually worked at all
I'm still waiting for a refund from Greyhound Buslines...from 10 years ago! My introduction to Atlanta, Ga was back in 2003 via the Greyhound bus terminal...I still remember the terrible sights and sounds of it all. Apparently, not much has changed since then.
On 6/25/22, I had a $58 ride booked with Greyhound for a trip from NYC to Binghamton NY. I had to reschedule the trip to 7/9/22 so I called Greyhound. After I paid the $20 re-book fee, the lady in the Philippines gives me my confirmation #. When I tried to print the ticket the day before my trip using my confirmation #, I get an OOPS message. I call customer care. Apparently, the ditz who was supposed to reschedule my trip rescheduled it for that same 6/26 date! Based on your reply (10 years!), I guess I can kiss my $78 good-bye.
@@fcny1218 You can pretty much count on it.
Late 1980s. My first and last experience on Greyhound was traveling across part of the mid-west to get from my families home to an Amtrak station to take the train home. Lets just say the people that rode even back then were the biggest problem with taking the bus as only the craziest people take the bus. That was a surprise. Amtrak was awesome, I met a group of people my age, we even ordered a delivery pizza when the train got into Salt Lake City and brought it on board. That part was a memorable trip.
In 2010 I took a Greyhound from San Francisco to Atlanta. Three days in Hell. I mean, it was quite an adventure. But in the same way that traveling on a prison bus might be an adventure.
We have a bus station here in Orlando and it is in rough area also. When I joined the military and had to take a greyhound to Jacksonville FL. Yep, you guessed it. The station was in a rough neighborhood.
That is the worst station Atlanta bus station 💯 very dangerous 💯 not the same traveling experience like the 90's 💯
I had really bad experience at Orlando Greyhound bus… please be careful the driver was crazy and ppl lost bags also head office was really don't gave a shit
Greyhound stations can in fact be a lot like mental hospitals....LOL! I've actually tried to take a bus out of Atlanta and when they finally announce it's time to board then everyone suddenly heads to the boarding areas very quickly, and what's supposed to be about maybe 3 or 4 single file lines ends up with just a bunch of people gathered around wondering where to go, which is very chaotic and disorganized compared to most other stations. But the inner cities are always the worst from what i've heard.
Don't try to use the restrooms in a Greyhound Bus station. I tried to use the facilities at the station in Cincinnati back in 1970. I was lucky to escape with my life.
What happened?
1970?
I agree with everything the creator has stated and have experienced it and more.
I pay the extra money and ride other lines or take amtrack. The higher prices keep the crazies away!!!
It's crazy that the Atlanta bus station is so dumpy. In Springfield, Ma., a much smaller city, they rehabbed the old Union Station (Hartford, CT. did the same) so you have bus and trains all in one large, beautiful building. But I have to admit there still a few unusual characters.
No matter WHERE you go you will get "unusual characters". Some more unusual than others.
I drove for Greyhound Canada for about 28 years before they shut down in 2018. It was a good company but went downhill quickly at the end. You have my sympathies for what you experienced on your journey.
When Fred Curry became CEO in 1987 it started down hill and never came up the other side
Yeah, but bus travel is only for those these days with no other option. Before 1985, some people rode the bus as a choice. Nowadays, with a little preplanning you can book a flight for cheaper than the bus and far less travel time in most cases. But, this summer has been a trog for air travel too. Nothing is a given anymore. But for the bus I'd have to be super desperate. Back as a youngster I loved Greyhound. But that feels like another century.
Back in the '70's a friend and I went cross country with Greyhound from New York to Los Angeles. About 3 days. We had the time of our lives. Friendly folk became actual friends. My friend had her guitar and we spent the nights singing and talking with everyone. Some strange characters but nobody scary or too rough. We lived on Jack Daniels and smoke. LOL. We were both 18 and it truly was an unforgettable adventure. I still think of that trip all these years later. I wouldn't recommend that bus journey now to anyone of any age. Too bad, but that was another era back then. It doesn't exist anymore.
I've ridden Greyhound a few times. No bad experiences with my fellow travelers. It is poor people's transportation in the US. And often the only way to go without a private car. My only complaint had to do with a layover in Orlando, FL a couple years ago. That was a bit of a madhouse and I had to keep an eagle eye on my luggage as it was moved from bus to bus.
Orlando Greyhound is absolutely disgusting. The whole building wreaks of urine
I got on the bus from Miami to Connecticut that was a nightmare it smelled bad the bathroom it was disgusting right I have never been on a bus ride again and I would never be on one
Atlanta Greyhound station is the most bizarre, chaotic, craziest place I have ever been to. No place in the U.S. (maybe even the world) is like it....not even any other Greyhound stations (although some are close).
These old bus stations haven't been cleaned since Kennedy got his last haircut..
I'm from NYC now living on Whidbey Island Washington. When I miss NYC sleeze I check out the Greyhound buss station in Seattle.
I recently voided a transaction with greyhound and the guy Daniel, in Boise, Ida. Ran my card anyway, theft, living and fraud
LOL You should call it as it is.....you were in the hood. Welcome to America.
I rode a Greyhound from Missisippi to Los Angeles in late 1996. I can say that I did not have a bad experience of the type that people in 2022 experience. The Greyhound bus terminals at departure and destination were relatively clean and quiet. I didn't see diorderly or unstable people. Of course that was 26 years ago and apparently things have gone downhill. But I'm not certain all that can be attributed to Greyhound. Passengers have become unruly, rude, violent and possibly disturbed individuals. What can Greyhound do about that? Probably nothing. Cracking down on unruly behavior will bring out all the screaming activists claiming racism, discrimination, and what not. That is what our nation is today. Don't expect it to improve anytime soon.
Many (many) years ago I took a Greyhound from Amherst, Nova Scotia to Boston, MA., mostly during the night. The bus had no onboard toilet, so we made a rest stop every two hours, and in the middle of the night in the wilds of Maine, there aren't many places open. Those that were open were not fine dining. ;-) The bus was very uncomfortable, but otherwise I had no complaints.
Sadly that route no longer exists. There is now no bus service South of Saint John, New Brunswick. Indeed, Maritime Bus has currently suspended service to Quebec so you cannot even get to Montreal to connect to an American carrier to ultimately get to Boston. I moved home to New Brunswick last year; I discovered that I had no choice but to buy a car. ☹️
This poor German guy as soon as he said greyhound I was like oh no..
The prices are high on Greyhound now! Alot of Bus drivers are good...but definitely, not all! There are just plain nasty ones...and then too, alot of riders are nasty, loud mouthed....they ruin rides for bus drivers and passengers! 🤨
When I was a teenager, Greyhound was how I traveled The last time I used the system, I travelled about 800 miles. There was almost always a movie playing and they had earphones available, for a small fee. Having grown up using Greyhound, I found the system 'normal'. Sure the seats aren't overly comfortable, but I was able to get in a few cat naps. The last leg, about 200 miles, was a milk run. The bus stopped at every little town on the route that used the parcel system. It was a long ride but we stopped in places that I didn't know existed. I've even stopped at some of them since, when I was driving. I was unhappy when Greyhound left Canada, there has been no one else that has taken up the slack. There are small companies that have bits and pieces of some of the longer routes but nothing like Greyhound's system. I've needed to travel recently but had no option available for the extended trip I needed.
Was wondering where that feature went! I always known my trips I always seen a movie whether it’s old or new. I’ll always remember it being the first time I seen The Terminal, then Evolution my favorite.
I HAD to take a greyhound around 2019 when my flight back from LAX was cancelled. Had to travel back to the Midwest. ALL flights were booked to where I needed to go which was insane to me. Nothing available until that next week.
Got to Las Vegas and thought yep, I am not sitting in this bus for 10+ hours. Thank god my friend helped me find a flight in the Vegas airport. Never breathed a HUGE sigh of relief my whole life 😂
We don’t have any busses left in western Canada. Since we also don’t have passenger trains you now have two choices. Take a cab or walk.
Sucks I Know
Has nobody ever tried to set up a bus service or company?
@@Neville60001 On some of the main routes between big cities yes. The rural routes and small cities have all be abandoned. Leaving no public transportation for people to get to medical appointments.
I moved away from Alberta last year. There is bus service between Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver (and places along the route). Otherwise there is no public transportation.
I wanted to go from Calgary to Drumheller. Driving was literally the only option! Another carrier advertised service on that route, and then went out of business before ever carrying a single passenger.
They always mess up with your luggage they lost mine 3 years ago they lost my luggage after I reported they said they will get back to me 3 years has passed still waiting for a respond... My trip was L.A. TO MINNESOTA.
I have heard this about luggage I so try to take AMTRAK when I have to check bags.
I rode the Greyhound bus when I was a teen in the sixties. Flying was quite a luxury back then. The bus was a great mode of travel. Today, it’s the least popular and has declined to represent the worst of travelers although air travel comes a close second.
The efficient fly, the romantics travel by train, the frugal drive and the freaks are on the bus.
I had heard how terrible it was. I was a single guy. I am stoic. I have driven cross country. I can live independently.
It was the complete lack of respect for the passengers. They will check your luggage without you knowing. The driver we had purposely left one passengersat a stop because she thought they were smoking. They weren't. Looked like some pimps and prostitution was rampant. It's dangerous. But the service was the worst. I would never use them EVER again! The worst by far.
When I was 16 years old, I rode the bus from Victorville California to Santa Ana California, it stopped at the LA bus terminal and I went to the bathroom where I was almost robbed at gunpoint, I reached into my bag of clothes where I had a giant desert scorpion in a mayonnaise jar unscrewed the lid and threw the scorpion in the face of the guy with the gun, he screamed like a little girl, dropped the gun and ran from the bathroom, I found out later that every single person I knew that had been there had also been robbed, I was lucky that I had that big ugly scary bug, I would never recommend Greyhound, I would walk first to anywhere, p.s. they have outhouses inside the bus, unimaginable smell
I traveled from Newyork to Montreal in Greyhound (May 2022). Good experience.
did they check luggage?
@@getchyawigburnt No
I’ve never taken the Greyhound bus, but I have found myself inside the terminals before as I use Greyhound to ship large items. I can tell you just from that I would never ride one of them damn buses. It is literally a homeless camp on wheels. And the bathroom is trash in the first five minutes according to a rider I spoke with. Same reason I will not ride coach on the train. Give me some private sleeping accommodations well away from all the nonsense that happens in coach
You don't know greyhound until you've experienced hours of layovers, the hassle of changing your ticket because you missed your transfer because of a late bus you're on (that's even if you are lucky to getting your ticket changed because lots of greyhound stations don't even have a ticket booth) etc. You were lucky
Yeah...Greyhound is a cheap way to get around, you just have to deal with the Mooks. I took a train from Granada Spain to Barcelona ...and it was a horror show. People got on with live chickens and they were worse than anything I've seen on Greyhound. That train ride was 22 hours. It went at times slower than I could walk.
Great editing! Yes, sadly, busses are so unused and not developed in the USA… people all seem to drive cars or fly, for better or worse… and bus stations are always the worst places in the city 🤦♀️
Poor people ride the bus in the US. Air travel is much better and faster.
They will loose your property without any compensation,and buses and seats plus bathrooms are filthy!🏃
I love Greyhound! Part of the experience IS the people. Yah they have colorful personalities, but you cannot beat the price!
In Canada greyhound was dubbed the 'looser cruiser' due to how frustrating. I think greyhound has folded up in most if not all of Canada now. Utilized that company several times until I was so frustrated, came to the conclusion it would be more efficient to hitchhike or rent a vehicle.