Greyhound Bus Lines

I would give the greyhound company 0 stars if I could. It’s hardly even accurate to call what the company does a ‘service’ since it really feels closer to ‘screwing you over ‘. Where to start. First of all, the bus is never on time. And by never on time, I mean literally several hours after the scheduled time. And don’t try to ask the representative at the office when the bus is coming or if the bus is even still coming at all because… THEY DON’T KNOW. Their representatives literally don’t even know where their own companies buses are.
Secondly, your ticket is useless. Better just wear something nice and flash a smile because the driver picks and chooses who they want to let on the bus after slowly and carefully not giving a shit who has a ticket.
Thirdly, once you’re finally on the bus, if you were lucky enough to find it and make the cut, don’t think that it’s a good time to call the family and tell then when you will arrive. Know why? Because they will multiply your travel time by a minimum of 4. There was a girl next to me on the bus who had a 4 hour trip but had been on the bus for 14… hours. Seriously. My trip from IN to VA took 36.
Fourth,
The driver will stop and give you just 10 mins to go in whatever convenience store location you stop at. Which wouldn’t be a problem if the driver didn’t decide to take OVER AN HOUR on his own meal/​cig break while everyone sat and waited on the bus.
Additional fun survival tip: Dress warm, as in Eskimo apparel if it’s winter because you can’t count on the heat working.
In conclusion, not only would I never recommend to take the greyhound bus to anyone, I would/​will actively and strongly do my best to convince them to take any possible alternative method, e.g. Go –kart, pack mule, roller blades, walking, etc.