Apex Bus (New Century is not worth mentioning) has gotten a bit sloppy these past few months. Dirty buses are the norm, keeping passengers waiting for long periods, either outside the bus or inside, happens too often. No reason is ever given. People put up with the staff’s rudeness, and with the dirty, smelly buses, and now with broken seats here and there, because it’s a very cheap and fast ride – $20 to NYC from Phila and back. Most passengers just want to get to their destination as quickly as possible. But cheap when it’s tied to bad service goes just so far. Some of the websites communicating Apex’s, let’s say, mistakes, are very entertaining. I’m getting a feeling that the game is over for Apex – at least the way they’ve been playing it. I bet a lot of Phila students are glad about that.
Enter Greyhound with BoltBus. Lawrence, a friend from Manhattan, mentioned it today. He always knows when there’s something new, something better. Greyhound’s BoltBus goes to Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, and Washington. It’s cheaper than Apex (yes, passengers are perplexed about the price, and happy), buses are big and clean, and Wi-FI is offered. Greyhound has finally figured out what to do about the competition. One can only hope that it keeps getting better and better. www.boltbus.com
Oh, yes.