$1, intercity express bus serves first East Coast travelers 10,000 FREE seats available May 30-June 5 NEW YORK, May 30
NEW YORK, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Megabus.com, a low-cost, express bus
service which offers fares as low as $1 via the Internet will make its first
East Coast journeys today. Having served more than one million customers in
its West and Midwest markets, megabus.com now offers East Coast residents
travel between New York and Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Buffalo, N.Y. and Atlantic City, N.J. in the United States; and Toronto.
See http://www.megabus.com for route availability, arrival and departure
times and travel alerts. The Web site is available in English and Spanish.
"The overwhelming popularity of megabus.com's innovative, express bus
service prompted us to expand to the East Coast," said Dale Moser, president
and chief operating officer of megabus.com. "Our Midwest same city sales are
up 107 percent from 2007."
"Seventy-nine percent of our customers are choosing to travel with
megabus.com instead of driving, flying or taking the train and have been
delighted with their travel experiences, " Moser added. "With current gas
prices and financial strains, megabus.com continues to be the best value for
the money choice of the traveling public."
Customers are encouraged to book early to secure fares as low as $1 and
will pay competitive fares the closer they book to the day of departure.
Megabus.com, a sister company of Gray Line New York Sightseeing and
subsidiary of Coach USA, offers its customers a unique and economical way to
travel. Megabus.com provides convenient online booking, guaranteed seating,
greener, safer, state-of-the-art coaches, free WiFi (beginning June 9) and
free video.
About megabus.com
Megabus.com is the first intercity, express bus line dedicated to bringing
high-quality, low-cost travel options to eight East Coast cities, 17 Midwest
cities and seven West Coast cities for as low as $1 via the Internet. Service
for megabus.com operates daily. Fares shown are one-way and include all
government taxes. Since its launch on April 10, 2006, megabus.com has served
one million travelers. Visit http://www.megabus.com for additional service
routes to and from the listed cities.
Links to online media materials
Photos:
http://www.hanser.com/megabus_com_rear_of_bus.jpg
http://www.hanser.com/megabus_com_sign.jpg
http://www.hanser.com/megabus_com_side_leaving.jpg
http://www.hanser.com/megabus_com_side_approaching.jpg
http://www.hanser.com/megabus_com_skyline.jpg
Word Documents:
http://www.hanser.com/megabus_com_East_Coast_maps.doc
http://www.hanser.com/megabus_faq_east_coast.doc
http://www.hanser.com/about_megabus.doc
SOURCE megabus.com
