$1 Greyhound fares from Toronto to NY

Illuminatus · Post by **Illuminatus** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:26 am

Just in case anyone feels like making a beer run on the cheap, Greyhound is offering $1 fares for the Toronto-NY trip for May 29th through June 1st.

http://www.greyhound.com/home/en/DealsA ... /Neon.aspx

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:21 am

That's a crazy rate! I checked it out, and you can actually get there and back for $2. The obvious bummer is the travel time, but it would be worth it if you didn't have a big travel budget.

Duct Tape · Post by **Duct Tape** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:46 am

I would be all over that for a weekend in NYC (I was there the beginning of the month to see Yankees Stadium and Shea), but i am going to Mondial in Montreal (also a good choice mind you).

If you really wanted to go to NYC and didn't have a lot of money to get there, you could do worse than a Friday overnight there and sunday overnight back, two nights accomodation on the bus and your travel for $2.00!!! Not too shabby at all!!!

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:14 pm

I like that idea Duct Tape. And if fifteen people split a room for the Saturday in NY it's cheap. Who's in?

Illuminatus · Post by **Illuminatus** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:26 pm

Duct Tape wrote:If you really wanted to go to NYC and didn't have a lot of money to get there, you could do worse than a Friday overnight there and sunday overnight back, two nights accomodation on the bus and your travel for $2.00!!! Not too shabby at all!!!

That's what my friend and I are thinking of doing. Unfortunately, I'm not 21 until July, so I won't be able to drink while I'm there. (My friend is, though, so I strongly suspect my alcohol allotment will be in the form of Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA.

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Duct Tape · Post by **Duct Tape** » Thu May 22, 2008 5:35 pm

Illuminatus wrote:
Duct Tape wrote:If you really wanted to go to NYC and didn't have a lot of money to get there, you could do worse than a Friday overnight there and sunday overnight back, two nights accomodation on the bus and your travel for $2.00!!! Not too shabby at all!!!
That's what my friend and I are thinking of doing. Unfortunately, I'm not 21 until July, so I won't be able to drink while I'm there. (My friend is, though, so I strongly suspect my alcohol allotment will be in the form of Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA. )

Just make sure you don't go into the store or loiter too obviously outside when he's inside shopping, they Do ID down there, one of the guys i was down with is 30, but looks 19 and they constantly ID'd him in NYC!!!

El Pinguino · Post by **El Pinguino** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:20 pm

That is pretty cool stuff. Didn't know Greyhound had such offers on sometimes. I'd be there if the yankees were at home....have to go down to a game, never been to what they're now calling 'old' Yankee stadium.

Another 'cheap' option to look at is megabus.com

Toronto - buffalo airport - NYC route. Either way, I've learned to sleep on buses so the overnight options are great!

Illuminatus · Post by **Illuminatus** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:22 am

Duct Tape wrote:
Illuminatus wrote:
Duct Tape wrote:If you really wanted to go to NYC and didn't have a lot of money to get there, you could do worse than a Friday overnight there and sunday overnight back, two nights accomodation on the bus and your travel for $2.00!!! Not too shabby at all!!!
That's what my friend and I are thinking of doing. Unfortunately, I'm not 21 until July, so I won't be able to drink while I'm there. (My friend is, though, so I strongly suspect my alcohol allotment will be in the form of Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA. )
Just make sure you don't go into the store or loiter too obviously outside when he's inside shopping, they Do ID down there, one of the guys i was down with is 30, but looks 19 and they constantly ID'd him in NYC!!!

Nah, we have a system from when I was 18 and he was 19.

(And I look older than I am, so I don't foresee it being a problem.) On the other hand, I worry about how well a case of beer will survive the 9 hour bus ride back to Toronto. Does anyone have experience with this?

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:25 am

I'm pretty sure I'm going to be getting ID'd until I'm about 65 years old. I don't look THAT young, but most people guess my age to be around 17, when I'm actually 20. Oddly enough though, the ONE time I ever bought a tobacco product, I didn't get asked for ID. Weird. I'm sure next year when I turn 21 I'll get ID'd like crazy anywhere I go in the US, like Premier Gourmet.

Jon Walker · Post by **Jon Walker** » Fri May 23, 2008 9:04 am

For anyone who takes advantage of this deal might I suggest a lengthy visit to the Blind Tiger? They have an insane tap list;
http://blindtigeralehouse.com/page/o9a9 ... _List.html