ebus

This discount bus service operated by Red Arrow has become my preferred mode of transportation for the Calgary-​Edmonton corridor.
The flagship Red Arrow bus is a bit out of my price range and for the cost savings of Ebus, I am willing to sacrifice the drink, cookie, newspaper, movie and leather seats of the Red Arrow bus. Instead, I walk across the street to the Marriott Starbucks to get my drink and snack. There is still electric plugin and wifi and I bring ereader, and/​or laptop with me and watch my own movies. FYI, wifi is slow and intermittent so I rely on the data plan of my cellphone.
Ebus is also better than Greyhound where I always get weird neighbors sitting next to me in addition to the baggage search by a security guard prior to boarding.
This seems to be the perfect middle ground and the Calgary main ticket office is conveniently situated right in downtown Calgary where I work and I hop on the bus at 17:45. Some days when I have more luggage, I drop by early in the morning to drop off the bag behind the ticket counter with the counter reps and they hold the baggage until boarding time at the end of the day. The Edmonton ticket office would also provide the same service.
And always book the ticket online to save the $ 5. Staff are friendly and courteous. There is no seat reservation with ebus and it becomes first come first serve to snag a good spot.