Megabus

I always have good travel experience going between Houston and Austin. Great price. Clean. Easy.

My love-​hate relationship with this transportation. I can’t really give it any more than 3 stars. Why 3 stars you say? I have gotten a round trip for a total of $ 2.50!!! That is $ 1 going and $ 1 coming back and .50 cents for processing fee. HOLY MACKEREL! Doesn’t get any cheaper than that, I promise you. The ONLY WAY to get $ 1 trips is to PLAN AHEAD. It’s not that hard to plan ahead. If you wanted to fly somewhere, you would plan ahead to find cheaper rates. It’s common sense, people.
I’ve traveled to Nawwwwleans, and Dallas. (most traveled places for me) I have never paid over $ 20 for travel! CRAZY
Don’t bother buying reserved seats. You’re just asking for your seat to be taken by crazy people. You don’t want to start a fight. Plus, it’s a waste of money even if they seem like good seats.
Get there early to get a window seat.
Some pros and cons about this bus.
Pros:
1. Double decker
2. Bathroom
3. Outlets
4. Wifi
5. Air condition
6. They hold your luggage at the back of the bus
Cons:
1. GHETTO STATION! Dang. Even Dallas station is WAY better and doesn’t look so sketchy.
2. Prices CAN be expensive. Only if you dumb and don’t plan ahead or you’re doing a last minute, spontaneous trip.
3. You might sit end up sitting next to some weird person who snores, lays on you, plays loud music… etc
But anyways, it’s honestly not so bad. I like megabus cause I can LITERALLY get a bus ticket for as low as $ 1!!! …well $ 2.50 to be technical. But if you’re going one way then $ 1.50. Catch my drift?

I LOVE Megabus! There’s really nothing I have negative to say about it but just what’s the $ 1 trip that’s advertised on the bus? But it’s a wonderful tool to travel cheap around Texas and Louisiana.
I personally use Megabus to travel to San Antonio when I don’t want to drive my car. Highly recommended. It’s clean!!! :)

I usually love the Megabus service, but I had to knock a few stars down for this one because the bus wasn’t timely, and I hate that in the Houston stop, there’s no real way to wait… you’re just kind’ve awkwardly in a parking lot until they let you on the bus. For a girl at night, that can be really dangerous because it’s in the middle of downtown Houston. They should build a bus stop building or something.

I traveled backed to Dallas this morning and it was raining unfortunately. I arrived at the pick up location around 7 am for a 7:30 departure. No buses were in site. Two buses finally arrived around 7:20a.m. One going to San Antonio and the other leaving for Dallas. Now the bus driver for our bus sat in the bus for a few minutes before opening the doors for loading the passengers and luggage. It just really sucks to stand out in the rain getting soaked and you feel like people are taking there time getting people and luggage on board. The driver got us back to Dallas fast and safely and I am appreciative of that. Other then the rain, and having to use the bus disgusting bathroom it wasn’t a bad trip. I don’t necessarily want to ride the bus again. I would prefer to fly but if I had to I wouldn’t mind doing so.
Suggestion:
Limit your water intake so you can decrease your bathroom trips. As a girl it really suck trying to balance yourself squatting over the toilet as the bus is bouncing down the high way. They have hand rails to use but with the smell and close quarters I just wanted to hurry up and get out. I hate public bathrooms and I hate them 10x more on buses.
Getting a reserved set is not needed. I would say the only benefit is if you are traveling with a group of people. Or if it’s raining they will allow you to broad first.
Bring a blanket. They keep it pretty cold and they claim that the temp can’t be adjusted.

From Dallas to Houston: Summer of 2014
I feel bad for people who had horrible experience because I had a great experience. I am a cheap asian so I am willing to save a dollar here or there except (spirit airline, i’ll never tried that) I lowered my expectation rock bottom and omg I was surprised.
It had
–AC
–Wifi
–Comfortable seat
–Funny driver that won’t put up with people playing music loud, or on their phone loud
You see I am a geologist, I plan and prepare better than the average human.
I brought
–Food
–water but not too much because you are going to pee and i don’t like public restroom, i rather pee in a bush
–Blanket
–Pillow
–ear plugs
–laptop
–phone
–chargers
–headphones
–clean socks (nobody wants to smell your nasty feet)
–most importantly, SLEEPING PILL. its only agonizing if you are awake. DUH BUAHAH
this all fits in a backpack.
I hate road trips but I am cheap and i also drive a sports car, so yeah you get the drift.

I waited an hour and a half for my bus (I got to the station a half hour early) and it never came and when I called the 1800 number it kept disconnecting me, so I went around the corner to greyhound. Never again.

Try MegaBUST. I decided to take an overnight to New Orleans last week. BIG MISTAKE. I was being thrifty and kind of knew what I was getting into, but my reserved seat was stolen and I just got glares when I tried getting the person to move.
The next best seat, a woman kept dozing off on my shoulder and then I woke up to find her trying to steal my phone. Also, the space is made for very tiny people. I didn’t sleep once and felt cramped the entire way. My advice to anyone pondering an overnight, spend the extra money to drive or fly. it’s not worth the crowd these prices attract. Perhaps some day, a secure walk by would be advisable for passenger’s sense of security– trains and subways even get that…

I can’t say enough about the great service that Megabus provides! It is cheap, convenient, and comfortable. And the Houston location even has a closed-​in waiting room equipped with televisions!!! AWESOME!!! For the price that you pay (which for me is normally like $ 4 roundtrip because I book early) Megabus is AMAZING!!! If you plan well and «don’t sweat the small stuff» then this is a service for you.

DO NOT use the mega bus out of Austin. The staff is unfriendly, rude and will lie to you.
The driver had and «emergency» and the bus was going to be an hour and a half late, only to show up 45 min later, pull in and pull right out. The attendant, when asked, «hey is that my bus?» said «nope, I said it would be an hour and a half:»
Needless to say, it’s two days before Christmas, stuck in Austin, customer service HANGS up on you, flat out refuses to help, but will gladly charge you another ticket for another day.
A greyhound ticket was 1 dollar more, come to find out. Don’t waste your time on this scam. Use an actual bus company. It will save you lot of headache.

Megabus is the best form of bus transit second only to some of the Mexican bus lines.
My his station has a place for people who are waiting to use the restroom. What it really needs to have is an actual station. Making people wait outside Amman be a real drag…

Following an unexpected car breakdown, I was forced to buy a last-​minute Megabus ticket between Austin and Houston. I’d heard about the service before — and was familiar with Megabus in general, having lived in the Northeast where it first started out — but hadn’t previously used it.
Pros:
1. It’s (comparatively) cheap. Even my last-​minute reservation for a reserved seat (top floor, front row) was only $ 25.
2. It has a good number of amenities for a cheap bus. I knew beforehand that its buses were equipped with wi-​fi, but not that a standard 110V power outlet was available on every row. (Granted, the outlet is located near the ceiling on the window passenger’s side, which isn’t terribly convenient.)
3. It’s reasonably efficient. The drivers and ground coordinators are pros, and work to expedite the boarding process as quickly as possible.
Cons:
1. The wi-​fi sucks. I tested its speed several times; the *fastest* time I recorded was 30 kilobytes per second, which is roughly on par with dialup-​modem speeds from 20 years ago. (Seriously.) It was slow enough as to be effectively unusable.
2. It has no formal «stations» to speak of – although to be fair, that’s always been the case — back when it was simply «the Chinatown bus» transporting passengers between the respective Chinatowns of NYC, D.C. and Boston, it always picked up passengers at the curb, much like a standard city bus. The problem, however, is that in Megabus’s case, it generally has a couple *hundred* people queuing for buses, all in outdoor locations; downtown, their pickup spot is next to the terminus for the city’s bus system. I imagine that waiting for the bus either in summer heat or during a thunderstorm would be quite miserable.
3. Its technology in general sucks. Wi-​fi aside, Megabus’s website is spectacularly unhelpful — and that’s assuming you can even get *on* to it in the first place. Forget about any features along the lines of what you’d see on an airline’s site, e.g. arrival-​time updates. Furthermore, customer service — both via email and phone — is similarly nonexistent, or at least effectively so.
4. You’re out of luck if a bus is either running late or cancelled altogether. My bus was 90 minutes late due to its driver calling in sick, though thankfully another driver came in on his day off to drive us to Houston. Your best bet in terms of an on-​time arrival is probably taking one of the first buses of the day.
Pro tip: if you’re driving yourself to a pickup stop and can’t otherwise get a ride, *definitely* use their stops at Katy Mills Mall and on Hwy. 290. Both provide parking, whereas downtown there are no parking options aside from paid lots and garages. Also, bring water and snacks, since you probably won’t be stopping for them anywhere. Finally, if you’re traveling solo and don’t want to get stuck sitting next to a weirdo or perv (or anyone else), just buy two seats for yourself.

First timer. Took the Megabus in to and from Houston to New Orleans. The ride was super fast, got to New Orleans faster than expected and it had arrived early on time as well. Warning the only thing a/​c super cold, but don’t mind can’t complain just bring a blanket. Very comfortable, I can actually say more comfortable than a plane. It was a 6 hr ride and I was good, I gone on 3 hrs on a plane and feel like I’m going to die.
Then coming home was as well the same. Megabus arrived early got my seat got comfortable. Felt amazing. It was cold but feels like the top is less cold. Brought a blanked this time too. I must say I recommend this ride. So legitimate, especially for the price, can’t complain when only paying $ 14.

This is my 4^th time riding the megabus and they have been late 2 out of the 4 times (one time had to wait 30 minutes in the heat). They do not give an accurate estimate of when the bus will arrive so you literally just stand in the heat and wait.
The bus conditions are fine except it can get quite cold. Unfortunately, there aren’t tables for you to work on or put your laptop on. Other cons are there are no parking spaces so you’ll have to have someone pick you up or drop you off at the stop. The bus also stops in Katy if you get on from the downtown spot… so that always takes away quite a bit of time.
The 2 stars are for them getting me from point A to point B safely.

First time riding Mega Bus and I didn’t know what to expect from negative and positive reviews but, Hubby and I took a chance and I must say I was impressed. From Houston to New Orleans (⁹⁄₁₂) and returned ⁹⁄₁₄ Bus was scheduled to be leaving Houston at 8am and 8:02 we were pulling out. No problems at all with being late to and from NO. They take rest breaks at nicer gas stations, like Love’s, which have clean restrooms and better food options. Wifi is limited… I received a message after a while stating «You have exceeded your Wi-​Fi usage allowance. I liked the outlets to use to charge your electronics.
Please read the luggage instructions and follow them because if not you will be turned away. I seen it with my own two eyes… people being turned away with too much luggage.
Be prepared to stand outside its no where to sit and wait just fenced in parking lot. I suggest to bring a umbrella. The bus is COLD… Believe me when I tell you this. Bring a jacket or blanket. The seats are comfortable but, not much leg room if you over 6 ft tall you will feel cramped nor do I feel the seats are not spacious for someone overweight.
The staff and drivers were nice and friendly

I don’t know how people get one dollar trip cause everytime I see its more than 20 dollar. Ripped off!
Nice ride! No sudden brake and very safe driver.
The best part is that even if they leave late. They are always on time.
Always.
So magical but very convenient!

Pros: Cheap, save your car usage and your personal drive time.
Cons: bus station is a dirty parking lot, africa hot outside and no cover, no organizarion, employees hate their job and the people using the service cause it means they have to actually do work (OUTSIDE) in the heat than be on their phones or chatting with eachother. The internet service while free doesnt work for shit. The power outlets were not working. The damn AC per the dumb ass driver was on 80 and in the enclosed bus was a damn sauana or the damn thing was broken. Not to mention her african accent didnt let u understand shit nor could she comprehend. All this nightmare while she drive ms daisy… get me off this mutha-fka…Pathetic service.
If youre willing to roll like that… this service is for you, otherwise drive your damn self or fly… FML!!!
BULLET TRAIN FTW!!! Hope to see this service to Dallas soon!

You get what you pay for and never is that more true than with Megabus. The prices are cheap and the service is awful. I recently used Megabus for a roundtrip from Katy to New Orleans and it was hell. First of all, the bus was scheduled to leave at 2:20 pm. It ended leaving around 5 pm. That meant waiting outside in the Texas heat in the middle of summer. At least at Katy Mills Mall there were trees to provide shade, the people who waited at downtown Houston were not that lucky.
The bus driver and the passengers were all aggravated by the time the bus took off. We stopped at downtown Houston only to find out that we had to leave the bus to board another bus to New Orleans. I was never told when booking that I would have to change buses. We were told that they would transfer our luggage to the other bus, however my bag and another woman’s bag were just left sitting outside. Luckily another employee saw it and brought them in.
The bus we transferred to was packed. It was hard to find seats and it was loud. Being that Megabus is so cheap, the clientele leaves a lot to be desired especially to and from New Orleans. Many are loud and ghetto and rude. To give you an example one woman was cooking porkchops on a hot plate. In the bus. I kid you not. The bus finally arrived in New Orleans at 11:50 pm. and only because the bus driver made record time. We were refunded our money so I guess that’s something.
The ride back was also pretty bad. The bus was packed of course. We were on time, however, so that was a plus. When we got to Houston we were told that everyone had to get off the bus so it could be washed before it headed to Katy and San Antonio. So we had to get out of the bus, get our luggage, and stand in line to get back on the same bus we just got off of. After about 45 minutes standing on line in the rain and seeing no employees around, I called customer service to find out when we would be headed to Katy. The representative told me I got off at the wrong stop. How could I have gotten off at the wrong stop when we were all told to get off? I asked how I would be getting to Katy. She said she can’t really help with that and that I have to email customer service. I thought I was on the phone with customer service? She kept repeating in a bored voice, this department can’t help you with that you have to email.
By this time an employee showed up and told us the bus was coming and that the people on the phone don’t know anything. Clearly. While we were waiting homeless people went up and down the line asking for change. One man who appeared schizophrenic was having an argument with someone no one else could see. The argument became very heated and he pulled out an imaginary gun and started shooting. He was not waiting for a bus. He just happened to wander into the parking lot. The bus finally arrived and it took about 35 minutes to get to Katy. I doubt I would use Megabus again. The buses are okay but becomes uncomfortable when it’s so packed. Customer service sucks. They have no decent place to wait for the bus and they are very disorganized.

Me and my wife used Megabus this week to go to and from Houston to New Orleans. While our trip there from Houston to New Orleans was not bad, with the exception of some minor confusion in terms of boarding our return trip was a nightmare.
For starters, I do not know if those reading this that work for Megabus know much about the weather here in the Gulf Coast but at this time of year it is 90+ degrees outside with about 90% humidity, lets just call it jungle hot. Our bus had no A/​C at all! Who in the blue hell would of let this bus out of the garage without at first checking to see if there was working A/​C? Nothing like being stick on the bus for almost 7 hours with no A/​C, if I wanted to sit in a sauna I’d go to the health club where at least I could move around and get out when I felt like it.
On top of that when we stopped in Baton Rouge, what was supposed to be a quick stop to let people on and off, a stop which took no more than 10 minutes when we were going from Houston to New Orleans took over 30 minutes this time because our driver needed to go grab something to eat (I guess that 90 minutes between NOLA to there cause her breakfast to wear off). We were late getting into Houston because of our driver taking extended stops so everyone making connecting buses missed theirs.
I do not care how cheap Megabus is when it comes to me and my wife using it all I can say is NEVER AGAIN!!!

First impressions are lasting impressions! I needed to head to New Orleans in a few hours. Plane ticket was almost $ 400 dollars, so that was not an option. I realy did not feel like driving because I was leaving from work a few hours before I needed to start heading to New Orleans, so I needed a cheaper alternative. Here comes Megabus to the rescue.
Went online and booked a bus leaving a few hours after I got off from work for a grand total of $ 43.50 round trip. That is less than the cost of one tank of gas driving there, so the savings were worth it. I also did not have to drive, and could rest on the journey there, so that was an added bonus. One detractor was not having my vehicle once I did make it to New Orleans, but with so much family there, not a real big deal for me.
I see that you need to be at the bus stop at least 15 minutes before the bus departure time. Not a big deal there, even though this bus stop is in the middle of the city. The bus stop is conviently located next to a metro bus terminal, which has an over hang and all around shelter. The parking lot where the Megabus arrives has just a tent for the first few people that arrived to stand under. Very organized and visible workers ensuring people are in the proper lines for their bus.
2 things went wrong for me here. First of all, the Megasbus was late… really late! Ot seems as though they did not have a driver for the bus… not sure how that is possible, but it did happen! We left 1 hour and 15 minutes after the scheduled time.
Second thing that happened that is a down side to the experience, they allow solicitors to ask people for money in the line. I would ensure that only people that were scheduled for travel was allowed inside that parking lot area.
Once the bus got moving, everything was smooth and effecient. One refueling stop only, and they announced that the bus left in 15 minutes, with or without you.
All in all, not a bad experience. I notieced a table like area for the handicapped patrons that wish to utilize this service as well. PLEASE NOTE: The bus is freezing inside. I guess they do this to eliminate germ contamination from person to person a la a hospital. Bring a blanket, jacket or something for the inside.
I will do this again.