Sacramento – San Francisco – Los Angeles – Santa Barbara, Megabus+Flixbus=$10

Flixbus and Megabus are the largest low-cost coachlines in the world. Flixbus is a German brand that offers intercity bus service in Europe and the United States since 2011. Megabus commenced operating in August 2003, initially in the United Kingdom , and later expanding into continental Europe and North America. Megabus sold all operations in the European mainland, as well as those services linking London with Europe, to Flixbus.

Megabus has entered North American market since 2006. Megabus is famous for its double-decker buses and $1 ticket pricing. When Megabus run sales, the ticket prices can go down to $0+booking fee($2.5 in the US/$2 in Canada per payment).

Flixbus entered the US only in 2018. Flixbus is famous for its brand new fleet and free Wi-Fi on board. Flixbus rarely offers $1 or $0 sales but its regular prices are low. FlixBus has established a widely-recognized brand with a strong following across Europe. So many European visitors take FlixBus when they travel in the US.

I bought my the Sacramento – San Francisco ticket for $0 from Megabus. San Francisco – Los Angeles ticket was purchased during the same sale. Unfortunately, I bought the ticket too late and had to pay $4.99 for San Francisco – Los Angeles trip. I was the 10th passenger to bought the ticket on that bus. Los Angeles – Santa Barbara ticket was purchased from Flixbus for 4.5 Euro. If you buy from Flixbus US site, you have to pay $4.99+$2 booking fee for the same ticket. The whole trip from Sacramento to Santa Barbara costed me $4.99+4.5 Euro. Megabus did charge me a $2.5 booking fee. However I purchased 10 tickets in that transaction, so it’s only about $0.25 for each ticket.
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How to take a bus from San Francisco to Sacramento? Megabus $0 Trip

San Francisco – Sacramento route is served by three coach companies:Greyhound, Flixbus and Megabus.

Greyhound is the only coach company that has bus terminal buildings, the ticket price is about $8-9 each way.

Flixbus and Megabus are so-called “low-cost” coachlines which only have bus stops on roadsides. Flixbus tickets typically cost $4.99-$7.99 each way plus $2 booking fee. The earlier you buy the cheaper tickets you get. You can choose to pay more to get a front row seat.

Megabus tickets are mostly sold at the price of $9.99 each way plus $2.5 booking fee. The earlier you buy the cheaper tickets you get: The first 4 tickets on each coach are sold at $1 each. The price will go up from there and can go up as high as $13 each way although most seats are priced at $9.99. Premium seats cost more.

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多伦多搭$1双层巴士前往美国水牛城(尼亚加拉大瀑布)

Megabus提供从加拿大多伦多直达美国水牛城的巴士服务,这不仅方便了游客前往参观美国一侧的尼亚加拉大瀑布,也方便了那些捡便宜从美国水牛城机场出发的旅客(因为机场税费低很多,水牛城机场出发去美国各地的机票比多伦多机场出发要便宜得多)。

Megabus票价采取提高制,越早买票越便宜,此后票价水涨船高。以多伦多-水牛城这条线路为例,买当日出发的车票大约20加元上下,如提前一天买票不超过18加元。每趟车最早买票的2位旅客则可以享受1加元的最低价,这往往需要提前3个月左右买票。

Megabus于多伦多使用市中心的Toronto Coach Terminal,交通非常方便。

多伦多公交TTC攻略

车站有厕所、饮水机,附近有好多餐厅和便利店。车站内高挂了好几部显示器显示车次信息,设备相当老旧,文字细小难辨。灰狗大巴和Megabus使用不同的显示屏,所以如果没有看到你的车次,换个显示屏看看。显示屏会告知出发时间、目的地、发车平台号码,旅客需要根据自己的出发时间和目的地找到发车平台号码,然后前往相应发车平台找自己的车,通常提前15分钟即可。

前往美国水牛城的车是发往纽约的双层大巴。上车前司机不但要查验车票(手机出示编号即可,不必打印),还要将每位乘客的护照个人资料页用平板设备扫描上传给美国边检。

每位乘客的座位下方都有美式充电插口(可以给笔记本用)和USB充电口(可以直接给手机充电),车上Wi-Fi要在进入美国后才能使用。
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