What I have done is to buy a ticket for a train-bus combo and get off partway. I did this once from Palm Springs. I bought a ticket to Wasco, and got off the bus in San Bernardino. The driver looked suprised, but he was fine with it. Palm Springs has nominal Greyhound service to a station 4...
As long as they don't do what California did and require by law each bus ticket purchase to include a train segment. I'm guessing this was in response to pressure from bus companies who thought the Amtrak busses would take their business. The bus from Sacramento to Lake Tahoe is the only...
Great info guys, thanks. I still ride the dog though, can't let an isolated incident change the way you live your life.
Too bad this route is gone, wonder if it would ever be viable to start it up again.
Seems like there's likely more than a few factors contributing to intercity bus decline...
What ever happened to a connection from the Empire Builder stop in Shelby, Montana north to Lethbridge and Calgary, Alberta? This seems like something that would be beneficial to get people to their Rocky Mountaineer as well as connect a moderate-sized city (Lethbridge) and a metropolitan area...