I'm going to San Jose in late July or early Aug - after I get off the SWC at Lax I can either catch the Coast Starlight or take 3 thruway buses.
I know the scenery is great on the CS, I've done this trip a couple of times before. I can't really say I'd miss it since I'm taking the Surfliner to LAX on the return trip. I want to know if anyone here has gone the bus route from LAX to SJC or beyond. Thruway Amtrak buses are significantly better than Greyhound but the two transfers (Bakersfield and Stockton) I'm not so sure about. And that's a lot of hours on buses with one bathroom. We're only talking about saving about $100. OTOH I've never seen Bakersfield or Stockton. Thoughts?
I know the scenery is great on the CS, I've done this trip a couple of times before. I can't really say I'd miss it since I'm taking the Surfliner to LAX on the return trip. I want to know if anyone here has gone the bus route from LAX to SJC or beyond. Thruway Amtrak buses are significantly better than Greyhound but the two transfers (Bakersfield and Stockton) I'm not so sure about. And that's a lot of hours on buses with one bathroom. We're only talking about saving about $100. OTOH I've never seen Bakersfield or Stockton. Thoughts?