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by Scooter on August 9th, 2008
I took a bus from Dallas, TX. to Indianapolis, IN. to save a little money once. I thought how bad could it be. It was much worse than I could have ever imagined. I had the window seat and was sitting by a girl that recently found out she was pregnant and was going through morning sickness. Anyway the guy across the aisle from her had really bad BO. The girl got sick a couple of times in the bathroom. So I gave her my seat by the window. Anyway the guy's BO across the aisle really made the trip horrible. Fortunately he got off in Oklahoma City. I should have hitch hiked instead.
by American idle on March 13th, 2007
2 hours going to a "murder mystery" out of town. Quite fun, for the first haf hour, (but the "murder mystery" was great)!
by Dog_Star on March 13th, 2007
From Basrah to the Syrian border via Baghdad, it was also the most frightening journey I ever made.
by travis bickle on March 13th, 2007
I once took a bus ride from Texas to Wisconsin and back again. I'm anti-bus because of it. Buses can be vile places.
by PinkCattyEma on November 10th, 2008
I took a bus from Bosnia Herzegovina to Germany - it took us longer than 24hrs to arrive. I was only nine years old, and the trip seemed like forever; if I hadn't taken it though, I probably wouldn't be alive.
by SABOTEUR on August 9th, 2008
Not since I was a kid.
My mom used to send me to my godmother's house in Asbury Park, NJ (from Baltimore MD) for summer vacation via Greyhound. Seemed like it used to take all day; I remember the thrill of traveling such a distance alone. I was never bored...just me and my trusty transistor radio.
I wouldn't DREAM of sending my kids ANYWHERE alone on a Greyhound bus today.
by Sixty B - Commander Topcoat on August 9th, 2008
I traveled from central Virginia to D.C. by bus once for a school field trip. 2 hours. I guess what made it long was that I came home and proceeded to have a stomach flu. Knew I felt a little woozy and weird on the ride back...
by gerrik on March 13th, 2007
About an hour when i was in Italy, it was jam packed and lots of people standing. Not pleasant.
by Mastodon on August 9th, 2008
Yup, from South Carlina to Tennessee to see a football game that my team lost
by BigDaddyBS on August 9th, 2008
I've been on a few that I remember...
I remember riding from Indy or Lafayette when I was a kid, with my mother to my grandmother's in the Cleveland area.
The others were shorter... at least 1 from Lafayette to Chicago with a Boy Scout group... and one from Lafayette to Hammond with our church's Folk Choir to sing the next day.
by Scrappy on August 9th, 2008
took one from AR to Knoxville Tn. i was so blessed to get a seat in front of a little kid who made it his sole purpose to make my whole trip a living nightmare. He kicked my chair the entire 10 hour trip, threw things in my hair, screamed in my ear, etc. and his parents just sit there. NEVER again will I take a bus. It's drive or fly.
by Anonymous on August 9th, 2008
3 or 4 days, can't quite remember but it was horrible. Winnipeg to Vancouver Canada. One of the bus drivers was drunk. He even asked me to go to the bar on one of our breaks.
by Oor Galooly - on August 9th, 2008
Quite a few times. I took a 40 + hour bus ride from Munich down to the South of France. The worst part was I had absolutelly no money, and I was totally hungover. The bus kept stopping to allow people to eat and all I could do was go to the bathroom and sip water from the tap.
The bus ride honestly felt like it took weeks. I was so disoriented by the time I got home, dehydrated and totally famished. I think I slept for like 30 some hours then went and ate a huge meal.
by Anonymous on August 9th, 2008
I took an 8 hr bus trip once and it was just such a drag, i'd never do it again.
by TERRYTUKER on August 9th, 2008
from Vegas to Claremont CA- hungover
by Roselynn...unregistered text offender... on August 9th, 2008
Went down the west coast for a few days to get to Mexico.
Took three days.
I thought I was going to go insane from sitting for so long...
by sm00z on August 9th, 2008
Yes, I took a 14 day bus trip through western states back in 1987.
I visited L. A., San Francisco, Yosemite National Park, Las Vegas, and the Grand Canyon.:)
by Stu B in his fleece-lined COAT on August 9th, 2008
Yes...in a span of 2 weeks with a singing group...Ithaca, NY, to Cincinnati, OH, to Memphis, TN, to Oklahoma City, OK, to Arlington, TX, to Beaumont, TX, to Lake Charles, LA, to New Orleans, LA, and back to Ithaca...that last leg (we called it a "death ride") was about 1,400 miles in 28 hours...
by Del Boy on August 9th, 2008
went to london once but thats not very far really lol
by Patti jo on March 29th, 2007
It lasted over 21 hour's with stops every 20 minutes it felt like and then had to get on bus after bus - I felt so nasty when it was over
by Perryman on March 29th, 2007
About 1,100 miles from Biloxi, Mississippi to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
by Foocubus on November 11th, 2008
12 hours, from New Hampshire to northern Virginia. Why yes, it was a class trip to DC, why do you ask?
by Serena77 on November 11th, 2008
I took a bus from Constance (Germany) to Bucharest. It took 42 hours!
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on November 10th, 2008
Maybe 2 hours, from Bergen County, New Jersey to Philadelphia.
by Done. never again. on November 10th, 2008
Not too far. Northern Minnesota.
by Claire2009 on November 10th, 2008
16h, 25m
Miles: 593 (954 km)
Kingston, Ontario to Sault Ste Marie
by advracer on November 10th, 2008
A few, when my parents got divorced, and I was nine, I rode the bus from Rock Springs, Wyoming to Lincoln, Nebraska, and back, every summer, and every other Xmas, Thanksgiving, and.. Easter for several years. 18 hours each way.
Rode a bus from Omaha, Nebraska, to LA and back..
And rode one from Washington DC to Omaha once, too.
by Karine on November 10th, 2008
9 hours....no room for your legs, people not shutting up even at 3 AM.....Think I'll pay more and take the plane next time!
by lakelady64 on November 10th, 2008
I took a bus from San Cristobel to Oaxaca Mexico. it was 11 hours overnight. They travel at night so the bus driver can see the headlights of the on coming cars better as the road is in the mountains and very narrow and curvy. The Mexican first class buses are very comfortable.
by CogitoErgoCogitoSum on August 9th, 2008
I took Greyhound from Seattle, WA to my home in Stockton, CA.
Driving it only takes 14 hours, via car straight through. My dad drove it once via car, he spent the night at a hotel mid-way through... still only took him 24 hours.
Greyhound was scheduled for a 26 hour trip due to the detours for drop-offs and pick-ups of travelers. Plus, transfer time from one bus to the next. We ended up being an hour late, still... before the bus broke down... and we finally arrived at 30 hours (all without a decent rest in between)
I had a massive headache. I cant sleep while on the road, and I cant sleep sitting in a plastic chair, either. I will never ride Greyhound again. Try Amtrak, instead.
by JuJubee is wearing a COAT of chocolate on August 9th, 2008
We went on a trip to Washington DC too, on a field trip, from North Carolina!
by mamanzana on June 24th, 2008
Of course, the world' longest bus route: from Caracas to Buenos Aires (in January, 2005), and from Buenos Aires to Caracas (in June, 2005). In the first, i traveled by 13 days, sleeping 2 nights in Lima. The second, i traveled by 14 days, 2 nights in Lina and 1 night in Arica, Chile. 1 ticket travel: almost $ 600, plus the food, the hotels in the route, etc etc etc... That was the most important adventure of my life! 6 countries, many towns, many people...
I want to make that travel again!
by Lippycow on March 29th, 2007
From yorkshire to Paris 18 hours there and 19 hours back,never again lol
by unknown on March 13th, 2007
I rode on bus from Houma, Louisiana to Orlando, Florida.
by LynfromNM on March 13th, 2007
I once took a bus from Albuquerque to Chicago, roughly 1200 miles. While I met several interesting people on the journey, it was frustrating to stop every 20 miles or so. However, I did see a lot of the state of Missouri and I'd never been there before.
by Volt on March 13th, 2007
From Gloucester to London on a coach that was old and smelt nasty, I threw up twice on the way there and three times on the way back. I think I was seven at the time.
by Little Miss Sunshine on November 11th, 2008
I did Manchester to the south of france on a bus when i was 14 for a school trip - 26 hours and it was torture!
by Anonymous on November 11th, 2008
About eight hours. I took a bus from Cartago-Valle, Colombia up into the Andes and over to Bogota.
by leeks5229 on May 8th, 2009
It was from Brisbane to Sydney (stayed four days) and then off to Melbourne.
by Sweet Pea on November 11th, 2008
I went from Waco to Houston. What should have been a five hour trip turned into 8, which is torture on a kid of 12 years of age.
by Galeanda on November 11th, 2008
From Chicago to Syracuse New York, via Cleveland, Ohio and Buffalo, NY, about 700 miles
by Bloed... on stand-by on May 10th, 2010
The longest in time was from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Edinburgh, Schotland. It's a long time ago but if I remember correct, it took about 20 hours or maybe even more.
The longest in feeling was a journey somewhere in the Philippines. In time it was maybe 6 hours, but it felt like an eternity as I was having big trouble with motion sickness, the road was really bad (mostly dirt roads)and had all twists and turns on mountain roads with deep ravines next to us, and last but not least the busdriver played a cd of Celine Dion, on repeat!!
by CorkTastic on May 13th, 2009
I got a greyhound bus pass and travelled for 2 months. So... technically 2 months was my longest journey. But from one destination to another? 32 hours. Total BS
by Scotslass on May 10th, 2010
Edinburgh to Paris and back. Never, ever, ever, ever again. I only travelled that way as my friend did not want to fly, and I have never taken another holiday with them.
by Mark3022 on November 11th, 2008
The longest bus ride i was ever on was from Portland ME,to Hartford CT..this may not seem like a long ride..but believe me it was hell on my nerves..:)
by H.. on November 11th, 2008
Toronto to Chicago, it took more than 12hrs.... slept most of the way....
by Brian on November 8th, 2009
67 hours from Saratoga Springs, New York to North Hollywood, California.
The distance is over 2,800 miles (over 4,480 KM).
by Apple on November 8th, 2009
16 hours to Austria - what a nightmare
by TravelBug on November 15th, 2009
mmmm possibly munich to paris. not that long really!!
by debodun on November 15th, 2009
From Montreal, Canada to Albany, NY. It wasn't too bad except trying to get back in the U.S. They always seen to find a reason to hold things up at the border coming in.
Are there bus lines between Munich& Reggio?
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LOL, you get to know lots of people on a long bus trip! Some you'd like to forget
by JuJubee is wearing a COAT of chocolate on August 9th, 2008