A perfect summer weekend in Boston takes zero driving: ride OurBus from NYC for $19 in about four hours, then explore entirely on foot. Walk the 2.5-mile Freedom Trail past 16 historic sites, eat your way through the North End, catch a Red Sox game at Fenway, and ferry out to the Harbor Islands – all in a compact, walkable city that punishes drivers and rewards everyone else. Boston is a walker’s city that actively fights back against cars –…
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The OurBus SuperSaver Pass is a prepaid discount pass that takes $15 off every single OurBus ride – no promo codes, no blackout dates, and no per-trip fine print. Buy it once, and the discount applies automatically to each ticket you book until the pass expires. For frequent riders, it’s the simplest way to get cheaper bus tickets. Super Saver Pass Highlights: The SuperSaver Pass takes $15 off every OurBus ride, with no codes and no blackout dates. A standard…
The easiest way to catch a summer baseball game in another city is to take the bus, not your car! From NYC, OurBus drops you in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, or Baltimore – all MLB cities – for as little as $9, with no game-day parking ($25–$55 at most parks), no rental, and no designated-driver problem. You ride, you watch, you have a beer, and someone else handles the traffic. A summer baseball game is built for a road trip.…
You can get around the entire East Coast without owning a car by chaining together intercity buses and each city’s transit system. OurBus links New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Boston, the Jersey Shore, and Ithaca with fares from $9, and every one of those cities has a subway, light rail, or walkable core waiting on the other end. No car, no parking, no problem. Read on to know how to get around the east coast without a car. Here’s the…
The best bus-friendly summer trips for college students are the cheap, car-free regional getaways you can reach on OurBus for less than the cost of a textbook. Washington, DC from $17, Boston from $19, Atlantic City from $19, Ithaca from $25, and Niagara Falls, from $40. With 2026 airfares up about 21%, a bus seat is the smartest way to travel broke and still see something new. QUICK OVERVIEW: Cheapest city: NYC to Washington, DC Bus, $17, all-free attractions. Easiest…
Yes, for most college students, the bus is one of the best ways to get home for a break. A bus for college students traveling home is the cheapest option that doesn’t require owning a car. It reaches campus towns that flights and trains skip, with services like OurBus starting near $25, adding a student discount, and providing a guaranteed seat with Wi-Fi so the ride home can double as nap-or-study time. Break starts, and the same question hits every…
To plan a budget summer trip with intercity buses, build the whole trip around the cheapest seat instead of the flashiest destination: pick a city two to five hours away on a route like OurBus, book early for fares from $9, travel light to dodge baggage fees, and let the bus replace your flight, rental, gas, and parking all at once. Done right, the transport line on your budget nearly disappears. Let’s be honest about why you’re here: travel got…
Riding an intercity bus for the first time is simple: book online ahead of time, arrive at your curbside stop about 15 minutes early, show the mobile pass on your phone, hand your bag to the driver to stow underneath, and pick a seat. Modern coaches like OurBus come with free WiFi, power outlets at the seat, reclining seats, and an onboard restroom, making riding an intercity bus for the first time be super smooth. This bus trip is closer…
The smartest way to spend the Fourth of July in Washington, DC is completely car-free: DC closes roads across downtown from 4 a.m. to midnight, makes it illegal to stop on streets for fireworks, and turns Metro free after 5 p.m. So take a bus from NYC like OurBus that starts from $17, ride the free Metro to the National Mall, and watch the America 250 fireworks with no parking, no traffic, and no drive home. Here’s the thing nobody…
The coolest mountain trips by OurBus that you can reach by bus from the Northeast are Ithaca, Harrisonburg, and Blacksburg in Virginia’s Blue Ridge and Shenandoah country. OurBus offers a bus route for each of these trips, with fares starting at about $24. When a heat wave settles over the city, the cheapest air conditioning is altitude. You don’t need a flight or a rental car to find it. All you need is a bus seat and a few hours.…









