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Why the Bus Beats Summer Highway Traffic on Holiday Weekends?

The bus beats summer highway traffic on holiday weekends because you don’t drive it. You ride through it! A professional driver handles the gridlock while you nap, work, or watch the road roll by. You skip white-knuckle merges, $40 parking, and the search for gas, and you often reach your destination faster door-to-door thanks to bus-only lanes and set schedules. Highlights: Holiday weekends pack the year’s worst congestion into a few afternoons. AAA regularly forecasts record travel volumes. On a…

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0 Comments July 20, 2026

Catching a Summer Baseball Game in Another City by Bus

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.…

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0 Comments July 6, 2026

How to Plan a Budget Summer Trip Using Intercity Buses

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…

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0 Comments July 2, 2026

Escape the City Heat: Cool Mountain Trips by OurBus

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.…

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0 Comments June 28, 2026

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Best Beach Towns for Summer Vacations in 2025

For some people, going to the beach for vacation is a yearly tradition, while for others, it’s a novel experience. Whether it’s your first trip or your fiftieth, you expect to have fun, relax, and have sandy feet and salty sea air. Sounds amazing right? Well, because of this very reason, we have jotted down the best beach towns for summer vacations. Every one of these towns offers family entertainment, sightseeing, beachcombing, sunset viewing, delicious food, and the opportunity to…

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0 Comments June 13, 2025

Top 10 U.S. Destinations with Travel Deals for Summer Vacations

Summer is in full swing. And it is the perfect time to plan that trip that you’ve been postponing forever. Even better? This is when you will find the best travel deals for summer vacations. The United States offers something for everyone, whether you’re a nature lover seeking snow-capped mountains or a culture vulture who can’t get enough of museums, galleries, and excellent culinary scenes. So many options can be overwhelming, right? Worry not! Best Travel Deals for Summer Vacations…

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0 Comments June 5, 2025