Taking an OVERNIGHT Greyhound Bus | Would NOT Recommend

Greyhound Overnight Bus Travel Vlog | Greyhound Bus has a history of problems in the United States and Greyhound is seen as the opposite of luxury. Taking an overnight Greyhound bus for the first time was unique. The greyhound seats were uncomfortable, the bus chargers did not work, the bus was noisy. Greyhound was also late despite there being no traffic as we took two smoke breaks. I would not recommend taking a Greyhound unless it is truly the cheapest and easiest option, or the most efficient. I rode the overnight Greyhound Bus from New York City to Pittsburgh
Sites visited: New York City, Bryant Park, New York Port Authority Bus Terminal, Greyhound Bus, Pittsburgh Port Authority
Alternative titles: Greyhound Overnight Bus New York City to Pittsburgh, Nightmare on overnight Greyhound, Greyhound Bus: Not Fun, Should You take an Overnight Greyhound Bus, Greyhound: My First Ever Experience, Greyhound Bus Review, Greyhound Overnight Bus Review
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0:00 - Greyhound Expectations
2:57 - Noise Level
4:01 - Travel Neighbor Free
4:32 - Port Authority Bus Terminal
6:04 - Bus Journey
7:12 - Smoke Break?
8:16 - More Insights / Final Thoughts
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[@perkins9792]

When I was 13 my dad put me on a Greyhound from Mobile, AL to NYC to save money on an airline ticket to visit my mom for the summer. The bus was not an express and the trip took just over 36 hours. When I saw him again at the end of the summer, I told him if he ever did that to me again, you would never see me again. LOL

[@landonkissell]

lmao "if he ever did that to me again, you would never see me again" that is HILARIOUS. I can't imagine being on Greyhound for over 36 hours. That must have been brutal. I would be going insane by the time hour 12 rolled around

[@perkins9792]

@@landonkissell and this was in 1982. No phones, electronics and didn't even own a Sony Walkman at that time.

[@landonkissell]

@@perkins9792 oh wow I did not even think of that. The outlets on my bus did not work and I was annoyed I could not use my phone because it died but in 1982 there was none of that! I hope you brought things to keep you entertained (whether it was books, magazines, crossword puzzles, etc.) What did you do? because looking out the window can only get you so far

[@perkins9792]

@@landonkissell I can't recall what I had with me. I know I tried to sleep a lot. I'll never forget, one of the times I woke up and we were in the Holland Tunnel. I was sooooo happy we were almost to the station. Then when we exited the tunnel, I realized we were in a tunnel in Maryland around Baltimore. I was so pissed. LOL

[@landonkissell]

@@perkins9792 haha I can imagine that emotional rollercoaster that you went on in that moment! The high of thinking you were FINALLY there and then the immediate low of realizing there was still about four hours to go.

[@willie346]

You ride Greyhound to save money, not to travel vicariously. 🤣

[@landonkissell]

what is crazy is that greyhound has become very comparable to budget air travel. It cost $70 for one way NYC to Pittsburgh but flying on Spirit would have cost just $55 one way

[@brianwhite1189]

I went coast-to-coast, East to West, in 1979 and the word that best describes it is miserable. Dreading a second night, I got off in the late afternoon in Omaha and got a room, shower, shave, pizza and beer and resumed my trip the next day. It almost made it tolerable, but never again.

[@landonkissell]

going coast-to-coast must have been BRUTAL, especially since you felt the need to do all that (I would have done the same thing too probably). I can't imagine that experience. At least its once (and only once) in a lifetime haha

[@seattlebeard]

I gave up on Greyhound in the late 1980s. At this point, plane travel is like a flying bus. Renting a car is the only way to travel across the US. If I had to go overseas, I would seriously look into sea travel.

[@landonkissell]

I do not understand how Greyhound still gets business with all of its issues. Especially due to price point with it being rather comparable to air travel nowadays. I've never done a true road trip but I can picture that being so fun. I would love to rent an RV one day and go with a bunch of friends across the west coast.

[@viewviewview1236]

Flying overseas is much better than domestic if you pick a carrier from a country with no unions or weak unions- Asai or the middle east - they actually do a decent job of pretending they care about your experience- Thai Airways, Emirates’ Korea air, different ballgame than us domestic ,

[@landonkissell]

@@viewviewview1236 you are very right about that. Those airlines always have it so smooth

[@dexcoon]

I stopped using Greyhound after they left me in Newark with no connection. I was supposed to catch a connecting bus out Newark but my inbound bus was 90 minutes late. I went to the ticket office and told them the situation and they said there will be another bus in 8 hours. Obviously I couldn't wait that long and they basically told me "too bad". I told them I wanted a refund and they said no, so I called corporate and worked all the way up the phone chain to the customer service manager who still told me no refund. I ended up walking to the subway station, heading to LaGuardia and flying the rest of the way. I don't envy anybody who has to resort to using Greyhound.

[@landonkissell]

Oh wow, that is TERRIBLE!!! Now that is a true nightmare travel story. I can picture Greyhound not caring one bit. I understand why you will never take a Greyhound again. A pretty incompetent company

[@sonicmoore6196]

8 FREAKING HOURS OF WAITING!!?? Wow!!

[@landonkissell]

@@sonicmoore6196 and yet there (somehow) people out there that use greyhound more than any other form of transport

[@sonicmoore6196]

@@landonkissell I know right? I’m so shocked how Greyhound is still in business to this day. It’s a horrible company run by people that don’t care and hire messed up drivers! Shoot I rather walk instead of taking a Greyhound.

[@landonkissell]

@@sonicmoore6196 Literally! Also how has no company tried to challenge greyhound at a major level?! Megabus has attempted but is still far from overtaking them

[@get2choppa429]

i took a greyhound completely cross country. all i can say is the first 10 seconds completely sums up the experience

[@landonkissell]

Haha if someone even voluntarily takes greyhound when they have other options they’re CRAZY! And wow, I can’t imagine that! How long were you on the bus for. That must have been horrible!

[@billysanchez6807]

Took an overnight bus from Washington, DC, to Pittsburgh in February. Worst travel experience of my life, the guy sitting next to me had to worst body odor and no sense of personal space. I tried to sleep since I had meetings and classes to go to two hours after getting back to Pittsburgh but I couldn't sleep and the guy sitting next to me kept rolling over and touching me or grabbing me (albeit probably unintentionally). Never again, I'll be forking up $100 extra to fly to DC and back.

[@landonkissell]

That seems like such a horrible experience😭. Sorry you had to deal with all of that! That would have drove me CRAZY

[@MissShark8383]

I’m never getting on greyhound bus again since 2007. A homeless man tried to fight me in Tennessee and they lost my luggage.

[@landonkissell]

oh no! that is not fun at all

[@viewviewview1236]

Did u at least win the fight?

[@landonkissell]

@@viewviewview1236 🤣

[@davidz2690]

People talking at 3am? Crazy lack of respect for others... Thankfully never had this issue with long bus journeys in Europe

[@landonkissell]

Literally!!! And it was the bus driver too! Glad to hear that you have never had those issues in Europe. Things in Europe and South America with buses seem so much easier. Wish it was that way here too

[@wannabetrucker7475]

getting from one place to another without crashing is a win, whether driving or flying. 👍🏽. After being in the service i can sleep through anything

[@landonkissell]

Safety always number 1 priority 🤝

[@YuDoThat101]

Try not to eat heavy before a bus trip

[@landonkissell]

Haha true! Especially with all the bouncing around on the greyhound

[@viewviewview1236]

It’s the “great race” can you eat a questionable meal in Tijuana, cross the boarder to San Diego, take a greyhound to Portland and hold back the diarrhea until you arrive? If you lose it’s a soggy and smelly trip to Portland!

[@landonkissell]

@@viewviewview1236 😅

[@gailbot3211]

About to take a greyhound 26hrs to nyc. Thanks for the review

[@landonkissell]

Oh wow hopefully that goes well for you!!! Glad the video was insightful

[@viewviewview1236]

Highly recommend paying like $80 more to fly

[@gailbot3211]

@@viewviewview1236 yeah I wish I had

[@varimarc1]

My guess is you're stopping because the driver also has to take a break. After all, she is working.

[@landonkissell]

Right, but having that many stops for a rather short drive is way too much (especially how we were an hour late to Pittsburgh)

[@MrLetmein2011]

I have to say Landon that bus was disgusting!! lol It should of been scrapped ten years ago 😂 You certainly went above and beyond to bring us that video .

[@landonkissell]

Haha definitely! The bus was not in good shape at all. Greyhound is a total mess in the US. Makes me wonder why our bus system is not as efficient as other places (such as South America)

[@MissShark8383]

@@landonkissell I thought flixbus would fix greyhound since they bought them😢nope.

[@worm3598]

ive taken shorter greyhounds but you can’t get me to take a long/overnight trip with them with how bad it is

[@landonkissell]

I do not understand how people frequently do this. I only did it because that is how it had to fit in my schedule. During the day I will have no problem with it, but haha yeah during the night I will pass if I can

[@gallowglass2630]

i went on the greyhounds when i was younger in 1999.I suppose the only thing wrong about was the lenght of time i was on the buses from chicago to denver

[@landonkissell]

oh wow, you went on a greyhound for that long?!?! That had to have been at least 20+ hours right?

[@gallowglass2630]

@@landonkissell Much longer than that the journey coming back i think was 44 hours which was longer than the original journey for some reason

[@landonkissell]

@@gallowglass2630 wow that must have been BRUTAL! I can't imagine being on a bus / being in bus stations during connections for THAT LONG

[@anonymousperson9610]

Bruh, I took a greyhound bus last May although it was only from NYC to Philly, the trip wasn’t bad though.

[@landonkissell]

3 hours at night could do without any complaints. Once I get to 5+ (which is took nearly 7.5 for Pittsburgh) that’s pushing the limit for me haha

[@sebastienlegerpoudrier5116]

back in 2022 I've done Montreal Canada to Springfield MO thru Greyhound and that was probably one of my worst trip ever buses constantly late and/or \broken misses a couples of them definitely wasn't worth what so ever and was supposed to be 35h is took around 48h and their customer service is probsbly the worst ever existing

[@landonkissell]

That seems terrible 😭. I have no idea how you managed to do that without at one point being like “ok I’m done I’m sick of this I’m getting off the bus”

[@sebastienlegerpoudrier5116]

@@landonkissell Honestly I don't even know myself tbh

[@landonkissell]

@@sebastienlegerpoudrier5116 that’s dedication right there

[@Policerecorders]

Hey, in 2022 I also went to Springfield mo from Columbia mo via greyhound(my first trip through them/by myself, as I was almost 18 1/2)!!! The trip was crazy (route wise)!!! I had to go two hours east to STL and then go 4 hours to Springfield (when it would have taken two less hours driving), let me tell you it was a roundabout way of going there (although the bus was early arriving)!!!

[@sebastienlegerpoudrier5116]

@@Policerecorders Dude you're Strong mate I feel your pain and struggle

[@yaboyblue188x2]

i hope you got the experience of dropping a fat loaf while cruising down the road at 75

[@landonkissell]

Bro what 😭

[@viewviewview1236]

Blumpkin at 75 mph from a homeless count?

[@janibeg3247]

brave man

[@landonkissell]

Haha thanks

[@mrh6431]

So Greyhound has improved since Flix took over?

[@landonkissell]

Wish I could give an answer since the companies came together. I’ve only taken one greyhound ever and it was after the merger. What do you think?

[@teonntejohnson7450]

Why would you lie? Port Authority is a horrible scary place 😂😂

[@landonkissell]

lmao it is in a convenient location but yeah not a great place to be (or wait for your bus)

[@roocky2000]

Im taking one wed from port auth to portland oregon 77 hr trip

[@landonkissell]

Oh wow that is going to be LONGGG. I’m hoping it goes well!!

[@roocky2000]

I just hope my transfers are on time and get their i have lil $ to make it their and that worrys me :/

[@landonkissell]

@@roocky2000 I am wishing you the best of luck! Are the transfer times close?

[@roocky2000]

@@landonkissell 1-2hrs first two busses greyhound then last two flix bus

[@landonkissell]

@@roocky2000 knowing greyhound often runs late, i I am wishing you good luck! Good thing is that if you miss it, they will put you on the next available one though

[@AbdulColey]

Greyhound alot to deal with took a couple long overnight trips many actually one from nyc to Miami 36 hours

[@landonkissell]

Wow, you took it nyc to Miami? I couldn’t imagine being on it for a day and a half. That must have been brutal. It would have driven me crazy

[@AbdulColey]

@@landonkissell it wasn’t too bad a guy at the port authority told me I should’ve flown heck I once took the bus with my son mom from Tampa to Houston Texas long as hell

[@landonkissell]

@@AbdulColey oh wow, how long did that journey take?

[@AbdulColey]

@@landonkissell like over 40 hours way back before flixbus purchased greyhound

[@landonkissell]

@@AbdulColey 40 hours is crazy! Wow that’s impressive not going crazy after being stuck on a bus that long haha

[@richinmt1]

started the video negative, knew right from the start you wouldn't like it.... Probably just too young and been too pampered.

[@landonkissell]

I felt like I started it positive. The clips in the begin was footage from the actual ride so it included it as a little preview. I think criticism is valid through my experience (as well as I have never heard anyone praise greyhound before haha)

[@judymiles7186]

Six minutes into this and he isn't on the bus yet. I quit! Bye, everybody.

[@landonkissell]

I put chapters so you can see when I get on the bus so you can know what part to skip ahead to :)

[@wannabetrucker7475]

​@@landonkissell that's okay, some people are narcissistic and like to grandstand 😂😂😂

[@snarflatful]

Whiny millennial. I don't think you're cut out for any type of travel. Travel is adventure and rolling with the punches. Try the Marrakesh train in North Africa sometime. Pop your hipster cherry.

[@landonkissell]

I would love to go on a train through Morocco one day. Seems like it would be a great way to see all the sites! But considering I just went to central america solo as a teenager sleeping in tents some nights, I think I’m very well cut out for all types of travel😁