Hy Everbody. I´m flying from Germany to Orlando on october the 23rd. my plan right now is to book a seat at megabus. is anyone else from orlando going to gainesville somehow on october the 23rd? or do you have some advices of what´s the best and cheapest way to get to gainesville from there??

thanks, Goli

We're flying into Orlando on the 24th and leaving the 29th...a car rental for the whole time is only like $110 US...unless you don't want that responsibility! (Try Kayak.com to look for cheap American rooms, cars, etc.)...there is also a shuttle bus that runs between Orlando and Gainesville...I think it's like $20/each way but I'm not sure...good luck!

never been on a megabus but the the double decker ones look scary as hell.. stupid idea using those for any kind of medium-long distance travel. they are a new company and have been developing a history of getting into horrible accidents the last couple months... just type "megabus" on google and well, see you on the greyhound bus.

im a bit unsure why megabus is gaining so much popularity.. greyhound serves a ton more cities with many more departure times. double decker buses on the interstate going 70 miles per hour.. no thank you.

because if you book far enough in advanced you can get megabus tickets for $1. ive ridden it from gainesville to orlando and back, its perfectly safe, and clean. they have wireless internet. its easy. do megabus, cheapest way for sure

I've used Megabus several times on the east coast and they are fine. Not that much different from Greyhound. I also found 1$ rides on both carriers. 1$ from Toronto to Baltimore is a pretty sweet deal.

im doing greyhound on the 25th

a few of the notable differences aside from the lower fare is megabus has a much higher rate of inexperienced drivers (probably since they are a new company) - when i pair that with some megabuses being twice the size of greyhounds (double deckers) yeaaaaah i dont know.. just looking at their list of crashes in the extremely short time they've been in business scares me. usually am not one to take isolated incidents and make a big deal but, whew...

also i think all megabus stops are curbside - meaning there is no actual station.. which of course doesnt really matter as long as you dont miss your departure time (or it isnt raining, it is florida...)

last year when i traveled the US i rode on the Megabus about 7 times, never had a problem with any of the trips and the stops were easy to find as the website gives instructions on what street they are on and also give a little map. i definitely prefer it to the Greyhound. the drivers we had were all pretty good and i never felt unsafe in regards to their driving. its super cheap as well which is always a good thing. i'd say go for it!