Megabus $1 Fare Sale

Megabus now runs intercity bus service to over 500 cities all across the US (also runs in UK and Canada). Right now, you get can $1 fares with their “Christmas in July” sale (Via The Gate, see tweet below). The schedule is now out through January 8th, 2024 as well. Simply search for fares between cities, and if you scan the dates you can find fares starting at $1. I did a quick search and they are definitely sprinkled around, supposedly the first couple of seats sold for each trip. Note that there is a $3.99 booking fee and possibly a $1.50 facility fee.

It's Christmas in July, and your present is $1* bus tickets through the holiday season!

Megabus is thrilled to announce that our new booking window is officially LIVE! You can now book tickets through 1/8/24 for as low as $1*! Visit https://t.co/uE7dhWSuJ6 to get your tickets! pic.twitter.com/wERnk1sAXT

— Megabus (@megabus) July 19, 2023

I’ve never tried it before, but it does seem like an interesting frugal and/or adventurous option, especially for shorter distances. I wonder if you could string a bunch of these short trips together and make your own little road trip but get some work done on the bus instead of driving all day. Wikipedia has more info in their history.