Has anyone ever ridden a Greyhound a long distance? Was it hell?

if you consider 5 hrs long distance :p

I don't ride well in any vehicle with compacted seats and windows that I can't roll down. I rode the Greyhound with my mom when I was 7 from Chicago to Indianapolis to see my grandfather, and then when I was 19 from St. Louis to Ft. Lenardwood Mo. It was only 3 hours that time but it was a miserable 3 hours for me. I can travel by train long distances, but I have to have a sleeper car and be allowed to go to sleep. I don't do well on planes. Next time I take a plane long distance, I want a valium!!!!!

I havent but i was interested in other peoples experience, my daughter says she is taking the bus home from basic but im thinking after reading some of these comments she may change her mind.

I took a GreyHound from Seattle, to NewOrleans, which is over,3,000 Miles. At least i had a chance to get some shut eye!!! LOL!!!

The smell alone!!!

Hell isn't a strong enough term.

I went from Miami to Evansville In, The riding on the buses that wasn't bad, It was some of the bus stations I didn't care for.That was the longest 30 hours of my life

From Dallas Texas to Live Oak FL, it was pure hell, the bus was crowded, with standing room only for hours at a time, and when I was able to sit the only place was near the latrine, which smelled like it hadn't been emptied in a while...I am 6'3" tall with a large frame and the seats are tiny with little leg room and my legs had a sharp cramp in them the whole time. The bus was running hours behind schedule and when I arrived at the Live Oak station, I was informed apologetically that my bag with Military gear was put onto the wrong bus by mistake, the Live Oak station was closed and there was nothing open within walking distance and the pay phone was broken so I wasn't able to inform my ride who had came and left already, that I had arrived late. I sat outside on a bench in the middle of the night in Army Class A's for about 5 hours before I was able to get a ride to my destination which was 34 miles away from the station by car.

I actually had to purchase clothing to wear while I was on leave and donate it to charity when I left, because we couldn't have civilian clothes at the time, luckily Greyhound located my bag in Witchita, KS and mailed it to me via UPS, it arrived one day before I had to return, I decided to fly back even though it was more expensive.

LOL!!! sounds about right....I had a hellish ride as well....should've been 14 hours took 24. Stinky crowded a woman tried getting me to "come stay with her, she would take care of me like she did all her girls" A woman broke a jar of pickled pigs feet it stank to high heaven...it was hot and I kept getting hit on even though I avoided eye contact. Some people don't understand body language...LOL

from Pittsburgh, Pa. to Rehobeth Beach , Del.
24 hours of complete entertainment , you think wall mart at night is a sight to behold, the terminals , the fellow riders, the people that hang out at the terminals, wow, what a sight.

and , no, I have not taken an other bus ride since then, and do NOT plan ever to do it again..

this is like bungee jumping,, once is more than enuff for this old guy....

I have I rode from Phoenix AZ to Lorado tx omg it sucked soooooooo bad

lets just say it was different

all the way from Nashville to Seattle. I almost killed myself. o_O

I haven't, but my mate Bubbles has:

but i rode a different bus long way to alabame

Was it hell?

o yes i hated it every secondof it

Me tooo