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Questions about taking a Greyhound bus to Macon from Atlanta?

Okay, so here's the deal. I live in Decatur/Atlanta. I have an internet friend that lives in Macon, and we've become pretty close over the time and want to schedule a meeting to see if we get along as well in person as on the phone and through internet chatting. I don't have a car right now. Living in the city, I basically take MARTA to work. It helps me save a lot of money, and I don't mind it for the time being. However, obviously MARTA doesn't go anywhere near Macon, GA. She hates the big city and basically freaks out and won't drive here. I looked up Amtrac...they don't go down there (and I know that's more for long distances, anyway). The only thing that goes to Macon is a Greyhound bus. I've done a little research online through Greyhound's website - it's bout 90 miles and an hour and a half trip according to their site. Looks like it's about $50 bucks for a round trip ticket to Macon and back, if I'm reading everything correctly. Theoretically, I'd catch one of their buses around roughly 9a.m. and get to Macon around 10:30 or a little after. She has a car and wants to pick me up from there, and we're gonna go here and there and spend a while together. Again, theoretically about 3-5 hours or so, and I'd probably get my bus by 3pm at the latest. Can she just drive up to the Greyhound station in Macon and pick me up without any issues? Or is there a certain area where I'd have to go for her to pick me up? A couple of other questions...I see the options of "will call" and "ticket by mail." Exactly what is the "will call" option? I'm kind of iffy about getting a ticket mailed to the address that I live at now, because I'm sharing it with a couple of family members for the time being...and they are too freaking nosey. But on the other hand, I don't exactly...want to get down there and eff up and not be able to get back. Can you buy tickets at the bus stations themselves, or does it have to be ordered online or via phone and sent to you by mail or picked up at a certain location? Just in case I somehow missed my return trip bus (duh...hopefully not) and needed to buy a ticket back or something. Possible to do? Nope, she's cool with the bus thing. And no, don't have a driver's license yet.

Public Comments

1. "Will Call" means you pay for your ticket in advance and instead of mailing it to you they leave it for you to pick up at the ticket window. Sounds like for privacy reasons this is what you want to do. You can always wait and buy your ticket when you arrive but you always run the risk of a sell out and not making the trip. The Bus to Macon shouldn't be a big deal. It's a short trip. Do you have a drivers license? You can probably rent a car and drive for the the same money. It gives you more freedom and you won't show up to meet your friend on a bus. Not a great way to make a first impression.