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Do Greyhound bus trips last considerably longer compared to driving yourself?

I'm from STL, and thinking about making a trip up to Chicago, something I frequently do. I'm getting sick of making the drive myself, so I looked up greyhound bus schedules. I noticed for one trip from here to chicago, its 15 hours long. Is this accurate?

Public Comments

1. Yep. It takes far longer on a bus as compared to driving. Mostly due to the fact that you will have to stop at a lot of small town depots and more than likely have to change buses and wait at larger city depots. There are seldom direct routes. It is a hub to hub system like flying.
2. have you considered the amtrak train it is superior to the bus sorry i don't know what STL is to give you an exact link as far as routes go but I take the train whenever I am sick of driving and the time spent depending on how far I travel is comperable to time spent driving yourself without the stress and the fares are low check it out
3. I agree. Look at Amtrak. I deal with Greyhound travelers all the time in my business. Many are very questionable people. I wouldn't be comfortable cooped up in a bus with them.
4. It depends on how far you're traveling. A relatively short distance, from St. Louis to Chicago, it would be a lot faster to drive because people typically drive faster in cars, and buses make frequent stops. If you're traveling across the country, a bus may be faster because there are no overnight stops. It travels overnight, while driving cross country would probably force you to stop overnight three or four nights.
5. Amtrak is a bit under 6 hours, and a much better trip than Greyhound. The Greyhound trips I saw are 6-7 hours, not 15.