USA Bus Lines

How reliable are bus schedules?

I'm planning a trip that will involve 2 buses. I go from DC to NY to New Haven, CT. i'm using the bolt bus, then greyhound. if the bolt bus is late, i may miss my non-refundable greyhound bus. how risky is this? there's like an hour or so between scheduled arrival time and my greyhound leaving. i will be traveling on a Thursday, so i don't think too many others will be traveling. keep in mind these are inter-state bus lines. DC-NY is long. sounds like you guys are talking like inter-city buses.

Public Comments

1. From what my girlfriend has told me, Buses in NY area are VERY prompt, and correct about their schedules. But here in Wisconsin Bus schedules are about as reliable as A person who shows up to work randomly. (Sorry for the terrible analogy)
2. me by self, i take public buses all the time. if i have to be some where i take a bus before a bus that will put be at the place i need to be. so if your bus is every hour and to make it just in time u need to get the bus at 8am get the 7am bus for you know for a fact you wont be late and if your too early to where you need to be to catch the greyhound get something to eat and or drink and read a book, magazine or the news paper.