Tips For Traveling Via Bus

By Brian Smith


Time will pass by a blur without you knowing it. You get caught up with everything around you that you sometimes forget to do have a time for yourself. Travel once in a while to give yourself a day off from your everyday life. The good news is, you can now take the bus to Atlantic City from Long Island.

Taking an overnight bus is usually a great option. This can cover many grounds without losing time and can save you money. However, the journey though can be challenging at times, specially when this is your first time to travel on buses at night. Provided down below are tips that will make your experience safer and easier.

Travel at night. If you have the time and you do not mind not being able to see landscapes throughout the ride, and you would just want to arrive at your destination, take the bus at night. Doing so will help you save time since there are no late night traffics, so you can be at your destination in no time.

Create a playlist. Prepare your playlist in advance to make sure that the songs will entertain you throughout. Today, most people are using Spotify. Spotify has a lot of playlist for road trips and search for one. In relation to this is a headphone. As what many would say, never forget to bring headphones.

Find out if it has two drivers who will take turns or there is only one who will drive for the entire night. Drivers could get sleepy, putting the passengers at risk. It is best when there are two of them. If you are unsure about picking the cheapest one, think about picking the expensive one wherein you are sure that it has high quality.

Earplugs and eye masks. Earplugs and eye masks will help in keeping you undisturbed during the trip. There might be passengers who are too noisy, chatting with each other and laughing too loud, and the light can distract you. Passengers roaming around and getting on and off from it can wake up.

Pack lightly. Bring only the things you need. You need to be wise in packing. Before you pack something, think hard first if you would really need that or not. For clothes, pants and shorts can be worn again, so you can just bring one short or pants for 2 sets of outfit. All you need to change is your top.

Hide and put your money in different places. Putting all your valuables in one place is not ideal. In case a robbery will happen, the robber will be able to get everything from you since you put it in one place. Put some money in your pockets as well. It might not be advised since you could lose it, but it can be a life saver as well in case a robbery will take place.

Choose where to seat carefully. Riding on the back is not a good choice since it tends to be bumpier. Window seats are the best since you can enjoy the scenery you will pass by. Arrive earlier so you can pick your seat. You do not want to arrive at a time wherein there are already too many people, and there are only a few seats left to pick from.




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