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Flixbus to New York - From Washington to New York - Is it any good? Flixbus USA DC to NY! 

Reens Rails
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Hello Hello,
on this weeks trip we are on a Flixbus to New York.
Question is: Is Flixbus USA as good as the european brothers and sisters?
Will we survive a 4 hour bus tour through the US?
Let's find out in this video! #Flixbus ‪@FlixbusDe‬
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Комментарии : 57   
@ursulasmith6402
@ursulasmith6402 2 месяца назад
Nothing beats European transit!
@RafaRadityo7
@RafaRadityo7 Год назад
I always take Vamoose from my city Bethesda. One time I took the JET bus from DC. I could say it was a one of a king experience and I would defenitely ride it again
@paulriv
@paulriv Год назад
Some Flixbuses *do* use Union Station now. The same thing more or less happened in Boston too, where Flixbus was first in a parking lot a few blocks away from the bus terminal, then they moved into South Station some time later.
@EthanLong
@EthanLong Год назад
As someone who is more prone to going for cheaper options, I'm happy there are multiple locations close to residential neighborhoods so we don't have to go through downtown to get to the main station. I wonder if that's kinda how they think? I think the same busses will stop at each location before leaving the city
@user-dz3sq9bf6s
@user-dz3sq9bf6s Год назад
@@EthanLongthey at all bus stations now I looked for my original trip to Nc but it’s almost 2 days vs greyhound which is 24 hours so I think saving extra ten dollars not worth it
@hemaccabe4292
@hemaccabe4292 Год назад
I’m glad you came to visit.
@chellastation
@chellastation 11 месяцев назад
This video was very informative. Thank you 🚆🙏
@Reens-Rails
@Reens-Rails 11 месяцев назад
Thank you very much
@hobog
@hobog Год назад
4:17 it accelerates road wear-and-tear for pickups and SUV's to be so popular, because they're heavy
@damnimloomin
@damnimloomin Год назад
Greyhound has a poor reputation where flix doesn’t so that would be my guess as to why they don’t.
@CapitanBluebeard
@CapitanBluebeard Год назад
Im not sure how it works in Germany 🇩🇪 but what Flixbus has done here is they don’t own their fleet. They’ve simply partnered with private bus operators who have under utilized fleets and that is why there is such a disparity in the quality of the vehicles. Flixbus doesn’t own them. Do they own their buses in Germany? I’m a bus driver from DC and I see them all the time in Union Station now.
@Reens-Rails
@Reens-Rails Год назад
Hi, in fact Flixbus owns only 1 old city bus in Germany. And this one is sitting in a garage all the time. That's because they have to own at least one bus to get a permit as a bus company. I saw that they do operate from Union Station now. Maybe the parking lot solution was only for a short period of time.
@RafaRadityo7
@RafaRadityo7 Год назад
​@@Reens-RailsI'm kinda curious on what their bus looks like. Do you have a picture or the male and model of the old bus?
@res887
@res887 Год назад
USB plugs are located on the overhead personal light/ac control.
@Reens-Rails
@Reens-Rails Год назад
They are? Very Strange location
@_KEEPITLIT_
@_KEEPITLIT_ Год назад
Do they ever inspect luggages at all?
@Reens-Rails
@Reens-Rails Год назад
@@_KEEPITLIT_ No. In our case the driver only helped the passengers to get the bags into the bus. No inspection whatsoever.
@fjphoto23
@fjphoto23 3 месяца назад
Great vid! Hopefully some other bus companies provide competition as the market is almost a monopoly by Greyhound (+Flixbus).
@michaelbruchas6663
@michaelbruchas6663 Год назад
When I lived in DC 20 years ago - Greyhound, Peter Pan (a big East Coast bus line), Carolina Trailways and some smaller companies used the Greyhound terminal. When I moved to DC in 1985 - the classic art deco Greyhound station was still in use. I do not understand why Flix and a few other smaller lines originate/terminate in an unsheltered parking lot. Maybe for cost?? You are missing another”option” from DC. The old “Chinatown bus”. Various small charter company busses used to run from Chinatown DC to Chinatown Philadelphia to Chinatown NYC. Keeping their busses busy between Asian tour groups. They stopped only at a certain location in DC Chinatown and a mid-journey break at the Maryland House on I-95. The tickets were cheap. Somehow the drivers never seemed to speak English. Cash exact fare only. A bus of interesting good smells. 95% of the riders were Asian, the rest poor folks slumming it to NYC. You had to learn general bus arrival times from the old CityPaper in DC (now defunct) or from folks at Chinese stores in Chinatown DC. All I knew was there were 2-3 services each way on weekends. We would go up to NYC on a morning bus and come back on Amtrak… Someone told me that due to DC downtown traffic - that busses are now starting in Wheaton, MD. In the Asian community there. Can’t confirm that…
@michaelbruchas6663
@michaelbruchas6663 Год назад
The I-95 corridor to New York has almost too much traffic on it. It is constantly being worked by all of the contiguous states with state and local money spent on it. Your bus ride bounce looked awful! Our Chinatown bus or Peter Pan busses would never have had that awful a ride! I wonder whom or where bus maintenance was done??
@user-dz3sq9bf6s
@user-dz3sq9bf6s Год назад
@@michaelbruchas6663most buses skip i95 and go on 395
@hemaccabe4292
@hemaccabe4292 Год назад
Very useful video, thank you.
@JhonnyBoi
@JhonnyBoi Год назад
Megabus NY to DC is usually $15-$25
@brandyedmonds8697
@brandyedmonds8697 Год назад
Do you prefer Mega
@JhonnyBoi
@JhonnyBoi Год назад
@@brandyedmonds8697 no it’s trash. But it’s cheap. It’s basically spirit airlines on wheels.
@BengtHansves
@BengtHansves Год назад
A Volvo Van Hool coach ! Euro 6 environmental ? BUT !! NO power-socket and Wi-FI at the seats ? In Europe this is standard with power sockets and Wi-Fi. I think Flixbus use the parking-lot because of the (high) price of using the ordinary bus-central ALL Flixbus have a BAD legrom
@Reens-Rails
@Reens-Rails Год назад
To be fair. In theory there was Wifi service available. It just wasn't working. We do have the same problem in good old Europe. At least on my Flix-trips. The parking lot thing: If you look up the route now, all Flixbus take the bus stop at union station. It might have been just a replacement stop for a short period of time? In New York the parking lot is way better than the port authority bus terminal (worst place of NY). Not very welcoming, smelly and outdated.
@suratbuslovers
@suratbuslovers 11 месяцев назад
🚌👍👍
@tuliwollner7024
@tuliwollner7024 Год назад
For this route there is much more options with better buses it’s not that more expensive, you choose the worst,
@Reens-Rails
@Reens-Rails Год назад
Ok, but as a German, "my bus operator" was the most interesting to me. I wanted to see if they are similar to the European services. Next time I'm in the states I will choose megabus or else. What is the best operator in your eyes?
@tuliwollner7024
@tuliwollner7024 Год назад
@@Reens-Rails try Vamoose Bus
@PabloBD
@PabloBD Год назад
No toilet review?
@dleblanc3592
@dleblanc3592 Год назад
Horrible first experience on flixbus. I took it from NYC to DC on a Sunday. We left ontime but overheated on the NJ turnpike. The driver was Chinese, and that speak much English with my mechanical background. I helped him add antifreeze coolant to the engine. We spent close to 1 hour at the rest stop on the tpke. I will never take the bus again.
@mszabo277
@mszabo277 Год назад
I have trip from DC to New York Midtown and I continue to from NYC to Scranton and have only 50 minutes between transfer in NYC ...so my question is how long was a delay ?
@Reens-Rails
@Reens-Rails Год назад
Only 10 to 15 min
@davidbarthel4312
@davidbarthel4312 5 месяцев назад
👌
@niaz.shovon
@niaz.shovon Год назад
Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm going to travel Los Angeles to Las Vegas at night. Should I pay for the seat 2C and 2D? Is it worth it? I got the seat 9C and 9D free with the tickets.
@Reens-Rails
@Reens-Rails Год назад
If you want to have the front view, I would choose 2C and D. If not, row 9 is fine aswell. There is no difference (legroom) between those rows. Enjoy your trip!
@niaz.shovon
@niaz.shovon Год назад
@@Reens-Rails Thank you so much.
@ngawangthinley491
@ngawangthinley491 10 месяцев назад
Does it need a id?
@nyreeavi1863
@nyreeavi1863 Год назад
Former USMC. I traveled in the past it was ok. I like the assigned seats. But the BUS STATION IN TAMPA, FL IS UNDER A BRIDGE. Bus drivers that stopped there didn't give a SHI* about answering costumer's questions. That's what our money is worth and our value and our safety. I took a trip to Knoxville TN. In Atlanta our trip was canceled after being there 9 hours with bus 0105 canceled 2xs. They offered a Voucher or Reassigned your route for another time. HOW convenient as a smart A** remark. NEVER AGAIN SAVE YOUR MONEY AND TAKE A SAFER ROUTE.
@hemaccabe4292
@hemaccabe4292 Год назад
I wonder if Flixbus is bicycle friendly? I don’t see a rack on the nose?
@mfbfreak
@mfbfreak Год назад
In Europe you gotta pay even for folding bikes that are suitcase size - if you're not even carrying a suitcase. That sucked badly. I tried to save money in a 200km ride from Amsterdam to Groningen by going by bus instead of train - and ended up spending more because you have to pay the folding bike luggage fee for the whole 750km trip to Berlin or whatever german city it went to, even if you're only covering a third of the total distance. I ended up spending more money on the bus than on the train, where folding bikes are free.
@minhtuantruong7683
@minhtuantruong7683 6 месяцев назад
Hi sir, During time from Was to NYC? Time perios
@khalidchtaibi950
@khalidchtaibi950 Год назад
How can I apply for coach driver with this company I need your help
@Reens-Rails
@Reens-Rails Год назад
Simply check the job offer here: flix.careers/
@khalidchtaibi950
@khalidchtaibi950 Год назад
Thanks for your kindness Good lad you’re
@DavidRozelle-fv2nd
@DavidRozelle-fv2nd 4 месяца назад
GOD PLEASE 🙏 😞 TELL FLIX-BUS THE TRUTH EXPENSIVE, CROWDED, DROP ME OFF IN A STRANGE PLACE, WHY?
@user-vr6xm9vy8k
@user-vr6xm9vy8k Год назад
How tall are you?
@Reens-Rails
@Reens-Rails Год назад
Hi, 1.88 m / 6ft 2
@rogercarroll8764
@rogercarroll8764 8 месяцев назад
Cheap fares = no legroom and no wifi. Flix has a bad reputation in Europe.
@davorlekenik9563
@davorlekenik9563 8 месяцев назад
The best FlixBus is in Croatia
@ursulasmith6402
@ursulasmith6402 2 месяца назад
The East Coast states are stuck in the colonial days. Nothing is modernized. I like West better.
@jonathanwali7151
@jonathanwali7151 2 месяца назад
The worst bus ride I ever done, what a joke.
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