Greyhound Lucky Strike bus review. DC to AC; mostly focused on costs.
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:51 pm
Wanted to post a review of this trip I took on greyhound. I’ve googled and haven’t seen a review. So, here goes.
They have this Lucky streak service which goes to 2 casinos. At least, if you go to the casinos, you get some slot cash back. The 2 casinos are the Trop and Ballys. I took this bus years ago and I think it was generally the same, maybe lower cost. Inflation!
It was a day trip. That is, leave in the am and come back at night. I took it on a Thursday.
Ticket cost: $42, Round trip, walk up. I think if you book online they charge you an add’l $4 “fee”.
Ballys slot cash back: $25 (not sure if the Trop has the same slot cash since they dropped us off at Ballys first.)
Net cost: $17 since I was able to cash out my slot cash playing Full pay JOB. Not bad.
Union station parking cost: $24. Ouch! Good to take 1-2 friends to split this.
Leave at 7:30 from DC. Stopped in Baltimore to pick up passengers, Stopped at Philly to pick up passengers. You stop at the AC bus terminal to let the non gamblers out. Then you go to Ballys, then Trop. Arrived at Ballys at 1pm. That’s the main negative of this lucky strike, the time. Almost 6hrs to get to AC.
The bus picks you up at the Ballys bus terminal. We left at 5:15pm. Again, it takes almost 6 hours to get back to DC. There is a 1:10 layover in Philly. The bus terminal is in the center city area so was able to get some Chinese food. That was an unexpected bonus.
The people on the way back were a little “rougher” than the morning crowd. Most of the people riding greyhound are a lower demographic, if you know what I mean. The gamblers on the bus are in the minority.
Other cost items: A couple in front of me said they were able to get a “senior” ticket. Not sure how much this discount is. The gamblers that got on in Philly got $20 cash back. I assume the philly bus cost is cheaper, but don’t know how much.
If anyone knows a legit tour bus that leaves from the DC area, please post. Mainly, want to improve the transit times. I’ve made it to AC in around 4 hours when driving. There used to be an Eyre bus years ago, but that went away. Picked it up in a parking lot in Montgomery county. They had a frequent rider program and everything.
They have this Lucky streak service which goes to 2 casinos. At least, if you go to the casinos, you get some slot cash back. The 2 casinos are the Trop and Ballys. I took this bus years ago and I think it was generally the same, maybe lower cost. Inflation!
It was a day trip. That is, leave in the am and come back at night. I took it on a Thursday.
Ticket cost: $42, Round trip, walk up. I think if you book online they charge you an add’l $4 “fee”.
Ballys slot cash back: $25 (not sure if the Trop has the same slot cash since they dropped us off at Ballys first.)
Net cost: $17 since I was able to cash out my slot cash playing Full pay JOB. Not bad.
Union station parking cost: $24. Ouch! Good to take 1-2 friends to split this.
Leave at 7:30 from DC. Stopped in Baltimore to pick up passengers, Stopped at Philly to pick up passengers. You stop at the AC bus terminal to let the non gamblers out. Then you go to Ballys, then Trop. Arrived at Ballys at 1pm. That’s the main negative of this lucky strike, the time. Almost 6hrs to get to AC.
The bus picks you up at the Ballys bus terminal. We left at 5:15pm. Again, it takes almost 6 hours to get back to DC. There is a 1:10 layover in Philly. The bus terminal is in the center city area so was able to get some Chinese food. That was an unexpected bonus.
The people on the way back were a little “rougher” than the morning crowd. Most of the people riding greyhound are a lower demographic, if you know what I mean. The gamblers on the bus are in the minority.
Other cost items: A couple in front of me said they were able to get a “senior” ticket. Not sure how much this discount is. The gamblers that got on in Philly got $20 cash back. I assume the philly bus cost is cheaper, but don’t know how much.
If anyone knows a legit tour bus that leaves from the DC area, please post. Mainly, want to improve the transit times. I’ve made it to AC in around 4 hours when driving. There used to be an Eyre bus years ago, but that went away. Picked it up in a parking lot in Montgomery county. They had a frequent rider program and everything.