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Dear flist,

A very dear friend is throwing herself into the midst of the United States in the next couple of weeks, travelling around for about 3 months. But interstate ground transit is perplexing. Can you help?

Do you have an tips/links/ideas on the following:

- Cheap, safe hotels (dorm room stays are out) in New York and Baltimore that allow easy PT to CCNY & Maryland Unis

- On-ground transport from the eastern states (see above) to Virginia (namely, Virginia Tech/Danford (?)). Apparently the Amtrak schedule is limited.

- On-ground transport from Virginia Tech to Lafayette, Indiana. Tips for this one would be especially appreciated - what options are there for train and bus? Is it best done in stages, if so, what route? Any recommended places to stop/stay along the way?

- In general, tips for interstate transit such as what bus and train companies there are would be greatly appreciated. Any tips for cheap, reliable car hire companies that will accept interstate pick up/drop off are very welcome too!

THANK YOU, O FLISTY ONES!

Comments

[embroiderama]

Probably the best place to check for bus schedules is Greyhound. They coordinate with smaller, regional bus lines, so you can get more or less anywhere with bus tickets bought through them. Not the fanciest ride ever, but it'll get you there. I'm in Virginia, but I've never been to the VA Tech area so I don't have any more specific info. If she were coming to Richmond I could hook her up. :)

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Cheers!

[bardiegrub.livejournal.com]

In New York I stayed at the Chelsea Inn, which was reasonably cheap (for Manhattan) and in a pretty safe part of town, close to the subway etc.

http://chelseainn.com/

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Thanks for the tip :)

[linaelyn.livejournal.com]

Dang, those are all so far east that I don't have any idea what to tell you, short of the usual "go Greyhound" that's already been said.

If Dear Friend is over 25, the car rental might be a good option. Or buy an old clunker? Could be cheaper than the alternative, though the overhead in time to re-register the thing might be prohibitive. Enterprise rent-a-car can be a decent source for longer-term rentals that don't have to be "fly in-fly out" of a single airport.

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<3 she has decided to go the rentacar option. Thanks for the advice!!