When I was young and broke and in college, I took Greyhound to almost every distant place I…read morevisited: Boston to Montréal: Los Angeles to Vancouver: New Orleans to Orlando: Chicago to Charleston SC: San Francisco to New York to Boston to Washington DC to Quebec to Denver: and finally from Chicago to Boston and Boston to New York (about ten times round-trip each because I went to College Boston and my cousin lived in NYC so my mother would often meet me in New York for brief holidays like Thanksgiving and Birthdays). And I am not kidding about the number of times I traveled by Bus (and even more times than I listed above if you count the Trailways Bus Lines, plus Megabus, BoltBus, Lux Bus America, Vamoose, and RedCoach. Founded in 1914, Greyhound Lines, Inc. is the largest provider of intercity bus transportation, serving 2400 destinations across North America with a modern, environmentally friendly fleet. It has become an American icon, providing safe, enjoyable and affordable travel to nearly 16 million passengers each year in the United States and Canada. The Greyhound running dog is one of the most-recognized brands in the world. Greyhound is now the biggest bus company out of all of them, at least in the United States. They cover all states except Alaska and Hawaii, which both have their own State initiated long-haul bus services. Amenities on all Greyhound bus routes include Wi-Fi, power outlets, restrooms, air conditioning, and reclining seats; with some bus routes including video monitors for movies and tourism/travel videos. In 1987 Greyhound Lines came under new ownership. Greyhound Lines later acquired the former Continental Trailways company, the largest member of the Trailways system, effectively eliminating a large portion of Greyhound's bus competition, which included the other Main bus companies in the US, such as Megabus, BoltBus, Lux Bus America, Vamoose, and RedCoach. COVID-19 caused a 95 percent drop in ridership. Thus, Greyhound reduced service on March 25, 2020 and suspended six routes on April 5, 2020. On May 6, 2020, Greyhound Canada announced it would permanently shut down all its remaining bus services which it did on May 13, 2021. One of the reasons that I traveled so often on Greyhound's Bus Lines is because Greyhound offered Weekly, Monthly, Bi-Monthly and Tri-Monthly Bus-Passes at a substantial discount. This allowed me to actually "Travel" and even Tour different parts of North America including most of southern and central Canada, Northern Mexico, and nearly every State in the United States. This was a Great way for me to travel... at least when I was younger.

Don't ever use Greyhound. They will take your money and leave you with nothing. We paid for ticket…read moreusing their 3rd party and never received it. We received a text message with a link saying that the payment for said barcode was successfull but no ticket. We waited overnight and called. The customer service representative said there is NOTHING he can do. No ticket in the system. And WE HAVE THE SCREENSHOTS TO PROVE IT.

This is the Mexican bus station in Chicago. You can pick up decent and reliable transportation to…read morethe border. You can also use this bus line if you want to travel to TX. Its better than taking southwest airlines. Turimex is the best bus line that services this location. you can also catch the greyhound.

The bus stations were smaller and VERY dirty, most bathrooms didn't have toilet paper…read more The bus did have plugs (no usb) for phone charging. Bus could use a cleaning too However our bus driver Dan was fantastic, funny and timely. Dan told us exactly how long breaks were and kept us on time during our travels. Dan was a shining light for the company!

Terrible, mean drivers. Three of us were waiting for the bathroom and driver Brian left us in…read moreChampagne, Illinois, on our way to Indianapolis in the cold. Our luggage was on the bus. Nightmare, and main office very unhelpful.

Union Station (Chicago) is famous for the movies that were filmed there as well as being one of the…read morebusiest stations in the country. It's the main artery for Amtrak serving the midwest. Tons of platforms (close to 30 I think) and several places to choose from to grab a bite to eat. Each time I have traveled in and out of this station has been a decent experience. Though, I do still sometimes get lost. It's an older building but it's pretty well maintained and clean. Folks working there are actually more than willing to help out. That's petty refreshing. I absoluely love the architecture of the station and its Deco nod. Not to mention the grand architectural elements within the interior. Traveling in and out of Union Station is nostalgic; like being in a 1940s romance film.

Union Station has some very beautiful areas that make you feel like you're taking a step back in…read moretime! They do a lot of work to keep it that way in both the interior and exterior. Some of of the waiting areas feel luxurious; if you have a while to wait it's certainly not gloomy! It's definitely a large, busy station with people coming and going so if you haven't navigated it before it's wise to get familiar with the building. There are some nice food options so it's nice to relax with a Jamba Juice. Kind, efficient staff. The Amtrak trains at Union Station have always been very reliable and there's just something so charming about traveling by train! When I went to college in downtown Chicago, I'd take the Hiawatha train back to Milwaukee every weekend and it was always a great experience. The key is definitely picking the train times that it's not going to be a zoo of foot traffic inside. Consider taking the train for a unique experience and enjoying a walk around a beautiful building with a lot of history!

Really basic transportation center. It's mostly empty when I come here so if the parking lot is…read morefull, you can go to I-90/Barrington location which is about a 10 min drive. Pretty straightforward. You find your bus port, get on, and leave. Woodfield mall is about half a mile away. There are restaurants maybe .25 miles away.

The few times I rode the red line over the last few years I haven't had any major problems. The…read morepeople do get rowdy & sometimes the station/train is dirty. It's also weird how they at times have a lot of TSA level fake security while a drug dealer is literally cattle calling that he is selling weed 20 feet away from them. Like why not just call the police & have them escorted off the premises? At times I've seen security act just as wild as the passengers. The station itself is nice. It looks like it was recently renovated. It's pretty much a bus depot with buses that go all over the southside coming here. As always KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL & CALL THE POLICE if you need help. There are a ton of shady characters. I've seen people before try to get a CTA employee to help them out with an issue & act surprised when the employee doesn't help them. Just like the "security theatre" that is TSA, CTA isn't law enforcement... they CAN'T enforce laws. They will only assist you by making a report & contacting the actual police.

Not in a very nice neighborhood. Fights happens all the time unexpectedly. Few robberies, phone…read moretheft happens alot, that includes gang shootings. Watch your back too especially getting on the Red Line or waiting for Pace Suburban Bus or CTA buses. This station smells like smoke, cheap beer. Don't risk on taking the elevator unless if you ever smelled a crackhead urine. I only go there if I gotta transfer different buses or going straight to Downtown Chicago on CTA Red Line. Don't trust anyone. Do not take the taxi. I had seen few fights there. I had gotten few starred. I had beggars asking me for money too. Just say no if any people asked you anything.

First time taking the Megabus in my life. The bus showed up right on time which was great. There…read morewere alot of people which kind of took a while to load up. First stop was Madison then to do a drop off in St. Paul then Minneapolis. The initial bus driver was cool. Soft spoken gentleman that was really informative about what to expect on our route. There was an intermission point where we got to stop for a quick snack which was much appreciated and they had to swap out drivers. Most likely because the driver was about to go over his reccomended time. The second bus driver was a bit more grouchy from her vibe. You're never going to know what to expect when you're on the megabus. There's periods where select people want to be uncontrollably chatty. Crying babies etc. I do say the Megabus is better, cheaper than taking a plane. No issues walking to area, dealing with TSA, etc. I would reccomend

Canceled my trip 30 minutes before leaving for a holiday weekend without explanation. No better…read morethan greyhound.

If you enter from the Milwaukee street side and walk down the platform, going to the loop on on the…read moreright-hand side and you have to walk away from the escalator where you went down from because the train stops on the other end, for the line that goes downtown.

CTA has a station at Logan Square that is actually pretty clean mostly. It doesn't look like much…read more Maybe the best thing is that it has multiple entrances and you can get in here all these different ways. Always has trains coming just minutes apart. This is a quick ride either to the Loop or O'Hare so a pretty good location. It gets so many riders at this station because it's a popular area. It serves the Blue Line. This is a major commuter route. A ton of people get off here. There's a need for all these entrances and they all lead to one platform. It somehow isn't all that crowded. This is one of the first stops coming from O'Hare. It's probably the first of these worth getting off if you don't live around any. There's lots of trendy coffee shops and restaurants. Fun place to get out and hang. The station itself also has some cool artwork to check out. An important area. It has lots to do around here. There's also access to busses outside the main station.