There are two Capital Region stops for Megabus. The SUNY Albany one is better, provides you can get a lift and don't need to park a car.
Sure, the trip takes a little longer, because you'll have to stop at the Rensselaer train station before heading down to the city. But because the bus is empty at the SUNY stop, you'll avoid the crush of humanity and the stress of finding a seat.
Plus, there is a much larger CDTA bus shelter at the base of the Collins Circle should the weather be bad. And if the weather is good, you've got a fountain, flowers, and that distinctive brutalist architecture to admire.
And now that we,be got UBER and Lyft, catching the Magabus at this stop should be a no brainer. read more