And now...the rest of the story.
The "bus stop" for Megabus in Mobile is an abandoned dirt lot. It's unlighted, unsecured, and there's no pay lots anywhere nearby that I could find to leave my car for the weekend. Fortunately, my car was not on blocks when I returned after two days.
There are two buses (as of this writing) that go to ATL - one at about noon, another at about midnight.
You need to know that you're only allowed one bag (under 50 pounds) and one carry-on, which has to fit under the seat in front of you. The buses are double-decker, which is pretty swank. The bottom floor is "reserved" for those needing extra help, disabled, and the like. The bad part of that is that the bottom floor has tables, the top floor is all airline-style chairs where you won't be able to compute if the person in front of you leans their chair back.
There is wi-fi, there are power outlets. The wi-fi is about what you should expect from a moving bus and being shared amongst 50 people. Slow, but not prohibitive necessarily.
From Mobile you'll drive 90 minutes to Evergreen, stopping at a Love's truck stop for snacks and the peehole. Then another stop in the parking lot of a Pep Boys for the Montgomery "stop", and off to the final leg - Atlanta.
Going, no complaints. Returning, had a scary driver. We drifted a lot and even one time came to a quick stop on the shoulder of the highway (without explanation). On time going, an hour late returning.
Everyone on the bus is super nice, so if you want to talk then the time will go by super fast. My ticket was $50 round trip, I definitely can't complain because they got me to and fro without much pain. read more
