Everyone likes an occasional freebie. For
someone who uses public transportation on a regular basis, finding ways to take
the bus for free can have a real impact on the wallet. It takes some digging to
find such opportunities, but there are several ways you can travel free by
travel if you're in the right situation.
1 Check when your employer offers free bus
tickets as a benefit. Colleges and universities sometimes provide free bus
travel to new employees and other businesses have followed suit.
2 Call your local city hall and ask about
free bus travel for commuters or shoppers to the downtown area. For example,
Denver has a service called FREE MallRide that helps people save money and
keeps the city from having to build more parking garages.
3 Contact the American Bus Association for
press releases or consumer notices about special deals on bus passes. Web sites
of the top bus companies, including Greyhound, Megabus and Trailways, also
issue bulletins about promotions.
4 Ask a travel agent about the possibility
of free bus travel at your destination if you're a student or a senior and
planning a trip overseas.
5 Sign on with a temporary agency. Strange
as it sounds, some smaller cities hire people to ride the bus on holidays to
keep their numbers up.
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