Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Fishtown, Philadelphia
'Commuting' from/to Montreal & Toronto fortnightly (every 2 weeks) possible?
Hello. I'm not sure if this should be in the local Toronto/Southern Ontario, local Montreal area, or Chill Out forum, but I have a question: does anyone on here go to Toronto regularly and have found cheaper prices than what Greyhound Canada & Coach Canada offer currently?
Down where I am, in the northeast USA, Greyhound is getting some competition from these small 'Chinatown' bus companies that are offering trips to/from selected cities' Chinatowns at fractions of the prices of the big companies. If anyone here knows what I'm talking about, does anyone know if such services exist for Montreal <--> Toronto?
Thanks very much...
Last edited by ali92 on Jan-31-2006 at 20:37
Jan-31-2006 19:14
chinamon
el shit disturbo
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Markham, ON
those do exist in toronto but they are tour packages. they stay in mtl for a few days and depart. check with tai pan tours.
just hope you dont mind being the minority on a bus amongst a language that sounds pretty funny and having old chinese women stare at you like you are the devil.
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Feb-01-2006 00:10
ali92
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Fishtown, Philadelphia
quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
those do exist in toronto but they are tour packages. they stay in mtl for a few days and depart. check with tai pan tours.
just hope you dont mind being the minority on a bus amongst a language that sounds pretty funny and having old chinese women stare at you like you are the devil.
LOL Funny last sentence there! I don't mind being the only (North) American on the bus, but looks like this is mainly sightseeing, right? Like Starr Tours? Thanks anyway. :-)
PS: Was mainly looking for just A->B->A...
Feb-01-2006 00:49
chinamon
el shit disturbo
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Markham, ON
quote:
Originally posted by ali92
LOL Funny last sentence there! I don't mind being the only (North) American on the bus, but looks like this is mainly sightseeing, right? Like Starr Tours? Thanks anyway. :-)
PS: Was mainly looking for just A->B->A...
then it would be greyhound or trentway-wager
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Feb-01-2006 00:53
ali92
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Fishtown, Philadelphia
quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
then it would be greyhound or trentway-wager
OK, thanks...
Feb-01-2006 00:58
rabbitjoker
aural sadist
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
I was in Montreal weekly for months at a time in late 2004/early 2005.
Take the train. The bus is painful.
Buy a "Biz-Pack" (10 rides at a time) and you can go return for ~$180.
If you're a student (w/ ISIC) you can probably go return for $150.
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Feb-01-2006 02:39
ali92
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Fishtown, Philadelphia
quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
I was in Montreal weekly for months at a time in late 2004/early 2005.
Take the train. The bus is painful.
Buy a "Biz-Pack" (10 rides at a time) and you can go return for ~$180.
If you're a student (w/ ISIC) you can probably go return for $150.
OK, nice. I assume this is VIA Rail? How long does it take for the trip?
PS: Any decent concentration (either residential or business neighbourhoods) of Asian population in Montreal? I heard their Chinatown was tiny compared to, say Toronto's & Vancouver's (but at the same time, I don't know who said this either, so maybe I'm wrong).
Feb-01-2006 06:35
Yohan
Champion of Deep&Nu-disco
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Kitchener, Ont, Soviet Canuckistan
How does commuting via plane compare to train? Doesn't Westjet or Canjet offer cheap seats?
'Commuting' from/to Montreal & Toronto fortnightly (every 2 weeks) possible?
