BestBus

BestBus (formerly DC2NY) is a company that operates low-cost intercity bus service in the Mid-Atlantic states of the United States. The primary service operated by BestBus runs from various stops in the Washington, D.C. area to New York City. BestBus also operates service on summer weekends from Washington, D.C. and New York City to the Delaware Beaches.

BestBus
Founded2007
Service areaWashington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New York City
Service typeIntercity bus
Websitehttp://www.bestbus.com/

Service

BestBus operates low-cost intercity bus service between various locations in the Mid-Atlantic states. There is daily service connecting Washington, D.C. to New York City. Daily service also operates from Manassas, Vienna, and Springfield in Virginia to New York City. On summer weekends, BestBus operates service from Washington, D.C. and New York City to the Delaware Beaches towns of Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach.[1]

BestBus offers free Wi-Fi, electric plugs at every seat, free bottled water, and on-board restrooms. All bus riders are guaranteed a seat when boarding.[2]

Stop locations
City Stop location(s) Source
Washington, D.C. Union Station [3]
Dupont Circle
Manassas, Virginia Cushing Road commuter lot [4]
Springfield, Virginia Franconia–Springfield Metro Station [4]
Vienna, Virginia Vienna Metro Station [4]
New York City 417 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan [5]
Dewey Beach, Delaware Hyatt Place at 1301 Coastal Highway [6]
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware 219 Rehoboth Avenue [6]

History

DC2NY was founded by Asi Ohana and Richard Green in 2007 to offer low-cost intercity bus service between Washington, D.C. and New York City.[7] In 2010, DC2NY began summer weekend service from Washington, D.C. to the Delaware Beaches.[8] DC2NY started summer weekend service between New York City and the Delaware Beaches in 2013.[9] In May 2014, the company was renamed to BestBus and added seven new stops.[7] In July 2014, BestBus began service from Manassas, Vienna, and Springfield in Virginia to New York City.[10]

References
  1. "Schedules". BestBus. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  2. "Why we are the best". BestBus. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  3. "Washington, DC Stop Locations". BestBus. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  4. "Virginia Stop Locations". BestBus. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  5. "New York Stop Locations". BestBus. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  6. "Delaware Stop Locations". BestBus. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  7. Baskin, Morgan (May 8, 2014). "Bus service DC2NY adds seven cities to route, renames company". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  8. Sachs, Andrea (June 6, 2010). "Bus to the beach: DC2NY starts service from Washington to Rehoboth and Dewey". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  9. Broverman, Neal (June 13, 2013). "Get on the Bus! New Service from NYC to Rehoboth". Out Traveler. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  10. "New bus service starts from Manassas to NYC". InsideNoVA. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
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