I Spent 5 DAYS on America's Longest Greyhound Bus. It Was HELL.

My grandfather was a Greyhound bus driver for 40 years. He was a real stand-up guy, very much my role model. He lived a good life, traveled the world, travelled the country, and when I die, I want to die just like him, peacefully in my sleep, and not screaming in terror like his passengers.

Greyhound's slogan is: You must have had no other option.

I took a Greyhound to Mexico with my 1 year old son 12 years ago. It was such a horrible experience it brought me to tears. But I will say that at one point my son started crying nonstop because he wanted his bottle and I was out of milk. The people on the bus started sucking their tongues and huffing and puffing because they were annoyed with my son crying (understandably because we are all trying to get sleep) needless to say it just made me feel so much more helpless, especially after hearing that we wouldn't be stopping again until 6:00 a.m.. However, the bus driver heard my son and stopped to ask why he was crying and I told him because I was out of milk. In the kindest voice he said "it's okay honey I'll stop at the next gas station" he actually got out of the bus and grabbed the milk and filled my son's bottle and heated it in the microwave for me because I had my son in my hands. Needless to say we got back on the bus and within 5 minutes my son crashed out while drinking his bottle. I still think about that man to this day. All the other bus drivers were so hateful but he showed kindness to me in that moment and I'll never forget it ❤ .

"Don't make me throw you off this bus". Such a kind and comforting welcome.

I like how all of the bus drivers essentially begin their announcements with "listen up motherfuckers"

Last greyhound trip I took I sat in the back next to some guy wearing 5 hats, after some time I struck up a conversation with him, and I ask “you seem like a normal guy, what is up with the 5 hats?” He says “oh yeah I do that so no one wants to sit next to the crazy guy wearing 5 hats an I get the seat to myself” lol if I ever ride greyhound again I’ll be wearing 5 hats.

I'm a Brit and took my first and ONLY Greyhound from LA to SF which is only supposed to be a 6 hour or so trip. It took at least 10 hours and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. One cute thing was a woman moved next to my empty seat because somebody had thrown up next to her. Her daughter ended up falling asleep with her head on my shoulder so I couldn't move for 3 hours for fear of waking her. Clearly, nothing has changed in 14 years.

"Don't make me throw you off the bus" Such a lovely welcome aboard.

The bus driver let you on without a valid ticket because he believed your story, KNOWING no one in their right mind would tell such a lie just to get on a Greyhound bus!😜

For years, Greyhound has been a "bucket list" adventure. Having watched this, I just put a hole in that bucket and ensured that trip goes straight through it

I love how this video really highlights how kind people can be. All the folks you ran into seem very nice and genuine, and its a shame that they were being treated so poorly by greyhound. I really wish that they treated their customers better, since its clear that lower income individuals rely on them to get to where they have to be.

This video could be an ad for Greyhound with the slogan 'You got there alive, didn't you?'

The driver just driving off leaving people stranded is the most greyhound thing ever 😂😂😂

My wife, then fiance, and i took the same exact greyhound 3 days after we got married.from NYC to San diego, by napa and sactown. It was back in 1994. New life, new jobs, full of hope. You are a great man and it was fun watching your video.

I did this exact route from Philly to LA. Every stop along the way. It was absolutely brutal. I tapped out in Texas on the way back after a 2 day delay in Albuquerque and dealing with Greyhound forcing us to sleep on the floor. Absolute hell. Some decent views. I did see parts of the country I would not have otherwise but the people, the drivers, Greyhound staff, and the ride itself are HELL.

Like you mentioned: most of those people don’t have a choice. And Greyhound probably knows it, as well as knowing that those who don’t have means are less likely to bring legal action or anything similar. It’s so disappointing.

The funniest part of this video is the bonding done between the riders because of how awful the experience is for everyone collectively. Youre all fighting to just get to the next stop.

Best argument for real-time, long-route, well-regulated railroad passenger system, subsidized as a vital public service, just as the railroads should have been federally subsidized from the beginning, as they are in almost every other country.

What an absolute disaster! If I was the CEO of greyhound busses, after watching this, I'd fire MYSELF. It's embarrasing to even watch. Have they seen it, yet?!!

The experience of a long bus ride is always full of surreal scenes, you end up bonding with your fellow riders as if you were captured by the enemy and being sent to a prisoners camp