Is taking a greyhound bus by yourself safe?
I traveled Greyhound by myself this past summer at age 21. I had to take three different buses, so I got a few different experiences. Overall, I had a very positive experience. It’s absolutely not luxury traveling, but I had a better time on my bus ride than I did my train ride home. For safety, it is safe as long as you are smart. Here are some tips I picked up: Don’t bring expensive items or signs of wealth. Dress plainly, and leave laptops and the like at home! I kept my money and my bus transfer tickets in one of those travel money belts and then I kept about $5 in singles and change in a coin purse in case I needed snacks or something. Bring your own food. You never really know when you’re going to have the chance to stop and get a meal, or what food options will be available to you once you do. I know on my bus, we didn’t stop for dinner (we had 10 minutes at one bus depot where I was able to get a vending machine snack and use the bathroom…) and my bus’s meal stop was from 2am
