markz
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........ Except Seattle to Vancouver
It is a shame because many people count on the bus service in small towns. It is affordable and frequent, but with the Carbon Tax and rising costs and fewer ridership which is down 40-55% what are these small town people going to do. I hope other bus services like Red Arrow and EBUS pick up the major routes like Calgary to Vancouver. Red Arrow already does Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Fort Macleod, all the way to Fort Mac. Brewesters does Calgary to Banff/Lake Louise and Jasper.
A one way ticket is $70 for 125km, $120 for return trip.
Looks like I will be flying now to BC.
Everyone just has to plan ahead, book in advance and its still reasonable. I looked at Calgary to Van and it was $150 1-way + $130 return. But baggage is extra, food is extra. Flairair, New Leaf, Swoop, West Jet.
Many small towns dont even have discounted airline access. I hope our government steps in and saves the bus routes.
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/greyhound-canada-cancels-all-of-its-routes-in-western-canada-plans-to-cut-415-jobs-1.4006215
It is a shame because many people count on the bus service in small towns. It is affordable and frequent, but with the Carbon Tax and rising costs and fewer ridership which is down 40-55% what are these small town people going to do. I hope other bus services like Red Arrow and EBUS pick up the major routes like Calgary to Vancouver. Red Arrow already does Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Fort Macleod, all the way to Fort Mac. Brewesters does Calgary to Banff/Lake Louise and Jasper.
A one way ticket is $70 for 125km, $120 for return trip.
Looks like I will be flying now to BC.
Everyone just has to plan ahead, book in advance and its still reasonable. I looked at Calgary to Van and it was $150 1-way + $130 return. But baggage is extra, food is extra. Flairair, New Leaf, Swoop, West Jet.
Many small towns dont even have discounted airline access. I hope our government steps in and saves the bus routes.
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/greyhound-canada-cancels-all-of-its-routes-in-western-canada-plans-to-cut-415-jobs-1.4006215
Citing dwindling ridership, Greyhound Canada has announced its plans to cancel all of its freight and passenger service in western Canada effective October 31, 2018.
from Sudbury, Ontario west which includes all of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, except for the Vancouver to Seattle piece of business which the U.S. area operates,” said Stuart Kendrick, senior vice-president with Greyhound Canada
According to Kendrick, the company has experienced a 40 per cent decline in ridership since 2010, a reduction Greyhound Canada attributes to increased competition by subsidized carriers and the continued migration of Canadians from small towns to larger urban centres.