What's the best travel route from NC to Cincinnati, OH?
I've traveled from NC (Raleigh-Durham area) to Cincinnati before, but every driving direction website has me going on these random small roads in Ohio. Does anyone know if it's quicker to go another way, possibly through Knoxville or Lexington?
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We were going to drive from Cincinnati to Raleigh on President's Day weekend but ended up flying. Due to the flight delay, we probably would have gotten to Raleigh faster if we drove. When we looked at things on the map, it looked as though if you go on I-77 across to Winston-Salem and then drive north to Virginia and cut through West Virginia and into Kentucky and then up to Ohio, it would be better. The other option is to go through Knoxville. I think the first method of driving through Lexington was how my friend used to drive when she went to visit her brother at Duke. You can always go to mapquest and see what directions they give or go to a AAA place and get some maps. Also the path you take can depend on how adventurous you want to be. If you have not been to Tennessee, you can take that path. If you are in a hurry, then the first method should be better.
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I-75 north.
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www.mapquest.com Will give you maps, alternate routes, estimated times, step by step directions from door to door. Sometimes has small errors which are impossible to find until you are in the situation. But it's free and immediate. Try it.
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The by-ways through that part of Ohio is faster than taking the interstate through Tennessee. My family made that trip many times when I was a kid (Durham to Cincinnati), and we tried going both ways. In Huntington, WV, you should get off of the freweay and hop onto US 52. You can take that all the way into Cincinnati, or you can get onto OH St Rt 125 in Friendship (just west of Portsmouth). 52 and 125 will both take you into Cincinnati (almost to the same area too), but 125 is more direct and it has more 4 lane road. If you want to save a minute or two here and there, follow all of the directions that mapquest gives. But taking US 52 in Huntington, then getting onto OH St Rt 125 is quite a bit easier and a lot less random. You will save about an hour taking those by-ways versus going through Tennessee and Kentucky. It is also a much more pleasant drive.
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I personally have done it both ways, and it ends up taking a decent bit less time doing it on the back roads. Remember- these are back roads, and except when you hit the center of the fedw small towns you'll pass through, you're generally moving along at 55 MPH (if you're not speeding). Its hard to justify going 100 miles out of your way, each way, to go an additional 10 miles an hour (it would take you 10 continuous hours of driving to make up the difference, and you'd use an additional 3-4 gallons of gas- which, if it makes you have to fill up sooner, could end up making it take even longer using the fast route). You can take I75 straight up to Cincy fom knoxville though, if thats how you really want to do it.
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What is the cheapest way to travel?
From Washington Dc, to Lexington Kentucky? Greyhound? Train? It doesn't necessarily have to be from Dc to Lexington, anywhere in a 30 mile radius from the destination or the origin to find transportation would be just fine...I just need to find the cheapest way to get a round ticket :P Thanks. I dont have a car
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cruse if you have a group off people you can get a special on that plus everything is covered once you pay drinks food everything plus the cruse makes stops so you can get off look around so even better if you travel by boat all you need is a passport card that comes out to a total of 30 bucks cheaper then a passport book but if its your first time getting a passport your looking at 55 bucks at the end totally worth it I myself is going to take a cruse and we are taking a trip to Jamaica, Miami, Cancun, and a few more places for only 460 a person for 7 days all i can say is you cant beat that
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It depends if you have someone with you. But I think train is the cheapest and fastest too.
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From Washington Dc, to Lexington Kentucky? Greyhound? Train? It doesn't necessarily have to be from Dc to Lexington, anywhere in a 30 mile radius from the destination or the origin to find transportation would be just fine...I just need to find the cheapest way to get a round ticket :P Thanks. I dont have a car
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cruse if you have a group off people you can get a special on that plus everything is covered once you pay drinks food everything plus the cruse makes stops so you can get off look around so even better if you travel by boat all you need is a passport card that comes out to a total of 30 bucks cheaper then a passport book but if its your first time getting a passport your looking at 55 bucks at the end totally worth it I myself is going to take a cruse and we are taking a trip to Jamaica, Miami, Cancun, and a few more places for only 460 a person for 7 days all i can say is you cant beat that
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It depends if you have someone with you. But I think train is the cheapest and fastest too.
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What's the best/relatively cheap way to travel to Kentucky?
I'm trying to figure out a relatively cheap way to get to Lexington, Kentucky, from New Jersey. From what I've found, flying will cost me over $300, the Greyhound bus takes about 24 hours, which is too long, and Amtrak doesn't go to Lexington. It's an 11 hour drive, and I don't think my car can handle it. Any one have any ideas? Such as another train or bus system I might be able to transfer to when I get to Kentucky?
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there are no other train or bus systems.
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if you have a credit card with reward points you may be able to use those towards a plain ticket or even renting a car
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I'm trying to figure out a relatively cheap way to get to Lexington, Kentucky, from New Jersey. From what I've found, flying will cost me over $300, the Greyhound bus takes about 24 hours, which is too long, and Amtrak doesn't go to Lexington. It's an 11 hour drive, and I don't think my car can handle it. Any one have any ideas? Such as another train or bus system I might be able to transfer to when I get to Kentucky?
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there are no other train or bus systems.
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What would be the cheapest way to travel 2,200+ miles?
I'm trying to get from Lexington, South Carolina to Glendale, Arizona. What's the cheapest way I can get there? Any links to sites or info would be greatly appreciated.
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walk or take the bus
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Not walking, that would wear out too many shoes...Hitchhike :)
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the cheapeast way to travel has always been the bus
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I will probably sound philosophical but it depends on what you count as cheapest. I'm reminded of the fellow that took such big steps to save his $10 shoes that he split his $20 pants. Examples: walking is cheap but you have to eat and sleep. Do you not count that? A car can cost just gas, but do you also consider the cost of owning a car at over 30 cents per mile? If you hitchhike you still have to sleep and eat for several days. If you can find a cheap airfare, you can avoid needing to buy expensive food or finding a place to sleep. But that means avoiding airport food. I would guess trains don't get you close enough on either end. A bus is probably the cheapest way if you book ahead. You will have to sleep on the bus, deal with transfers, and to save money take food with you. You can pack things like crackers, cheese and peanut butter sandwiches which will last a few days. Try http://www.greyhound.com seven day advance purchase is $99 and a bus leaves Aiken at about 7:30pm and arrives in AZ about 2 days later at 5pm. You would spend 2 nights on the bus and need 2 days of food.
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I'm trying to get from Lexington, South Carolina to Glendale, Arizona. What's the cheapest way I can get there? Any links to sites or info would be greatly appreciated.
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walk or take the bus
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Not walking, that would wear out too many shoes...Hitchhike :)
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the cheapeast way to travel has always been the bus
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I will probably sound philosophical but it depends on what you count as cheapest. I'm reminded of the fellow that took such big steps to save his $10 shoes that he split his $20 pants. Examples: walking is cheap but you have to eat and sleep. Do you not count that? A car can cost just gas, but do you also consider the cost of owning a car at over 30 cents per mile? If you hitchhike you still have to sleep and eat for several days. If you can find a cheap airfare, you can avoid needing to buy expensive food or finding a place to sleep. But that means avoiding airport food. I would guess trains don't get you close enough on either end. A bus is probably the cheapest way if you book ahead. You will have to sleep on the bus, deal with transfers, and to save money take food with you. You can pack things like crackers, cheese and peanut butter sandwiches which will last a few days. Try http://www.greyhound.com seven day advance purchase is $99 and a bus leaves Aiken at about 7:30pm and arrives in AZ about 2 days later at 5pm. You would spend 2 nights on the bus and need 2 days of food.
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I wil be attending a school in Northern Kentucky come January and since I don't have a car I'm fixing to take the bus...It'd be closer for me to go to Cincinnati, OH than to Lexington for a bus terminal... So this would be a trip from Cincinnati to Ashtabula (northeastern Ohio) which is about 5,6,7 hours depending on other stops...I don't have much experience on long travel buses - so how are Mega-bus and Greyhound Buses' safety, and just the experience in general and all that? I don't need it to be great but just safe and cheap enough to get me to where I need to go....I'll be taking this lil jaunt about every 6 weeks so hopefully it won't be too awful...
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i've only been on the grey hound bus a couple times. overall it's pretty safe, just make sure you have head phones on at ALL times, pretend you're sleeping or whatnot. cause the last time i was on one from st. louis to chicago, a 6 hour bus ride some dood was talking to me the whole time and wouldn't shut up. he smelled and he was telling me that he just got out of prison and going home to see his kids. he wanted to be friends and asked for my number and everything. i tried to pretend i was sleeping but he just kept on talking. yeah, that was the last time i ever went on a bus. so, unless you're with someone you know, or just leave your music playing then i guess it's safe overall. good luck~!!
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I know that Greyhound doesn't attract the best clientele and that must Greyhound stations are in very rough neighborhoods. Remember bus carriers don't check passengers for weapons before boarding like the airlines do.
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My children (ages 17 and 12) took a Greyhound bus from Charlotte, NC to Lexington, KY and back this past summer. My son (the 17-year-old) said it was OK - boring, of course, but not too bad. He said, though, there were some people on the bus that got kicked off when he reported them for smoking on the bus. He thought they were pretty creepy and was glad they were kicked off. I know of a HS-age girl (18 now) that has an obsession with hand-sanitizer because of something that happened to HER on a Grey-Hound bus several years ago. A man started to lick her hand. Another passenger saw, reported it and he, too, was kicked off - right in the middle of nowhere. You can take that as you will. I don't know anything about the other company you mentioned.
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you are lucky not to travel like 72 H or more traveling by Greyhound is a pain in the ass, they stop a lot where they want to I mean where the driver wants to and they feel like they are the bosses and can give you orders, you have to eat what driver feels like and sometimes they pick up their lovers to get companion you know but, other than that they are pretty much safe I guess so, y you where traveling more than 73 h like I did you might erase your middle ass mark and is really boring, is more fun to travel by train even if you get coach seat which is cheaper but, you have freedom to walk in the different cars, get a snack, play cards, watch a movie etc,etc.
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If there is anyway at all you can take the train (Amtrak), do it. It's your best bet, and its far more pleasant. If that is not an option for you, just take steps to keep yourself safe. On the bus, sit towards the front half. Choose who your seatmate is if you have to share a seat, you can do this by sitting next to someone who seems okay to you as you get on, or by taking an empty seat, keeping your belongings in the seat next to you, and as the bus fills up, only move them as you see people that are potential seatmates get on. At stops, keep your belongings with you, and dont seclude yourself anywhere. A 6 hour ride wont be too bad, just bring some music and magazines along. There usually isn;t much room to set up a laptop on a bus.
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I wil be attending a school in Northern Kentucky come January and since I don't have a car I'm fixing to take the bus...It'd be closer for me to go to Cincinnati, OH than to Lexington for a bus terminal... So this would be a trip from Cincinnati to Ashtabula (northeastern Ohio) which is about 5,6,7 hours depending on other stops...I don't have much experience on long travel buses - so how are Mega-bus and Greyhound Buses' safety, and just the experience in general and all that? I don't need it to be great but just safe and cheap enough to get me to where I need to go....I'll be taking this lil jaunt about every 6 weeks so hopefully it won't be too awful...
Other - United States - 5 Answers
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i've only been on the grey hound bus a couple times. overall it's pretty safe, just make sure you have head phones on at ALL times, pretend you're sleeping or whatnot. cause the last time i was on one from st. louis to chicago, a 6 hour bus ride some dood was talking to me the whole time and wouldn't shut up. he smelled and he was telling me that he just got out of prison and going home to see his kids. he wanted to be friends and asked for my number and everything. i tried to pretend i was sleeping but he just kept on talking. yeah, that was the last time i ever went on a bus. so, unless you're with someone you know, or just leave your music playing then i guess it's safe overall. good luck~!!
2 :
I know that Greyhound doesn't attract the best clientele and that must Greyhound stations are in very rough neighborhoods. Remember bus carriers don't check passengers for weapons before boarding like the airlines do.
3 :
My children (ages 17 and 12) took a Greyhound bus from Charlotte, NC to Lexington, KY and back this past summer. My son (the 17-year-old) said it was OK - boring, of course, but not too bad. He said, though, there were some people on the bus that got kicked off when he reported them for smoking on the bus. He thought they were pretty creepy and was glad they were kicked off. I know of a HS-age girl (18 now) that has an obsession with hand-sanitizer because of something that happened to HER on a Grey-Hound bus several years ago. A man started to lick her hand. Another passenger saw, reported it and he, too, was kicked off - right in the middle of nowhere. You can take that as you will. I don't know anything about the other company you mentioned.
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you are lucky not to travel like 72 H or more traveling by Greyhound is a pain in the ass, they stop a lot where they want to I mean where the driver wants to and they feel like they are the bosses and can give you orders, you have to eat what driver feels like and sometimes they pick up their lovers to get companion you know but, other than that they are pretty much safe I guess so, y you where traveling more than 73 h like I did you might erase your middle ass mark and is really boring, is more fun to travel by train even if you get coach seat which is cheaper but, you have freedom to walk in the different cars, get a snack, play cards, watch a movie etc,etc.
5 :
If there is anyway at all you can take the train (Amtrak), do it. It's your best bet, and its far more pleasant. If that is not an option for you, just take steps to keep yourself safe. On the bus, sit towards the front half. Choose who your seatmate is if you have to share a seat, you can do this by sitting next to someone who seems okay to you as you get on, or by taking an empty seat, keeping your belongings in the seat next to you, and as the bus fills up, only move them as you see people that are potential seatmates get on. At stops, keep your belongings with you, and dont seclude yourself anywhere. A 6 hour ride wont be too bad, just bring some music and magazines along. There usually isn;t much room to set up a laptop on a bus.
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