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What's the limit to the distance you would go if bus was your form of transportation?  I've gone about a thousand miles, but in retrospect, it may not have been the best choice. 

Destiny, these days I can't imagine riding more than a few hours at a stretch on a bus. If it was the only way I could get there, I'd have to take just a carry on bag so I could get off the bus as often as possible and get back on another (later) bus if need be.

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The last few buses I've been on have been quite nice. I'd try going on a trip for several hours, maybe even a thousand miles.

It's been a long time since I was on one for more than a couple of hours, though.

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The farthest that I've ever ridden on a bus was 60 miles and that was a long time ago.  My grandmother used to ride about 200 miles on one to come and visit us and she was fine with that.  I don't know if I would ride one very far if I decided to ride one these days.

Ricardo:

The last few buses I've been on have been quite nice. I'd try going on a trip for several hours, maybe even a thousand miles.

Yes, it may not really be so bad... I think I'd like it better if I could sleep for 7 or 8 hours overnight.  That might be easier than riding straight through. 

Yeah, that would be ideal. I suppose you could plan to do that if you stopped overnight in a major hub?

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Ricardo:

Yeah, that would be ideal. I suppose you could plan to do that if you stopped overnight in a major hub?

Well, I meant sleeping all those hours on the bus, but now that I'm thinking about it, that would be pretty close to impossible probably. 

Not sure of the distance, but I've done Newcastle to London (which takes between 5 and 7 hours depending on traffic and lengths of breaks).

I was thinking of doing some interstate greyhound stuff next time I go to the USA, but to be honest I'm not sure if I could.

I feel terrible at the end of a 7 hour coach trip in the UK. In anywhere warmer I'd probably end up really ill :(

etali:

I was thinking of doing some interstate greyhound stuff next time I go to the USA, but to be honest I'm not sure if I could. I feel terrible at the end of a 7 hour coach trip in the UK. In anywhere warmer I'd probably end up really ill :(

I've been there... it was not pleasant!  It was a guided tour and of course the bus had

air conditioning, BUT the a/c broke down in the deep south and it was July and VERY hot. 

Ricardo:

The last few buses I've been on have been quite nice. I'd try going on a trip for several hours, maybe even a thousand miles.

It's been a long time since I was on one for more than a couple of hours, though.

I have travled alot by buses but right after 3 years back from here i had to travle almost 2500 km simultaneously and that journey made me fed up pf buses and now i cannot travel more than 4 or 5 hours drive in a bus

i dont think that i have a limit. I have gone from california to philly so that is a 3 day drive. I think thats as long as it gets.

I've been all of two hours. You have to remember though that I came from a country that was only as big as most of the states here, and there just wasn't that much driving to be done. Since I came to America, I haven't travelled by bus.

I have ridden on a bus from PA to Florida.  That was enough for me.  And to be honest I would not want to go that distance on a bus again.  It was a long, long trip. 

It took me 6 hours of travelling by bus from my hometown to the province of my grandparents. It's a non-stop travel. I can't imagine simply sitting in the bus for 6 hours.

I can go upto 7 hour without break. I mean the non-stop travel. More than that can be boring and I have travelled for more than 7 hour yet.