Spencer J Eggers/The Daily Campus
Greyhound plans on offering $1 tickets from Dallas to Houston.
Greyhound plans on offering $1 tickets from Dallas to Houston. (Spencer J Eggers/The Daily Campus)
Greyhound, the largest intercity bus transportation, is bringing the Greyhound Express to the Lone Star State.
Greyhound Express provides short-distance non-stop or one-stop service to and from major Greyhound service hubs including New York, Washington D.C. and now Dallas.
Following its one-year anniversary, Greyhound Express will be expanding its service by adding routes between Dallas and Houston.
SMU students who want to visit Houston can now take the Greyhound Express instead of driving or flying.
Greyhound is the first company to bring a premium-level, low-fare intercity bus service to Texas.
“[The] expansion into Texas signifies that Greyhound Express is rapidly becoming the type of service customers prefer, covering four major regions of the United States — Midwest, Northeast, Southeast and South — and also in Alberta, Canada,” Dave Leach, Greyhound president and CEO, said in a press release.
“Last month, we celebrated our one-year anniversary by launching service in Florida. We’re proud nearly 1.3 million customers have experienced this new premium service since it launched,” Leach said. “Greyhound Express has proved to be a service that our customers truly