I booked a round-trip ticket with Apex Bus, one of the Chinatown buses. The trip there was fine, other than the toilet smell and the extra hour. But the bus from Baltimore to New York simply never arrived. A number of buses did arrive at the pick-up point but they were all with other companies, supposedly. They had seats available but since they claimed to be from different companies they wanted an extra $20 cash for the return trip. One of these "other companies" even had the same contact number as Apex Bus. (I have a hunch that several if not most of these bus companies are all operating a scam together.) After more than four hours waiting outside for a bus that never showed, I paid another bus $20 so that I could get back to New York. These guys are rip-offs! Stay away!!
more