Uh I have a differing opinion from this dude. He's going on all the stereotypes and ignoring the fact that the buses are more comfortable (i.e. more legroom) then the traditional buslines are are also cleaner, at least in my experience. I took it during college quite a few times, and unless things have changed drastically, it was the best way to travel to new york that didn't include Amanda's car driving me. As a poor person, I love the chinatown bus. Also, they totally ignore speedlimits, so I've made it to New York in like 3 hours...:-D