The famous $1 bus trips now have a stop in East Lansing. Since Thursday, July 12, megabus.com has three daily stops at the East Lansing Amtrak station to and from Chicago.

The newly-added route starts in Detroit and stops in East Lansing and Grand Rapids before arriving in Chicago. The opposite route to Detroit also has three daily stops in East Lansing. MegaBus has had a Detroit-Ann Arbor-Chicago route since 2006.

The daily stops to Chicago are 2:15 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and 7:45 p.m. and the trip takes roughly five hours, where you’ll arrive at Union Station. The daily stops to Detroit are 5:50 a.m., 1:25 p.m, and 9:25 p.m. and the trip takes roughly an hour and a half.

Bus accommodations include free wi-fi, outlets for electronics and restrooms. One item of luggage and one carry-on are allowed per passenger. To get that $1 trip, purchase your ticket early. As seats sell out, the ticket prices go up. The higher the ticket price, the more packed that bus is.

Overall, megabus.com is an inexpensive way to get to the Windy City (or the Motor City!). Visit www.megabus.com for more information!

Disclaimer: this article is not intended as an endorsement of megabus.com, but as an informational news item to let MSU employees know this resource is available. Thank you!