Megabus.com is bringing its highly affordable ground transportation operation to the East Coast of the United States. Starting Sunday the British-founded bus operation began running routes from a New York City hub serving Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, Washington DC, Toronto, Atlantic City, NJ, and Buffalo, NY. Megabus is offering online bookings for free for its first week of operations, through June 5th. After that advance online bookings can be as low as $1 for certain routes, with a 50 cent booking fee.

How do they do it? Megabus.com operates under the same model as low cost European air carriers such as EasyJet and RyanAir, with the earlier the ticket booking the cheaper the fare is. Also, the fare is just the start, with additional charges being levied for various extras on the bus. However there are free services on the bus as well including video and WiFi starting June 9th.

Taking Inter City bus transportation cuts down on greenhouse gas emissions by keeping dozens of cars off the road each and every trip. You can takepart in finding out about other environmentally sound transportation solutions in and around the New York City area by checking out the website Transportation Alternatives.

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KNDO: Megabus.com begins service on East Coast today

FatWallet.com: Megabus: FREE Bus Trips Along East Coast May 30 - June 5

Earth Times: Megabus.com service begins on East Coast today