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We’re celebrating 10 years of Wanderu by giving away $10,000 in free travel!  See details ››

Wanderu's monkey, Chiku, celebrating Wanderu's 10-year anniversary.

#10YearsOfWanderu

We’re celebrating 10 years of Wanderu by giving away $10,000 in free travel!

It’s Wanderu’s birthday! We are celebrating 10 years of helping travelers find the best deals on bus & train travel by giving 10 avid travelers $1,000 each in bus & train tickets!

To be among those 10 lucky travelers, all you have to do is post a video of yourself on Instagram and/or TikTok telling us what you would do and where you would travel if you won $1,000 in free bus & train tickets. It’s as simple as that!

Do you have a bucket list of destinations you’ve been meaning to cross off for years? Do you have family living in a different city that you don’t get to see too much? Maybe you have a long-distance lover (or several, we don’t judge) whom you wish you could visit more often?

Whatever the case may be, we wanna hear about it! This is your chance to give your wanderlust that extra special free boost it deserves, so don’t waste any more time and get those Insta and TikTok videos flowin’!

Official rules / Terms & conditions

Here’s how it works:

Number One

Post a video on Instagram or TikTok

Tell us where you would travel and what you would do if you won $1,000 in free bus & train tickets.

Number Two

Tag Wanderu

Tag @Wanderu on Instagram or @GoWanderu on TikTok in your post & include the hashtags #10YearsOfWanderu & #Sweepstakes

Number Three

Follow Wanderu

Make sure you follow @Wanderu on Instagram or @GoWanderu on TikTok to be eligible to win!

The clock is ticking...

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The entry period for the #10YearsOfWanderu sweepstakes is now over. Keep an eye on those DMs as we will be drawing the winners very soon!

You have until the end of the day on September 15, 2023 to post your videos and be among the 10 lucky wanderers who will win $1,000 in free travel. Stop monkeying around and post your videos now!

It’s been 10 years since Wanderu launched to the public — time flies when you’re having fun!

In the summer of 2013, Wanderu launched a small beta website powered by two ambitious co-founders, a couple of interns, and a slightly different looking monkey. At first, Wanderu offered just a handful of bus routes across the Northeast region of the United States.

Fast forward 10 years, and Wanderu has grown into the leading bus & train travel booking platform in North America with 500+ partners and over 2 million routes to choose from, helping millions of travelers find the best deals on bus and train travel every month. (And like us, the monkey has evolved too!)

Over the past decade, we built a strong team of professionals who are passionate about simplifying ground travel, launched an award-winning app, and survived a global pandemic, all of which made us stronger and more motivated than ever to continue making Wanderu the best place to book your travels online. None of that would have been possible without all the bus & train lovers out there who continuously turn to us to plan their adventures. Our small, but resilient, team is forever grateful to you!

Now go post those videos and score some free travel on us! 🙂

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Yes! Posting a separate video on either platform increases your chances of being among the 10 lucky travelers who will win $1,000 each in bus & train tickets. Just make sure that you follow all of the steps outlined above, so your posts are eligible for this sweepstakes. Also – make sure you read the FAQ under this one 😉

For additional information, please refer to the official rules / terms & conditions.

Yes! Posting more than one video on Instagram or TikTok (or both) will increase your chance of winning. However, each video should be unique and it should follow the steps outlined above to make sure it’s eligible for this sweepstakes. Posts that feature the required tags and hashtags but don’t follow the creative prompt will not be eligible.

For additional information, please refer to the official rules / terms & conditions.

The sweepstakes entry period starts at 00:00:00 am ET on August 15, 2023 and ends at 11:59:59 pm ET on September 15, 2023. Only videos posted on Instagram and/or TikTok within that time period will be eligible for the sweepstakes. 

For additional information, please refer to the official rules / terms & conditions.

Unfortunately, no. The sweepstakes is open only to legal U.S. residents residing in one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older (19 or older for Alabama and Nebraska residents) with a valid U.S. driver’s license or government issued photo ID at the time of entry.

Additional restrictions apply. For more information, please refer to the official rules / terms & conditions.

The potential winners will be selected in a random drawing on or about September 30, 2023. Winners will be notified via direct message through the social media account used for entry. 

For additional information, please refer to the official rules / terms & conditions.

Each winner will be awarded a credit of $1,000 valid for bus or train tickets available to book on Wanderu platform within the span of 24 months.

Additional restrictions apply. For more information, please refer to the official rules / terms & conditions.

Wanderu is the simplest way to book bus and train travel.

With just a quick search on Wanderu, you can compare bus and train schedules and prices from hundreds of travel companies in one convenient place to find the trip that works best for you. Wanderu’s simple checkout process makes it easy to book cheap bus and train tickets completely hassle-free. Most importantly, as Wanderu is an official partner of all leading bus and train companies, we always have the best bus and train deals out there.

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