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By Taryn Shorr

Map of the U.S. showing 14 bus and train routes to college towns, with verified fares from $8

The Cheapest Ways to Get to College This Fall: 14 Routes We Actually Checked

We dug into every fall back-to-school booking on Wanderu and pulled the fares travelers actually paid on the 14 most popular bus and train routes to college towns — with verified fares from $8.

By the Numbers

Cheap seats, by the numbers

Median one-way Bus fare, by how far ahead you booked.

Boston ↔ New York

$45
Last minute
$45
1 week out
$42
2 weeks out
$41
Month+ out
Month+ out
is the cheapest time to book.
$4
the average you'd save booking ahead instead of same-day.

Washington, DC ↔ New York

$45
Last minute
$41
1 week out
$42
2 weeks out
$41
Month+ out
1 week out
is the cheapest time to book.
$4
the average you'd save booking ahead instead of same-day.

New York ↔ Philadelphia

$28
Last minute
$25
1 week out
$25
2 weeks out
$26
Month+ out
1 week out
is the cheapest time to book.
$3
the average you'd save booking ahead instead of same-day.

Seattle ↔ Portland

$44
Last minute
$42
1 week out
$39
2+ weeks out
2+ weeks out
is the cheapest time to book.
$5
the average you'd save booking ahead instead of same-day.

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