Lucky Star fights back with $1 Boston-N.Y. bus fare
Bargain bus riders don't need to wait until BoltBus launches service April 24 with its Boston-New York $1 fare deal. Lucky Star said that starting today it, too, will offer one seat per bus for just a buck.
The family-owned Chinatown bus company is facing tough new competition from corporate giants Greyhound Lines, which runs BoltBus in several East Coast cities, and Coach USA, which on May 30 will add the Boston-New York route and the $1 fare to its MegaBus subsidiary's 30-city empire.
Lucky Star said it isn't sure how long it will be able to maintain this price war -- especially with rising gas prices -- but it's trying to hang on to customers.
Lucky Star already matches pioneering competitor Fung Wah Bus in pricing each seat on the 57-passenger bus at $15 one-way. Now, weekday one-way tickets purchased online will go for $1 to $15 each, plus a 50-cent transaction fee. The walk-up fare will still be $15.
Posted by Nicole C. Wong, Globe Staff
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