Traveling by bus is not as uncivil as it used to be. So before you rush to book a flight or train for short hops, check out MegaBus and BoltBus. The buses are new and clean, with unexpected perks — free wi-fi and outlet access, for starters — and no funky bus smell. BoltBus, which is part of Greyhound, connects major Northeast U.S. cities (New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington), while MegaBus has a larger route map, traveling throughout the Midwest and Northeast as well as Eastern Canada and the U.K. Tickets rarely cost more than $30 each way, and sometimes cost as little as $1.