My Cheap Travel Guide to New York

I am pleased to announce i’m dropping my excuses and found alternatives to travel to New York. I researched the most cost efficient ways to travel and where to stay in the big apple. I really wanted to share this because I was shocked by how cheap it can be to travel and hope it helps.


My story begins with how to get their. In my opinion a round trip ticket is a little pricey and yes I know if I prioritized and that thing called save I could just buy the ticket. However I don’t want to do that remember we’re looking for cheap alternatives and if I did save for that ticket I would become okay with paying that much which is not apart of the plan.


So we’re looking for cheap and I found it but we will need patience and a lot of it. We are going to bus it to New York! Seeing as it isn’t a straight shot I had to play with some routes and tweak numbers but we will get their. I live in Kansas City so I plan on riding the bus to Chicago and for only $1 and take the bus to New York for as little as $15! Granted that was the cheapest I could find so I definitely suggest being open with dates that way you can travel as cheap as possible.


Now, where to stay? I will opt in for a hostel because they are uber cheap and an awesome way to meet new people! I found hostels around $30 a night and as far as getting around the city I plan on walking or blending in with the locals on the subway. If needed I can hail a taxi but don’t really plan on it. When my trip comes to an end I plan on taking a one way flight since they’re about half the cost of a round trip ticket.

So there you have it my cheap plan to travel to New York. This will probably not be ideal for families but the solo travelers and young broke college students like myself! I encourage going with a group of friends to make the bus ride fun! I know I will since its 17 hours from Chicago to New York! If you have any suggestions please leave comments! I would love to hear from you! Xoxo