Some people, like Ernest Lilley, technology manager at , are finding Bolt-class busses more than adequate for getting work done while getting there.

"On the East coast, if it's less than 200 miles of travel, bus services like Greyhound's Bolt beat the train or the plane for me," states Lilley. "The busses are clean and roomy-they actually took out seats to give [more] legroom. They're also cheap and have both WiFi and AC outlets so you can work. BoltBus picks you up and drops you off in the heart of the city, so you don't add travel time to the airport."

On the Bolt, which Lilley regularly takes between Washington, D.C. and New York City, "The driver lets everyone know that cell phone conversation [volume] should be kept down. And as far as I can see, everyone respects others' spaces."

But for bus productivity and comfort, you can't beat the business-class bus, says 's Craig Mathias. "It's absolutely the best way, bar none, to go between Boston and New York. It's a full-sized bus with 28 seats, so there's lots of room. They have food, movies, an attendant, bathrooms, AC outlets, wired and wireless Internet access-not the fastest in the world, but it works. And the busses travel major highways, so you've got cell phone coverage most of the time."

The LimoLiner's Boston departure point is just across the street from the food court in the Hynes Auditorium. The New York bus is just across from the 53rd Street Gourmet Deli, which has a salad bar-and you're also only two blocks from the Carnegie Deli.