I suspect, though, that most folks never even think of the option to take a mode of transportation other than airplane or driving. I've talked to a lot of peop

I suspect, though, that most folks never even think of the option to take a mode of transportation other than airplane or driving. I've talked to a lot of people who seem genuinely surprised to hear that there's a train from Chicago to $city. Figuring out buses can also be difficult. At least in the Midwest, there's very frequently a regional carrier that's a better choice than Greyhound. But they all have these vintage 1998 sites that are confusing to use, though of course before you can deal with that you have to first discover that the company exists in the first place.