Over Christmas I discovered the joy of traveling from Boston to Burlington by airplane, cutting the trip down to a cool 60 minutes. Then Delta Airlines terminated its contract with Big Sky Airlines, who flew the route, leaving no direct flights to Burlington in my future.
Searching for a replacement, I found flights to Rutland and Plattsburgh on Cape Air. I deemed Plattsburgh viable and started searching for easy ways to get back across the lake. One option recommended was Greyhound:
| PLATTSBURGH, NY | 12:25am | ADP | 0297 | ||
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| RS EXIT 15 DENNYS, NY | 02:25am | 02:40am | :15 | ADP | 0297 |
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| ALBANY, NY | 03:20am | ADP | 0297 | ||
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| ALBANY, NY | Transfer | 06:00am | 2:40 | GLI | 4184 |
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| WORCESTER, MA | 08:25am | 08:30am | :05 | GLI | 4184 |
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| NEWTON, MA | 09:25am | 09:25am | GLI | 4184 | |
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| BOSTON, MA | 09:45am | GLI | 4184 | ||
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| BOSTON, MA | Transfer | 02:45pm | 5:00 | GLI | 9143 |
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| HANOVER, NH | 04:55pm | 04:55pm | GLI | 9143 | |
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| WHITE RIVER JCT, VT | 05:05pm | 05:30pm | :25 | GLI | 9143 |
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| MONTPELIER, VT | 06:25pm | 06:25pm | GLI | 9143 | |
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| BURLINGTON, VT | 07:10pm | ||||
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Blërg!
Finally a use for high school algebra! A passenger flies from Boston at 4pm, lands in Plattsburg at 5:15pm. He gets on a bus at 2:25am the next day and travels to Burlington, arriving at 7:10pm. What is his IQ?
BTW: It’s about 30 miles from Plattsburg to Burlington. If you walk 3 mph, you beat Greyhound by 5 hours.