MiniMerlin -- The Transportation Post

[solarcat]

graphic by the lovely janicechess <3

Are you Registered for MiniMerlin? Have you read through the General Information? Do you need/want to arrange a carpool or rideshare from your area, or need/want to join in on one? This is the post for you!

Please use this post to organize carpools/ride shares to and from MiniMerlin (March 27-29, Philadelphia, PA).

To get you started, here are some useful websites:

Buses
http://www.staticleap.com/chinatownbus
https://www.boltbus.com
http://www.fungwahbus.com
http://www.luckystarbus.com
http://www.2000coach.com
http://www.greyhound.com

Trains
http://www.amtrak.com


Please feel free to suggest other websites/travel services!

If you're interested in carpooling, please put the word "carpool" and your approximate location in the SUBJECT LINE of your comment! This will help everyone find the information they're looking for.

Southeastern Attendees!
ras_elased is helping out by helping to organize transport for you guys! See here:
http://ras-elased.livejournal.com/103737.html

Boston carpool! See my journal! \0/


Parking Information is HERE!

Comments

[ras-elased.livejournal.com]

Here is the Southeastern States MiniMerlin Transportation post:

http://ras-elased.livejournal.com/103737.html

\o/

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Linking you in the main post. ^^

[aeroport_art.livejournal.com]

I WANT TO BEE THERE. *angsts*

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

*cuddles you* We will have you with us in spirit! We will! D=

[aeroport_art.livejournal.com]

T____T I...I guesss.....

Philly suburbia/in the city!

[chi1013.livejournal.com]

Depending on what time anyone arrives, I can pick people up from train/bus/airport places after 1pm generally. I will prolly be parking in the city *cringe* If someone needs a ride home after trains have stopped, I can prolly do that. My car can seat up to 3 comfortably, 4 is we squeeze in the back seat.

Suburbia wise, I will be coming from the Main Line area

Re: Philly suburbia/in the city!

[polysamachan.livejournal.com]

Wow this is late, but as a Philadelphian who was planning on taking septa, if I could take you up on that maybe-offer of the ride home, it would really take a load off my mind. :D?

Re: Philly suburbia/in the city!

[chi1013.livejournal.com]

Not a prob! I don't mind driving you home. Contact me thru email if you want to let me know where to drop you off or I can just meet you at the con and figure it out then.

carpool?

[ocelotspots.livejournal.com]

solar_cat... how are you getting there? since we're both coming from the same area it might be fun/easier to coordinate? XD

Re: carpool?

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

I wasn't sure yet. I was thinking that it MIGHT be possible to carpool, if we had enough people that splitting the rental cost on a car would be cheaper than even the cheap buses (with the benefit that we could stop anywhere we like, and/or pick people up on the way). Hertz seems to have some pretty good deals going on until the end of March, which might make it feasible, but we'd need at least four people, five would be better.

If we don't have enough people, I was thinking to take the bus down to New York and then to Philly, since that seems to be the next-cheapest way?

Re: carpool?

[ocelotspots.livejournal.com]

I would be happy to sign up with a carpool if that works out, or a bus is fine too. Just um, keep me posted I guess.

[heyjuuude.livejournal.com]

You, me, and bewarethesmirk take a bus together? Y/N? My class ends at 2:15 on Friday, so I can pretty much leave anytime after that (or I can just skip it-- it'll be worth it anyway!).

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

Well, and ocelotspots is coming from Boston, too. So with that... we might actually have enough people that renting a car, splitting the cost, and driving ourselves down would be cheaper than taking the bus (with the added benefit of being able to stop for bathrooms/food/etc whenever we want, leave Boston whenever we want, and not having to stop over in NYC). IF everyone is amenable to the idea, anyway. I'd have to price things out, but Hertz is running a, like, 50% off weekend rentals deal until the end of March. *will investigate this possibility and return with details*

[heyjuuude.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow. Well that will work too, as long as someone knows where they're going!

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

Returning with information! With the Hertz deal, it looks like we could rent a car for the weekend as cheap as $35/person (for the whole trip), with 4 people. If we squeeze in a fifth, it would be even cheaper. So that might actually be a realistic option for us, considering that the bus rates range from $15-$20 one-way, and we'd have to buy two tickets each way, since we'd have to stop in NYC and then go on to Philly, and do the same thing on the way back.

Thoughts?

[shinetheway.livejournal.com]

Central Kentucky here, if anyone in the region is searching for a carpool.

[gblvr.livejournal.com]

How will you be going? I live in Frederick county now, so maybe we could do the last leg of it together?

[bekkis.livejournal.com]

Ok, I def. need to carpool with someone! I'm from RI, and I know you said there was a carpool from Boston, so uh...if there's room, that'd be awesome:D

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

Good to know! I think I may make a separate post for the Boston carpool to plan, since I think we've got enough people that it makes financial sense. (And... I may be bringing my TV to run the "vid show" on, so I probably need a car. XDDDDD ) I'll need to get a headcount of interested parties, though, before I can call Hertz and figure out our best deal, since I'll need to know how many seats we need! XD

NYC Carpool!

[ink-n-imp.livejournal.com]

Hey, so, I live in Brooklyn, have a car, and was planning on driving down to Philly anyway. I've room for four other people, and am more than willing to offer a ride to anyone willing to split tolls/gas with me. I desperately love listening to themed playlists on road trips, and have a totally negotiable stereo (I love playing the "I'll listen to one of yours if you listen to one of mine" game ^_^) I'd be leaving Brooklyn friday night between 6-8ish, depending on traffic (but we can figure out an actual time later).

So, any takers?

Re: NYC Carpool!

[pasty-pants.livejournal.com]

Hi!! If I cant find someone to carpool from the roch/syr area, and I cant talk my sister into it, I would probably want to join you in an epic car adventure ^.^ would you mind picking me up from whereever the bus or train ends so close to NYC? (Ive looked at the price, and it's like 50 $ and a ridiculous amount of hours to get to philly from NYC on the train so it would probably be best to car pool)

Re: NYC Carpool!

[unavee.livejournal.com]

Um, I was planning to take the bus from NYC to Philly, but if you're driving down and still have room, I'd like to tag along? I could meet you at some Brooklyn subway stop.

[pasty-pants.livejournal.com]

Hey! I know this is a bit late, but I fail at life and seeing that there was a transport thingie.

I'm from Upstate NY, the Rochester/Syracuse area, if anyone has a car in this region or wants a bus buddy, pls let me know ^.^

Pick up? Please?

[missdewey.livejournal.com]

So... I was originally planning to drive to Philly from NYC, but now it looks like taking the Chinatown bus would be a lot cheaper, so I may do that instead. Question is: would anyone be willing to pick me in in Philadelphia? I'm not sure where the station is in relation to the hotel, the website says it's at 1013 Arch St.

Re: Pick up? Please?

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

I am late with the replying, but depending on the time, chi1013 has offered to pick people up, and I'd also be willing to do pickups as needed, once I get in (but that won't be until after 6pm on Friday, unfortunately). ^^

chi1013's comment is near the top of the page, here.


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