To celebrate its expansion to its seventh hub in Atlanta, Megabus.com is offering 10,000 free seats for travel between Nov. 16 and Dec. 16. The free seats will be available on departures to and from Atlanta and the 11 expansion cities. Use the promo code ATL10K when booking (subject to availability on select dates, routes).

If you're not lucky enough to land a free seat on Megabus.com, one-way fares start from $1 to 11 destinations:

  • Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery, Ala.
  • Charlotte, N.C.
  • Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, Tenn.
  • Gainesville, Jacksonville and Orlando, Fla.

Service to and from Atlanta on this popular city-to-city, express bus company will begin Nov. 16.

Customers can begin booking travel at www.Megabus.com.

One-way fares on Megabus.com always start as low as $1 and get higher as the traveling date gets closer.

Megabus.com will offer daily departures from its stop location on the street level at MARTA's Civic Center station in downtown Atlanta. The curbside bus stop is just south of the intersection of West Peachtree Street NW and Pine Street NE., on the northbound side of West Peachtree St NW.

The Civic Center station is on MARTA's Gold and Red lines, offering fast connections via rail throughout the Atlanta metro and to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Megabus.com, launched in April 2006, is one of the largest intercity express bus service providers in North America, transporting more than 13 million travelers. In addition to affordable fares, Megabus.com offers customers state-of-the-art environmentally-friendly buses with free WiFi, power outlets, panoramic windows and restrooms.

Visit www.Megabus.com for additional information about the service, schedules, arrival and departure times and fares.

Clara Bosonetto is a retired travel consultant.