The Chaddick Institute's research on intercity bus service spans nearly a decade, with year-in-reviews for the past five years highlighting the innovation and technological advances undertaken by the intercity bus industry in the United States. The Chaddick staff is available for information requests and interviews about our research. Please contact us at
chaddick@depaul.edu or 312.362.5731.
Announcing our two new reports!
Intercity Bus Blues: Intercity Bus Blues: Public Officials Fail to Act as the Threat of Carriers being Evicted from Chicago Greyhound Terminal Grows & Illinois's Bus Network Weakens. May 7, 2024. 12 Pages (PDF).
Back on the Bus: 2024 Outlook for the Intercity Bus Industry in the United States. February 6, 2024. 24 pages (PDF).
Check out our Intercity Bus E-News illustrated newsletters
- Early Spring 2024, featuring Chicago station problem & Illinois
- Late Winter 2024, featuring the U.S. South
- Early Winter 2024, featuring New York & New England
- Late Autumn 2023, featuring airport service & station problems
- Early Autumn 2023, featuring North Carolina & So. California
- Summer 2023, featuring bus-train competition & Virginia Breeze
- Spring 2023, featuring Greyhound/FlixBus integration & more
- Autumn 2022, featuring premium lines incl. RedCoach & Vonlane
- Summer 2022, featuring Colorado’s Bustang and Landline
- Spring 2022, featuring U.S. news & Greyhound’s cash payments
- Winter 2021, special bulletin with news on pandemic traffic recovery
- Autumn 2021, featuring U.S.-Mexico border area & FlixBus growth
- Summer 2021, Landline launches in Colorado, FirstGroup sells First Student
- Spring 2021, Comparing Bus Fares and Car Rental Prices
- Winter 2020
- Autumn 2020, Pandemic Support for Ailing Bus Lines
- Summer 2020, includes podcast with David Hall, former BoltBus executive
- Summer 2019
- Autumn 2019
To receive Intercity Bus E-News (free), email chaddick@depaul.edu
Older reports
April 2023
February 2023
February 2022
Intercity Bus Bounceback The 4th Quarter 2021 Brings Optimism to a Struggling Sector.
January 2022
Flixbus Acquisition of Greyhound lines
October 2021
2019 Outlook for the Intercity Bus Industry in the United States
"2015 Memorial Day Holiday Travel Overview: U.S. Intercity Bus Industry"
May 19, 2015
"Adding Amenities, Broadening the Base: 2014 Year-in-Review of Intercity Bus Service in the United States"
January 13, 2015
"The Traveler's Tradeoff: Comparing Intercity Bus, Plane, & Train Fares across the United States"
April 15, 2014
"Motoring Into the Mainstream: 2013 Year-in-Review: Intercity Bus Service in the United States"
January 14, 2014
"The Motor Coach Metamorphosis: 2012 Year-in-Review of Intercity Bus Service in the United States"
January 6, 2013
"The Intercity Bus Rolls to Record Expansion: 2011 Update on Scheduled Motor Coach Service in the United States"
December 21, 2011
"Who Rides Curbside Buses: A Survey of Passengers on Curbside Bus Lines in Six East and Midwest Cities"
August 1, 2011
"The Growth of Intercity Bus Service" (2008 Update)
November 24, 2008
Press Release
"The Return of the Intercity Bus: The Decline and Recovery of Scheduled Service to American Cities, 1960 - 2007"
December 24, 2007
Press Release