Cross Border US to Canada By Bus (megabus/greyhound)

[mrwild]

Dear Seniors,

I am planning to take bus from USA to Canada, this will be my first landing. I wanted to know if this is even possible. Will the bus wait till my immigration is completed ?

If anyone has used this route and can shed some light that will be great.

Thank You,

 

[mgnlky]

I would not advise this method. The bus will likely not wait for you if it looks like you are going to throw their schedule off.

 

[Che_Canada2018]

I would not advise this method. The bus will likely not wait for you if it looks like you are going to throw their schedule off.

I am thinking about taking a Greyhound bus from NYC to Montreal for a soft landing. Did you hear from anyone having difficulty at the border?

 

[mgnlky]

I am thinking about taking a Greyhound bus from NYC to Montreal for a soft landing. Did you hear from anyone having difficulty at the border?

During landing, no. But I know of a Canadian citizen who got left behind because he got held up at Customs. Based on that, there is no way I would ever suggest someone rely on a Greyhound, MegaBus, etc., for landing.

 

[Nevo91]

Don't worry the bus has to wait you.

 

[Bs65]

Don't worry the bus has to wait you.

So someone gets to go for a secondary inspection and the bus is going to wait for a couple of hours then and not keep to their schedule ?

 

[scylla]

Don't worry the bus has to wait you.

No - it doesn't have to wait. If it looks like secondary is going to take a while - the bus can and will leave without that person - and that person will be told they will have to wait for the next bus taking that route.

 

[Nevo91]

Guys I'm telling what happened infront of me.
We have waited one person for one hour. May be it was not immigration and may be it was other issues. But the bus waited until the last person finished what he was doing.

I don't know if anyone have different experience.

 

[scylla]

Guys I'm telling what happened infront of me.
We have waited one person for one hour. May be it was not immigration and may be it was other issues. But the bus waited until the last person finished what he was doing.

I don't know if anyone have different experience.

Yep. I've twice been on buses that left someone behind.

EDIT: One of the bus drivers told us there's a length of time they typically wait before they call the supervisor and then get the go ahead to leave someone behind.