[NFBWATlk] Does Anyone Know Anything About FlixBus?

[Jim Portillo]

Thanks, Humberto!
That is also good to know. I was about to give that a try, but I received notification that there was an available seat on one of the Amtrak trains going to Seattle, so I will do that. Also, my friends who live there are fairly new to Seattle and not very comfortable with downtown, so picking me up becomes a bit of an ordeal. They know where the train station is, and they're used to that formula, so this will work.
I do want to try the flixbus, but I will try it when there's nothing much going on and I have the time to do it.
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> On Aug 5, 2026, at 11:04 AM, Humberto via NFBWATlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hey Jim,
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> 
> Nicie to hear from you again!! I hope you are doing well, sir!
> 
> anyways, I haven't used FlixBus, but once I actually booked a trip from Seattle to Portland because my family was taking a vacation down to the Oregon Coast, and we thought that it would be easier to take the bus down to Portland and then my sister would pick me up. Well, it would have been easier, until we discovered that there was a curbside tropoff, which I wasn't sure what that meant, until my sister pointed out that I would have to wait at some sort of street shoulder without propper shelter, bench, or lounge areas! Good thing that FlixBus was cancelled and my parents had to drive 12+ hours to pick me up, and do the many touristy stop around Oregon! Anyways, not sure that you were looking for that, but there you have it. Good thing that Flix Bus does not do that here ini Spokane and there are propper indoor longe areas on both sides of the trip! I would think that it depends on the city?
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> Anyways, thanks for visiting Washington!
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> Hasta Pronto,
> 
> Humberto
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> Sent from my thunderbird Mail, proudly running on Linux!!!
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>> On 8/4/26 15:01, Jim Portillo via NFBWATlk wrote:
>> Doug, that's the kind of valuable information I needed to know.
>> Jim
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NFBWATlk <nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of doug trimble via NFBWATlk
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 2:36 PM
>> To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: doug trimble <doug.trimble at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [NFBWATlk] Does Anyone Know Anything About FlixBus?
>> 
>> I’ve used it a few times when Amtrak was sold out from Bellingham to PDX.
>> If the seat beside you is not sold  when you buy your ticket, they give the option to buy the second seat at a discount, which gives you more room.
>> Curbside means they will literally pick you up at a street corner.
>> I appreciated the ride when I had to use it, but definitely would pay the extra to take Amtrak.
>> Doug
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> On Aug 4, 2026, at 2:26 PM, Jim Portillo via NFBWATlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> Hi, everyone.
>>> 
>>> Forgive me if I am using this list for the wrong reasons. But, in a way, it is blindness related…I think! 😊
>>> 
>>> I wonder if anyone has tried something called Flixbus, and if so, I’d like to know your experiences using it. I have been needing to make a few Portland to Seattle trips lately, and I’ll be making one more this coming weekend. I’ve always taken Amtrak, even when I would make trips from Seattle to Portland. While it’s not the worst price in the world, I am seeing that Amtrak’s prices are getting higher. Round trip is right around $120. Add Ubers to and from the Portland train station, and it adds up. At least my friends can pick me up in Seattle. I am seeing that these Flixbus trips are cheaper, for sure!
>>> 
>>> I get a bit nervous when Flixbus says that it will pick me up and drop me off at the Curbside Bus stop. What does that mean, and where is that located?
>>> 
>>> Finally, I want to know how accessible or blind friendly these buses and apps are. Will I need to keep anything in mind when dealing with them? At least with Amtrak, I can ask for a Red Cap if I need assistance, or I can talk to a conductor prior to leaving.
>>> 
>>> Basically, is Flixbus worth trying when it comes to going from Portland to Seattle or Portland to Olympia or Vancouver?
>>> 
>>> Thanks, and sorry for all the questions.
>>> 
>>> Ji
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