Jessica, a fourth-year UC Berkeley neuroscience student traveling to her family home in Southern California, said that she thought it was more relaxing and chill to take the bus, even if it took longer to get there. She seemed excited about the trip.
According to the Transportation Security Administration and the American Automobile Association, this week is expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel season on record. More than 80 million people will travel, with the vast majority driving.
Most people we spoke to this week considered the train or bus to be a better, less chaotic option than flying, demonstrating a shift in travel preferences for the holiday.
Amtrak has recovered from losing almost half of its ridership during the first year of the pandemic, when it dropped to nearly 17 million riders. This year, the agency stated it had returned to service 28.3 million riders.
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