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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was a bit apprehensive about taking this bus to NY for the first time from all of the other horror story reviews, but seriously, i'm not sure if I just got really lucky or what, cuz i was very happy…
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I usually take the Fung Wah each time I go to NYC and I haven't had a problem yet. I'm not really sure why so many people have a problem with this bus service - no ones forcing you to take this bus. I…
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
cons: imminent death.
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Man oh man, I like this bus, just how I like 'em, Cheap, Convenient, Fast & Doesn't speak English :)
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
You can't beat $9 for a trip to NY. But ummm.... My friend took this bus, and he said it caught on fire on the way back!
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Fung wah is a great way to get to NYC fast...and i mean fast. They often are cited for speeding. I used to take the bus when everyone was lead on a wild goose chase through china town to find the bus…
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Chinatown bus to New York, it's an amazing thing. And there are so many options, Boltbus, LuckyStar, Greyhound. But there is only one that I'll take, Fung Wah. Three words: dependability,…
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Things you should be prepared for: 1 - Non asian people yelling at the Chinese employees and expecting first-class service for $15. Other bus companies charges $40
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Convenient. I've never encounter any problems with taking the Fung Wah.
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've never had any trouble using this bus. $15 dollars each way Boston-New York! Come one! That's amazing!!!
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A decent service at a bargain price. Its too bad that Greyhound raised their prices. For a while, they cut the price to $15 to compete directly with Fung Wah, but I guess that gas prices forced them…
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
There's a time to sell out, and that's why I don't take the Fung Wah anymore. They've been around longer and I think of the line as "The" Chinatown bus (even though Lucky Star is now in competition)…
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The price and convenience gives Fung Wah an automatic 5 out of 5. Its always an adventure but definetely worth it.
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Admittedly, I've only taken this bus once, so my experience may not be very representative, but I have to say that the experience completely exceeded my expectations (especially considering the price…
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow. $15 gets you from Boston to New York. My ride was fast (4 hours) and clean. Plenty of leg room. Comfortable enough seats. And it drops you in Chinatown.
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I took the Fung Wah frequently when I was making weekend trips from Boston to my parents or friends in New York. I'd normally leave after 8pm on a Friday and get one around 6pm on Sundays. The…
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A very simple and basic ride from Boston to NY. My only complaint is that even when I first get on the bus it smells like french fries. They could at least Febreeze the bus between rides! Anyways, the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I took this bus from Boston to N.Y last weekend. I had originally bought a ticket for the 7:00 bus online, but then I made it over to South Station from the Pru in under a half-hour, so i figured I'd…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Only way I travel between Boston-NY and back! They,re quick, they;re efficient.
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So many adjectives for the Fung Wah. Amazing is definitely one of them.
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Don't knock it till you try it! Fung Wah is not dangerous, it hardly ever breaks down (I've never been on it when it broke down, but my friend was delayed an hour due to some snow miss-hap), and it…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
No.
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Back in my college days, when I was on my parents' tab mostly, they paid for me to take Amtrak between Boston and NYC. Once I went on my own dime, I took Fung Wah. Let me tell you there isn't much…
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Without Fung Wah my life would be meaningless! Or at least a lot harder to see my folks in Brooklyn.
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was a pleasant surprise. When I was in high school, I used to occasionally skip classes and take day trips to NYC on the Fung Wah(my mom reads these reviews. Hi Mom!! You remember those days,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So cheap, I really don't think you can beat it.
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i'll ride the fung wah 'til i die- literally!
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My partner is from Massachusetts, so we spend a significant amount of time visiting my in-laws. The trips are usually fun family trips spent with the kids and the in-laws. Being the restless soul…
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fung Wah is god's glorious gift to all the little creatures in Boston wishing to escape for very little money. A cookie for anyone who can spot my exquisite exercise of alliteration.
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fung Wah! Finally I'm writing a review for you! For that price - I really don't care if I have to hold in my pee till the midway stop or if I have to hold my breath every time it sways…
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh...my fingers have been tingling to write about you my dear Fung Wah bus. Put short, Fung Wah gets me from Beantown to The Big Apple with incredible speed. Who cares that the bathroom door doesn't…
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Aside from reading these yelp reviews, I have never heard a firsthand horror story, nor have I had one. The Fung Wah was fast, cheap, clean, and stopped at McDonald's. Sure, the bus driver talked on…
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm beginning to think the Horror Stories are Urban Legend! I have HUNDREDS of horror stories from years of Greyhound and Trailways misadventures (including passengers with caged chickens!), and have…
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Fung Wah helps to add that extra spice to a "seat of my pants" journey to that city to the South. Once I witnessed a man who was less refined than your average bear decide he'd like to listen to…
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Just for the record, I mean to give 3.5 stars. Before I talk about quality of the service or any of that, I'd just like to say one thing: something that will perpetually annoy me about this bus…
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've taken the Fung Wah a bunch of times and never had any problems. However, I'm of the "you get what you pay for" school of thought. I've used the Fung Wah even expecting some hold ups...but each…
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I finally broke down and succumbed myself to the Fung Wah. Oh, I've heard the stories. In fact, I remember reading the Globe and seeing a bus getting stuck on an exit ramp somewhere. The article…
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Cheaper than train and faster than walking! Seriously, for 15bucks - it was exactly as expected. I'm glad they go through South Station now. More convenient for me and mine My only "horror stories"…
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The seats aren't comfortable but it's quieter than Greyhound and fellow riders are significantly less trashy. How can you lose? It's $15 which is less than half the cost of Greyhound, ran on…
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Never had a problem wit the good ole fung wah. It's cheap, it gets you where you need to go, and nowadays it even picks up and drops off in South Station.
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The bathrooms are dirty, but how can you complain about the prices? Nothing special about the bus, nothing extraordinary in good respect or a bad respect. The only thing I can say is I don't know…
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I didn't understand a damn word of the movie, so what?? So I clenched my SO tight when the lights went out and we started to drive away. Understandable.
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I give the Fung Wah a 2.5 rating, which i am quick to round down to a deuce - you've heard the horror stories, so you know why. I have experienced the broken down bus before, but my friends have been…
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ohhhkay. The Fung Wah is cheap, cheap, cheap. You get there in a timely manner. The bus is clean and smells like any other bus I've ever known. My advice is to sit somewhere in the middle and here's…
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Driver: "The rear mirror fell off.. does anyone have tape?" Stressed businessman: "I'm going to take a smoke break."
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
15 dollars!!!!! - bus driver cant speak English
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
DO NOT i repeat DO NOT ever use this bus company their is a reason it is so cheep, they break just about every transportation law to make their trips a fast as possiable . everyone who has ever been…
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best and fastest way to get in and out of Boston to NYC. Hardly a wait on off-peak hours. And if there is a wait, you can bet that it is shorter than Peter Pan's who is consistently over an hour late…
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When you travel Fung-Wah your body goes into caveman mode, meaning you won't pee, sleep, poop, or anything else, JUST HUNT AND SMELL BLOOD. You'll be alert, ready to club that someone threatening to…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sooo ... I have taken the Fung Wah on two occasions and so feel expert enough to write formally and informatively assess the journey. The first time was with a financially suffering collegiate amiga,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had parked my car at a meter right where the Fung Wah bus was parked and was walking back to it when I saw this long line to get on. I looked inside and noticed that the driver was the same guy who…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I hate the Fung Wah Bus. I have the worst stories from here so I just stopped a few years ago. There is a reason why it's so cheap (plus all those accidents we've been hearing about just make it…
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love the FW and whoever their competitor across from them at south station is. If you decide it's time to go to ny RIGHT NOW and you don't feel like forking over $100 to jetblue, fung wah and…
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fung Wah is my SH*T!!!!!!! I've been riding Fung Wah since they first came on the scene. NY is too easy to navigate with their train system, driving to/in New York is not an option... the 2 times I…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
All these people are always citing, usually secondhand, the horrors of the Chinatown buses (why is that not spelled busses, by the by?). Myself, I've got a total of one bad experience on them, and I…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I rode the bus on the 13Th of march for the 6Th time and will never ride this bus again. While I was waiting for pickup on canal st. The bus pulls up then they tell us to go over to where the bus is…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
You gotta be off the wall or cracked in half to start even thinking of using a Chinese bus company, The way they work is if they only have a we reservation the bus will not show up the want to make…
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not going to talk about how the Fung Wah is a kingpin in the relentless Chinese mafia, how the Fung Wah used certain buses to transport livestock and Asian porn, how the Fung Wah will explode on…
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
OK so where do I go to roll over the negative stars? I had been happily and stingily riding the Fung Wah buses for several years...and felt the odd buses, odd smells and mass throng to board the bus…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
In my 25 years, I have only had the chance (or made time to) visit the East Coast once. I stayed for 10 days, staying most of the time in Brooklyn and a weekend in Boston. To get to Boston we took…
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Finally a company comes to undercut Peter Pan and Greyhound... they've been overcharging for years! 55 Bucks to get to NYC?! That's ridiculous. I haven't experienced any horror stories on the bus and…
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This can be smelly, crowded, loud, uncomfortable and generally unpleasant, but let's face it, it's damn cheap so shut up. $15 to get to NYC is rockin' awesome.
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's cheap. It's cheap. and it's cheap. Plus you stop for Chinese food half way there. The drivers drive fast and it only occasionally flips over and catches on fire. I have a dream of one day linking…
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's cheap. It's fast (sometimes a bit TOO fast). I've heard horror stories of stinky buses. I've heard of drivers almost getting into accidents. I've even heard of buses catching fire. And of course…
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
After nothing BUT bad experiences on this bus (ranging from the drunk guy that ate a whole fried fish he had wrapped in foil and pulled out of his pocket to hitting a car at the tolls to being told I…
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The four stars you see above are all for the fact that I can get to NYC for pennies.....However beware....this is a hit or severely miss experience....I, (knocking on wood as we speak) have…
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
taking this bus to boston was a little too easy...about 2 hours from nyc to boston, they stopped at a mcdonalds for everyone to have a break...the ride was fairly smooth, but if youre sitting in the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Really a 3 . Fung Wah is ghetto, but it used to be way more ghetto when you had to catch it in Chinatown. And it's half the price of Greyhound, which isn't that much of a step up when you're riding a…
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fung Wah bus is a quick and easy way to make the trek from New York and Boston. If you are expecting a cultural experience you may be out of luck. Aside from the old Chinese guy clad in a wifebeater…
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After my first time taking the Fung Wah, I've never bothered with Greyhound since. It's cheap and easy, best for those last minute spontaneous trips to NYC. They stop at the notorious Roy Rogers in…
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Agree with Geoff and others, it used to be $10! I know gas prices have gone up, but numerous newspaper articles have not made Fung Wah any better. I definitely got a little wary when buses started…
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've gone to NY probably 30 times in the past two years. Fung Wah (and its counterpart Lucky Star) is indispensible in sustaining this kind of pace. It's still a bus, and has all the shortcomings…
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great deal... let me tell you why: 1. Surprisingly more comfortable than a plane (I swear!)
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Fung Wah!! Three cheers for Fung Wah. God bless Fung Wah. My father showers his blessings on Fung Wah. I'd name my first born after Fung Wah. $15 BOS-NYC. About 15 times a day. Cant beat this…
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I took the Fung Wah bus for the first time this past weekend to go up to the Big Apple. Although I had heard a few bad stories about Fung Wah that made me a bit nervous prior to riding, my actual…
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I just took the Fung Wah bus to NY and back this weekend and have no complaints - the service was good and the buses were clean and in good condition (if not particularly luxurious, but who cares?).…
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Hey, it's $15. Acela is around $100. My only complaint is that they only drop you off in Chinatown. If you hit NYC at the wrong time, that can cost you an hour.
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
On fire or not, Fung Wah is genius. Thank you for undercutting absolutely everyone and building a bridge to NYC. word
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Oh the memories I have had with Fung Wah. Fung Wah was great when no one really knew about it, but as soon as word caught on - damn! Fung Wah brings the worst out of people. Old ladies curse, mild…
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2005
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1.0 of 5 stars.
i just wanna say this company has the worst customer service in the whole world. there is no managers there so basically theres a bunch of idiots running the whole place. also when u ask to speak to a…
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The FungWah bus is amazing. It takes like 3 hours to get to Boston, even with a few breakdowns and near crashes in between. There were never any movies playing when I rode it, but yeah you do have to…
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It can be almost unbearing to ride but will definitely get you to NYC and back faster than a Greyhound. If the bus breaks down, the next one comes in an hour or less, so will also get you out of a…
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2005
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Once the king, it's now just not worth it once other bus lines got hip and lowered their prices. It was 10 bucks years ago and I swear everyone on there was running drugs into the city. The bus…
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2005
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Three years ago, I took the Fung Wah to NYC every time. It was so cheap and ran all hours of the day. It still is, but now so are other lines like Greyhound that will drop you off at Port Authority as…
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2005
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Take Greyhound - while the Fung Wah is an experience - it is not really an experience I want to repeat. Even if you buy a ticket for a speicific time, you will have to fight (I am speaking literally)…
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2005
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If you're shopping for transportation to and from New York City, Fung Wah Bus Transportation is your...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/14/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Chinatown to Chinatown for $15 one way. Not bad. (Grayhound is now keen to this and charges the same rate).
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2005
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It is very ghetto...the bus is small but is relatively inexpensive. It is much cheaper than those g...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/07/2005
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I took this bus from Boston - NY, it only costs $15.00 one way. Very cheap,however it is really dirt...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/07/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fung Wah is the sh*t!!! Excuse my langauge but this bus is so cheap and conveniant.. I never fail to take this bus to go back home to NJ/NY. I used to take the greyhound bus but fung wah is like 10…
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think everyone should ride the Fung Wah just for the experience. But you can't beat going to NYC for $15! use the $$ you save to splurge in the city!
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Get to NY for only $15 each way (I remeber at one time the tickets were only $9, guess we can thank high oil prices). Fung Wah is one of the chinatown bus lines, so called because they used to take…
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So cheap! This bus is super convenient. When I came back from NYC, it was only $10 (now it's $15), the bus left every hour and you could buy a ticket at the door. I could be totally flexible about…
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
well, the vehement mandarin conversation the bus driver was holding via cell phone wHILE DRIVING did little to assuage my nerves, but hey, you can't argue with the price, especially since Greyhound…
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2005
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The fung wah bus really isn't worth it anymore when you can take greyhound or peter pan to nyc for the same price. They ALWAYS oversell. I've seen them put the wrong date on the tickets and deny…
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2005
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1.0 of 5 stars.
NEVER AGAIN! Picture this, waiting outside for an hour and a half amidst 40 mph winds in the middle of winter for a LATE bus and then having to fight your way through the mob to ensure you get a…
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It used to be better when no one knew about it!!! But, now it seems like the whole world wants to ride on this thing----perhaps I shouldn't have told everyone...hehhehe! Too crowded and you have to…
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the best way to get to New York and back from Boston. Its cheap at $15 one way, and they leave from boston and NYC really frequently. go to www.fungwahbus.com to see their times of departure.…
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, so how can you beat a 250 mile ride for $15. I used to take this all the time to haed home for weekends and i can't complain. Stopping at Roy Rogers to get a roast beef sandwich while the…
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You can't beat Fung Wah for value. Previously $10 each way to NYC but now $15. Sure it smells bad, is poorly ventilated and the drivers speed. But it is cheap and runs every hour and I'm pretty…
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
By far the best way to get to NYC. Only $15 each way. The bus is usually really crowded so make sure you get there early if you want to sit with your friends. Sometimes you get a movie, sometimes you…
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not the most hygenic/ safe way to get there, but they certainly do the job- and I think they have an hour or so off the trip with aggressive driving. I went withh friends so it was fine, though the…
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The infamous Chinatown to Chinatown bus, the Fung Wah transport service will get you to New York City within five hours. Each trip is $15. However, you run a few risks with this bus. First off, it may…
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2005
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