ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Over ten months after Hurricane Helene, Greyhound buses are finally back in Asheville with a new location and pickup spots.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) said the relaunch of this crucial bus service marks a major step forward in restoring vital transportation access for Asheville and all of Western North Carolina.
Greyhound will now pick up passengers from downtown Asheville on Asheland Avenue.
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The bus is also offering new pick-up times to make trips more convenient. Greyhound will run two different routes through Asheville: One that picks up and drops off at 8 a.m., and one at 9:35 a.m.
“I hope this is just another step in their recovery progress,” said Hart Evans, statewide planning and program manager for NCDOT. “I hope now that the people who don’t have access to vehicles, the people that don’t have access to be able to fly places, they feel like they can access the rest of the world again.”
Travelers will have direct daily access between Asheville and the following:
- Charlotte
- Winston-Salem
- Greensboro
- Chapel Hill
- Raleigh
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Travelers can also easily connect to these out-of-state destinations through the bus service:
- Richmond, Virginia
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Washington, D.C.
- New York
- Atlanta
- Greenville, South Carolina
“I’ve heard a lot of people complaining that it wasn’t here. But yeah, there’s excitement about it,” said rider Jonathan Lunsford.
To learn more about available bus services, visit here or download the Greyhound mobile app.