C-U gets new bus link to Chicago, Memphis

CHAMPAIGN – An intercity bus service that offers fares as low as $1 – if you reserve seats at the right time – will begin service in Champaign on March 13.

Megabus.com will offer twice-daily service to Chicago and Memphis, Tenn., using both single-deck and double-decker buses. The pickup and drop-off point in downtown Champaign will be just west of the Illinois Terminal – on the west side of Market Street just north of Logan Street.

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