Vent: My hunt for a cheap bus from Rome to Naples took 3 hours

I was sure I could find a budget bus online, but every site I checked had different prices and weird booking fees. It took me three hours of comparing to finally book a ticket for 9 euros, not the 5 I was hoping for. Has anyone found a reliable site for Italian bus tickets that doesn't hide the real cost?

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3 Comments

lily571mo ago

My cousin swears by the FlixBus app, said the price she saw was the price she paid.

dixon.james1mo ago

Hold up, lily57, is your cousin booking a bus ticket or buying a car? I mean, the price being the price is just the bare minimum, right? That's like praising a restaurant because the food didn't make you sick. I've had apps sneak in a "service fee" at the last click, or a "booking charge" that pops up out of nowhere. Getting the price you saw should be the standard, not some amazing feature.

sanchez.mary1mo ago

Consider how companies use those last minute fees to make their first price look better. It tricks people into thinking they found a deal, like maybe lily57's cousin felt. Shouldn't the law just stop that bait and switch for everything?