Megabus hits the road Wednesday

The first Megabus rolls out of town Wednesday morning, promising to whisk passengers to places like San Diego, Las Vegas and Oakland on the cheap.

The bus, a subsidiary of Coach USA, has a limited number of seats on every route for $1. After all $1 seats are sold, passengers pay competitive prices. So book reservations early at www.megabus.com. And let us know if you ever get one for a buck!

Already serving other major cities, the Megabus also shuttles Los Angeles residents to Phoenix, San Francisco and San Jose. It departs from behind the Amtrak terminal downtown, on the sidewalk between Union Station and the Metropolitan Water District building.