Travel
The United States has an excellent network of highways creating a neat grid across the entire country. Unfortunately however not all American cities can boast of good public transport systems. The few good intra-city rail systems are mostly in the older cities along the East Coast of America.
Therefore for large sections of the country, there isno alternative to travelling by car. Americans are very dependent on their automobiles, and it is easily the most popular mode of transportation.
Keeping with this trend is the car rental facility which is available at most airports. Most car rentals typically require a valid drivers license and a credit card. For those without cars, the cheapest way to travel inter-city is usually by bus, although this is more time consuming than travelling by train or by air.
Travel by bus intra-city is quite reasonable and is available in most large American cities. The main long distance bus service nationally is Greyhound. There are however othe companies which provide better service locally.
AMTRAK is the main rail network across the country. There are however other regional rail-networks concentrating on specific regions. Rail travel is however at times significantly more expensive than travel by bus, although it is quite comfortable, and typically have pantry cars.
Air travel is very common in the US, and sometimes can be even more economic than travel by train. It is often a good idea to look out for 'deals' on travel and airline web-sites. You can be amazed at the low prices if you get a good 'deal'.
