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No bus -- this is for archival purposes only.
There aren't enough people registered to make this an economical alternative. Try the train or carpool instead.

Flock 2015 is the upcoming Fedora conference in Rochester, NY.

This page organizes bids from vendors for a Boston/Westford - Rochester charter bus for the event.

Planned itinerary

Tuesday, 2015-Aug-11:

  • 09:30 - Pickup at Alewife MBTA station, Cambridge MA
  • 10:30 - Pickup at Red Hat office, Westford MA
  • 16:30 - Arrival at Hyatt Regency Rochester

Sunday, 2015-Aug-16:

  • 10:00 - Depart Hyatt Regency Rochester
  • 16:00 - Arrival at Red Hat office, Westford MA
  • 17:00 - Arrival at Alewife MBTA station, Cambridge MA

Bids

For the most part, each of the vendors here has a suitable sized vehicle in the fleet which reportedly (1) can travel out of state, and (2) has wifi available. Vendors will verify those conditions as part of the quote process.

Vendor Status Cost Wifi/Power/Restroom Notes
Buckingham Bus quote done 30-psgr: $5850, 56-psgr: $6550[1] 30-psgr: R; 56-psgr: W, P[2], R
Local Motion of Boston waiting to hear about driver inclusion 40-psgr: $3978 + $150/leg hotel + $100/leg gratuity = $4478 W, P, R Used this vendor for FUDCon:Toronto 2009
MBT Worldwide quote done 38-psgr: $5500[1] W, P, R
Coach Company quote done 56-psgr: $5990[3] R
RC Herrmann Bus Co pfrields emailed
  1. 1.0 1.1 Does not include driver gratuity
  2. Capability not guaranteed
  3. Does not include driver hotel Aug-11 + Aug-15