Best inexpensive way to get from NYC to Cleveland?

for what day?

@PnL No specific day in mind—I live on one end and go to school on the other, so it’s a commute I’m going to make multiple times (but not until next winter at the earliest).

I put in September 1st to get the prices I quoted here, though.

I’ve ridden a Greyhound several times, Baltimore to Dallas, Jacksonville to Dallas, and my longest trip (40+ hours) from Jacksonville to Denver. It’s long, cramped, dirty and annoying. But you meet some very interesting characters. I’ve never really felt unsafe on a greyhound or in the stations even in the middle of the night. But I’m a rather large male. It’s the most interesting way to go.

I don’t think you are going to get any cheaper than Amtrak. I looked at studentuniverse and the flight fares are ~111$.

I’d like to retract my previous suggestion.

My daughter is going to school in NYC and we live in the Cleveland area. I have been looking for transportation to and from and I agree with PnL that Amtrak is the best deal. It is a long trip, though.

Go to Craigslist New York and go to ride share and type in cleveland and here is one thing I found
Male student driving from NYC to Ann Arbor, thursday July 8th. Can drop along the way (Cleveland, Akron, Toledo, Allentown).