A Freebie Friday Double Header: Free Bus Rides and Free Gas for a Year

 Just in time for the holidays, Megabus is rolling out a slew of new routes. And for stocking stuffers, its going to be giving away 11,000 free rides on these new routes.

Here's the scoop: starting December 15, Megabus will be driving between New York City, Hartford and Amherst. To publicize that new route, 1000 freebies are being given away on the Megabus site. Use code NEWNYC at the Megabus site.

The chances for scoring a free ticket are even greater for Washington, DC residents. For them, 10,000 free seats are in play for travel between DC and Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, Knoxville, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg (PA), Hampton (VA), Christianburg (VA), Richmond (VA) and Toronto. Whew! The code in this case is ILUVDC.

Photo by Robert Couse-Baker

 As in the past, the free tickets will be given out until they're gone, so head over quickly to the site to snag one of your own. Good luck!

Free Gas

For those who prefer to drive themselves, MapQuest is giving away a year's worth of free gas to one person, every day in December. Simply go to the Mapquest site to register for the drawing (which is free). And once again: good luck!