CHICAGO -- Megabus.com is giving away 100,000 free seats beginning started Wednesday.

The express city-to-city bus service offers fares as low as $1 via the Internet.

"Americans are doing all they can to stretch their dollar in the current economy and these free tickets are megabus.com's way of helping," said Dale Moser, president and COO of megabus.com.

According to an October GfK Roper report, 64 percent of Americans are cutting back on travel due to financial woes, but Milwaukee residents can still travel on a budget, or even better, for free.

The free seats can be booked via the Web site Megabus.com for travel beginning Wed., Jan. 14 through Wed., March 18, 2009.

Customers must enter the promotional code greenbus for the opportunity to receive a free seat.

Traveling in a bus is 16 times more fuel efficient than a single-passenger car per mile and traveling in a double-decker bus is 25 times more fuel efficient than a single passenger car per mile – making it one of the greenest ways to travel.

Free seats will be available on a limited number of departure dates and times throughout megabus.com’s Midwest and Northeast routes to 29 cities.