Frugal Traveling Chicago to Dallas to New Orleans

[BrandonAndAdriannaRTA]

Hi! I am planning a trip to Dallas from Chicago and then to New Orleans is the plan. We origianlly wanted to drive but realized it will be really expensive. We looked into Amtrak and that was even more expensive than flying! Has anyone traveled using the Mega Bus or does anyone have any tips or advice on saving on this trip. We have to be in Dallas October 1st for the Cowboys/Bears game and we only have 7 days but the 7 days all have to be before the game or after. There are two of us traveling, we are in out 20's and are open to different types of travel like partial driving/renting, bus train, flying.

Thanks,
Adrianna

(Although the scope of your original thread has changed, by our posting rules, this is the same trip and so I've merged your two threads together)...