Exploring everything that Yorkshire has to offer has just gotten much easier. Megabus recently announced that it will be partnering with Transdev to connect four of its local bus providers in Yorkshire to the Megabus national transport system. This partnership will allow passengers to transfer between Megabus coaches and Continue reading
Half year results look promising: National Express is optimistic about the future
Last week, the Birmingham-based transport group National Express shared their half year results, which look highly promising – particularly so for the international endeavours of the company. National Express, which is mainly associated with cheap domestic coach travel by most British Continue reading
Happy Birthday, National Express!
When travelling on the UK’s motorways, you’re very likely to spot a National Express coach. The famous coach operator basically connects all of the country’s cities and towns, from A for Aberdeen to Y for Yeovil, and counts around 19 million journeys per year. In 2017, National Express is celebrating Continue reading
First UN Wonder Woman Day: National Express celebrates women in the transport industry
For the last 75 years, Wonder Woman has inspired young girls and women from all over the world. The DC comic book heroine filled a void in the otherwise male-dominated comic sphere, which is why the United Nations have decided to celebrate the iconic role-model by honouring her with a day of her own. Continue reading
British Company Taken Over by FlixBus: megabus Withdraws from Continental Bus Market
As of 1 July, the German coach company FlixBus will
The European Championships 2016: Accessible for Everyone?
It’s a good time for football fans: The leagues have ended, the Champions League Final was decided and the Euros are only a few days away. However, whenever big tournaments take place, there is also an aspect about them that is often glossed over: the accessibility of the football venues. In 2014, a BBC Continue reading
Europe is Just a Coach Trip Away: New FlixBus Connections to the Continent
On 24 March, the coach company FlixBus has set foot on the British Isles for the very first time by launching an intercity bus connection from Paris to London. The German market leader, which set out to conquer the whole of Europe, reports that the new coach route turned out to be a great success Continue reading
Bizarre Bus News: Alien on Board and Where Does the Fox Go?
There’s a lot of things going on in the world of buses and coaches. While the launch of a new bus connection, attractive deals or the achievements of individual coach companies count amongst the more normal pieces of information, from time to time a more bizarre one pops up. We have collected the Continue reading
German Market Leader FlixBus Launches First Budget Bus Route to London
The German intercity coach market was liberalised in early 2013 and bus providers have been fighting over customers ever since. Active competition has resulted in particularly inexpensive ticket prices and in a high level of comfort on intercity coach trips. While free WiFi and a vast amount of power outlets are standard Continue reading
Accessibility of Long Distance Coaches: A Bus for Everyone(?)
In the UK about 11 million people suffer from a long-term illness or disability1 and around 9 per cent of the population report having mobility difficulties.2 Although society is working towards the integration and inclusion of people with disabilities, their impairments can still result in obstacles to be overcome in everyday life. Continue reading