Despite the recent price hike for British railways, airplane tickets are becoming closer to bus fares, opening up plenty of options for affordable travel, both domestic and abroad. In many cases, it’s actually cheaper to...
National Express Forms New Partnership with Ouibus
Four of the European giants of bus transport have decided to join forces to face competition in the international market. As the UK market leader, with over 20 million passengers each year, it’s only natural...
Ants and Bees, New Allies of Ecological Buses
From record breaking heatwaves to sporadic weather conditions, it can seem that nature is looking for some retribution against humans for their contributions to climate change. Scientists have issued a series of warnings to the...
Environmental Initiative Aims to Cut Carbon Emissions by 40%
With an eye on the news coming from Europe, the European Commission recently presented the new environmental Mobility Package. This is expected to be fulfilled by the year 2030. In summary, the document establishes the...
British Rail Prices will rise by 3.4% in 2018
After a difficult year of delays, rail strikes and cancellations, it’s been announced that train fares throughout the United Kingdom will rise by an average of 3.4%. This is the largest price increase in five...
Robot Buses and Flying Cars: What Does the Future Hold?
Technological Innovations seem to know no bound, and popular staples of science fiction, such as self-driving buses and flying cars might make a stop in reality sooner than we think. The transport sector is constantly...
National Express Wins for Innovation at the UK Coach Awards 2017
Since 2008, the UK Coach Awards have been held each year to celebrate the country’s coaches and buses and award the industry’s best in a variety of categories. These range from coach operations to awards...
More UK Residents Stay Closer to Home When Travelling
It’s official, more UK residents are interested in domestic travel than excursions abroad according to a CheckMyBus study. This past summer, CheckMyBus saw 40% more UK users search for affordable intercity coach rides and domestic...
National Express Unveils New Caetano Levante III Model
Since 2015, the manufacturing giant Caetano has been working on creating its next generation model, which has finally been revealed, the Caetano Levante III. The model will primarily be used by National Express, due to...
63% of UK citizens never travel by bus within the United Kingdom
Following the publication of the special Eurobarometer “Autocar Services”, it is confirmed that buses have a decent reputation among users in the UK. This study, carried out by TNS UK for the European Commission, analyses...
