Eurolines UK, owned by National Express Group, intends to launch a new daily coach service from London Victoria Coach Station to Amsterdam via Schiphol Airport, providing customers with access to the international airport’s long-haul flights. The plan aims to create an overnight connection, arriving at Schiphol airport, early in the morning.Unofficially we found out, that the carrier plans to start this new service on 1st July 2011, it builds on Eurolines’ existing London to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport offering, which has proven a popular way for UK and internation...

STAGECOACH Group is to buy and lease more than 520 new buses and coaches for operations across the UK in 2011-12. The company is investing £52million in 360 new buses and coaches for the coming financial year, to be introduced in Stagecoach’s regional bus networks across the UK.Stagecoach will also lease more than 160 new state-of-the-art vehicles for London, which were acquired in October 2010. The new orders follow an annual tendering process and all the vehicles meet the latest Euro 5 emissions standards. It means Stagecoach is buying or leasing more than 580 new bu...

London to Ireland with megabus.com! Megabus, in cooperation with the ferry operator - Irish Ferries, has just launched new route from London to Ireland. This is not a direct connection, such as pre-existing connections provided by Eurolines. The Megabus coaches will run from London to Pembroke Dock, with stops in Bristol, Cardiff, Newport, Swansea and Carmarthen. Upon arrival in Pembroke Dock, passengers will have to disembark from the vehicle and transfer to the Irish Ferries’s ferry, which runs from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Europort only.Unfortunately the downsi...

Despite the increasing number of low-cost airlines and rail links, many people still prefer to tour Europe in a coach. This form of travel has one major advantage - to explore what you pass on the journey. A person that flew by plane, wants to travel from point A to point B only, however the bus route provides a lot more of these "points". Sometimes you can, after consulting with the driver, to modify the route. Due to increasing competition from other modes of transport, fares are much lower for this type of travel. Unfortunately, the fares are limited by fuel prices, whic...

Many flights were canceled over the last few days primarily between Ireland and Scotland and from Scotland to other destinations. However, this event doesn't change the fact that people still need to travel. In such situations, very often people don't know how to organize the alternative transport.If you're one of those people who do not know what to do, follow the text of this post until the end.You live in Ireland or in the north of the UK and your flight is canceled, you can still travel, just move to other means of transport, namely bus or coach.To help these people who...

When travelling by bus or coach you can occasionally experience some inconveniences. Yes, they can be cramped, they can be delayed and sometimes they can be boring and tiring, but long distance coach journeys do have their advantages. Coaches and buses are convenient, because you can travel direct from all major European cities. Coaches and buses are cheap; the bus is the backpacker's saviour. Coaches and buses are cheerful, hey it can be a good place to meet fellow travellers.There are many other positives arising from the bus and coach travel. Many of them are presented i...

Brand new services added to megabus.com timetable Five new locations to be served by megabusplus.com Tickets available now for even more budget travel links across the UK Stagecoach Group confirmed that it is expanding its budget transport services to offer low-cost travel between even more locations across the UK. Stagecoach Group has announced a fantastic change in the timetables of its subsidiaries - Megabus and Megabusplus. It is possible that Stagecoach has reacted in this way due to the sudden introduction of 25% discount by National Express (more info here).me...

Surprisingly, National Express has announced a great promotion. The carrier is offering a 25% discount on its coach services for travel any time this year.Unfortunately, it’s bookable until 31st May 2011 only (including May Bank Holiday travel). This great discount is available on coaches to/from 1000 towns and cities across the UK and to all of the UK’s major airports including Heathrow, Stansted, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham.There are 25,000 standard fares available with a 25% discount. Travel should be booked at least seven days in advance online at www.nation...