Today I want to go back to yesterday's topic, namely the Eurolines’ newly opened national connections in France. Eurolines’ FR spokesman announced last Tuesday, the opening of the first six interregional coach services.The carrier has announced plans to launch more than 500 connections between the French provinces already on 10th February, but this was only possible after amending the Act on passenger transport.The project implementation of this Act, which allows the transport of passengers between regions by coaches, was published in November 2010 and introduced in Jan...

Few months after the announcement, Eurolines finally received permission to conduct the national transport. As you know, so far SNSF is a monopolist on the French market for passenger transport. (SNCF - French Railways). This could not be changed without the approval of the government. Erolines France in the past already announced its intention to launch these connections, however, they encountered many problems, especially from the government and obtaining a license for the route.Currently Eurolines runs six routes at very attractive prices, in the future Eurolines intends...

In previous posts we wrote about the NXs’ preparations for the Olympics games in London 2012. Of course, you can already buy tickets for NXs’ coaches to access into London for the period of Olympics. More hereNow Eurolines UK has announced that it starts selling tickets for international services to London. Although the Olympics in London will take place next year, the carrier opens the ticket sales distribution channels. Tickets will be available on-line, at National Express outlets and by phone. The sale starts on 1st August 2011. Eurolines will increase during thi...

According to information posted on eurolines.com, the request was made by Mr. John Gilbert - President of Eurolines, a co-founder of a campaign to improved access to coach terminals. Eurolines, Europe's leading coach company, and the rest of the coach industry is also pressing for more "integrated" rail and bus terminals.Gilbert said that while the company welcomed the recent adoption of new rights for passengers, "much still needs to be done" to improve the "passenger experience".He pointed out that many European cities, including tourist destinations such as Amsterdam and...

Household rubbish and animal waste are fuelling a new fleet of eco-friendly Stagecoach buses.Recycled waste is being converted into biomethane fuel, which cuts the vehicles’ carbon emissions by up to 40% and helps reduce landfill. Launched in Lincoln, in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council and the East Midlands Development Agency, the greener fleet consists of 11 specially adapted Optare Solo buses.Stagecoach Group Chief Executive Sir Brian Souter said: Waste is a big issue for every household and councils now face major taxes for landfill. This is an innovati...

Not so long ago we wrote about some deficiencies of Eurolines existing website, which is the main website of the Eurolines organization. More here. Surprisingly, the biggest Europe’s coach carrier, has the most inefficient website. It is known that nowadays a website is something like a business card and „represents” the entire company, and if this website has been created with the intention of exerting a good impression on a potential client, well....in this case we’ve got a conflict of interest. But this is going to change for better in the near future, exactly in...

This year's summer promises to be interesting in terms of ticket offers. Major British carriers have decided to introduce special offers for transport within the UK. We’ve written previously about these offers, see our posts about National Express and Megabus summer deals. In our opinion it is worth to do a comparison. Carrier  ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ National Express Megabus Special Price £9 (no booking fee) £8 (+50 p booking fee) Type of ticket One-way only, for "Return" double the rate. One-way only, for "Return" double the rate. Terms &...

Megabus USA is an intercity, express bus provider with fares from $1. Megabus in the U.S. recently announced that it already has carried over 10 million passengers across North America and continues to see solid growth and popularity.Dale Moser, CEO of megabus.com said: Megabus.com revolutionized the bus industry and we’ve continued to grow as travelers continue to look for affordable transportation options. We are very excited to reach 10 million passengers and thank all our customers for helping us reach this milestone. A December 2010 national study conducted by ...