National Express has organized a special combined coach & ferry connections for quick and easy transportation to the festival. Nat Ex, together with Wightlink the ferry operator, provide everyday connection between Britain and the IOW. This is not only one dedicated service in relation to the organized festival, these carriers have a few connections at different times of day. So you really should take advantage of this offer.Bestival is the award winning 3 day boutique music festival set at Robin Hill - a beautiful leafy country park (a veritable Garden of Eden!) near D...

The British and French branches of Eurolines are already preparing for this annual event. Travel by coach from Britain or France to Munich in Germany for the Oktoberfest 2011. Taking the coach to Munich is easy with Eurolines. With regular services from Britain & France and free luggage allowance of two medium sized suitcases.   With one of the cheapest fares around you can just sit back, relax and arrive refreshed and ready for your experience. This year's Oktoberfest will take place between 17th September and 3rd October 2011.Check out these amazing sample adult retu...

As a reminder, because we have already written about this on the EuropeBus's blog, on Monday 31 October 2011 the Government is removing the coach concessionary discount scheme. The scheme currently allows people over 60 or with a disability to travel by coach for up to half price. Customers can still use the scheme providing they book by midnight on 31 October 2011 and are travelling on or before 31 August 2012. What is the Over 60′s coach concessionary scheme? When you’re over 60, you automatically qualify for concessionary fares on National Express coaches. Concessi...

From unknown reason, the Bulgarian branch of Eurolines, temporarily suspended the operation of its website for several months.During this time EuropeBus received lots of questions from travellers, why the carrier has decided to take such a step. Through this whole period in which the website did not work we tried to find out what are the reasons for doing so, unfortunately we haven’t get any answer from the carrier.During this period, Eurolines’ customers who began voyages in Bulgaria could purchase tickets or get information on the German website of Eurolines. However,...

The new Wrightbus StreetLite brings a whole new look and style to the small bus sector. Crucially, it also helps bus operators deliver enhanced productivity and profitability in their day-to-day operations. Capacity and Choice StreetLite is available in two main configurations, one with the door located behind the front axle (“Wheel Forward”) and one with the door ahead of the front wheel (“Door Forward”). With a standard 2445mm width across the range, body lengths and seating layouts have been carefully chosen to deliver class leading seated capacity, which is ke...

Latest travel information from Eurolines Please be aware there is a likelihood of industrial action in France this Bank Holiday weekend. Eurolines anticipates this action will cause potential delays and disruption to its services. Eurolines is doing everything possible to reduce the impact of this action and it is committed to getting its customers to the UK with the least possible disruption to their journey. There is no need to change your travel plans at this time as all services are operating. Regular passenger updates will be posted on Eurolines UK website throughout ...

The British government coalition agreed to liquidate the existing concessions for coach travel for people over 60 years of age and with disabilities. Coalition cuts will mean half-price coach travel for pensioners and the disabled will be slashed from the budget. More you can read in the Mirror paper.Unfortunately, the government cuts also affected the least affluent in the british society. From October 2011 pensioner and disabled people will be deprived of the concessions fares, and to take advantage of discounts they’ll have to seek trade concessions offered by the carr...

A few days ago, Megabus announced that soon on the route between London and Glasgow will launch a special sleeper coach where passengers will be able to lie down, and even sleep. We wrote about it here. The new vehicle will go on the road in the coming months. Luckily for our, bus enthusiasts already captured some pics where you can see the Megabus’s sleeper. Pictures are posted on Flickr.com Photo No. 1 Photo No. 2 Photo No. 3 Many people guessed that the new Megabus overnight coaches have been modernized and adapted from their owned fleet, and indeed they are co...