Descendents of one of the first Irish settlements in Wales have unveiled a lasting legacy to their community via an improved coach service from Cardiff. Former residents of Newtown helped design a plaque on the side of the Eurolines service, which commemorates their past home: "Little Ireland - honouring the community of Newtown, Cardiff". The service is operated by Bernard Kavanagh and Sons, based in Urlingford, Ireland. The Eurolines service will carry hundreds of passengers between Cardiff, Waterford, Limerick and Cork every week and The Newtown Association hope it wil...

Moderators of the EuropeBus website, wish to inform about the planned change in the international coach timetable. The new timetable will come into force at 1st November 2011 and will apply until March 2012. Unfortunately, ticket sale for the period after 1st November is currently suspended. Probably the new timetable will appear within the next few days or weeks. Please check the timetables regularly, they should first appear on the websites of Eurolines and National Express, we will get them at a later date and then we will be able to make adjustments....

Yesterday, quite by accident I came across a promotion offered by Eurolines together with the People, Daily Mirror & Sunday Mirror. At the beginning I did not know what was going on, on the main Eurolines website, there is no information about this promotion. So I registered and after this process, I actually was able to make a ticket purchase at this promotional price. Tickets at this price are offered exclusively to three European capitals, namely Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris. Of course, you must register first! Promotion details are available here, the number of tic...

Scots motorists are ditching their cars to travel by citylink gold’s luxury express coach service, new research has revealed. The service operates six services a day on two routes linking Glasgow with Aberdeen and Inverness, attracting more than 130,000 passengers in just 12 months. And the latest Scottish Citylink research found more than a third of these used to travel by car, while another 31% had previously gone by rail. The survey also revealed 94% of all customers said Citylink Gold offered value for money, while nine out of 10 were ‘satisfied’ or ‘very sat...

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...

With almost 400,000 new students making the trip to University next month, National Express has relaunched its popular Young Person Coach Card – offering 30% off all journeys for the next three years. According to NUS figures, the cost of being a student is now in excess of £15,000 per year – with over £2000 on transport costs alone. National Express’ Young Persons Travel Card is available to all 16 – 26 year olds and anyone in full time education. The card costs £10 for one year or £25 for three years of discounted travel. Examples of the travel savings avai...

Brits contemplating a last minute break for the Bank Holiday can still pick up a bargain to Europe with Eurolines. Europe’s largest scheduled coach operator has return fares to Paris and Bruges for £74 return while Amsterdam and Rotterdam are just £76 return. The price is inclusive of booking fee and luggage allowance and can even be booked on the day of travel. Fares for travel between 24 – 29 August: London to Paris, Bruges or Brussels: £74 return per person London to Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Utrecht: £76 return per person Eurolines, a sister company of N...

Continental coach travel booms as passengers choose budget travel 44% increase in coach passengers to Paris in June 2011 vs. June 2010 Ash Cloud was catalyst for coach boom Surge in demand for budget travel from French and American travellers National Express is laying on around one hundred additional coaches during peak months to meet demand on their London to Paris service – as continental coach travel booms. Half year results from Eurolines, the European arm of National Express, reveal that almost 100,000 people have travelled by coach between London and Pari...