National Express reduces advanced fares to London for 2012 From today National Express has reduced its advanced coach fares between London and ten major cities across Britain to encourage more people to visit London this summer. Customers in locations such as Bournemouth, Bristol, Leeds and Manchester will now pay a maximum of £12 one way when they book 14 days in advance. In some locations fares have been cut by over 50% to create a simpler pricing structure for passengers looking for affordable travel this summer. Andrew Cleaves, Managing Director of National Express...

National Express have announced the biggest shake up to Britain’s cross country coach network in 25 years – creating 230 new journeys, faster travel times and stronger transport links to key tourism regions such as Blackpool, West Wales and the South West. On 27 February Britain’s largest scheduled coach operator will relaunch its cross country network - which links around 500 destinations across England, Scotland and Wales -following a major ten month planning project to modernise coach travel. Britain’s cross country coach network had three million passenger j...

First study of its kind reveals catching the bus achieves half the Government recommended daily exercise Daily bus users clock up annual equivalent of 11 marathons Regular bus travel beats car for health benefits Daily short walk to and from bus stop and destination can burn 22,630 calories a year. The simple act of taking a journey by bus can help achieve half the Government recommended 30 minutes of exercise per day, according to a study released today. Commissioned by Greener Journeys, whose aim is to encourage more people to consider using buses, and conducted ...