On the road . . .

RUNNING in conjunction with World Book Day on March 2, National Express is offering 10% off all fares.  

National Express is encouraging people to let their imaginations run wild and learn about literary heroes across the land. 

To take advantage of 10% off all fares, book before 28 February 2017 for travel between 2 – 5 March using the discount code: WorldBookDay. *Terms & conditions apply.

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National Express boosts Stansted connnections

NATIONAL EXPRESS is making it easier to travel to Stansted Airport with new routes adding almost 5,000 extra seats a day.

The new services will for the first time see the UK’s largest coach operator serve Stansted from new London stops at Paddington, Waterloo, and Southwark Additionally, stops at Golders Green, Marble Arch, Baker Street, and Victoria coach station will also all benefit from increased frequencies, with some journey times slashed by up to twenty minutes.

Fares start at £5 one-way.

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Low-cost coach operator enters UK market; London to Paris from £9

A GERMAN low-cost coach operator is entering the UK with plans to drive down travel costs by starting London to Paris services trips from £9. FlixBus coaches will run twice a day between the two capitals from March 24 offering free Wi-Fi, extra legroom, and three pieces of luggage.

The company’s distinctive green coaches could then be seen on roads across the UK as it plans expansion onto domestic destinations.

New services, higher frequencies, and direct links to Frankfurt, Luxemburg, and Prague are planned to begin by the end of the spring, with further destinations in the UK in the pipeline.

Tickets are available via its website – www.flixbus.com – and an app.

Founder and managing director, André Schwämmlein, said: ‘The cross-border link from London to France is our first step into the market in the UK. We are soon going to connect the capital to the most popular cities in mainland Europe by day or night. And we want to extend our service to other destinations in England.”

Founded in Germany in 2013 after de-regulation of the coach sector, the company created a nationwide network within months. FlixBus is now operating in 18 European countries, and carried approximately 20 million passengers last year.

‘By combining entrepreneurial spirit and innovative technology with a traditional SME industry, we established a completely new means of transport,’ says Mr Schwämmlein. ‘We simply made buses cool again.’ 

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£1 ticket offer launches Plymouth-Bristol bus route

BUS company Stagecoach South West has launched Falcon, the first dedicated 24/7 coach service connecting major locations across the region.

Claimed as a cost-effective alternative to the train, the Falcon service will operate 19 journeys a day, seven days a week, between Plymouth, Exeter, Taunton, Bristol Airport, and Bristol city centre, both day and night.

To mark the launch, single and return journeys will initially cost £1 until February 27. From the end of February, normal fares will apply, which include £5 return journeys anywhere along the route for under 25’s and OAP’s and adult returns from £7.50.

Bob Dennison, managing director of Stagecoach South West, said: ‘Falcon is a bold step in making it easier for people to travel across the region. It’s a ’round the clock’ service between the main towns and cities across the South West, plus Bristol Airport.

‘I am confident this 24/7 connection will prove extremely popular with commuters, university students, shoppers, day trippers and, of course, holidaymakers flying from Bristol.’

Tickets, including weekly season tickets, can be bought in cash direct from the driver. A select number of tickets will also be available to pre-book via www.megabus.com.

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GoEuro launches in France

GOEURO.CO.UK, the search engine for comparing and booking rail, coach, and flight travel across Europe, has announced the launch of its full service in #France after signing a new partnership with the French railway operator, SNCF.

Travellers can now plan trips to more than 30,000 destinations all over France and across Europe – not only cities and airports but also rail, coach, and air travel options in a single search, eliminating the need to visit multiple websites to plan their entire journey … all in the user’s native language and currency.

Naren Shaam, CEO and founder of GoEuro said: ‘The addition of France is great for our users and a milestone for GoEuro. We launched less than three years ago, at a time when this form of simple online search was available only for air travel.’

Guillaume Pepy, CEO of SNCF commented: ‘France is the most visited destination in the world and rail, as the most competitive mode of transport, is the quintessential way to explore it. Through this partnership, GoEuro users are able compare and discover the convenience and great service SNCF has to offer.’

GoEuro now covers all rail, coach, and air travel in 11 markets which have a total population of 400 million and an additional 300 million foreign visitors each year.

France alone has more than 83 million visitors annually, and the French transportation network adds more than 3,000 train stations, 450 bus terminals, and 91 airports to the GoEuro system, enabling travellers to reach more than 30,000 European destinations in France as well as the UK, Germany, Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, and Italy.

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National Express: free tickets for disadvantaged families

NATIONAL EXPRESS is turning the wheels on a new charity partnership to help families across the UK. It has teamed up with the Family Holiday Association (FHA) to give hundreds of coach tickets to families that cannot afford a break. 

Commenting on the initiative, National Express UK Coach managing director Tom Stables said: ‘National Express is committed to supporting local communities and building strong families is a building block in that process.

‘That is why we have joined forces with the FHA to give families who can’t normally afford to do so the chance to take a break, relax, bond, and build happy memories.’

FHA director John McDonald said: ‘We are delighted to have teamed up with National Express and be able to help more families access an often vital break away from home. We know through our work, backed by extensive academic research, that spending quality together as a family results in stronger, healthier, and happier families and communities.’

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Take the bus in France

TRAINS have long dominated travel in #France, but legislation to deregulate aspects of the country’s economy is opening up the long distance bus industry. GoEuro.co.uk, the search engine for comparing flights, coach and rail travel options across Europe, has created a comprehensive map of all the 250 new routes available across France and into Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Belgium. 

France is expected to have more than five million additional coach passengers within the next year, resulting in 22,000 more jobs. The deregulation of the market is also expected to see a 10% to 70% drop in ticket prices over the next year as more operators come into the market.

British companies such as National Express and Megabus are expected to expand their services in France.

The most popular long distance bus journeys in France are those between Paris and other major French and European cities such as London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Barcelona, Lyon, and Marseille. Travellers might appreciate the services running through the south of France, including the A9 road to Barcelona and the A7 –Highway of the Sun – which has been deemed the most beautiful motorway in France.

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