We asked a few questions to John Gilbert, Managing Director of Eurolines UK. Eurolines is Europe’s largest scheduled international coach operator. John is not only responsible for the British branch of Eurolines, he is the president of the whole Eurolines group. That's not all, John works to improve the quality and functionality of the entire European coach transport. He is the originator of many bus transport related initiatives. One of his latest initiatives is to improve access to the main European stations and major interchange hobs for coach operators. In one of his ...

Dear travellers it has been decided that there will be a national 24 hour train strike on Wednesday October 3rd. There will be no trains between Tuesday 2nd October 22h00 and Wednesday 3rd October 22h00. Bare this in mind while travelling to Belgium at the beginning of next week. Buses are the best option. They provide direct transport from London to key cities in Belgium. If you are travelling from outside of London, then you will have to change at London Victoria Coach Station. Currently there are two operators Eurolines and Megabus. Megabus has connections exclusively ...

Do not wait! Buy The £ 9 Super Ticket to Amsterdam, Brussels or Paris. The £9 ticket offer is still available, but not for long. Despite the fact that the offer is valid until December, these tickets sell very quickly. Book 4 days in advance. Terms & conditions apply.For your comfort we checked ourselves if Eurolines is still selling the £9 tickets. Check out the following pictures, click on photo to enlarge. Prices were checked on Tuesday, September 25th 2012, at 00:46. More information about this promotion can be found here London to Amsterdam (Ticket Availability...

Megabus are having a massive £1 ticket sale. £1 fares can be booked until the end of winter. Availability of tickets with this price is high (however it’s limited) and bookings can be made from 8th September until 23rd December. Great!Promotion applies to domestic and international routes and also includes some rail services for example; from London to Birmingham or Liverpool and vice versa (operated by Virgin) and from London to Bristol or Suthampton and vice versa (operated by South West Trains). Train tickets for £ 1 can be purchased exclusively through megabus.com ...

Don´t miss the world´s most famous beer festival and set out with the friends to have a great fun there! Travel by coach to Munich in Germany for the Oktoberfest 2012. When planning your trip, you need to strike a balance between how much comfort you want to travel in and your budget. So our advice is to take a coach. All Eurolines branches are now preparing for this annual event. It does not matter whether you are travelling from Britain, France or the Czech Republic this largest European coach operator will take you and your mates safely, quickly and easily. The worl...

Lufthansa workers strike has expanded. We wrote about this yesterday here. Germany’s national air-carrier has been forced to cancel two-thirds of scheduled flights on Friday ahead of a 24-hour walk-out by cabin crew. So if you need to travel to Germany iwithin the next few days it will be much better to use alternative means of transport such as coach. Eurolines runs a frequent coach service from its London (Victoria Coach Station) terminal to 25 cities in Germany (listed below). With Eurolines you get a free luggage allowance of two medium size suitcases plus an item of...

Lufthansa’s cabin crew strike has extended for a further German airports, leading to the cancellation over 300 flights!!!Problems may have people going to or returning from Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich, however the strike may even expand to other airports.I think that it is better to travel longer than not at all. So what Eurolines has to offer?The Eurolines coach network is an inexpensive way to travel through Europe. Eurolines coaches have different categories, from Standard class to Business class and they go everywhere. You can reserve seats in advance on the internet...

The Czech Republic Eurolines CZ - the Czech branch of the carrier has made amendments to its website. In my opinion the carrier’s new website is easier to use and has a nicer, more modern graphics. The carrier has also added new functions such as new blog. Check yourself The new website is more like a birthday gift for the carrier, because Eurolines CZ celebrates its 20th anniversary. On the Czech website you can book a ticket for a journey from Brno, Pilsen and Prague to Dover and London, as well as in the opposite direction. Compare prices before you buy. Poland A...