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Why taking the bus is good for your health

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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 ...

The new National Express coach service

Posted in New coach services

National Express, Britain's biggest coach carrier, has decided to launch a new service between Ipswich, Colchester, Stansted Airport and Heathrow Airport. The new Nat Ex’s line 250, will start operation on September 26 this year. The new service will operate 10 times a day and will take you direct to the airport door. TimetableMore information...

Beer, beer and once again beer - your travel plan for September and October. The best of Oktoberfest by Coach...

Posted in Vacation planning

This month over six million people will travel to Munich for the world famous Oktoberfest. But if large crowds and lederhosen aren’t your thing a host of spin off events are taking place across Europe to ensure there’s a beer themed festivity for every nationality and age. Here Eurolines, Europe’s largest scheduled coach operator, highlights some of the best Bavarian inspired events - ranging from back yard breweries in Rulle to designer drinks in Amsterdam. Stuttgart Beer Festival Held in Stuttgart’s Wasen fairground this is one of the largest and most beautifu...

London Victoria Coach Station - now on Youtube

Posted in Travel tips

As you know Victoria Coach Station is London's largest hub for intercity and international coach services. It handles more than 200,000 coach departures a year, carrying 10 million passengers. The main coach operators are the domestic services National Express and Megabus, and the European coach service Eurolines. Some people forgo travel by coach, in spite of it is much cheaper than travel by train, because they don’t know the layout of the station. Now, thanks to several recordings, you can see how London Victoria Coach Station looks like. Check the videos below. Victor...

VDL Futura proclaimed ‘International Coach of the Year 2012'

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  And the winner is .... VDL Bus & Coach beat the tough competition and has been awarded the prestigious title ‘International Coach of the Year 2012’. During the ‘Coach Euro Test 2011’, held in Norway, the Futura was chosen as the winner from a field of strong competitors. The members of the jury based their decision primarily on the total concept of the participating coaches, with special focus on practical usability, fit and finish, and efficiency. Coach of the Year 2012 
The ‘Coach of the Year 2012’ jury included professional journalists from 19 Eur...

Cleaves is checking the quality of National Express services

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NatEx boss Cleaves is making long coach marathonThe managing director of the National Express coach business, Andrew Cleaves, is to spend next week travelling the country on his own coach services to experience life as a NatEx customer. Cleaves explains: I do spend a lot of time visiting National Express locations around the UK, but it’s for a few hours here and there. I want to dedicate some quality time travelling on coaches to not only meet customers and staff, but to travel as a customer does.I want to experience what’s great and what’s not so great about the s...

230 new inter-regional routes operated by Eurolines in France.

Posted in New coach services

Eurolines, the specialist in international coach transport, will be able to operate over 230 inter-regional routes  in France as part of the new cabotage law, said on Monday Transport Minister Thierry Mariani. Nearly 70 cities will be concerned in a Hexagon. For a minister, this magnitude will have transport some-more permitted to people with a tiny budget, such as students. Prices shown have been in outcome by rival Eurolines: 41 euros for a Bordeaux-Paris, or 34 Euros for a Lyon-Paris. Initially Eurolines, with a network of 140 routes in Europe, non-stop for sale upon M...

Travel with National Express to Bestival Festival 2011, Ryde, Isle of Wight

Posted in Vacation planning

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...

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