If time is not the most important factor then traveling by bus or coach is the best and most affordable way to get around the UK. To plan your journey across the UK by bus and coach, use a variety of bus services and include them in your UK itinerary.

Travel and Coach Tours

The UK coaching service is privatized and run by several different companies. Many of these companies offer custom tours to popular historical destinations across the UK.

Travel by coach

British coaches are privatized and many operators run thousands of routes across the country. Coach travel is usually much cheaper than train travel, but takes longer.

The main coaching companies are:

1. Arriva Bus UK
2. Megabus – A well known budget coach company offering £ 1 rates all around the UK
3. Eurolines – Cheap airport shuttles

Many coach companies offer customized tours to and from popular tourist destinations across the UK. Coach tours are a great way to see the sights of England. They usually last for several days and the price includes hotel stays and sometimes discounted rates to popular attractions. Several companies offer discounts for group bookings.

Bus:

Public buses outside London are run by a number of private companies. They are a great way to get around town and city, and walk regularly. Every city in the UK has a local bus service. This service is privatized and run by a separate company. For local route schedules and information, check out Traveline. The cost of a bus ticket usually depends on how far you travel. Single and return fares are available on multiple buses, but you usually need to buy a ticket for each trip (single ticket only). You can buy a ticket when you get on the bus, telling the driver where you are going. 1-day and weekly travel cards are available in some cities, and these can be purchased from drivers or from information centers at bus stations. Tickets are valid for each separate journey rather than for a specific period of time, so if you get off the bus, you’ll have to buy a new ticket when you get on the other bus. For information on London Buses, see the Transport for London buses page.

Megabus:

www.megabus.com is the leading budget city coach operator in the UK, Europe and North America. It is part of the Stagecoach Group, an international transportation group, which offers smarter travel at very good prices. The megabus.com service, which was first launched in the UK in 2003, offers rates from just £ 1 / € 1 (plus 50p / 50c booking fee) throughout the UK and now Europe including Paris, Amiens, Amsterdam and Brussels. Connecting more than 110 locations, offering high-quality and inexpensive travel on some of the most modern coaches in the country and carrying more than 5 million passengers a year.

Arriva Bus:

Arriva is now one of Europe’s leading transport operators. But our roots are in Sunderland, in Northeast England, in a used motorcycle shop opened in 1938 by the Cowie family. To find out more about Arriva plc’s history and growth, please visit the Arriva group website. In the UK, our buses are organized into regional units, each of which has its own interesting story. The core UK bus business outside London became what is now Arriva’s ownership when the Cowie Group acquired British Bus plc.

Eurolines Line:

Eurolines coach services to Europe depart from Victoria Coach Station in London which is located close to Victoria Subway and Bus stations. Travel by Eurolines. This is a no-brainer; It offers competitive prices to various destinations. Modern air-conditioned coach, reclining chairs, comfortable legroom and onboard toilets, and free Wi-Fi on the London to Paris route allow you to keep socializing with your friends back home. The hotel has a city center for downtown travel, and easy onward connections. It’s a greenish way to see Europe.