FlixBus and Volvo agree standard coach specification
Volvo Buses and FlixBus reached agreement earlier in 2022 on a standardised coach specification, they have confirmed. The two parties say it will simplify...
How does the experience of coach travel shape up?
Being the son of UK Coach Operators Association Managing Director Peter Bradley, I can no longer use public transport without wanting to share my...
National Express coach travel demand ‘unprecedented’
National Express says it is seeing “unprecedented demand” for scheduled coach travel to and from London over the national mourning period.
The company is increasing...
Zeelo to provide free coach transfers to Euro Bus Expo
Smart bus service company Zeelo will provide free coach transfers for attendees of Euro Bus Expo, to be held at the NEC Birmingham on...
National Express and Megabus partner with Uber Travel
Reservations for scheduled coach services may now be made via Uber Travel after Megabus and National Express became partners with the platform. The development...
Northampton added to FlixBus network through Tiger European
Northampton has been added to the FlixBus network after the scheduled coach operator entered into partnership with Nottingham operator Tiger European.
It comes after FlixBus...
National Express coach ‘coming back strongly’, says MD
Scheduled coaching was hit hard by COVID-19. But it is now coming back rapidly; patronage in some cases is above what it was in...
FlixBus enters Scottish internal market with McGill’s
FlixBus UK has entered the internal Scottish scheduled coach market with the launch of services between Glasgow and Aberdeen via Stirling and Perth from...
Agreement for Swvl to purchase Zeelo is terminated
In an unexpected development, the agreement for global transit technology business Swvl to acquire London-based smart coach and bus travel platform Zeelo has been...
Megabus, Falcon retail activity to go to Scottish Citylink
Stagecoach has reached agreement to sell the retailing activities of its Megabus and Falcon scheduled coach businesses to Scottish Citylink, the well-established joint venture...
Bus modal shift needs holistic policy, report says
Piecemeal interventions will not lead to the significant modal shift to bus that is required if the UK is to meet its net zero...
