FlixBus has added the Republic of Ireland to its scheduled coach network via collaboration with local operators Expressway – part of Bus Éireann – and Flightlink.
Tickets for those businesses’ services capturing around 150 destinations in Ireland will be sold by FlixBus channels. 14 Expressway routes fall within the partnership, capturing the country’s major cities of Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford.
Expressway services between Ireland and the UK also form part of the agreement, with the route serving Dublin, Birmingham and London using the Dublin to Holyhead ferry giving scope for FlixBus to retail international journeys to and from Ireland.
Tickets for the venture with Expressway and Flightlink went on sale on 8 August. Flightlink services via the FlixBus platform deliver direct services between Dublin Airport and cities including Ennis, Killarney and Limerick.
Speaking about the collaboration, FlixBus UK Managing Director Andreas Schörling says: “We are delighted to bring Irish routes to our extensive global network, allowing travellers to book via our convenient booking platform in 44 countries and four continents.”
Head of Expressway Andrew Yates adds that the state-owned operator is pleased to partner with FlixBus. It “is a very exciting project that enables us to promote tourism to Ireland to a global market, particularly bringing our brand to Europe through the Flix booking platform,” he notes.
Flightlink was launched around a year ago. Founder and CEO David Conway comments: “We are delighted to grow the visibility of our coach services, providing tickets to an audience we simply could not have reached otherwise.”
