Readers' travel writing competition: a bus tour of Orkney, Scotland
Jo Bunting won a tour of Scotland, and fell in love with its history and beauty – not to mention her ever-patient guide, RichardNever having experienced a minibus tour before, I soon realised that it...
View ArticleOne Briton dead after coach carrying UK schoolchildren crashes in France
At least four seriously injured as coach taking ski trip pupils back to Birmingham overturns on motorway near ReimsA coach carrying British tourists and schoolchildren back from a skiing holiday in the...
View ArticleMegabus launches £1 coach tickets to Europe – if you can get them
Cheap Megabus tickets to Paris and three other European destinations snapped up, leaving many travellers disappointedThe cheapest £1 tickets from London to Paris and other European cities appear to...
View ArticleCorkboard: our weekly travel news round-up
A David Nash sculpture exhibition at Kew Gardens, São Paulo's new gay hotel and the first ever trans-Amazonian overland trip. Plus your tweets on festival misadventuresThere's a new exhibition of...
View ArticleGoogle Maps adds public transport data across UK
Partnerships with National Express, Traveline and local tram and ferry firms have provided 17,000 routes across the country through Google's popular mapping toolTravellers across Great Britain can now...
View ArticleWe bought a house in Oxford. Just one problem: it's 60 miles from my desk |...
Commuting between Oxford and London can be a drag, but I see Oxfordshire before me and it all feels just about worthwhileIt should be a time for sleep, or at most quiet reflection. But in our house, at...
View ArticleThe Christmas shutdown just makes us drunker, fatter, lazier and lonelier |...
It might feel like the near-total lack of trains and tubes at Christmas was ever thus, but in fact it’s a fairly recent development. Religion and economics may be equally to blameOne of the great...
View ArticleNational Express optimistic about North America growth
Rail, bus and coach operator, says two new rail contracts in Germany, a new bus contract in Bahrain, and £190m of cash will enable further expansionUK transport company National Express has said new...
View ArticleUber for coaches: can these startups revolutionise intercity travel?
New technology platforms are using crowdsourced buses to fill transport gaps and cut the cost of travelWhen a group of Yorkshire parents, fed up with overcrowding on their children’s bus route to...
View ArticleHow to see five UK national parks by public transport
For National Parks Fortnight we pick ways walkers can dodge the traffic and explore these areas in a more eco-friendly wayJewelled by emerald islands, fringed by beautiful wooded shores and surrounded...
View Article10 classic UK trips by public transport
Trains in hidden valleys, scenic bus routes, fun ferry rides … many journeys are better by public transport. Kevin Rushby plots exciting itineraries for the carefree and car-freeWith a car, most of...
View ArticleI caught trains across Europe to impress a hot man – and to try to save the...
Sure I could get to Rome in an hour, but what about the journey?Last year I met a real hot babe while swimming in a bay off a Greek island.Drying off, we got to talking, then walking along the cliff,...
View Article10 of the UK’s best open-top bus rides
Venturing further than city sightseeing tours, these affordable public buses take in seafronts, ruined abbeys and Unesco sitesOperator: MorebusThe Purbeck Breezers have great year-round open-top...
View ArticleNational Express coach services to be suspended on Sunday
No more journeys after midnight on 5 April as coronavirus lockdown takes its toll on passenger numbersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNational Express will suspend coach...
View ArticleWithout help 40,000 jobs could go, warn UK coach tour operators
Trade body says firms don’t receive coronavirus support because of business ratingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoach tourism operators have said 40,000 jobs will be put...
View ArticleShortage of 6,000 public buses puts UK’s school return at risk
With packed transport a thing of the past, ministers warn private coach operators will need to step inMinisters have privately warned of a shortage of 6,000 public buses needed to get children to...
View ArticleTier 4 and lockdown travel refunds: your questions answered
How the Covid restrictions in England, Scotland and Wales affect transport plansCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe imposition of tier 4 restrictions on London and the...
View ArticleThe US should nationalize the Greyhound bus company. Hear me out | Bhaskar...
Millions of Americans rely on motorcoaches, but the pandemic hit bus companies hard. I say: nationalize itJoe Biden’s love of trains is well known. “Amtrak Joe” has vowed to invest in America’s...
View ArticleNational Express wouldn’t refund my ‘flexible’ ticket
I paid £144 for extra luggage but after my trip was called off it wouldn’t give the money backIn December, I bought three National Express coach tickets to Newcastle for an event in February. I paid an...
View ArticlePlanes, trains and automobiles: comparing cost, speed and emissions of...
With fuel prices at record highs and carbon emissions more important than ever, we look at the costs and benefits of various modes of transportFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest...
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