American Greyhound buses to ply UK roads from Portsmouth to London
Britons will get the chance to catch the Greyhound bus. But can a trip from Portsmouth or Southampton to London compare with a jaunt along Route 66?Continue reading...
View ArticleThe Greyhound: an iconic breed
From Clark Gable to Dustin Hoffman: As FirstGroup launches its first Greyhound route in the UK, we take a look at the bus's journey through the ages Continue reading...
View ArticleGreyhound buses hit the road in UK with a £1 ticket to south coast
Legendary US coaches to launch London service Vehicles called Peggy Sue, Jolene and Sweet CarolineThe Greyhound bus inspired Simon & Garfunkel to "look for America" but British passengers will have...
View ArticleGreyhound buses: in song and on screen
SongsAmerica by Simon & Garfunkel (1968) "Kathy, I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh, Michigan seems like a dream to me now "Continue reading...
View ArticleTim Dowling: There is a harsh reality behind the romance of Greyhound bus...
Like a lot of fixtures of American life, the Greyhound bus service enjoys a somewhat enhanced reputation abroad. For European travellers deals such as the "99 days for $99" promotion made it a romantic...
View ArticleCanada criticises FirstGroup over plans to withdraw rural bus services
Critics say remote areas may be cut off if 'heavy-handed' proposals to slash unpopular Greyhound bus routes go aheadThe Scottish transport operator FirstGroup has been accused by Canada's government of...
View ArticleLondon to the south coast by coach for 99p
Don't give up on the sunny season just yet. Pretend it's still August and take a trip to the coast for a fraction of summer's prices with National Express's current deal: it has 10,000 seats on its...
View ArticleGet your kicks on ... the A316. We ride Britain's first Greyhound
Don't expect one of those gleaming rounded metallic jobs from the 1950s or the wide open skies and scenery of AmericaThe brand is one of the most iconic in the western world, redolent of road trips...
View ArticleMy crap holiday: Disneyland trip became a war zone
Disneyland trip became a war zoneIt was the year I finally received my degree and I decided to take my son away for a few days. As money was tight, I began my search with a trawl through the local...
View ArticleUK travel news round up
Two distinctive Welsh hotels, island hopping in Scotland and the big business of coach travelWelsh Rarebit, a consortium of one-off hotels, has added two more distinctive properties to its portfolio....
View ArticleReady, steady, go planning your gap year
You've decided you're going travelling, now all you have to do is plan your trip. We give you the lowdown on everything from money to apps and jabs Continue reading...
View ArticleNational Express coaches may gain from Osborne rail fare rise
Transport group behind leading coach network hopes to benefit from comprehensive spending reviewNational Express hopes that day trippers and holidaymakers will take to its coach network if they are...
View ArticleMegabus gears up for overnight sleeper service
Stagecoach's budget service will offer passenger berths on overnight coach journeys between London and GlasgowThink of travelling by sleeper and you probably imagine a steam train chugging through the...
View ArticleReaders' 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...
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