Cheap Travel
Bus & Coach
Megabus, FlixBus, and £1 fares hiding in plain sight.
Coach travel is the cheapest legal way to cross Britain. Megabus and FlixBus still run £1 fares on advance bookings, and even walk-up tickets between major cities rarely break £20. Slower than rail, but the maths is brutal.
These are the coach operators and route-planning tools that British travellers use. FlixBus and Megabus split most long-distance routes; National Express owns the rest.
Where to look
5 vetted links
- Megabus£1 fares between major UK cities if you book early.
- FlixBus UKNewer rival to National Express. Onboard wifi, often cheaper.
- National ExpressThe OG long-distance coach. Funfares from £5.
- CitymapperReal-time city bus + tube routing. Saves wrong-bus mistakes.
- Bus TimesLive tracking for any UK bus, including rural routes Google misses.
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