Growing coach brand FlixBus is adding hundreds of new services across the country for passengers to travel home and visit loved ones this Christmas.
London will enjoy a huge uplift in services to and from Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Glasgow will benefit from increased FlixBus services over the festive period.
Leicester, Liverpool, Sheffield and Plymouth will also see extra London journeys from FlixBus, with tickets starting at just £4.49.
It will be welcome news for travellers seeking affordable, reliable and sustainable transport options, following the announcement that Megabus has withdrawn its English services as of 4 December.
“Since our launch in the UK three years ago, we’ve transported millions of happy passengers who have shared glowing customer reviews of our service on TrustPilot. Demand has skyrocketed, with more and more people trying coach travel for the first time and coming back to our excellent services. We’re anticipating our highest-ever number of passengers this year as we build the largest coach network in the UK,” said FlixBus UK Managing Director Andreas Schorling.
The majority of FlixBus services across over 70 destinations will also be available on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day when many other transport providers cease operating.
The announcement will be a relief for those travelling over the Christmas period, as many train lines will be shut for days at a time.
The main line from London St Pancras to Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield, London Paddington into Wales and South West, and Liverpool Street into Cambridge will all shut down for various periods between Christmas Day and into the first week of the New Year.
“By adding hundreds of extra journeys we have made it easy to visit friends and family while avoiding the chaos of train closures and hassle of driving. Simply hop on a FlixBus and enjoy a comfortable journey to your destination this Christmas!” added Schorling.
It has been a successful year for the technology-forward coach network, as operators First Bus and trentbarton announce they will join as partners in 2025.
This growth will deliver over 200 FlixBus vehicles to the UK’s roads by the summer of next year. The company says it is ‘well on the way’ to market leadership.
Tickets for FlixBus services start from just £4.49 and are available at www.flixbus.co.uk or via the FlixBus App.
Flix intends to transform the public transport sector by offering sustainable and affordable long-distance bus and train travel solutions in more than 40 countries across four continents.
With its asset-light business model and innovative technology platform, Flix, launched in 2013, swiftly established market-leading positions for long-distance bus travel in Europe, North America and Türkiye and is rapidly expanding further into South America and India through its brands FlixBus, FlixTrain, Kamil Koç, and Greyhound.
Driven by increased awareness for sustainable travel, Flix aims to achieve Net Zero operations in Europe by 2040 and globally by 2050. To assess its progress within a scientifically recognised framework, Flix established near-term targets for emissions reduction with the Science Based Targets initiative.
