Megabus

The main stations covered by Megabus’s buses include:

• Hull Cottingham Rd
• Canterbury Bus Station
• Cheltenham Arle Court
• Southampton Burgess Rd
• Wakefield Northbound Coach Park M1
• Darlington
• Malton
• Aberdeen Bus Station
• Edinburgh North St David St
• Hammersmith Bus Station
• Plymouth Armada
• London Victoria Coach Stop 10
• Bristol Airport
• Leeds Coach Station Stand 7
• Newbury Train
• Cardiff University
• Pool Meadow Priory Street
• Bournemouth Bus Station
• Bristol Airport Bus Stop
• Falmouth
• North Petherton
• Warrington Bus Station
• Rugby Asda
• Aviemore Train
• Stirling Bus Station
• Exeter Sidwell Street
• Sheffield Meadowhall
• The Hard Interchange
• Newquay Manor Road
• John Dobson Street
• Northampton Grange Park
• Victoria Bus Station
• Taunton Heron Gate Riverside
• Huddersfield Bus Station
• Fort William Bus Station
• Gatwick North Terminal Stop 4 5
• Gloucester Green Bus Station
• Middlesbrough
• Bodmin Cornwall Services
• Yeovil
• Bristol Bus Station Bay 19
• York
• Cardiff University
• Milton Keynes Town Center
• Clifton Remembrance Way
• MAN Airport Bus Stop
• Penryn Falmouth University
• Taunton Thornash Close
• Solent University IC
• Heathrow Airport T5
• Swansea The Kingsway 79
• Alfreton Newtonwood Lane
• Cheltenham Arle Court
• Nottingham Carrington St
• Perth Leonard St
• Wellington Taunton Rd
• Cardiff Kingsway Stop GD
• Amsterdam P R Sloterdijk
• Edinburgh Bus Station
• Manchester Shudehill
• Norwich Central
• Dorchester
• Swansea University
• Finchley Road Bus Stop CL
• Palatine Centre
• Paris Bercy Seine
• Exeter Sidmouth Road
• Heathrow Airport T5
• Liverpool One Bus Stop
• Bristol Bond St
• Newcastle under Lyme
• Bournemouth University
• Gatwick North Terminal
• Glasgow Bus Station
• Exeter South
• Blackpool Central
• Norwich East Anglia University
• Derby Bus Station
• Bradford Central
• Barnstaple Bus Station
• Leeds Coach Station
• Leeds Bradford Airport
• Nottingham Coach S10
• Heathrow Airport T2 and T3
• Inverness Bus Station
• Abington
• Edinburgh Airport Arrivals
• Hartlepool
• Brighton Pool Valley Coach
• Cullompton
• Reading Bagnall Way
• Southampton Airport Parkway
• Victoria Green Line Stop 6
• London Gatwick Airport
• Taunton Blackbrook Park Ave
• York Clifford St
• Kinross Park and Ride
• Poole Dorset
• Exeter Honiton Road
• Gloucester Green Bus Station
• Birkenhead
• Wakefield Southbound Coach Park M1
• Marble Arch Park Lane
• Leeds York Street
• Swansea University Bay Campus
• Oxford St Giles
• Winchester St Catherines Park and Ride
• Birmingham Brunel Street
• Alfreton M1
• Weston super Mare Coach
• Cambridge Jesus College
• Canterbury Keynes College
• Durham University
• Ellesmere Port Cheshire Oaks
• Cardiff University Park Place
• Pitlochry
• London Finchley Road Station
• Southampton New Road
• Solent University ID
• Brussels Midi West Train Station
• Taunton Staplegrove Rd
• Leeds Bus Station
• Leicester Fosse Park
• Newquay Boardmasters Festival Site
• Newcastle under Lyme Bus Station
• University of West England
• Bristol Bus Station
• Exeter Honiton Road
• Reading North Interchange
• Lancaster University
• London Stansted Airport Bus
• Birmingham Airport
• Hull City Centre
• Redruth
• Goole Airmyn Rd
• Leeds Coach Station Stand 21
• Buckingham High St
• Bridgwater Bus Station
• Preston Bus Station
• EDI Airport Bus Stop
• Doncaster Central Train Station
• Street
• Birmingham Dudley
• Newport South Wales Train
• University of Southampton
• Huddersfield Market St
• Derby Bus Station
• Barnsley Bus Station
• Southampton New Road
• Manchester Corporation St
• Shepton Mallet Commercial Rd
• Sunderland
• Swindon A420
• Wellington Longforth Rd
• Bournemouth Bus Station
• Thornhill Park and Ride
• Stratford City Bus Station
• Oxford Gloucester Bays 2 3
• Cambridge Fair Street
• Halbeath Park and Ride
• Bradford Interchange
• Luton Airport Bay K
• East Midlands Parkway
• Swindon Freshbrook
• Leeds Bradford Airport
• Stratford City Bus Stop
• Gloucester Green Bus Station
• Huddersfield Market St
• Leeds Bradford Airport
• Finchley Road Stop CH
• Exeter Sidmouth Road
• Gloucester Green Bay 5
• Milton Keynes Coachway
• Bristol Airport
• Middlesbrough Newport Road
• Perth Broxden Park And Ride
• Yeovilton Heathcote Road
• Swindon Gablecross
• Bridgend
• London Marble Arch
• Bridgwater Huntworth Lane M5
• Shudehill Bus Station
• Oxford Beaumont Street
• Frome Sandys Hill Lane
• Exeter Sowton Park And Ride
• Hull Holiday Inn
• Cheltenham Gloucester Rd
• Milton Keynes Central Railway Z4
• Cwmbran Trussel Road
• Loughborough Ashby Road
• Scarborough Peasholm Park
• Swansea Quadrant Bus Station
• London Gatwick Airport South
• Dundee
• Nottingham Trent University
• Bradford Bridge St
• Wincanton High St
• Tiverton

Megabus buses ply a number of routes and here is the list of some of the most popular ones:

• London - Edinburgh
• London - Manchester
• Manchester - London
• Leeds - London
• Edinburgh - London
• London - Glasgow
• Glasgow - London
• London - Oxford
• Glasgow - Edinburgh
• London - Liverpool
• Edinburgh - Glasgow
• London - Birmingham
• London - Bristol
• Birmingham - London
• London - Leeds
• Oxford - London
• London - Cardiff
• Cambridge - London
• Bristol - London
• Liverpool - London
• Manchester - Liverpool
• Leeds - Manchester
• Aberdeen - Glasgow
• Cardiff - London
• Liverpool - Manchester
• Bristol - Cardiff
• London - Southampton
• Manchester - Leeds
• Cardiff - Bristol
• Birmingham - Manchester
• Edinburgh - Inverness
• Southampton - London
• Manchester - Edinburgh
• Glasgow - Manchester
• Aberdeen - Edinburgh
• Manchester - Birmingham
• Edinburgh - Aberdeen
• Glasgow - Inverness
• Glasgow - Aberdeen
• Bournemouth - London
• York - London
• Edinburgh - Manchester
• Manchester - Glasgow
• Inverness - Edinburgh
• Plymouth - London
• Glasgow - Stirling
• Edinburgh - Stirling
• London - Plymouth
• Leeds - Glasgow
• Leeds - Edinburgh
• Leeds - Birmingham
• Inverness - Glasgow
• Stirling - Glasgow
• London - Inverness
• Aberdeen - Inverness
• Birmingham - Liverpool
• Birmingham - Leeds
• Leeds - Liverpool
• London - Aberdeen
• Glasgow - Birmingham
• Bristol - Manchester
• Birmingham - Bristol
• Bristol - Birmingham
• Inverness - Aberdeen
• Stirling - Edinburgh
• Plymouth - Bristol
• Birmingham - Cardiff
• Cardiff - Birmingham
• Aberdeen - London
• Cardiff - Glasgow
• Liverpool - Birmingham
• Liverpool - Leeds
• Oxford - Birmingham
• Birmingham - Oxford
• Manchester - Bristol
• Birmingham - Glasgow
• Cardiff - Manchester
• Manchester - Cardiff
• Southampton - Portsmouth
• Bristol - Oxford
• Glasgow - Leeds
• Bristol - Plymouth
• Portsmouth - Southampton
• Oxford - Bristol
• Edinburgh - Leeds
• Southampton - Manchester
• Manchester - Southampton
• Southampton - Leeds
• Oxford - Manchester
• Bristol - Leeds
• Leeds - Southampton
• Glasgow - Bristol
• Birmingham - Southampton
• Bristol - Glasgow
• Manchester - Oxford
• Aberdeen - Manchester
• Cambridge - Birmingham
• Liverpool - Cardiff
• Leeds - Bristol
• Birmingham - Cambridge

One of the best things about bus travel is that you can almost tailor-make your trip adjusting it to your requirements for privacy and comfort. Different classes and types of buses cater to the different needs of travellers. The cheapest trips are normally offered by standard-class buses. They may be called local, express or ordinary. These are a good choice for shorter trips. Sleepers or VIP coaches are good both for longer and overnight trips. They may offer berths or wide soft reclining seats, sometimes with built-in massage options, blankets, soft drinks, and snacks, or more substantial meals on board or during toilet or refuelling stops. Travelling by night buses allows you to save on a hotel room, but to ensure the most comfortable ride do choose the class of your bus wisely. Prices always depend on the distance you ride and the type of coach. For some, even shorter trips, it is worth investing some extra money and buying a seat on a VIP bus as it can save you twice as much time as you spend travelling by an ordinary bus.

Pros of Bus Travel

• Bus is the best choice to get to destinations that are not connected by rail or planes. The network of buses often covers almost the whole country, and their routes are well and long-established.
• Opposite to air travel and sometimes rail travel, taking a bus does not require arriving at the bus station much in advance. Check-in, even on international routes, does not take much time. Luggage allowances are usually very traveller-friendly, and the fee for extra luggage, if limits are set, is normally not very high.
• Bus tickets can be more affordable compared to air or fast train tickets. There is always a choice of ticket classes for all pockets. Cheaper standard options may be a bit slow and do not offer top comfort, but anyway acceptable and bring you to your destination. On longer routes, toilets or toilet stops as well as snacks, water, and sometimes toiletries and blankets are almost always included in the price.
• If you are ready to spend more, some VIP coaches offer seating comparable to business class on a plane with wide soft reclining seats, blankets, fewer passengers, and many other perks to make your trip a pleasant journey.

Cons of Bus Travel

• Newer intercity bus terminals are very often located out of the city close to bigger highways to allow buses to avoid city congestion. Unfortunately, it may create extra challenges for travellers, too. Getting to such a terminal may be a problem as in some destinations there are restrictions on vehicles allowed to enter the terminal, and you will have to use special carriers to get there. This results in higher costs as prices may be inflated. Also do calculate extra time if you are travelling during rush hours, especially if you are not familiar with the traffic situation at your starting point.
• Buses are probably the means of transport which runs out of schedule more often than trains or planes. They are heavily dependent on the road situation which sometimes can be unpredictable – accidents, road construction works, detours, etc. This is especially true for travels during weekends, high season, or national holidays. Do keep this in mind and do not plan tight connections.
• Travelling on certain routes or during the most popular periods may require advanced booking. Bear in mind that it is not always possible to show up at the bus station and hop on the next bus – tickets may well be all sold out, so organize your trip accordingly.