Arriving in London by coach
You can take a Megabus coach for as little as £1 (plus a 50p booking fee)
Long-distance buses are called "coaches" in Britain
Coaches are very much a second choice when it comes to long-distance travel in the U.K., as the trains are much faster.
However, sometimes the train is not an option, and coaches do have the benefit of often being quite a bit cheaper.
How much are coaches to London?
Check out these bus fares:
- London–Bath: £5 (on National Express)
- London–Edinburgh: £3.50 (on Megabus)
- London–Paris: £19 (on Ouibus)
- London–Amsterdam: £23 (on Flix)
The London coach station
Note that London's main coach terminus, the Victoria Coach Station is—a bit confusingly—actually located two (long) blocks south of the Victoria Rail Sattion (and its Underground stop), at the SW corner of Buckingham Palace Road and Elizabeth Street.
Coaches (buses) links
- Nationalexpress.com - The largest coach operator in the U.K., with more than 1,200 destinations served, including connecting aiports to cities.
- Uk.megabus.com - Budget coach operator—advance tickets can cost as little as £1.50—connecting London to around 90 major U.K. destinations, plus the Continent (France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Colgone, and Barcelona)
- Eurolines.co.uk - The National Express, linked above, is the U.K. branch of a vast European network of coach lines. If you are looking to connect Great Britain to the Continent by bus, start here.
- Flixbus.com - This German coach line connects London to Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Prague.
- Ouibus.com - This French coach company connects London to Paris, Lille, Amsterdam, and Brussels.
- Berryscoaches.co.uk - Berry's connects two dozen stops in the U.K.'s West Country with London.
- x90.oxfordbus.co.uk - Connecting Oxford and London by coach.
- Oxfordtube.com - Despite the name, this is actually a bus between Oxford and London.
