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About National Express
Buses are the most affordable means of transport with a large number of terminals across the country and convenient timetables to help you plan your trip. Buses is a convenient option both for those who travel on a shoestring budget and those who do not want to compromise on comfort. National Express offers bus service with an online reservation available. Before booking your ticket, read other travellers’ reviews to choose the best option.
What are the Main Stations of National Express?
National Express operates buses to and from the following stations:
- Victoria Bus Station
- Manchester Bus Station
- Heathrow Airport T2 and T3
- Birmingham Coach
- Gloucester Green Bus Station
- Cardiff Sophia Gardens
- Edinburgh Bus Station
- Liverpool One Bus Stop
- Swansea
- MAN Airport Bus Stop
What are the Most Popular Routes of National Express?
The most popular destinations of National Express are:
What are the Bus Classes & Prices of National Express?
The price of your bus trip will depend both on the destination and the class of your ticket. Note that not all ticket classes are available on certain routes yet for longer trips there is almost always a good choice of options. Opt for a sleeper coach for the most convenient overnight trip. Sleeper buses are usually equipped with berths or soft reclining seats, feature an onboard toilet and your ticket may also include other perks like snacks or even a lunch. Taking a night bus is also a good idea if you want to save on your hotel room. During the day an express service is often the best value for money as it makes less stops than an ordinary or standard class bus and travels faster. On some routes it may be crucial to choose the right class as, say, an ordinary or second class bus may need some 6 hours to cover the distance the first class or express bus travels in two hours!
Pros & Cons of Bus Travel
Pros of Bus Travel
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Buses usually boast the widest network of destinations covered. They travel to the places you cannot get to by plane or even by train
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Travelling by bus is easy – there is no need to arrive to the bus terminal much in advance, and the check-in is usually a very fast formality opposite to air travel
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Bus tickets are very affordable. Yes, there are costly first class or VIP options but is you are on a budget, bus is the first means of transportation you have to think about
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At the same time, there are different classes of service to suit any budget. If you are after a higher level of comfort, buses get you covered, too.
Cons of Bus Travel
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Intercity bus terminals can be located outside the city centre in the outskirts. It means you will need to calculate extra time and money to get there. In certain destinations getting from the bus terminal can cost you more than you would expect because only a limited number of transportation companies is allowed to serve the route – and prices may be inflated.
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During busy weekends or high season buses serving some tourist destinations may run out of schedule and require advanced booking.
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While buses are not as weather dependent as ferries, bus trips can also be delayed or cancelled due to bad weather or road conditions – keep it in mind if travelling during certain seasons or to certain destinations.
National Express Stations
Aberystwyth Train
Banbury Coach Station
Berwick upon Tweed
Bickington
Bournemouth Bus Station
Westbourne
Bolton Astley Bridge
Bristol White Tree
Cambridge Trumpington P R
Chester
Cheltenham Arle Court
Colchester
Corsham
Cornwall Grampound
Cardiff Castle Street
Cardiff Sophia Gardens
Cardiff University
Exeter Sidwell
Exeter
Falmouth
Gloucester Longlevens
Haverfordwest
Harrogate Bus Station
Hull Fiveways
Keighley Bus Station
Ledbury
Llanidloes
Luton Challney near Travelodge
Margate
Middlesbrough
Newent
Newtown Powys
North Petherton
Nottingham North
Nottingham University
Newquay
University of East Anglia
Penrhyn Bay
Plymouth Armada
Portsmouth International Port
Southsea
The Hard Interchange
Portslade
Penzance
Ramsgate Dumpton Park
Chichester
Ringwood
Ripon Bus Station
Leamington Spa
Rochdale
Scarborough Train Station
Standon
Sheffield Meadowhall
Stockton on Tees
Stroud
Taunton
Totnes
Tresillian
Loughborough
Loughborough University
Lancaster
Darlington
Wolverhampton
Brighton Preston Park
Brighton York Place
Bow Bus Stop
Elephant and Castle Bus Stop
Lewisham Bus Stop
Mile End Railway Station
Victoria Bus Station
Walworth Bus Stop
Waterloo Bus Stop
Old Swan Bus Stop
Liverpool University
MAN Airport Bus Stop
York
Northampton London Road A508
Malton
Canterbury Bus Station
Newbury Wharf Rd
Oxford Sandhills
New Cross Gate Station
Cardiff Coach Station
Abergele Water Street
Wembley First Way
Bristol Airport
Cardiff University
Chatham Dock Rd
Colchester Coach
Great Yarmouth Regent Rd
Heathrow Airport T5
Nottingham Broadmarsh Bus Station
Bradford Bridge Street
London Hanwell Broadway Stop
London High St
London Unit 39 Queen St
Weston super Mare Alexandra Parade
Melksham High Street
Westgate on Sea Canterbury Rd
London South Colonnade
National Express Company Reviews
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Nov 7, 2025
This is the only bus i have seen where the drivers are nice and helps you with your luggage. Luggage help. Smiling and courteous drivers.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Jul 21, 2025
Nice.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Oct 3, 2024
Where’s the compassion these days! I asked the co-driver to allow me to sit in a vacant seat at the front of the bus after taking off and realizing I was afflicted with motion sickness; I also suffer with Parkinson’s which he didn’t need to know; I simply needed to be at the front which is less rocky. He was having none of it, he said those 2 front seats were ‘theirs’ for their bags and no I could not sit there. That seat remained vacant throughout the entire trip and my journey was quite miserable. Typical British officiousness that I can do without.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Aug 7, 2024
Always fantastic service. The attendant i asked for help at Heathrow was fabulous. Absolutely nothing!
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Nov 25, 2023
The drive was cool
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Sep 30, 2023
Life saver. A cheap and speedy ride to Luton airport, that also provides night rides for late flights, so it basically saved me in the moment as a poor student.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Aug 26, 2023
Great service, friendly driver. No delayed.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Aug 6, 2023
My trip was enjoyable with national express. The way the driver address issues. I personally didn't see anything , to he driver is good an lifely.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Apr 22, 2023
Thank you for an excellent service. All was ok, thank you.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Dec 20, 2022
Bus was late picking up. The second bus from Victoria to Stanstead was comfortable, well driven. Driver was polite and we arrived on time. On the first leg, Reading to Victoria, in very wet weather, the driver was constantly turning round to talk loudly to her friend, and this felt very unsafe.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Dec 18, 2022
The bus window wipers was broke so I had to get a relative to pick me up from Sheffield costing me m. That the bus broke down Mantas little London to Leeds university.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Dec 14, 2022
Spokojen. Jízda.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Dec 3, 2022
The bus from Scarborough did NOT turn up they left me stranded ( rubbish company ) I will never trav. Bus from Leeds was ok good friendly driver but again they didn’t complete my journey that I paid for ? It was from Leeds to Manchester airport ? But it didn’t go to the airport ? It stopped the journey in Manchester City centre so again I was left stranded ( rubbish company ). Scarborough to Leeds didn’t turn up and Leeds to Manchester airport didn’t go to the airport.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Oct 23, 2022
the trip was almost 40 minutes delayed. the trip was almost 40 minutes delayed.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Oct 21, 2022
A Tale of 2 Stops. The comfortable Ride. Well we were not impressed with the trip to Braintree, Being dumped in the Country side when we expected to arrive in Town. We were lucky that a lady at Tescos which we found by good luck was able to call us a taxi. For our return journey, not wishing to take a taxi ride and risk a long wait in the wilderness with possible bad weather we changed our booking to join the Bus at Stanstead Airport, travelling from Braintree Town centre to Stanstead by Arriva Bus. Although we had to wait longer for the bus to arrive at Stanstead at least we were under cover with the chance of refreshments. I think you should inform Customers that Braintree town is some mile and a half from the bus stop.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Mar 6, 2022
All perfect thenks
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Jun 27, 2021
Very comfortable trip
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Mar 7, 2020
Excellent Service.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Mar 1, 2020
The accuracy of the driver and comfort of the bus.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Mar 1, 2020
friendly driver, pretty smooth ride. 1) Wifi not working. Real annoying when traveling from abroad (Heathrow bus!!). Time set aside to do emails: not possible. Contacting people I am on the way: not possible.. 2) seat belt was nearly suffocating me.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Feb 26, 2020
the busdriver could not start the bus, it was his fault and we almoust lost our flight. the driver should apologize..
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Feb 17, 2020
DRIVER and bus company are excellent also happy from the staff which I had phone call to find out my problem with my tickets. thanks. The website which I take the ticket on website from broadstairs to LONDON Victoria for 2 adult and one child one way has £20 . I pay £40 for return tickets I tried to contact to see what happened and email me just one way ticket but no one answered . Sorry because never I give bad reviews , I'm not happy. https://getbybus.com.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Feb 14, 2020
Poor customer service. journey was comfortable. There had been an accident on the M25 which had affected the tunnel apparently at 3pm and had caused a backlog. I arrived at the central bus station early, 17:00hrs and enquired about switching to an earlier coach. I was advised of the above and asked to go to terminal 5 as buses were not coming through. I sought updates from the National express staff there who kept saying the bus is on its way, at one point I was told it was "around the corner". It finally arrived at 20:15hrs. If I had been made aware of the substantial delay, I would have made alternative arrangements. Accidents will happen but keeping passengers updated with accurate information in a timely manner would go a long way o making a bad situation bearable.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Feb 5, 2020
No problem. The driver was very professional and kind. Nothing was any trouble even when a woman was moaning because she should have got an earlier bus and worried about missing her flight. He reassured her REPEATEDLY and kept calm. This way at 8.50 and her flight wasn’t until 10.30 !! It wasn’t easy !! The moaning Minnie !!
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Feb 4, 2020
Unable to take the trip due to Coronavirus. Are still waiting for reimbursement.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Feb 2, 2020
Premium transportation. Everything Ok, no issues.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Jan 27, 2020
Driver dont stop on our station.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Jan 22, 2020
Good Trip. Promptness. Loaded my baggage alone.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Jan 19, 2020
clean coach, cheap ticket. it was 15 min late.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Jan 8, 2020
I left my scarf in the bus. I wrote you an email about, and I did not response.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Jan 4, 2020
The bus was 30 minutes late.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Dec 31, 2019
comfortable seats.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Dec 30, 2019
Trip to airport. Coach on time. Friendly driver. Smooth drive. Good value.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Dec 22, 2019
change the seats. Very nice drivers. the most uncomfortable seats i ever try,my body was really stiff after that trip no wifi no water.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Dec 13, 2019
The bus was announced for 18H05 and was coming only at 19H10 , without an information ( nothing) . Time.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Dec 9, 2019
Mostly pretty good. Bus arrived at destination close to the time it said it would. Signposting for national express services could be a little clearer, as someone who hadn't gone from that stop before it took me a little while to find the correct stop.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Dec 3, 2019
Unfortunately, I lost 11 GBP due to a very poor service of the company. First, the website does not function as it should - I wanted to book a return ticket Luton-London-Luton and I only chose the journey to London thinking I would have time for choosing the bus back later. Unfortunately, the system confirmed a randomly chosen time on the day of my travel back and that is what I discovered I paid for - not the ticket from Luton Airport to London. I immediately wrote to the company (8th of December), then twice before my journey back, and finally I had to book another ticket with another company and I did not get a reply until now (22nd December). At Victoria Station I asked a driver if he could take me to Luton at a different time based on the ticket I had for later that day. Obviously, he didn't want to do that and did not do. I definitely do not recommend the company. They just totally ignore passengers.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Dec 1, 2019
Was a terrible experience i lost my flight that cost me £550.00. It's was a crash in the journey to Heathrow aioport I said to the driver that I had an internagional flight at 20:30 and that journey was ment to get me to the aiorport at 17 pm ,the driver didn't look for options and when he drop in the aiorport was already 19:50 and I lost my flight and the cost of 550.00 ,never gonna use this company again.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Nov 19, 2019
Overall OK. Driver was professional and attentive to passengers. The charging facility did not work. There was rubbish on my spot.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Nov 3, 2019
Всичко беше на ниво. Няма такова нещо.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Nov 2, 2019
Was nice trip. Cimfirtable bus,chairs. Was very hot.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Oct 24, 2019
Best coach. I recomend.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Oct 24, 2019
The driver was very nice. The bus was on time. No leg room.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Oct 23, 2019
Awful ride. The bus ride was awfull. I have never met that kind of rude driver. He was unpleasant and really offensive. He didnt answer my queation about when the bus is leaving ,he just turn his head. The whole bus smelled on urin from the toilet. He was driving really fast and always complaining he has to make it home before its to late.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Oct 22, 2019
Very Great, many thanks that I was not late at airport. Not late at airport. Cold at bus.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Oct 15, 2019
Fantastic service great time keeping complete pleasure.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Oct 8, 2019
Worst experience out of all bus company. My bus has arrived 31 minutes late for its departure time. This is completely ruined my whole journey and its totally unacceptable. The driver has not explained anything just carried on like it was a normal thing. Also caused me massive stress as I nearly missed my flight.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Oct 3, 2019
We have to wait more than three hours.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Sep 22, 2019
Great driver on this way.
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Bus Standard AC, National Express, Sep 19, 2019
We did arrived with more than 30mn delay and got no information at all during all the journey. To get information in case of delays or any troubles during the trip.