FLIXBUS to London: 10½ hours on an overnight bus!

[@peterbrown6224]

I'd hate to do this trip but the coach drivers deserve full credit for doing a demanding job.

[@c.c.2210]

I was over 38h in Flixbus...4 Countries... was a great amazing Trip...so many different towns and people

[@simonjones7727]

The overnight coaches can be tiring sometimes, but some of us are on a budget and there just isn't any other option. You can make up sandwiches, take a thermos of tea, a book and something to listen to. It is okay. Dress comfortably, take ear plugs, an eye blind and a neck pillow. The drivers are always nice and friendly.

[@rebornitsybitsy7515]

Love the videos, 10.5 hours is certainly a long time. I remember taking the "magic bus" as it was called then from Athens to London, took 70 hours. This was in the early 80's and cost £50.

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Jeezo - 70 hours?? You must have been feeling (and smelling) fresh after that experience.

[@petecoventry6858]

I did that at school 39 hours on a coach - I was messed up for a week!

[@thaich33]

My father told me a story on how he took the magic bus journey and said it was the greatest bus journey he has ever done

[@samsungw200]

We did Devon to Yugoslavia in the mid 80s on a coach, 2 and a half days non stop, great journey though the scenery is better than looking out of a plane window :-)

[@Brua58]

Lovely video. Whatever about a train I couldn't travel that long on a bus 😊

[@morganlefey]

These are real travel videos, reviewing reality of travel conditions for ordinary people ... unlike other videographers who only travel business class and that’s all they review

[@just_some_guy_innit]

YES! 🙏🏻 we need more of this on social media

[@steve-marsh]

I honestly don't know how you did this - especially with the last overnighter so fresh in your memory :) You needed a 'change or KZbinr' not just a change of driver! Well done Scott, thanks so much for taking the pain for the rest of us!

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Hi Steve, you're right. Friends said I was off my rocker doing an overnighter to London again. The only one left is National Express, but I think I'll give that a miss. :-)

[@corneliushuxtable]

I enjoyed the video. I recently took a similar length triip on Flix from Marseille to Roma. I found the busses to be new and clean. I will say I was impressed by the skill of the driver for a long time in Italy how he navigated on these narrow roads with huge cliff on the side… big tip. Website says they sell food and drink on the bus. They do not! Make sure you have enough water and snacks for a 12 hour journey!

[@P_A_MC]

I was living in Singapore during the pandemic and homesick for Glasgow when I first watched this. Never thought I’d shed a tear for a rainy Buchanan bus station..

[@WilliamWeicht]

It's good to see they arrived on time. I rode Greyhound once from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania and we arrived about 12 hours late and my luggage went to New York City. It took 2 days later to get my luggage. I've never used Greyhound again.

[@davidarundel6187]

Similar experience . Greyhound were bounced of a few walls to get my luggage to travel with me , as marked .👍🙂 Like you I've not traveled Greyhound again - though that hasn't been the reason .

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

I'd love to try Greyhound in the Unites States, mainly because it's such an integral and historical part of the transport system over there... but maybe only once! :-)

[@peterdean8009]

@@PlanesTrainsEverything Just to warn you.... Greyhound is now owned by Flixbus!

[@WerewolfLord]

@@peterdean8009 I thought being owned by WorstGroup was bad enough!

[@Horizon301.]

@@WerewolfLord it’s not bad in the UK

[@itsailsaandellie4798]

Honestly your fab for doing these trip reports on these overnight buses my body could never especially after the mega bus experience well done !

[@elridgedixon9772]

i admire your ability to take such long journeys by bus. in 1986, I took a 36 hour Greyhound bus from Jackson, Mississippi to New York. After four hours, i wanted to change my mind. The worst part was when the bus when local in Tennessee for 12 hours. Never again!

[@Jay-vr9ir]

I took the Dog from Miami to NYC and the replacement driver , did not show in Fayetville , so we were delayed and the replacement driver threatened us , with if we complained , he would not let us board the bus .

[@Spungebobonicerocks]

I didn't have the ability, but since airline want 380 euros for one hour flight, which is delayed.. 18 hours on a bus seems fine.

[@timbounds7190]

When I did London - Glasgow overnight trips a few times, the whole benefit of the fast coaches was that they'd trundle steadily down the M-way (with one stop at a service area) making it quite restful and even I managed to sleep quite a bit. If you are always pulling into towns, stopping and starting, then this will make far more disturbances and make it much harder to sleep. And traffic builds up earlier these days - by 7.30 you might get stuck in early commuting jams in London! I'm surprised it only took 2 hours longer to go via Edinburgh and Newcastle / Sunderland!

[@frasermitchell9183]

I've done London-Glasgow when I was a boy with my parents. It was A1-A66-A74 in those days and no motorways. Dep London Vic Coach Station 20.00, and arrive at Glasgow Buchanan St around 10.00, so a LONG time !! Plenty of breaks, though, for wees and leg-stretching. Breakfast break at Lockerbie.

[@sanchoodell6789]

Coach travel nowadays is so much better than years back. Modern coaches have suspension, reclining aircraft style seats, air conditioning, drink service, toilets and showers.

[@BenCG]

Such a shame there's nothing more comfortable for coaches in the UK. The LUX coaches in the Baltics are amazing. I went from Riga in Latvia to Tallinn in Estonia and it had a big plush leather recliner seat, free coffee, a screen in the back of the seat in front of you, headset, complimentary water and cereal bar, and the 4.5 hour ride cost about 20 Euros. I dunno why we put up with paying so much for so little in this country.

[@joangordon3376]

I once did 36 hours on a bus from London to Poland - and that was after a 12 hour journey from Fort William to London. I was glad to do it for a holiday in the sun.

[@Kenbur]

on time with a 10.5-hour trip - that is a miracle! my city route bus can be 15 minutes late in three miles on a bad day. - IF I get back to England that might be something to look into if some IF's fall into place. thanks for showing the trip

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Hi Ken, considering we left Glasgow late, and seemed to loose minutes as we headed south, I though the on-time performance was out the window, but somehow, despite the early morning traffic, we arrived right on time.

[@ravsingh1576]

Wow 10.5 hours? The thing you do for the viewers is incredible Scott....but always appreciated. A great video as usual 👍🏽

[@RyanDoherty30]

Hello Scott and hello from Donegal Ireland. Just after watching your video and I really enjoyed it. I love and miss journeys like these, I have to try out that ser I use to travel a lot on the Eurolines Dublin to London overnight service and always loved it, but it was suspended because of Covid so please it will recommence soon. As I traveled from Donegal it took all in all 21hrs but enjoyed every second of it and the journey and enjoyed the journey on the Irish Ferries Ulysses. Keep up the traveling and I cannot wait for more videos to come. ☘️🚌💨💨

[@Marcsharp82]

This was the first video I watched on your channel a year or so ago and made me subscribe. I've loved all your videos since. As someone who lives in Leicester it's worth noting that you picked up at Fosse Park on the outskirts of Leicester. Other Flixbus services carry on into Leicester City Centre and pick up at St Margarets Bus station. It can be confusing for some expecting to board at one place and the coach is at the other. I'm not sure why Flixbus do this.

[@kazzicup]

I enjoy travelling with you, Scott. Beautiful green flixbus. 🟢 This kind of green puts me in a good mood.

[@joehrlein847]

Last year we've used Flixbus in Poland for a 4-5 hour trip. Relatively cheap. It was a new Mercedes bus with a rest room. The rest room is about unusable unless you sit down. Seats were ok but not great. Happy travels.

[@truebrit3578]

Great music for the night ride. Very atmospheric and a clever video.

[@smoothmicra]

Well done pal, a greulling journey I am sure. I do like the idea of being able to book the adjacent seat for a couple of quid, but let's face it this is budget transport, I think most of us would struggle to sleep or feel comfortable on such a journey. Hurrah for trains!

[@dandare2586]

I once did Aberdeen to London on National Express, I took a non bottoming out foam cushion with me, which was worth its weight in gold 😊

[@rogerkretzschmar8280]

Well done to Flixibus arriving on time .

[@matsharma]

I remember taking these trips in 2006-2007 when i was studying in Glasgow. There was Megabus or National Express

[@Outandaboutwithpoggy]

Back in 2001 my wife and myself went from Dudley in UK to Fuiggi in Italy, we took a total of 34 hours, there was a loo on the coach and we had about 6 comfort/stretch your legs stops en route, it was an overnight coach, my wife hated it as she couldn’t sleep, the worst part of the trip was going through the Gothard Tunnel, extractors weren’t working correctly and fumes crept into the coach, and of course we had to do it all again in reverse at the end of our holiday, would we do it again never, being senior citizens we both ended up with swollen legs and feet for a while after, interesting video.

[@terryosullivan2620]

Another very good video. Scott. The last night bus i did out of london victoria was to Brussels on Flixbus good service. Keep up the good work.

[@russiandrivers9986]

I think the idea is that this service connects the places along the route, not that someone is going to ride it end to end (although of course, you can do that if you want)

[@mjt8199]

This is an interesting one. It seems FlixBus tap into a previously unserved market by directly serving places like Sunderland with Scotland, Sheffield and the Midlands but only adding two hours on to the journey time with plenty of padding out of the timetable which allowed the driver to claw back nearly twenty minutes of delay. There's one thing I don't mind doing and that's long distance coach travel so I'd probably give this a bash one day. Excellent channel by the way. I only came across it by accident!

[@seltaeb3302]

Zero info on them. Cost, state of bus & any toilet stops? He needs to speak about things.

[@s125ish]

Yeah they have paddding which makes out the bus is early. Megabus do

[@okcantbelieveit294]

It’s a wet, windy miserable night in Glasgow! Glad to see nothings changed over the years! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jjcoolaus]

Would like to see a video comparing the difference in price between flying, train and the bus services and maybe a comfort / convenience rating for each? Obviously prices vary particularly for air travel but it would be interesting

[@run-run-a-way]

I think I can manage to have an overnight bus ride like this, as I did a couple of overnight bus rides in Japan, Tokyo Osaka mostly. Of course, highway coaches in Japan are much comfortable as seats have more leg rooms, and even blankets are provided!!

[@alasdairmackenzie905]

Ten and a half hours by bus to London sounds more like a court-imposed punishment than anything else ! Have you been a naughty boy Scott?

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

You'd think so. People probably spend less time doing Community Service than using this bus! :-)

[@baseballfan99]

Planning a Greyhound Tour for Feb next year including the momentous LA to NYC on one bus. I have done most of the Amtrak routes so this is an opportunity to see some non Amtrak States.

[@erikramaekers63]

Taking a Greyhound bus is dangerous.Enough videos about them on you tube

[@baseballfan99]

@@erikramaekers63 Taken a few trips before so fairly clued up, have done overnight as well.

[@jimmyalexander8260]

enjoyed watching from Auckland NZ as an ex pat from Scotland

[@davidarundel6187]

10 hours 30 min , is like the overnight bus from Wellington to Auckland , New Zealand . Like you Scott , I'm in no hurry to do that trip again - it's nicer by train , when it rains , or by car = 6 - 8 hours , stops for fuel etc .

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

I guess it's an experience that all travellers go through, and it makes you appreciate the alternatives available!

[@avishholkar760]

You haven't slept overnight to shoot this video. Your captions were great too 👌👌 thanks for this beautiful video ♥️👍

[@jonsmith8582]

You deserve a medal for this Scott , my idea of Hell 😬

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Hi Jon, having survived it, it might not be hell, but definitely heading in that direction.

[@iggytsang4326]

how about showing the bus facilities? what's offered on the bus. the cost

[@marygarner5249]

Not getting notified sorry late absolutely love your videos 💟💟💟💟💟

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

I'm glad you appreciate the hardship and challenges I subject myself to for your viewing pleasure! :-) Thanks Mary.

[@leeallen7585]

Would love to see you try the longest route in Britain operated by National Express using Bruce Coaches as the supplier....Glasgow to Penzance.....Operates with two drivers on the coach

[@s125ish]

That route has stopped. National express only doing Glasgow to Birmingham. I’m sure it was Glasgow to Plymouth service 336

[@ElijahReturns]

been on Flix to Germany often, it's really good

[@tilly28569]

Thanks for this, I didn't know flix bus stopped in Sheffield. I'm planning on a trip to Germany now I can plan the trip better. 👍

[@andyhughes5885]

Nice video Scott but, you`re brave doing that journey. The last time i travelled to London ( a city i hate at the best of times ) was 30 years ago on a CityLink and vowed never again. I`d rather get the train and pay a bit extra.

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Hi Andy, I guess it's an experience that all travellers go through, and it makes you appreciate the alternatives available!

[@GabrielsReviews]

I appreciate that this is an old video but flixbus have since changed their routes . There's one that's via Penrith and Leeds on certain days of the week and I see one advertised as non-stop Finchley Road to Edinburgh .

[@amc3]

Didn't know that Flixbus are now operating a service to Scotland, that`s very interesting to know. Used Flixbus in Germany a few times when visiting my son and his wife who lived in Hamburg and Berlin. Found them quite acceptable for maybe 3 or 4 hour, any longer would begin to get uncomfortable. Paid less than 30 Euro for 3 adults return Hamburg to Berlin, exceptional value for money. Departed on time, arrived on time, that`s German punctuality, so not like the UK.

[@Madjock1965]

Wow 10hr and 30mins the last time I did that trip by bus it was also 8 hours. But I suppose if they didn’t go to Edinburgh first that would cut off 90 minutes or so. But will still not use it but great video as always

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Hi, yes you are right. If you use Megabus it operates to London with a quick stop at Manchester City Centre and Manchester Airport. Flixbus stopped all along the way, and to be honest, there were just a couple of people boarding at Glasgow for the marathon journey.

[@enricomonti156]

I travelled on Flixbus once in France last July, between Metz and Strasbourg. Had booked our seats but found them already occupied by people who probably had already boarded in Paris. Yet it was an interesting journey along the Alsatian countryside

[@yayam7788]

You can tell them it is your seat. They have to move to unreserved seats.

[@ianpage2765]

Good video. Some nice city scapes. Nice bloke

[@absolutelyamanda2942]

I'd love to do this for fun, I love a long coach/ bus ride

[@simonjones7727]

There is a Flixbus route via Finchley Road, Birmingham and Manchester to Glasgow. Is good.

[@audie-cashstack-uk4881]

Did a Cornwall to Leicester trip once that was 14 hours 12 hours to Birmingham and a wait then a taxi to Leicester in 2005 it was a old emergency cover coach on a very hot day

[@chrisw1090]

Well Scott I wonder how you would go on with a Shearings holiday? A through coach from Warrington to Lake Como of around 27 hours ..... now that takes stamina.

[@janworthy2741]

Hi, very interesting video, did you get back on the bus? Take care and stay safe.

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Definitely no return bus used! I came back by train on Lumo/LNER via Edinburgh, which I featured on another video.

[@johnledingham852]

You seemed a little weary at end of trip Scotty. The extra time on board perhaps? Tired but still your old cheery self. laddie!

[@steve-marsh]

And how fresh did you look in London! What's the secret mate?!

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Fresh? It must be my clean, wholesome lifestyle. (ha ha). After I finished that video, I headed over to Victoria Railway Station, washed my face, brushed the hair and used a litre of deodorant to make myself feel presentable.

[@tomdublin8701]

Good video Scott🍀👍

[@stevetugwell9599]

I do the Scotland to London bus on a very regular basis and its National Express for me every time

[@TinWhistleTV]

Great video buddy

[@suthonlimchawalit9257]

Thank you for your video.

[@argonaut816]

Heathrow T2 to Reading (26 miles) with Railair took 1 hour and cost me with senior railcard £15. So that would be 15 hours plus to Glasgow

[@fifelad55]

I took the bus from Edinburgh to London many years ago- 12 hours of absolute torture,

[@audie-cashstack-uk4881]

For that drug deal Russian sailors heroin bag ....?...

[@mrhaggit]

enjoyed that videoscott , does seem strange who would use that the whole way. perhaps between a stop inbetween ie sheffield to london

[@frglee]

The worst coach service I ever took was from Swansea to London back in the 70s. Uncomfortable, cramped, slow and rattly with a coach that had seen better days. It put me off coach travel again for decades. But modern long distance coaches are OK, I've used National Express and Megabus several times from SW Scotland to the south of England, including overnight, and the trips were just fine. Even nicer when you think about the money you save.

[@Lost_scotsman]

Did many people board/alight between Edinburgh and London. be interesting to know if the other stops where a waste of the journeys time.

[@kevanhubbard9673]

Probably the MegaBus went via Birmingham so it'd be quicker than going via the East Coast.Interestingly there's two routes from Birmingham to Glasgow overnight run by National Express and both leave at a similar time, about 23hr..One goes to Edinburgh via Glasgow West Coast and the other to Glasgow via Edinburgh East Coast and it's still quicker to get to Edinburgh via the West Coast by about 1 hour.

[@train4905]

Superb sir

[@icdgyixifyinstereo]

You should try the Lumo train - it costs a bit more but half the travelling time.

[@ericdanielski4802]

Interesting ride.

[@roseogrady8785]

Thank You.

[@johnroberts2331]

Hi Scott, was there a service station break on this journey? Maybe a break at a stopping point? I'm disabled n if I did this journey I would need to strech my legs! Thanks for the video. I normally travel National Express overnighters!

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Hi John, I was speaking to a lady with mobility issues at Glasgow who said she always travelled National Express. She said it was a little more costly, but she felt the comfort was better. At a couple of the stops we could jump out for a quick cigarette, but nothing more than a minute or two, so if it was purely to stretch legs, and the bus wasn't running too far behind schedule, you could stand outside briefly. There was a toilet on board, but you needed to descend a few steps to get to it (I chose not to explore this part of the coach). The extra £2.50 for the adjacent seat to be free was a life saver.

[@yayam7788]

@@PlanesTrainsEverything How do you get the 2.50 for next seat? I asked flixbus customer service and they said the seat next to you is the same price.

[@thegrayknight71]

Good video. Thx. Next time plz show the toilet and compare prices of train and flying ticket. And were there any long stops where you could buy food at the gas station or?

[@riklund691]

After traveling on these journeys(seen this and the Cal Sleeper) what means do you use to return home?

[@sammydingdong4540]

Interesting video ,How would you stop someone from sitting next to you is the next seat got some sort of reserved sign or do you just have to tell them yourself to jog on.

[@BruscoTheBoar]

I work in a green ticket office. Sold a ticket from Berlin to Lisbon with a total travel time of 47 hours xD

[@jasonpolaris]

I will try this lengthy route only when Stagecoach Gold service came back

[@philipbooth7779]

I spent eight hours on a coach not as bad as I thought and a lot cheaper then the train the coach cost £32. The train 🚆 £124. A big difference in price.

[@leegrant7219]

Did a treck from Inverness to truro Cornwall 24hrs on coach

[@0530evan]

HOPE YOU TOOK SOME FOOD

[@ΠασιφλοραΛουπους]

I don't know about the above mentioned trip but my trip from Frankfurt to Heidelberg with this buses company was not one of my best experience!!!

[@PostcardAndAPint]

You’re brave! That’s not for me!! Loads cheaper than train though!!! 🍻

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

The bus was cheaper, but at least on a train you can stretch your legs and go for a walk if you wish. Not possible on Flixbus! Thanks for your comment.

[@Danzofleeds18]

Is Leeds not on the overnight route then? I've done Leeds - Glasgow and back a couple of times with Sunderland and Newcastle on and know it's the London - Glasgow bus.

[@lizchalmers4917]

Hi Scott did you go from paisley to Glasgow on bus or train I’m going to be going on this service and looking for choices

[@marks.6480]

extra seat for 2.50 is an excellent idea for solo travellers... im not very big and could curl up quite comfortably on two seats. not sure if i can last 10 hours ;).

[@dennisisaacs9693]

It's been running since 2010 started itt a German company based in dusseldorf

[@lizchalmers4917]

Highly recommend

[@aleahgarcia1230]

I took a flixbus trip from Budapest to Bucharest for 17 hours and back 3 months after 😂

[@ColinH1973]

You want to try 36 hours on a Sindbad bus from Kraków to Leeds. That's what I had to do when the Icelandic volcano grounded all of the planes across Europe.

[@s125ish]

What is the market for them coaches when there is Ryanair

[@TheWildeFish]

@@s125ish having done a coach from Kraków to London Victoria myself (when I normally fly but couldn't then due to an injury) - money. Us Slavs are very miser and will rather put up with a bit of hardship than spend too much money 😝 These coaches are also fully booked normally

[@rossvlogs3617]

I would have made it to Edinburgh, jumped out and went to a hotel. No chance I could do that full trip.

[@PopeLando]

If you catch a Netflix bus you've only got 10 seconds to get off at the end or it'll take you somewhere else.

[@davidwebb4904]

Flixbus allowed me to book a premium front row seat Kosice to Brat. Charged me extra €€€. Got on the bus only to find the front row occupied by an extra driver. Wont travel with them again.

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Hi David, on this bus they advertised row 1 seat A&B as 'Panorama' seats. Two guys got on at Edinburgh to find they were anything but premium seats. At least I had a little foot space under the seat in front, although I couldn't stretch my legs. The 'Panorama' seats may have had a forward view, but they also had a partition of some sort directly in front (where the door and steps are) and so there was zero leg room. They asked to sit further back despite paying this premium fare.

[@ssunnybunniasmr]

i’m 16 & going to be taking a flixbus from salt lake to la which is 14h i’m nervous but i think it should be fine since ive taken the drive in a car which is 12h 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@spatrompete2601]

The only time I would this trip is with Mega bus gold or similar where you can have a bed

[@dazzlingdaz187]

Wow, I like a bargain but not sure i would put myself through that. Legroom is atrocious! It didn't seem that many people would want to get on at Sunderland or Sheffield at 3 in the morning, I wonder if they could miss them out, or at least stop at some services to give you all a break!

[@Butlinsgvn6]

Really love your videos scott, and I'm a big fan - but is it really fair to film someone sleeping (4:16)? Did you get their permission?

[@probablecausetocheckhard-drive]

how much ? I didn't hear u mention cost

[@ianeyre3590]

Was that as bad as travelling on the Caledonian sleeper seats?

[@jamesdoyle8442]

Like, your. VIDEO 👍