NEW SERVICE: Glasgow to Manchester with Flixbus. This was my ever first time to Manchester!

[@steve-marsh]

Hope you enjoyed the rest of your time in Manchester and FlixBus looked very smooth!

[@PennysPitstop]

As a flixbus driver on that route Im really happy to see that you had an enjoyable journey. Those Bratwursts looked good. Perhaps one day Ill pop up and try them.

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Appreciate this video is effectively an advert for Flixbus, but the other two operators are: Megabus - lots of advance fares also for £8.99 and National Express, advance fares for £10 (sign up to avoid their £1 booking fees). Transpennine Express (direct train as others have said) can be purchased for £14.80 and is approximately 2 hours quicker. Also, did the WIFI work? What was the seat like? Charging points? Was there an onboard toilet? Did the coach arrive on time? What was the driver like? Was the coach busy?

[@michaelstaley2241]

Very good presentation do you feature Birmingham as well.

[@kennymacdonald1993]

Thanks Ed couldn’t agree more with your intro piece.great video as usual.

[@trevoruthy]

It's a big 'well done and thank you' Scott for producing the excellent viewing that you are doing for people interested in all parts of a 'Train, Plane and Everything' journey from A to B. I cancelled my Television Licence and got rid of my telly 6 months ago, preferring, to watch just the sort of thing you are doing instead on KZbin. Your videos are just right time-wise, and well presented by yourself, keep up the good work Scott. Trevor. (Bus Driver BTW)

[@Glenn1967ful]

Most of my television viewing is KZbin as well as the Freeview where I live is awful and mainstream television is the same old junk every year.

[@downonthestour]

Pretty sure there direct services and there are advances from £14 on TPE and its miles quicker than the coach.

[@johnybravo3566]

Scott, I stumbled upon your channel yesterday, and I am really enjoying the content you put out!

[@egpx]

As has been noted, Transpennine Express operate a direct rail service between Glasgow and Manchester Airport which stops at Manchester Piccadilly. It can be hard to get a cheapish ticket on it though. Getting the Avanti West Coast service to Preston and changing onto a Northern service to Manchester takes a similar time and there seems to be more cheap tickets available. With due respect to Flixbus, I’d much rather take the train.

[@peterbrown6224]

I know what you mean about taking a train rather than a coach. But I just checked Glasgow to Manchester and one can do it next Thursday for 99p + £1 booking fee with Flix. It's very hard to argue with that.

[@egpx]

@@peterbrown6224 indeed. In fact I’m going to be travelling from London to Nottingham on the bus soon for six quid rather than by train which wanted to charge me £40.

[@craighobbs3708]

Transpennine express is extremely unreliable on its Scottish services

[@peterbrown6224]

​@@egpx About three hours - that's the sweet spot. If you're not enjoying it, at least it will be over soon :-)

[@egpx]

@@peterbrown6224 yeah, and being over 60 I can get a bus to anywhere in Scotland for nothing. Even with that inducement I'd still take the train if I could though!

[@drewwilliams6888]

Thank you for posting this excellent video, I'd never heard of Flixbus. Keep up the good work

[@angusstewart6655]

In just a few days now on the 15th of may Transpennine Express are adding more services between Glasgow and Manchester with one every 2 hours.

[@ROBYNM2025]

Thanks scott this is an amazing video I all ready watched it such a good video

[@VannanVids]

Scott, I had these two drivers too and same vehicle. I can say my experience was super and I got one of them 99p fares

[@kazzicup]

The flixbus is beautiful green. 💚🟢 The bratwurst and fries look good. 🌭🍟

[@markc8956]

Some Flix services leave from the same stand that the Citylink ones to my home in Oban ,go from (Stand 54,I think) - seen a few Flix services pull away and then minutes later ,the Citylink ones come in.

[@scotgirl778]

7:35 I know this was 2yrs ago BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU FINISHED THE THE VIDEO HERE😢😢😢😢 HOW WAS MANCHESTER! I have also been in different places in the world, from my home in Glasgow BUT NEVER MANY! 😂❤

[@martidott359]

I can only assume that the job I do of being part of the onboard crew on the DIRECT TRAINS between Glasgow and Manchester is nothing but a figment of my imagination!!!

[@leonhardeuler675]

Sometimes, with Scotrail, you can end up with weird pricing that means that it's cheaper to change trains. Are you with Transpennine?

[@TheInvisibleTraveller25]

Transpenine express operates a twice daily service between Glasgow Central and Manchester Piccadilly.

[@noahswann]

sssh, don't let the truth get in the way of a sponsored video!

[@DriverKing]

There is a direct service between Glasgow central and Manchester airport operated my transpenine express and it runs usually every 2 hrs and arnt that expensive for a train with high demand in my opinion.

[@keithwhite1478]

Great informative vid. Thanks

[@r.markclayton4821]

I hope you enjoyed Manchester, where I live. Just checked and as I already knew, there are trains Glasgow 《-》Manchester including direct services with Trans Penine Express, albeit expensive.

[@RushfanUK]

TPE have single fares as low as £14.80 on direct services, journey time of around 3 hours 15 minutes.

[@r.markclayton4821]

@@RushfanUK Yes used them to go to Haymarket (Edinburgh), but not Glasgow. New Nova trains are really nice.

[@alexmcwhirter6611]

@@r.markclayton4821 Yes these trains are quite new and rail experts rate their livery some of the most stylish of any UK train company.

[@jameslee1736]

Tp express used to go from Manchester piccadilly to Central station

[@lan3235]

First trans pennine go directly to Manchester I use it regularly

[@standman525]

There are trains to Manchester from Glasgow Central without changing 👍

[@Sameoldfitup]

Good work

[@Scottish_Transport_Explorer]

Actually you can get direct trains from Glasgow to Manchester, Transpennine express runs services between the two cities

[@ametrinemoon]

Now you can.

[@randolphclarke4674]

Most have been suspended in TPE’s emergency timetable. Currently there’s only 3 trains per day.

[@matthewsmatters]

Three is correct. But three is more than none. TPE are very unreliable even with that, to be fair, as they haven’t kept up driver route training north of Carlisle at all well. The Mova 2 / class 397 trains, however, are an excellent product, if you get aboard one. Although there is a large variance in price, there are some good advance fares with real cards to be had, which I think can be fairly competitive with the bus prices.

[@TheLittleCatchannel]

Yes, went on Transpennine Express from Manchester Airport via Manchester to Glasgow in the past. But for some reason this train service is frequently cancelled.

[@flyingfeline7110]

An interesting option to get to Scotland. I wondered if Flix did a Manchester - Edinburgh service (notoriously difficult to get to from Manchester), and had a look on the website. For 18.98 it takes 17 hours and 40 mins and it goes from Manch to London, then change in London and then on to Edinburgh!! 😯

[@jedlinnen6528]

In a previous vidio you were interested to know about bus journeys where the bus goes on to the ferry. This was the trip you made to Belfast. There is the Rothesay to Dunoon service also and then Dunoon to Glasgow. On both these services you remain seated on the bus for the ferry crossing

[@RandomRailways]

There are several direct trains a day between Glasgow and Manchester, and, having just checked, prices for travel today start at £21.20, that's without even splitting tickets.

[@andrewwilson6240]

I caught a Flixbus service between Nottingham and London the day after a strike day. I still got the train back. Nothing bad about Flixbus. Just the train seems so much easier.

[@johnclements8534]

Spt does not update there timetables

[@ghosthdel3098]

almost 5 hours on the bus to manchester, but the big problem is when you get to manchester the accomodation is very expensive if you dont have friends/ relatives to stay over with. Even hostels are super expensive in manchester

[@alexmcwhirter6611]

Hello Scott, impressive Mercedes coach. But as others have already noted there are direct Manchester-Glasgow trains operating several times a day. These are with TPE and its stylish trains are quite new.

[@HistoricUlster]

Are you going on the Elizabeth Line when it opens

[@ametrinemoon]

I lived in manchester for 2 years whilst I was at Uni and to get up to weegie when I have to change at preston for the train to central and then change over to queen street for my train back to Aberdeen. Bare in mind this was when they still used HSTs and the start of the voyager services (complete with audio at that time)

[@stethemeterman1968]

Great video

[@noahswann]

there are direct trains between the two several times a day, time it right and you can get fares as low as £16 that get you there in just over 3 hours. Even if you don't get the lowest fare, £30ish is a usual fare for the route. 3 hours on the train where you can get up and walk about or 5+ hours on a cramped coach getting DVT, to save a fiver? I know which I'd book.

[@RushfanUK]

I would rather pay £100 on a train than ever get on a coach.

[@kevanhubbard9673]

I've been to Manchester and those other places sans, sadly, Mongolia!Glasgow, and Edinburgh, have TPE direct.These are run using bigger trains now but use to have the awful undergunned 185's on them ,2 and a 1/4 carriages on long intercity trips (the 1/4 comes from deduction of 1st class and the huge toilet!).

[@wync8142]

Just stumbled upon your videos ,absolutely love them - what do you do when you get to your locations, do you stay for a few days or do you just stay for the day then head back home?

[@hackett152332]

I did the flix bus from Victoria to Paris :)

[@babywolf1]

I looked at the flix bus tonight looking for inspiration but Id prefer to fly.

[@tstuart7333]

Did Flixbus tell you that you had to walk home. That's a very beautiful bus and the journey looks very relaxing. Thank you for sharing. What! if you know was the price Glasgow to London?

[@theoasisvlogs5954]

Yes, it is possible to travel from Glasgow to Manchester without having to change trains. There are 26 direct trains from Glasgow to Manchester each day. Though there may be fewer direct services available depending on your exact departure date.

[@danechristison1896]

Funny this video should show up as I saw this bus brand for the 1st time the other day

[@chrissymcmillan5364]

Just checked their website. Glasgow to Edinburgh (only one evening service) at £1.99!!! A certain Bus Company with the monopoly of routes in Glasgow charge more to travel a short distance from A to B!

[@ant7936]

Excellent bus service. I used then in Europe until recently. Very clean, spacious, inexpensive.

[@WeAreThePeople1690]

Did I seen you a few weeks ago heading towards hamilton bus/train station?

[@WeAreThePeople1690]

No...Yes... Cheers for the reply 👏

[@Alex-om9we]

do the coaches have usb/charing ports?

[@seanlowe4780]

Which stand does it leave from at Glasgow

[@Scottishplaneman]

Great video as always Scott. Going to Aberdeen at the end of the month. From Glasgow, Scotrail wanted just over £200 return….. Same departure times both ways with Mega Bus was only £52. No brainier lol

[@johnclements8534]

Scottishcitylink exployer pass 3 days round scotland include s aberdeen £49

[@s125ish]

How was that £200 pound ?

[@charlierwalker]

Having watched this, the month this was filmed was possibly a weekend when engineering work was taking place thus stopping any through services?

[@SEAWEEDER1]

They are trains from Glasgow to Manchester with Transpennine Express.

[@johnclements8534]

There are trains direct to manchester from glasgow

[@the_vehicle_spotter]

Lovely ride

[@twobins2060]

Congratulations on 11000 subscribers.

[@eddielloyd4070]

have you been on a turkish coach ????? the most amazing value ever ..included in the very cheap ticket price is free tea coffee water and snacks by waiter service .plus rest stops along the way where every coach is washed during the break ...

[@opagodaswirling9383]

Thanks for the info . Looks like a great bus and good fare . Just checked the Glasgow to Birmingham price -- higher than expected !! As you so rightly say , the train comapanies are robbers !

[@ronmac9522]

After watching your video I managed to book a ticket on flexi bus for 99p. 😅 I had no idea this service existed. So happy I watched your video and I also think train fair is extortion. At least Dick Turpin wore a mask he he robbed you. A avanti do it quite shameless.

[@AtlanteanAN69]

Flixbus doesn't own any vehicles in the UK, their services are operated on a contract basis, the operator working the service on which you travelled being McGill's/ Manchester has the most extensive tram system un the UK and operates over 130 trams at present.

[@matthewsmatters]

McGill’s drivers are like cowboys half the time. I’ve nearly been run over by them jumping red lights! Knowing this is all I need to know never to touch these buses. Thank you.

[@jbc825]

@@V8VORLICH I've always found McGills drivers great as well

[@matthewsmatters]

I'm sure there are more good than bad McGill's drivers. Sadly there are some bad ones. Look up Glasgow Times piece from a few years back capturing multiple instances of jumping red lights and dangerous driving - one of few good bits of journalism out of them recently. In one instance when I was nearly run over, driver's own dashcam proved my story. Police charged and went to the PF. It's utterly unacceptable with public service vehicles for drivers to behave like this, or be put under such time and monetary pressure by the compnay that they are encouraged to. Risk to their own passengers and the wider public. Speaking as a visually impaired pedestrian who has the right to cross the road on a green pedestrian signal without being run over by a bus. McGill's have some work to do. But I'm glad to hear there is positive experience out there.

[@ant7936]

Slightly better than Edinburgh's one line tram system! 🤣😅

[@janetwhitten3945]

Great video, I used to visit Glasgow regularly back in the 90’s. Buchanan bus station was surrounded by waste land. Seems it’s been built up quite a bit. Used to stay in the Buchanan hotel, is it still open?

[@jamesalexander4926]

Probably full of Asylum seekers now.

[@albaniantruffles]

When was it surrounded by waste land?!?!?!?

[@janetwhitten3945]

@@albaniantruffles 1993

[@AymanTravelTransport]

There used to be a direct train service from Glasgow to Manchester (I remember getting cheap fares starting at around £10 back in 2017), but I think Transpennine Express have currently suspended it as they're still on an emergency timetable (mix of COVID and staff shortages) so they're probably only doing Edinburgh from Manchester at the moment. Definitely need to give Flixbus a try though at some point; welcome to my neck of the woods by the way.

[@AymanTravelTransport]

@Sleeper Train Fan ah fair dos, thought so, must be less frequent than before then

[@ianmccaffery3896]

Welcome to Manchester

[@leedsmarko6159]

I love Ecclefechan too!!!

[@Jacob-il4yf]

I've been to Manchester 12 times great city I'm from London

[@sgtcrabfat]

Well, never had to stand for the whole journey on a bus, cant say the same for train travel.

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

In my opinion/experience Manchester is the English city that's most similar to Glasgow. A lot of the central bits really do look and feel pretty much the same, similar cultural vibe too.

[@adrianbenn7250]

Not so..Liverpool is the English city most similar to Glasgow

[@robertallardice8119]

Glasgow should have trams!

[@Johnny-vk6en]

Looks like a very new bus! How long did it take from Glasgow to Manchester? I remember that the train took about 4 hours (change at Preston)

[@littlebigman5791]

It's not a bus. It's a COACH. Buses do local stage carriage work and coaches do the long haul and your work.

[@Sameoldfitup]

I remember going from Manchester to Yorkshire for a pound

[@HampsteadOwl]

If I were you Scott, I wouldn't do these sponsored videos - it damages your "brand" which is about giving objective information about different forms of travel.Just look at the hostile comments you've provoked here from disgruntled rail fans. Maybe they paid you a fee but if all the sponsorship involved was a free ticket to Manchester, it's not as if it's the riches of Croesus is ir.,

[@trainlagged]

Prices on Megabus and NX start at £10, and the minimum price of a DIRECT train Glasgow - Manchester is £11.70. I get you were paid to give a good opinion, but spreading out false information is pretty ridiculous, right ?

[@bob23301]

Train has no direct route and costs 4 times as much, you are right it was a no brainer. Lol

[@TheWellnessLawyer]

And the curry ketchup with the Bratwurst

[@michaelbruchas6663]

They are coming to the US….

[@everylaststation]

Stopped watching before you even boarded the bus… again giving false information about rail travel. There ARE direct trains between Glasgow and Manchester. And a random check on ticket sites I can pick up a ticket for £14! Not the £38 you say. It’s not a surprise you mislead though with regards to train information… the video is sponsored by the said bus company your travelling on.

[@jamescameron2676]

i am surprised he did not delete your comments as he did mine the guy is full of false info cannot trust a word he says

[@Ryandunbar1996]

For some reason for the last 2-3 videos Scott your videos have not been showing in my subscription box and I have to go to my recommendations and Ur channel to find them

[@jamescameron2676]

why was my post removed do you not want your viewers to know the truth !!!!!!!!

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Have you ever travelled on Flixbus? How did you enjoy the experience?

[@davidarundel6187]

Like you Scott , cannot sleep on buses or cars . Trains , planes and boats , I'm ok with . Flix bus , do not operate where I live .

[@smaouh]

Hi Scott, I'm a traveler from Algeria and I really like your channel. I'm using Flixbus in every trip to Europe but this is the first time I hear that Flixbus operate in UK ( I know about the Paris- London bus but other lines no ). Looking forward to test Flixbus in the UK. Keep it up 🤞

[@nightsupersteve]

You will lose subscribers en masse if you just become a mouth piece for your pay masters. Funny how your unpaid flixbus to London overnight wasn't so blissful

[@jamescameron2676]

why did you remove my post this is a shocking company you are promoting read my post all truthful i thought you had some integratory

[@simondavey7787]

Many childhood memories of Manchester. I am a fan of Flixbus. Have you done any of their routes in Europe?

[@bbubbinklm4320]

I travel between Manchester and Glasgow very frequently. I mostly use the buses as its cheaper. Every now and then I decide to treat myself by getting the train. Every time I do so they're always late or cancelled and I have to haul my luggage across Preston station when I am changing trains. Its actually far more comfortable, easier, cheaper and less stressful when taking the bus so I've just given up on the train at this point. Cutting 1.5hrs off my journey isn't worth the stress and money

[@Barnaby_bo]

Steering wheel was bigger than the driver

[@colb2921]

Hi, nice review & video, I was on the same service! Flix wasn't that much longer than the train given the faffing of changing at Carlisle, Lancaster, Preston or Wigan, connecting Northern services can be short formed & standing room only, TransPennine trains arent reliable, the early morning service north is invariably cancelled & they have no Sunday services due to strike action until June. Flix is so much easier when the West Coast Main Line is shut for engineering works, as it was for the last 2 Bank Holiday weekends. Let the train take the strain, no thanks!

[@EthanAfro707]

Pathetic, there are several direct trains between Glasgow & Manchester operated by Transpennine Express with prices starting from £14. Whichever site you used to look at tickets, don't use it again or alternatively look at tickets for services all day

[@johnpoole8332]

Thanks for letting us know about this service! When you did Glasgow to London overnight on Flixbus, didn't you keep get woken up because it stops several times along the way? I thought Megabus would have been better because it only stops in Manchester.

[@s125ish]

I used the London to Glasgow flixbus and that was the problem if you wanted to sleep.

[@LemoncloudGT]

them tram horns seam to never shut up near stations

[@johnridpeath1728]

Worst bus company around just look at customer reviews and i travelled 1time never again

[@christiann5903]

German bus company, German bus, German food and German beer… I think Brexit has failed 😅

[@nightsupersteve]

Pathetic This is sponsored by Flex bus so really going to be objective.

[@stephenkerr7688]

The competition are not £3 more expensive! There are fares on mega at the same fare and Nat Ex are only £1.01 more. I get that flixbus sponsored your video but you have blatantly lied!

[@minto7699]

I agree...can't get an £8 fare anywhere.....lol

[@jamescameron2676]

The lies are not the worst things it is deleting posts that dare to tell the truth about how dreadful Flixbus is

[@stephenkerr7688]

@@V8VORLICH but its factually incorrect. Why do I need to get a life for pointing something out? Someone needs to relax and understand its a criticism of the incorrect information and not the content!

[@jamescameron2676]

@@V8VORLICH you need to get a life people are entitled to their views and Scott is not what you proclaim he deleted my post which was 100% accurate re Flixbus so much for honest comments

[@onlyme6479]

From one sh*t hole to another on a bus no thanks

[@jackw5626]

Transpennie express travel between Glasgow and Manchester however it’s very expensive and not value for money

[@andyarcher8502]

Baled at 1:50, guy talks rubbish.

[@broadsword6650]

I've been to Manchester but I've never been to me... 😅

[@JsT1986]

Paid promotion is one thing, blatant lying is quite another....

[@jamescameron2676]

your lucky he instantly removed my post because i dared to speak the truth about this pathetic company and the hassles they caused me !!!!!

[@jamescameron2676]

@@V8VORLICH get a life keyboard warrior or leave your basement and see the outside world

[@jamescameron2676]

you have shown your true colours removing my honest dealings with Flixbus i had watched your videos in the past and found them entertaining and informative now after what you have done removing justifiable criticism of your sponsor i will unsubscribe and hope others see through your charlatan ways CON MAN

[@angelaegan7511]

You've never been to Manchester.....you're not missing much!

[@davehedgehog4391]

I'd rather sit on the bus than an Avanti pendolino. Utterly miserable, claustrophobic, vomit inducing hell tubes.

[@kiranbahra]

sell out

[@noeonoohno4219]

he probably got all of £20, don't think he's a sell out