National Express Coach and Bus Routes

National Express Ltd is the UK’s major coach service provider running a network of routes through Britain to over 1000 destinations. The destinations include large cities, small towns and popular destinations such as the major airports. They are actually the largest scheduled coach service provider in Europe. More than 16 million people use national Express each and every year. National Express Ltd are actually part of the larger National Express group whose companies include a number of train and bus services not just in the UK but worldwide. The companies’ roots go back to 1968 when it brought a number of independent operators under one brand, the National Bus Company (NBC). In 1974 the company was re-branded as National Express.

Most services have an onboard WC and and many also have NX TV. NX is the short form way of writing of National Express. For handicap facilities look for the WH symbol next to the route you choosing for coaches that have facilities for 1 wheelchair.

Fares
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult fare paying passenger. One child under 3 and not occupying a seat is carried free with each adult fare paying passenger.

ROUTE SIXTY SIX
National Express have a number of special offers for reduced fares. If you are over 60 then you automatically qualify for their ROUTE SIXTY SIX offer which means you travel for half price. Make sure you choose this option when selecting the number of passengers.
NX2
With an NX2 passengers aged 16-26 can get discounts of up to 30%.
FAMILY COACH CARD
With the appropriate family card you can take one child for free for each full fare paying adult.

Disabled passengers can qualify for discounts on certain routes.

How to use the National Express search facility.
There are two ways to search. The first option is the default mode of the search form. In this mode you will have drop down boxes for both the pickup and destination stops. These are the most popular routes on the network. However for the full list of stops and option we would advise using the form where you can input your own pickup and destination stops. This is labelled as click here for more locations just above the pickup box on the default search form.

On certain low key stops between major stops you can only take off hand luggage when disembarking. Check that you can take off hold luggage if stopping at minor stops as opposed to major stops and bus stations.

WHAT YOU CAN TAKE WITH YOU
2 medium sized suitcases up to 20 kg a piece plus one piece of hand luggage.
lightweight manual wheelchairs are fine if they will fit in the luggage hold and do not weigh more than 20kgs.

WHAT YOU CANNOT TAKE WITH YOU
perishable items
fragile items
anything with sharp or protruding edges
Any weapons
Drugs or solvents (other than medicines)
Live or dead animals (except for assistance animals such as guide dogs)
Fish or insects
Battery powered wheelchairs/disabled scooters
Surfboards
Prams
Non folding pushchairs
Non folding bicycles

LINKS TO THE NATIONAL EXPRESS WEBSITE
>>>Default search form
>>>Blank Search form (recommended)
>>>Timetables for each major start point

Other services:
National Express also run the Dot2Dot shuttle bus from Gatwick and Heathrow into central London
and the Heathrow Hoppa Bus which serves hotels around Heathrow Airport.

National Express Coach