Has megabus stopped all services from England now?

Posted by Impostor321k@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 26 comments

I tried buying tickets from london to edinburgh and it now redirects me to nx. This time last year megabus used to operate the service. Im aware they seriously cut their routes down but some were still left from my understanding.

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Etheria_system@reddit

They announced a major network reduction on 4th dec last year and it seems like their main focus these days is Scotland and southwest England

https://www.megabus.co.uk/press-releases/megabus-announces-network-reduction/

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Classic_Mammoth_9379@reddit

OP seems to be saying they have changed since. The linked article says they will continue to operate: all cross-border services between Scotland and England and Wales

Which would include London to Edinburgh.

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Mdann52@reddit

NX have taken over all the cross-border routes now - see https://www.megabus.co.uk/our-network/

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Impostor321k@reddit (OP)

Ah, farewell to cheap fares then.

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TGM_999@reddit

NX is pretty cheap, and Flixbus is cheaper still. I think Flix had a hand in killing Megabus

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Mdann52@reddit

Have you looked at FlixBus? They have a lot of decent fares

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Classic_Mammoth_9379@reddit

Weird that there is no press release for it though. Latest release listed seems to be about the NX partnership but in that one it basically says it’s just a redirect for the previously announced culls and claims that Megabus are still running the Scotland - England routes themselves!

https://www.megabus.co.uk/press-releases/megabus-and-national-express-announce-partnership/

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Impostor321k@reddit (OP)

Yup, this is what I meant. The england-scotland routes were unaffected. But I cant find them now.

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Mdann52@reddit

NX now operate these instead of Megabus, hence the redirect.

Looks like it happened at the start of this year

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Carl-Newchat25@reddit

National Express has had such routes all along. I think Megabus found their network unviable once Flixbus came along and therefore prefer to promote Nat Ex.

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nmfin@reddit

Why not just fly from London to Edinburgh? There’s plenty of flight options

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DameKumquat@reddit

Or get a cheap train if you book in advance with split fares and a Railcard - and there may be secret fares on Seatfrog for at least part of it, too.

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tomelwoody@reddit

Or just fly and save yourself 4+ hours and probably a bunch of money too

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TheOlddan@reddit

Getting to the airport at one end, then out the airport at the other and into the city centre eat quite a bit into that time advantage vs just stepping off the train in the city centre though.

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I-Spot-Dalmatians@reddit

I got the megabus from Exeter to Bristol in February so they definitely are still around

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Mdann52@reddit

It's actually operated by Stagecoach, not Megabus. They are essentially just a ticketing portal now

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I-Spot-Dalmatians@reddit

Oh shit really? I’m sure it said megabus on the side of the coach??

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Mdann52@reddit

It's branded Falcon now - but a lot haven't been repainted yet!

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scotsboy1972@reddit

Megabus no longer operate in the UK. The final two cross border services ended just before Christmas. I checked the latest NCSD (National Coach Service Database) data to make sure.

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Mdann52@reddit

They still operate in Scotland, don't they?

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captainfishpie@reddit

try flix bus?

they are a relatively new company - but they do major routes. alot of bus drivers in Manchester switched to driving for them when stagecoach went to metroline.

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