The
only true National Bus Network in the UK is operated by National Express.
National Express Coaches operate a comprehensive network covering
over 120 towns and villages in the UK. Frequency is high on the main
routes.
Price is of course the main attraction. Most of the National Express
Coach routes run along Britain's motorway network, most are fairly
direct. Promotional fares tend to be aimed at the old and the young,
as ever the fare structure can be complex.
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There
are direct services to London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol,
Newcastle, Leeds and Glasgow among others. Most towns and cities
can be reached, commonly with an interchange at Manchester or Birmingham
if no direct service exists.
Key direct routes from Liverpool are:
Manchester: At least one coach an hour
Manchester
Airport:
Every 2-3 hours
London: Every 2-3 hours
Interactive timetables and tickets at :
National
Express Timetables / Tickets
The coach station in Liverpool City Centre is at Norton Street,
near Lime Street Railway Station - see city
centre map. Some coaches will start at Birkenhead and then
pick up from Norton Street.
National Express do offer various pass options for visitors who
want to travel extensively around the UK.
National
Express Airport
National Express operate a specialist coach service called "National
Express Airport". These are special coaches which connect the
UK's principal airports with its principal airports. These connect
Liverpool to most airports in the UK.
Interactive
timetables and tickets at :
National Express Timetables / Tickets
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If
you have to stay overnight before your next flight then it makes financial
sense to buy a package combining the hotel and coach transfers. There
is a wide choice of hotels.
Transfers by National Express Coach serve most airports including
Manchester, Birmingham, Luton, Stansted, Gatwick and Heathrow.
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Megabus
Coaches
Megabus
give National Express much needed competition. Megabus are quite a
recent start-up but are backed by Stagecoach, a major UK bus and train
company. The Megabus network is centred on London and from here services
the main cities in the United Kingdom.
From Liverpool there is a single daily schedule to London. The Liverpool
terminus is at the Adelphi, located to the right hand side of the
Adelphi on Brownlow Hill.
Megabus
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