National Express LTD

We're keeping the wheels turning 🛞 🛞 and keeping customers moving 🚍 between the capital and London Luton Airport this Christmas. With rail engineering works starting tomorrow along with last minute train cancellations, we’re proud to once again be stepping up to provide a dependable and affordable public transport service for our customers. Read more in Luton Today's article: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eqEZMSkp

With much of the country’s rail services significantly disrupted during the festive season, we're stepping in to ensure everyone can get home to their loved ones. 🎅🎄 To meet increased demand, we're adding over 30,000 extra seats across our intercity and airport routes. Whether you're heading home for Christmas or making your way to a holiday getaway, we've got you covered - and you're guaranteed a seat! 🚍💺 In an exclusive interview with The Independent's Simon Calder, our CEO Alex Jensen discusses how we’re working with our partner operators to provide a dependable and affordable public transport service. https://lnkd.in/e-YwgBzD #ChristmasTravel #RailDisruption

Frequent flyers, meet frequent coaches ✈️ 🚍 🚌 Today we have launched our enhanced services connecting Bristol Airport with Birmingham, Gloucester, Cheltenham Arle Court, and Weston-super-Mare, including 200 journeys per week between Bristol and Birmingham. In addition, we're running over 100 journeys per week for customers travelling between Bristol Airport and Gloucestershire County Council's new Cheltenham Arle Court transport hub. Find out more 👇 or visit: https://lnkd.in/exzzDukD

🎁 Christmas comes early for students 🎁 Travelling home for Christmas? We've doubled our student discount to a huge 30% off coach travel until 13th January For bookings made before the 5th January, students can just select Amazon Pay during checkout and complete their booking to receive up to 30% off all fare types. Full details along with Terms & Conditions here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dij-Egz

We're spreading festive cheer by helping families travel for less this Christmas with 10,000 FREE child places up for grabs! 🎅 🎄 🎁 Whether it’s heading home for Christmas or enjoying the many festive events and attractions, we're making holiday adventures and family reunions more affordable than ever. Catherine Woolfe, our Customer & Marketing Director, said: "We understand that for many, Christmas can be an expensive time of year. That’s why we wanted to make it as easy and affordable as possible for everyone to come together to celebrate with their loved ones without worrying about the cost of travel. Our frequent and reliable coach services are a great way to get around, and we’re thrilled to offer these savings to help make Christmas a little brighter for thousands of families this year.” Find out more 👇

In partnership with Bristol Airport and Gloucestershire County Council we're excited to announce that from 12th December we're enhancing our direct coach services, providing more affordable, reliable, and sustainable connections for customers travelling between Birmingham, Bristol and Cheltenham. Edward Rickard, our Network Director, said: “We continue to invest in our extensive coach network, including this newly enhanced service which is a welcome addition following the ongoing success of our existing routes to Bristol Airport, including journeys to and from South Wales, London, Plymouth and Birmingham. “With soaring costs and disruption on the railways, more and more savvy customers are choosing National Express for reliable, great value travel and a guaranteed seat. We’re really pleased to be providing even more convenient and affordable journeys, especially as people start to make travel plans for the festive season.” Read more in the Gloucestershire Live article below 🔗

We're really proud to be an official partner of Royal British Legion, especially so during Remembrance. Today at 11:00am we'd like you to join us in a moment of reflection and pause for a two-minute silence. If you're travelling with us, wherever possible and safe to do so, our coaches may delay their 11:00am departure as a mark of respect to those killed or injured in the defence of their country. We will remember them ❤️ #LestWeForget #RemembranceSunday #TwoMinuteSilence

Huge congratulations to our colleagues Rory and Ruth over at Dublin Express 👏 🏆 👏 Three years in and the entire team continues to go from strength to strength! 🚌 🇮🇪 🚌 🇮🇪 🚌 National Express Ireland LTD

Demand for affordable intercity and airport travel across the UK remains strong and we're pleased to be able to boost services on our regional coach network across England and Wales 🚌 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 From 4 December, we're adding over 16,000 seats per week on some of our popular services between London and Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Leicester, London Heathrow, Newcastle, Newport, Nottingham and Manchester. By increasing our capacity and frequency on key intercity and airport routes, we’re making it even easier for people to get to where they need to be, especially as people start to make travel plans for the festive season 🎄 ❄ 🎁 Tickets start from £4.90 one way and are available to book now! More details available on the link below 🔗

With rail disruption planned between 24th December and 2nd January, customers can sit back and relax knowing we're running throughout the festive period - and we've got more than 340 journeys operating on Christmas Day alone! 🚌 🎄 John Boughton, our Commercial Director, said : "Christmas is such an important time of year for travel and people deserve reliable, comfortable, and affordable public transport over the festive period. As always, we’re here to help bring families together, and we’re encouraging customers to book in advance to get the best prices and guarantee a seat for travel - whether it be to visit the Christmas markets, watch a pantomime, or simply travelling home for Christmas." Read more on the link below 🔗