Talk:Megabus (Europe)

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"Just under half the seats" are sold at £1? Perhaps at first but surely no longer correct. Anyone know better? Shantavira 18:42, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

the cost is £1 if you book in advance on most routes (if not all?) with a 50p booking fee, though i bought a ticket London-Edinburgh about 8 hours before the journey and it cost £15, which still isn't bad at all. Marge4 02:48, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Blatent Advert

This whole page seems to be a very obvious advert especially with that huge link at the top.

I suggest it be removed.--195.93.21.71 02:31, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Yes. Who would go to all this trouble to write about bus routes?! 160.81.133.194 21:51, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Bus geeks? Edward 09:39, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

I travel on Megabus a lot, and I find it pretty interesting to know more about the company I'm being served by - there's only limited information on their website. There is little advertising as such on the page - no claims of being cheaper, faster, more punctual or just generally better than any of its competitors; no exhortations to buy tickets; just plain information on the company and its services. I must also confess to 'bus-geekery' - I find the information on the different types of buses running Megabus routes interesting. Cammy 17:09, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Schedule update

I just learned that they are going to stop serving Columbus as of 6/4/06. [1] Ben moss 19:30, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Starting April 2nd there will be a hosting of new cities served, this needs to be updated.Changes can be found here [2] Sam metal 19:40, 28 February 2007 (UTC)sam metal

Coach crash

I have deleted incorrect information saying that Megabus.com's neoplan skyliners fleet were withdrawn. The coach involved in that a crash was NOT a megabus,it was a National Express coach. Megabus did NOT withdraw their fleet. They just checked over their fleet for faults. Thank you Olster99 19:54, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Well spotted. Edward 23:55, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Updating the USA route charts

The route information paragraph near the top of the article has already been changed to reflect the addition (on April 2 2007) of service to Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Louisville and Ann Arbor, as well as the resumption of service to Columbus, Ohio; the route charts at the bottom, though, do not reflect those changes.

I may be inclined to edit those at some time if they're still unupdated (busy with other stuff right now); I don't want to screw up the format, though. Fatwa Dakkash 03:57, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Megabuslogo2.PNG

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Statements removed...

In Spring 2008, megabus took it upon themselves to increase the number of passengers on their buses even more, in order to help get cars off the road and cut CO2 admissions. Megabus gave away 10,000 free seats in this promotion. Due the high ridership, efficient vehicles and elimination of waste (such as tickets), megabus is suspected to be the most environmentally friendly service offered in the United States. In fact, it is more efficient that driving in a hybrid car or taking the train.

I removed these statements because:

• There's no indication that reduction in CO2 emissions was the primary reason for the promotion - seems like increasing ridership was the main goal
• Ridership isn't high in all areas of the country

There's no indication that megabus's service is any more environmentally friendly than any other bus service

• Public transportation of any type typically more efficient than driving (this isn't unique to megabus)

If someone wants to re-add them with appropriate references, be my guest.--76.205.25.141 (talk) 17:32, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Picture in infobox

As you may notice, I put in a picture of a Megabus USA bus in the infobox and moved the previous picture into the article namespace. If anyone objects, please let me know. --AEMoreira042281 (talk) 03:06, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Update: The Megabus UK picture was moved into the infobox, and the logo moved to the article namespace. --AEMoreira042281 (talk) 13:36, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Spinning off Megabus routes into separate article

To make the article clearer to read, I am moving the routes to a separate article, to be titled List of Megabus routes (now titled List of Megabus and Megatrain services). --AEMoreira042281 (talk) 15:54, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Route spinoff completed. --AEMoreira042281 (talk) 16:18, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Route spinoff undone, as the Megabus articles for UK and US were split up. --AEMoreira042281 (talk) 15:39, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Binghamton service

Although the M24 route originates in New York City, and has a stop in Binghamton, New York, one is unable to purchase a Megabus ticket to Binghamton from NYC, or to NYC from Binghamton. The web site does not allow it, nor does the system used when trying to purchase by phone. I called customer support to ask them if this was in error, and how I might be able to purchase a ticket between these cities. The regional route manager left me a voicemail saying that they don't offer that service right now due to a non-compete agreement with another bus line. I can only assume that this refers to the ShortLine service, which is also operated by Coach USA, and enjoys a duopoly on this route. (With Greyhound. They both charge $39 each way. Meanwhile, Megabus charges as little as $40 to go all the way from NYC to Buffalo.) Of course, no reliable 3rd-party sources will have this information yet, so I'll just put it here on the talk page for now. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 20:58, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Unsourced and ridiculous statement

I took this statement out of the article at the end of the US section:

Theft is a major concern with Megabus as there have been many reported robberies as luggage has been stolen off of passengers and from luggage compartments. Lack of prevention include pitch black rides at night, no video or staff surveillance, and no secure luggage storage.

Why I removed it is because unless things have changed, buses are stored in secure yards at night. --AEMoreira042281 (talk) 14:41, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Breaking up the article

As the operations in the UK and North America are distinct enough, I am going to create articles for Megabus (United Kingdom) and Megabus (United States). This has already been done on Wikimedia Commons by another editor. --AEMoreira042281 (talk) 19:53, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

MegabusPlus

Comencing on 30th March 2009. Routes from London St Pancras International to East Midlands Parkway by train then to Hull via Doncaster and Scunthorpe, York via Castleford and Harrogate, Huddersfield via Bradford and Halifax by Megabus. Should there be a new page created for this, or should be added to the Megabus or Megatrain article??? This posted on both discussion walls. Amgmichael (talk) 10:58, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Horrible article

This article is horrible. It is completely lacking in citations - are we supposed to take the writer on his word??? Nonsense. Please help me begin the process of deletion. Realist01 (talk) 17:31, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

There are some citations in the article, why not help by adding some citations. Keith D (talk) 19:36, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Imbecile. Give me proof. Realist01 (talk) 10:50, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

The proof is in the article, if you actually look. Just because there aren't many references doesn't mean it should be deleted, and you would get little support if you tried to delete it. Looking at your contributions, you are clearly just going around being irritating, and already have warnings on your talk page. If you want to "make Wikipedia better" like you say on your user page, then not calling people imbeciles would be a good start. Arriva436^{talk/contribs} 11:02, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Just to say that I reworked the article back in Feb10 and believe that it now more informative, better referenced and is no longer horrible! PeterEastern (talk) 04:52, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

European Expansion

uk.megabus.com have started selling tickets on their new Birmingham to Paris route. The european expanision was announced at http://www.stagecoach.com/media/news-releases/2012/2012-03-07.aspx .Maqist (talk) 17:32, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Now added to article, thanks for bringing this up. Alzarian16 (talk) 00:19, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

This page should be moved to Megabus (Europe), although it appears it is protected. --CTC (talk) 23:30, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

No. It is a UK company travelling to destinations in continental Europe. Secondarywaltz (talk) 23:36, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

See http://uk.megabus.com/ for name UK. Secondarywaltz (talk) 23:45, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

No, the UK in that URL simply refers to the language. That's why there is also http://nleu.megabus.com/ and http://freu.megabus.com/. And they don't just travel from the UK to continental Europe - one of their routes is Paris-Amsterdam, wholly outside of the UK. --CTC (talk) 15:18, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

Yes. You are correct and I am wrong. The web site has been updated to reflect a divide between Europe and North America. I will support you below a little later. Secondarywaltz (talk) 17:08, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was moved. --BDD (talk) 18:39, 10 December 2012 (UTC) (non-admin closure)

Megabus (United Kingdom) → Megabus (Europe) – Megabus has, since April 2012, been running routes wholly outside of the UK (Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam as well as a route to Rosslare in Ireland). Therefore to conform with Megabus (North America), this page should be renamed Megabus (Europe) - as naming it Megabus (United Kingdom) is no longer geographically nor commercially accurate. CTC (talk) 15:24, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

Survey

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• Support it is now European operation and the website now says Europe so move! Mark999 (talk) 19:37, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
• Support. Operations are now divided between Europe and North America. Secondarywaltz (talk) 21:12, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
• Support. Seems like a reasonable request. Apteva (talk) 22:29, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
• Support. Parallel to North America. The website uses Europe, not UK. 64.189.103.26 (talk) 01:08, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

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timetable links are all 404's

all the timetable links are broken they are showing 404 errors 86.3.137.58 (talk) 12:05, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

New incident (August 2014 - Spain)

A Megabus' driver was arrested by spanish police because he was traveling with an identity card in the tachograph that was someone else: http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/sociedad/los-pasajeros-autocar-megabus-quedan-tirados-macanet-tras-detencion-del-conductor-3442799 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.157.129.122 (talk) 13:28, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Routes

The "Routes" section isn't complete. The Whole outside-uk part is missed. The Routes to Amsterdam, Cologne, Paris, BArcelona etc. aren't there. I dont know how it is inside the uk? Is it up to date there? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.202.50.211 (talk) 14:39, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

I have been keeping UK routes up to date and have contacted megabus for more information. Mark999 (talk) 15:58, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

Article name

With Megabus' European operations now it would seem being operated under the FlixBus brand [3] and the Megabus brand thus confined to the United Kingdom, should this article be renamed back to Megabus (United Kingdom)? Keiko2 (talk) 04:30, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

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