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Utrecht, Westraven, 4 August 2023.
In July 2023 a new Flixbus route was started from Leeds/Leicester to Amsterdam operated by Go Whippet, the only stop after North Greenwich being in the city I live, Utrecht.
A Setra S 531 DT from Umbrella Coaches is picking up passengers at Cementen in Nykøbing F the Mercedes Tourismo in the background was abandoned at this place for two months and the plates where removed before it returned to Poland in february 2022
McGill’s 0638 was captured at the off peak Edinburgh Regent Road terminus of the Flixbus 090 to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station. The Inchinnan based 2021 vehicle is seen in front of Saint Andrew’s House, headquarters of the Scottish Government since 1999. The building was completed shortly after the outbreak of war in 1939 and was designed by Paisley born Thomas S Tait (1882-1954).
Kupers [37-BNF-5] (Flixbus)
lijn 080 naar London
Antwerpen, Koningin Astridplein - 16 juni 2019
VDL Futura FDD2 141/390 (2019)
Flixbus Scania K410EB6 Caetano Levante BL17XBB FX23 working route 023 London Victoria coach station to Manchester Shudehill Interchange
Flixbus (Gallexy Tours) GT2744: 2012 Prevost H3-45 (ex Preferred Charters/Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach) on schedule 2704 Toronto-Kitchener
VDL Futura FHD2-139 n°1582 et Setra S431 DT n°1079 d'Emile Weber sur les lignes 026 du réseau Flixbus et 118 du réseau RGTR au terminus "Trier Hauptbahnhof".
Seen operating on Flixbus service 091 between Aberdeen (Union Square Bus Station) and Glasgow (Buchanan Bus Station).
Chassis type/no: Mercedes Benz Tourismo L - WEB41057523001898
Seating: C61FLt
New to McGill's Bus Service Ltd in September 2021, passing to Tayside Public Transport Co Ltd in August 2022 and finally to Loch Lomond Bus Services Ltd in ??
Scania Interlink
Patente: FK 038 JQ (Francia - Unión Europea)
N° de Orden Interno: *-*
Lugar de la Fotografía: Paris Bercy Bus Station, París, Francia.
Fecha y Hora de la Fotografía: Martes 5 de septiembre de 2023.
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Rafa Fuentealba★Locura_Micrera
Flixbus France
Voyages Deltour - FR
Iveco Magelys, EX-207-CF
Bruxelles Nord / Schaerbeek
Linie Brüssel Lille
Captured in London is Desi Coaches of Elstree Yutong GT12 DE51FLX which was new in 225 and seen on Flixbus work.
Flixbus BeNeLux
Staf Cars - Lommel BE
Van Hool Astromega, 1-STK-291
Antwerpen Centraal
Linie 36 Antwerp - Bratislava
DSC_3788 - BR21 OCV - VanHool EX16M - Berrys Coaches (FlixBus; Ex-Thandi Executive; Ex-TT21 NND) - Newcastle, John Dobson Street 20/01/24
I feel the generational gap, after spotting my first FlixBus. Half-decade ago, I would have written about the company’s start and followed its progress—like so many other wannabe tech and social-behavior disruptors seeking to win over Millennial minds and money.
Bright, bold green and orange buses, mobile app to schedule or pay, on-board Wi-Fi, and budget-friendly pricing scream cool, cost-consciousness for the connected generation—among which car ownership is more Scarlet Letter than merit badge of adulthood.
FlixBus stops at three different Westfield Malls in the San Diego area: Declining—but not dead yet—Horton Plaza (downtown); Mission Valley (where I was); and UTC (La Jolla). If any one of the backpack-toting travelers waiting to board was older than 25, then I’m a 30 year old. With a full head of hair! The point: FlixBus has battened down its clientele to a data-marketing-driven social science.
Prices and travel times beat the hell out of Greyhound, which has got to look like grandaddy’s carriage by comparison to FlixBus convenience and comfort. Cheap fare from San Diego to Los Angeles, at 11:25 p.m., is $4.99 base plus two-buck service fee. Promised travel time: Two hours and 15 minutes. Big spenders pay $14.99 base for the privilege of riding during prime morning or evening hours. Oh, did I mention that those are weekend rates? Travel any scheduled time this coming Tuesday, by comparison, and pay $4.99 (plus two bucks). Oh yeah.
By contrast, Greyhound’s lowest fare for the weekend is $14 Economy ticket and as much as 21 bucks during prime-time evening. But like FlixBus, weekdays cost less. Upcoming Tuesday: $10, which is still about three bucks more than FlixBus after the chintzy service fee is added.
Got to say, with sassy-colored FlixBus branding and all the wrong connotations around “Grey”, the, ah, older carrier should change to a name with more youth appeal. “The Hound” would be perfect, by the way, in dog-loving California and the other Western states where FlixBus travels.
Oh and does it move. For cheap. You could go to Las Vegas from San Diego tomorrow in as little as 5 hours and 15 minutes on FlixBus and pay a mere $24.99 base. This Tuesday: $14.99, but take 35 minutes longer. Greyhound’s best fare for Saturday is $36. Ah, hum: 15-hour-plus trip. Upcoming Tuesday: $26 is lowest for an Express bus that gets you there in 9 hours and 35 minutes.
Going back to “Grey” in the established carrier’s name and thinking about older folks who move slower—well, you can see those connotations and how they might apply negatively to long travel times. Right?
Got to say that my next long-haul bus trip will be orange and green rather than grey. But I’ll slink down in the seat and cover my face with a wide-brim hat, under which I will watch movie “Logan’s Run” on my smartphone.