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Megabus is a budget coach division of Stagecoach. It offers cheap coach fares on a range of routes - for example around £6 from Newcastle to London.

Contents 1 Stop profiles 1.1 London 1.2 Newcastle 1.3 Winchester 1.4 Southamptom 1.5 Inverness 1.6 Perth 1.7 Glasgow 1.8 Edinburgh 1.9 Manchester 1.10 Cardiff 2 Links

Stop profiles

As the information provided about stops is a bit vague (i.e. street the stop is on but often not where on that street) here are some more specific details about location etc. (please add details of any others you have used):

London

Where: London Victoria, Greenline Coach Station. Over the street from the main Victoria coach station.

Map:

Info: There are a few seats available. All coaches seem to depart from same point. Workers usually around if need to ask for information.

Newcastle

Where: Neville Street (street Central Station is on), stop near Royal Station Hotel end (as opposed to stops near car park)

Map:

Neville Street

Info: No shelter or seats

Winchester

Where: St. Catherine's Park and Ride, near Bar End Rd.

Map:

PDF - see second page

St. Catherine's Park and Ride (shaded area)

Info: Buses stop near public toilets building. Benches and seats in bus shelters. Buses available to centre of Winchester.

Southamptom

Where: High Street, down towards Town Quays end, near small green patch, further down from 'Old Mayors Cellars' (or similar)

Also stops on Burgess Road (near to University of Southamptom Highfield Campus).

Map:

High Street

Burgess Road

Info: Shelter with seats available or can sit on adjacent grass (High Street)

Inverness

Where: Main bus station

Info: Shelter with seats available, also cafe, toilets, etc. available inside the bus station building.

Perth

Where: Perth Park and Ride on the western side of Perth, near the M90, A9 and the broxden roundabout. Or Perth Bus Station located in the city centre, near train station.

Where:

Park and Ride

Bus Station

Info: Park and Ride - One bus shelter available, though because around 4 megabuses pass through here at about the same time, it's usually difficult to get a seat. Bus Station - Toilets, newsagents on site.

Glasgow

Where: Buchanan Street Bus Station - usually stance 52. Info: Plenty of indoor seating. Don't be put off if it looks like the bus is going to a totally wrong city - many journeys involve changing at Perth. There are pay toilets at the bus station, but they are currently closed and have been replaced with portaloos.

Edinburgh

Where: St Andrews Square bus station. Close to the Waverly end of Princes Street.

Info: Major indoor bus station, so plenty of seating and loos and such. There is another drop off point in Edinburgh on Queensferry Road.

Manchester

Where: Outside Chorlton Street Coach Station

Map: [1]

Info: The bus stops at the "free bus" stop outside the station, not in the National Express station itself. If you have time before your bus arrives, there are paid (20p) toilets, hot & cold drink and food vending machines, and a shop which is half "Upper Crust" and half paper shop. Should be enough to pass the time.

Cardiff

Where: Outside Cardiff Castle / Castle Street

Info: It does not stop at Cardiff Central Bus Station, Journey time to London is about 3 hours 15 minutes and costs about £5. If you arrive really early, cross the road and you will find a fantastic Welsh souvenir shop. On that same side of the road is Subway and Burger King if you get peckish

Links

Megabus Homepage

Route map