Those bus stops are fine on a sunny summers day but I wouldn’t fancy waiting there on a cold dark winters night in the rain!
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
That’s a great point James 👍
@AndreiTupolev
Жыл бұрын
That's one good thing about the back seat; if you could set your camera up looking out of the window between the seats, youd have a great rearward view of the whole journey 😊
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate. I have one of those suckers to put on the window for that kind of thing. I did enjoy watching back the rear-facing shots so yes that is an advantage of the back seats, providing it’s quiet enough 😊👍
@steve-marsh
Жыл бұрын
Wow your miles per pound were not too bad on this one eh!? I was surprised it took so long initially, but then that long stop had something to do with it. It's nice all the same to be able to get out and stretch the legs and not be worried about the coach leaving again. Cool t-shirt by the way!
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Steve - birthday present t-shirt (from Airliners Live). Yep, total bargain coach fare. Will it be beaten? Yes, probably, I’m always on the lookout for these kind of fares 😊👍
@kevinbrewis6014
Жыл бұрын
the birds are Kittiwake, which are protected as they come to nest under the Tyne Bridge
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Kevin, apologies for my lack of bird knowledge! 😊
@kevinbrewis6014
Жыл бұрын
not a problem, glad to be of help@@LetsMakeaTrip
@andrewwilson6240
Жыл бұрын
The issue with the reservations seems likely to be like crosscountry 170s. No reservations are marked out on the train, and if you board at one of the early stations with a flexible ticket or season ticket, you sit down. Only to find that is reserved later in the journey. I have only travelled on flixbus once. The driver on that journey was excellent also.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Andrew. Yes, I can’t quite figure it out the seat booking thing with Flixbus but that’s fine, I’ll always try and sit near the back I think unless I’m at the start of the journey. Agree, last two drivers I’ve had with Flixbus have been great. 😊👍
@sheilam4525
Жыл бұрын
The seating reservation issue would really stress me out! 😂
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Yes Sheila. I think you’re safe if you get on at it’s start point but after that it’s anyone’s guess whether (and how) it’s enforced.
@johnridpeath1728
22 күн бұрын
Another great video
@kevanhubbard9673
Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid Newcastle centre had loads of bus stations,5 in fact!2 run by United,2 by Northern and one by the Passenger Transport Executive.Even now it still has 3.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Ki Kevan, I ended up at the National Express coach station. Didn't see the others tbh, only lots of buses around the streets.
@pnwlion9337
Жыл бұрын
Once took a Megabus London to Plymouth and back Friday to Sunday. £1 each way (+50p admin). Saw my team play Plymouth Saturday then waited for the 7am Sunday service to London. Showed up as a London Transport double decker, remarkably cheap. 5 and a half hours back bailing at Earls Court on the way back as my spine couldn’t take anymore
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
That is a TOTAL bargain. I remember when Megabus did these £1 fares, bit of a rarity these days but I’m always keeping my eye out. Thanks for the comment 😊👍
@cambsy37
Жыл бұрын
The service you were on is run by Berry’s Coaches of Taunton,which know you did review of before and had not great experience but glad this trip was better,they also run the 045 and N45 Penzance and Plymouth etc services to London and VV,they use 21 Plate Vanhool’s,on those services,and it’s good service too.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate, I didn’t realise it was Berry’s but yes come to think of it, it’s a West Country originating service so makes sense. But pleased to say much much better than my previous experience 👍
@southwesterncamper4848
Жыл бұрын
You were blessed with Berry's coaches again on this trip then, they hold the Flixbus contract
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Yes and I'm pleased to say it was much better than my previous trip!
@jackmaher9296
Жыл бұрын
Quality video again mark. I had the same problem few weeks ago with seat reservation and they told me to just get onboard , it won’t make any difference
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Jack, it’s common with Flixbus this in my experience and yes you will have to ‘just get onboard’ but make sure you get a refund for it afterwards otherwise they’re just getting away with selling these seats which isn’t right in my opinion.
@duchygardens
6 ай бұрын
I did think 3 hours from Birmingham to Sheffield was a bit generous, so no surprise when you were early.
@TPerry2828
Жыл бұрын
Really enjoy your coach-based travels 👍 Have stayed in hotels in Quayside (usually EasyHotel or Travelodge) many times and have been splattered by those seagulls a fair few times!! 😂
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much! I had one night down there in the Premierinn and the next night I was up by the station in the Sleeperz Hotel and that was really nice - definitely recommend, less seagulls 😂
@jameswoodward2641
10 ай бұрын
Should do 073 from Manchester to Newcastle
@LetsMakeaTrip
10 ай бұрын
Done the NX Newcastle to Manchester
@cryzcryz2345
Жыл бұрын
What a chip journey! Fantastic price! Thank you for another great video 🤗
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate, can’t go far wrong for £3 can you. 😊👍
@UKTransportVideos82
3 ай бұрын
im doing this route in few weeks it looks good one
@LetsMakeaTrip
3 ай бұрын
It is, enjoy 😊👍
@PurpleA2015
Жыл бұрын
Great video! (like many others you've done). With regard to the seat reservation 'problem', it really shouldn't be. Whether you print off your ticket or store it on your phone, the ticket will clearly show the seat number(s) reserved. Really it's up to the driver to ask people to move if they are sitting in a reserved seat. This problem arises mostly when people board halfway through a route. Taking your seat at the point of origin will obviously negate this problem. Also worth noting is that Flixbus allow you to book the seat next to you for a small fee (usually around £4) thus ensuring even more comfort for a long journey. Keep the videos coming! 🙂
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate, yep agree with all that you’ve said (though I think maybe some drivers take the easy option, shrug their shoulders and ask you to claim retrospectively). I did do the adjacent seat thing on a recent trip from London to Edinburgh (see earlier video) and it is well worth it when the coach is busy.
@daviebevan
Жыл бұрын
I've been to Newcastle by National Express-overnight, they are very good,but next time I shall test out Flixbus. Thanking you for your inspiration 🙏
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Davie, yes tbh I might slightly prefer NX but this wasn’t too bad at all especially for the price. I think cheapest you’ll get it now though from Brum is around £10. Cheers 😊
@stevedeakin1883
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant price and excellent video as usual . Keep up the good work 👍.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Steve, thanks for the comment 😊👍
@martindavis6115
6 ай бұрын
I have been on a number of Flixbus journeys where the seat reservations have been disregarded by the drivers both when reserving seats on the back row and when paying extra for front row seats.
@hey12542
Жыл бұрын
Love 💕 love 💘 love 💝 Newcastle upon Tyne. It's a city I absolutely love ❤️. Northern England 🏴 is amazing.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
It's a fantastic city with a proper feel to it and a proper centre. I love it too.
@kevinellis8869
Жыл бұрын
Great video, good places to stay by the Riverside, used both the Premier Inn (work paying) and Travelodge (dog with us), keep the trips coming.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Kevin, yes the Premierinn is where I stayed. Great location if you can avoid the seagulls!
@tsr207
Жыл бұрын
Another excellent report - really enjoyed that !
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, appreciate the comment 😊👍
@montystelevision3238
Жыл бұрын
you don't seem to see the large double deck coaches on the road much now. They used to be called Rapide
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
The old National Express ones? Hostess and everything back in the day😊👍
@montystelevision3238
Жыл бұрын
@@LetsMakeaTrip Yes. From you videos they obviously don't have a hostess any more. It's very spartan now.
@KPeake-wk2te
8 ай бұрын
Another class review!
@peterg.crosby6320
7 ай бұрын
Great channel thanks for sharing!!😊
@johnmullin1188
Жыл бұрын
Very cheap my friend as good as pete to Norwich! Thanks for the video you are a lucky guy to do these wonderful trips anyway stay safe pal all the best John 😊
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers John and I just want to put it across that you can do these trips very cheaply if you have the time (and the inclination obviously). Hopefully it gives people some inspiration to get out there and have a go anywhere. Thanks mate 😊👍
@michaelstaley2241
Жыл бұрын
Good presentation Mark excellent content.👍🏻
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael, appreciate the comment 😊👍
@Ste12D
Жыл бұрын
Amazing value!
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
It was, cheers Ste 😊👍
@andreaboon4339
Жыл бұрын
Great vlog just watched it good price as well... hope you’re well hopefully see you soon 🚎
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Andrea, yep can’t go wrong for £3! Cheers for the comment and best wishes to you too 😊
@TravelJackJourneys158
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video very good fare you got there. Meadowhell is a good Interchange
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Jack - yes plenty of connectivity at Meadowhall. I would imagine it's much busier normally than when I was there.
@TravelJackJourneys158
Жыл бұрын
Yea Meadowhall gets a lot of coaches some arriving with in a few minutes of each other so always best to check. Good Bus Service around South Yorkshire X17 to Matlock/Barnsley and X78 to Doncaster
@alanshelly7068
Жыл бұрын
A very good Friday evening buddy from Lowestoft buddy 👍 😊
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Hi Alan, good day to you and thanks, as always, for the comment 😊👍
@garywoodley6155
Жыл бұрын
Great video mark
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Gary 😊👍
@keithwhite1478
Жыл бұрын
Great journey and great value.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Keith, thanks for watching 😊👍
@DavidSmith-648
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully get into Newcastle on Tyme.....a classic!
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Haha, well spotted 😊👍
@ztmsl
Жыл бұрын
My experience with seat reservation on Flixbus is mixed. I have had trips where only certain seat where reseveable. Namely the first row, last row and the row behind the back door / toilet. Since regardless of type of bus and the number of rows, these rows always exist. Smart.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Yep, I get that and it’s still a bit of a mystery to me really. NX on the other hand will have something on the seat so no one sits in it.
@s125ish
Жыл бұрын
Yes it’s mix . The Scottish flixbus services run by McGill’s it seems all seats are reservable. Some other buses it’s every second row
@s125ish
Жыл бұрын
I took this route when it was Leeds to Bristol and there was no seat reservations and none offered on booking.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers, I wonder if it varies by route. I’ve had that will booking the seat next to me. Not all routes seem to offer it. All a bit random in my experience!
@BALHAM69
Жыл бұрын
Good thumbnail and title 😊 So to understand it was only £2 ?😮 That is something Thank you for the video and onto you next trip in let’s make a trip to wherever you choose you go Do you get noticed by others by your subscribers much?
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate, yep £2 (plus booking fee of another £1). Do get noticed occasionally- normally when I’m buying food for some reason 😂
@BALHAM69
Жыл бұрын
@@LetsMakeaTrip okay thank you bro, that is what you say on video Booking fee for half the price Understand now. You should go on bargain hunting 😊
@MerryRaven
Жыл бұрын
great content and really interesting information 👍👍
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, appreciate the comment 😊👍
@NormanAtkins-qp8ww
Жыл бұрын
Coach provided by Berry's of Taunton
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Yes do I gather Norman. And I must say, I had a much better experience than the last time! Cheers 😊👍
@DaveinLeeds
7 ай бұрын
Hi Mark, great value journey but I see you have already beaten that fare with your "Snickers" trip from Cardiff to London. I'm always causing delays by getting my hair stuck in the seat belt!😄
@paulhellander2791
Жыл бұрын
Great trip!
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Paul, yep prices a bit dearer now at ~£10 but still recommend it 👍
@herenow6953
Жыл бұрын
A total bargain - even if the loo wasn't in A1 state!
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Yep, can’t go wrong for the money but always take hand sanitiser 😊👍
@rainshine3457
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video as ever. I do book early to get the best fares recently I booked on 2nd July in fact, a return journey from Coventry to London with national express for 2 People @ £42.20 return on 18th August looked the day other same journey same days & times £27.20. Contacted national express excuse was prices go up and down bit of difference in price and had this before the reason they do it is to fill a coach. Did not want to know so sent the CEO an email call back from customer services same excuses again but as a good will gesture will refund the difference not the money but principal of the thing and not good business practice. If you need to find the age of a coach or bus put in the vehicle registration on check car tax on government website and will come up on there. Keep up the excellent videos.👍
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate, I know the booking process can be a bit up and down like this depending on how many seats they’ve sold. There must be a quota of cheap seats right at the start then rising then will decrease again depending on whether they’ve sold a certain amount of seats or not. I’m sure it’s all automated depending on certain algorithms (bit like KZitem really!) and I agree £42 20 seems quite steep on that journey. Bearing in mind you can book NX months and months in advance I suspect you were just unlucky with that and all the really cheap seats had gone? Well done for contacting them though and I’m glad you got a result 👍 Many thanks for the comment 😊
@rainshine3457
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your reply keep up the excellent video's. 🎉
@JackSullivan101
Жыл бұрын
Another brilliant video, I wonder what your next trip will be 😀
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Jack, I might be back on the rails next 🤔
@seancoleman8528
Жыл бұрын
Makes you wonder how they make it pay good journey though thanks again mark
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Sean, I reckon there’s maybe a few seats at the £2 fare then all the others dearer and of course by the time people have got on off at different stops, it’s surprising how many people have been on that coach between Taunton and Newcastle - all paying towards the overall costs.
@neilcoram3495
Жыл бұрын
Looked a good trip and what a fantastic price
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
A great price Neil and the destination makes it even better. Newcastle is a great city.
@neilcoram3495
Жыл бұрын
It is i was there in April for a union conference really enjoyed my time there.
@timbounds7190
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if the reason for your scenic tour of Newcastle was that the Central Motorway was closed for a week or so recently following a fire by the side of it - John Dobson St is only a couple of minutes from the M-way! Also puzzled why you came in via Heworth (unless there was a stop there that you didn't mention) as it would be much quicker to follow the A1 rather further and then come into town from the west near the southern end of the Redheugh Bridge - or even turn off at the Angel of the North and use the A167.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Could’ve been Tim. I did hope we’d go past the Angel of the North and no there wasn’t a stop in Hepworth, just went straight past. After we got over the Tyne we seemed to go on for ages but I’m not that familiar with the area tbh so yep, not too sure really.
@craig.bryant
Жыл бұрын
Welcome to Newcastle! 🌉
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Craig, I certainly did feel welcome. Had a good couple of days up there 😊👍
@barrylloyd3429
Жыл бұрын
Nice Looking Out Of The Back Window
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Yes, gives it a different perspective from the camera. Cheers, Barry.
@enricomonti156
Жыл бұрын
Wow. For £2 it is even less than the £2.50 cap for single bus fares. I only used Flixbus twice, once in France between Metz and Strasbourg and once between Bregenz and Zürich, and I had very good value for money with the latter, paying €8 for the trip including a reserved seat which was able to seat on. By checking the plate, I found out the coach belongs to Berry's Coaches, with whom I remember you had some disappointment
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Enrico. Yes Berry’s - a bit better this was in terms of both the coach and the service! And you can’t go wrong for £3 can you. I will do a few more Flixbus routes across Europe if I can. With their extensive network I should be able to travel pretty-much anywhere cheaply. 😊👍
@calebmumby5803
Жыл бұрын
£2 plus booking fee for an extra quid You must be mental but that was a very cool journey The Bridge that the coach was in fact the King Edward VII bridge thought I let you know see you soon on your next exciting Journey!
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Caleb, I quite enjoy these trips really ESPECIALLY when they’re as cheap as this. 😊👍
@andrewwilliamson4356
Жыл бұрын
The reason you had a long run into Newcastle, because at the turn off it supposed that it would have taken, the motorway was shut due to a fire caused by arsonists which closed it for a nearly week to make the said building safe. I got caught out with the seats allocated at the back, so paid 99p to move, as for most journeys start at £3-99 .
That was an incredible deal. We're in Canada so had to do a little Googling to learn about the ticket freeze on bus tickets in the UK (or is it just in England?). How much would that journey cost normally do you think? And, although sorry for your fellow passenger's plight, we laughed right out loud about the woman who got her hair caught in her seatbelt. Mean, I know, but it struck us as quite funny. What a way to start a trip!
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Hi, the bus fare cap is England only and is currently £2 rising to £2.50 after that. Only applies to buses though, not coaches. I've seen this trip for under £10 if booked in advance and it's still pretty good value at that. A lot cheaper than the train! I did have some video of the 'hair incident' but decided not to show it in the end (save embarrassment). Cheers.
@FrostyGaming8394
Жыл бұрын
Hi Mark how you doing mate? Great video as always nice to see another coach trip plus a Flixbus one quite intresting that Flixbus moved the pickup point into the city of Birmingham hope the information about the coach on your community tab the coach is really good for a 2015 Volvo the seats looked comftable accmpanied with fold out table plus drinks holder great to know that the single USB port worked perfectly, the toilet facilites were awful having no water or soap plus the automatic hand sanitiser not working either 38 mins early for Sheffield is very good indeed great to know that the WIFI connection was working and very good, £2 for a 5 hour and 30 mins is an absolute bargain i would certainly do it, in a whole you looked like you enjoued it ive been on a coach holiday in Llandudno in North Wales for 5 days with Daish Holidays the coach was a really nice Mercedes Tourismo white coach only a few years old it was great i came back 2 days ago the weather every day was sunny plus warm i really enjoyed myself anyways i hope your having a good evening so far Mark and keep up the great content on your channel as its so enjoyable and entertaining to watch 👍
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Hi FG, thanks as always mate - appreciate the support. Hope you had a good time with he coach holiday, I am thinking about doing something similar myself as that’s one side of coach travel I haven’t really tried. I’ll have a look into it, cheers 😊👍
@FrostyGaming8394
Жыл бұрын
@@LetsMakeaTrip thanks for asking me if I had a great holiday yep I did the weather In Llandudno was beautiful and warm yep I reccomend you do one of them at one time as is really good 👍
@richardstreet7518
Жыл бұрын
My best deal was megabus Glasgow to Inverness for.... £1...
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
The good old £1 Megabus days! I missed them unfortunately but yep, great deal at the time 😊👍
@davesdaze
Жыл бұрын
Hi. Really enjoyed the 5 hr to Newcastle bus trip. Great price. You really enjoy your trips don't u. Why aren't the busses checked for towels, water etc wash rooms before setting out, not very good. Very informative video. We just came back from Eastbourne, had u thought about Eastbourne to London coach service Looking forward to seeing your next video. We keep telling people about u. Best wishes David and Beverley Norfolk
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Hi both, thanks for the support (and promotion). Yes most of the trips are enjoyable, I’ll certainly say if they’re not. What you can do though for £3, amazing value puts a smile on your face anyway doesn’t it. Yes toilets should be checked but are they?
@s125ish
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately national express no longer serve Eastbourne
@ianpilkington2037
Жыл бұрын
If you want to talk about entering a city? If you ever make it Stateside, go into Pittsburgh through the Fort Pitt tunnel, THAT is an entrance!
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
I wanted to go to Pittsburgh last year - found some really good fares. Never made it in the end but definitely on the list Ian. Cheers mate 😊👍
@TravelSignal
Жыл бұрын
Looks like you had a great journey for an even better price! Shame the toilet facilities let it down a little.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Yep, everything was right about this trip apart from the toilet. Quicker on the train obviously but look at the price!
@MrCobo04
Жыл бұрын
Booking early is key. I managed to get a return ticket. London Euston to BM new street for £6z
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Definitely, for any transport really 😊👍
@leeallen1407
Жыл бұрын
Those coaches are i believe due to replaced pretty soon as they are to old for the network......
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Lee, still looking lovely though in that lime green livery 👍
@melvynbuckton6881
Жыл бұрын
For pressed on up m1 n of leeds read a1(M)
@pacmanseven2544
Жыл бұрын
@11:59 great shot of the reflection of the coach. Was that planed or just happened?
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Just happened but when I was editing I noticed and though it too good to not include. I think it’s the lime green thing as well. Always stands out for me. Cheers 😊👍
@argyle83
Жыл бұрын
Let me guess Newcastle to Amsterdam ferry next ?
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
If only mate! Not this time unfortunately- something much less glamorous coming up!
@brianharley6452
Жыл бұрын
They have stopped or stopping this ferry. Amsterdam wants to cut pollution and visiter numbers cause most of it
@argyle83
Жыл бұрын
@@brianharley6452 really ? the timetables still show up to next year , hopefully not 🤨
@Zomerset
Жыл бұрын
The seat reservation issue seems to be a fairly common problem with Flixbus. It would be cheaper to fix the issue, than repeatedly refunding passengers.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
It does! And I do wonder whether most people just can’t be bothered to complain and get their refund after the event.
@baseballfan99
Жыл бұрын
Great to see FlixBus adding new routes,and a direct one at that avoiding going round the houses. Given the crazy prices charged by Cross Country I can see this route being very popular. The coach only takes 2 hours longer than the train. Maybe they will will launch a similar one down through Manchester. I do love Newcastle and mid week you can find bargain hotels. My cheapest ever trip on a coach was in 2012 from Manchester to Bristol with Megabus for £2.50 over a long weekend so given inflation yours was fantastic value.
@iainjones5002
Жыл бұрын
Flixbus started a new route between Manchester and Newcastle about 8 weeks ago, running services daily between the two cities, calling in at Leeds and I believe one other Northern England city en-route. As with all Flixbus routes, they've partnered up with a Manchester coach operator, whose vehicles will be used for this route.
@baseballfan99
Жыл бұрын
@@iainjones5002 Excellent. I always use the coach to Newcastle so this will give me another option along with Megabus if the National Express time does not suit. Trans Pennine Express is not worth the hassle. Looks like you can reach Bristol going the other way.
@iainjones5002
Жыл бұрын
@baseballfan99 Flixbus is expanding slowly across the UK, but are dependent on bringing in regional coach operators to operate the services on Flixbus' behalf.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
NX Newcastle to Manchester route runs via Sunderland and Middlesborough then straight across the M62. Nice route that. Maybe another video coming soon on that one......
@baseballfan99
Жыл бұрын
@@LetsMakeaTrip Ah indeed. I was at Uni at Teesside many years ago and the run down the A19 South of Middlesbrough is delightful. Look forward to that video.
@grayhalf1854
Жыл бұрын
I flew Ryanair London - Oslo return for a quid each way many years ago. Including taxes iirc, unlikely though it sounds now!
@grayhalf1854
Жыл бұрын
Nice video btw, makes me want to get out and explore the UK more! 😀
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers, good days those cheap Ryanair flights. Sometimes still come up but much rarer I think.
@AndreiTupolev
Жыл бұрын
Another downside of these streetside pickups/dropoffs is that, well, on a journey of that length one is very likely to want to, to put it euphemistically, wash one's hands after getting off, isn't one, particularly if the toilet on the coach was unfit for purpose. That's another thing to consider if you're just dropped at some bus stop, particularly if you're arriving in the evening when everything's shut
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Andrei, this is another reason to carry hand sanitiser isn't it. You just never know whether you're going to get a decent toilet or not and tbh, I'll carry it with me now anyway.
@markmcniven2625
Жыл бұрын
My cheapest coach journey was from Aberdeen to Penzance, changing at Glasgow & Plymouth with National Express & the fare was £0.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Can't complain with that fare!
@Zomerset
Жыл бұрын
😮 I need to know how you got this for £0 😊. That had to be a typo, surely 😁
@markmcniven2625
Жыл бұрын
@BathZomerset It was actually a gift from National Express after I sent an email asking why I hadn't been given any discount offers & they emailed me a voucher for a free return anywhere on their network, so I thought " what would be the most expensive ticket I could get" & that turned out to be Aberdeen to Penzance & back. The fare would have been about £350 return. It took a total of 22 hours to get there.
@Zomerset
Жыл бұрын
@@markmcniven2625 😃 that’s brilliant. Fair play to you. I don’t think I could endure a 22hr bus journey, but £0 would make it very tempting.
@Zomerset
Жыл бұрын
@@markmcniven2625 thank you replying
@BORED-sb5zh
Жыл бұрын
I’m going to give this video a mark out of 10 11
@keving331
Жыл бұрын
Doing my first Flixbus trip next week, Leeds to London. Booked weeks ago Panorama seat 1A plus paid for extra seat next to me. All good. Then suddenly they cancel my booking and reallocate me to an aisle seat in row 14. I checked the seat map for this journey and the bus was completely empty, except for my new row 14 seat. Of course you can’t telephone anybody to question this and the webchat bot is just a joke, so I re-booked my Panorama window seat in row 1, paying a further £3.99 to do so, and I wait to see what happens. I tried sending messages to get a full refund, so I could rebook with National Express, but Flixbus refuse to refund, all they’ll do is give a credit note, which I don’t want.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
I got a cash refund for my seat after I used them between Birmingham and Liverpool a couple of years back. Nothing more than that but they did refund via their website customer services so you may need to trawl through that. Good luck!
@peterdean8009
Жыл бұрын
The current (Aug '23) fare is £8.99, no cheaper for booking months in advance.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Peter. Yes, like I said in the video, I did wonder whether the cheapest current fare would get anywhere near what I paid. Doesn’t sound like it, although less than a tenner is still pretty decent 😊👍
@heathermacleod5040
Жыл бұрын
My home town
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
I love Newcastle - great place 😊👍
@SeanMidlandstransporthub
Жыл бұрын
My comments keep disappearing for some reason mate but great video
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers MTH! Not sure what’s happening with the comments unless you’re hurling abuse at me 😂 (most of those get filtered out)! I’ll check anyway as it doesn’t like time stamps, web addresses either. This one came through though and is much appreciated, cheers 😊👍
@brianbrown8845
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree the driver has to take their statutory breaks, the services are well and truly overpriced and they rip you off.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Brian, yep I try and avoid spending any money at service stations if I can!
@kevinpennick3604
Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable price. Couple of pounds for that distance. The local arriva rubbish charges same amount for half a mile journey...
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Kevin, yep I’d pay the same from my house into town (about 7 mins) and that’s on Arriva too!
@SoldierCivilWarYT
Жыл бұрын
Hello mate i was wondering Which day you would you would upload a second branded flixbus trip and i guess today is the day😅 Also i knew you were going to mention national express 😂😂😂
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoyed. And yes, always mention National Express 😊
@SoldierCivilWarYT
Жыл бұрын
How can I not enjoy a let's make a trip video mate I've officially subscribed to you and I feel like all of your videos are amazing you always mention the positives of travel and negatives and I hope you reach 1 million subs anyways cheers mate😀👍
@maxwilson5176
Жыл бұрын
My cheapest coach trip was National Express for £1.80 return from London to Leeds just after lockdown lifted, bargain!
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Yep, total bargain that Max. Not sure you'd get that now tbh with the price of everything going up!
@montystelevision3238
Жыл бұрын
It puzzles me why this bus does not use the Coach Station at Birmingham given it could interchange with other services.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
National Express won’t allow that kind of thing.
@montystelevision3238
Жыл бұрын
@@LetsMakeaTrip do they own all of that coach station then?
@walterfillingham
Жыл бұрын
Just wish Flixbus hurry up and come to Inverness, my god Stagecoach owned Scottish Citylink needs competition desperately
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
They’re getting closer mate! 😊👍
@s125ish
Жыл бұрын
I reckon you will see ember to Inverness
@dazzlingdaz187
Жыл бұрын
Looks like you got lucky, nothing worse than spending 5 hours sitting next to a random or having someone nearby playing their phone. Still, less than the cost of a coffee at Tibshelf. Cheers
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Daz, yep you never really know do you with the random seats but I reckon we were half full if that. I didn’t spend any money at Tibshelf but I’m sure you’re right could’ve probably got two trips for the price of a coffee!
@basshunter90
Жыл бұрын
Hey, Mark. How tall are you? I am 6 feet tall and the seat looks quite narrow :D
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Not as tall as you mate - around 5'8 maybe?
@briocheoleary5043
Жыл бұрын
I’m first!! 😊
@001razz
Жыл бұрын
🪅🥳🍺🍻
@SoldierCivilWarYT
Жыл бұрын
Good job I was also first to comment on the video before but sadly my comment got unpinned but hopefully your comment gets pinned as well😀👍
@briocheoleary5043
Жыл бұрын
@@SoldierCivilWarYT thanks. I was poking at my phone. And I saw that it had gone live one minute before.. v happy to be the first! Sorry you didn't get pinned.. next time.. 👍
@SoldierCivilWarYT
Жыл бұрын
@@briocheoleary5043 thanks mate appreciate the support hopefully mark sees this is well I highly doubt that he won't reply to your comment 👍
@mikedown1250
Жыл бұрын
A similar trip in Sweden would cost you 55 pounds
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
😳 I wouldn’t want to be paying that! Shocking.
@dazzlingdaz187
Жыл бұрын
Scenery a bit better though 😂
@MichaelCampin
Жыл бұрын
Newcastle National Express station is disgrace.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
I’ll come to that in Fridays video! 😊
@MichaelCampin
Жыл бұрын
@@LetsMakeaTrip no problem. Sunderland interchange is so much better.
@willalm830
4 ай бұрын
try putting the price on so I do not have to watch a coach trip and soundtrack life is too short
@LetsMakeaTrip
4 ай бұрын
Why don’t you just look on the website for the price then? If you haven’t got time to watch, what are you doing on KZitem? 🤷♂️
@derisleybrittain
Жыл бұрын
😍😍😍😍😍😍😀😀😀😀😀😀😇😇😇😇😇
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate 🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂⭐️⭐️🏰🏰🏰🏰🏰
@nickhiscock8948
Жыл бұрын
The seat reservation issue isn't good especially for passengers with mobility issues as they may have booked an additional seat and close to the front to help with there needs. Look at the miniature Sydney Harbour Bridge in Newcastle.
@LetsMakeaTrip
Жыл бұрын
One day I'll cross the real one on a bus!! Yep, the seat reservation thing really needs better organisation. Maybe it's just the trips I've taken and ordinarily it's fine. Just my experience so far hasn't been great in that respect.
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