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Bus & coach travel with Eurolines
Eurolines is Europe's leading bus operator with an extensive network of buses connecting most major European cities.
Individual tickets are available on all routes with a number of circuits available allowing the traveller to travel along a pre-determined circular route taking in various destinations along the way. These passes are supplemented by the more flexible Eurolines pass.
Eurolines Pass
The Eurolines pass is probably the best travel deal in Europe allowing unlimited coach travel between 41 destinations in 21 countries on the Eurolines network. This pass is great value particularly during summer when it is a much cheaper and more flexible travel option than the equivalent Busabout pass.
| Youth | Adult | |
|---|---|---|
15 days (low season) |
€175 |
€205 |
15 days (mid season) |
€205 |
€240 |
15 days (high season) |
€290 |
€345 |
30 days (low season) |
€240 |
€310 |
30 days (mid season) |
€270 |
€330 |
30 days (high season) |
€375 |
€455 |
prices valid to 31 March 2011
Low Season 5 Jan-28 Mar & 30 Oct-10 Dec
Mid Season 29 Mar-26 Jun & 7 Sep-29 Oct
High Season 1-4 Jan & 27 Jun-6 Sep & 11-31 Dec
Youth age up to 25 years
Adult aged 26 and older
Eurolines Pass destinations
The following destinations are covered by the Eurolines pass:
Austria
Vienna
Belgium
Brussels
Czech Republic
Brno, Prague
Denmark
Copenhagen
England
London
France
Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Strasbourg, Toulouse
Germany
Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Suttgart
Hungary
Budapest
Ireland
Dublin
Italy
Florence, Milan, Rome, Venice
Latvia
Riga
Lithuania
Vilnius
The Netherlands
Amsterdam
Norway
Oslo
Poland
Gdansk, Krakow, Warsaw
Romania
Bucharest
Scotland
Edinburgh
Slovakia
Bratislava, Kosice
Spain
Barcelona, Madrid
Sweden
Gothenburg, Stockholm
Switzerland
Geneva, Zurich
Disadvantages of the Eurolines Pass
The Eurolines Pass only lets you travel to 41 cities on their route network and with the exception of the Barcelona-Madrid-Barcelona route, the Eurolines Pass is only valid on international journeys and you're not allowed to repeat any route while using the pass.
This means that you'll have to make some long detours to neighbouring countries to get between domestic destinations, and you'll need to put some thought into planning your trip to ensure that you don't travel along the same route more than once.
Despite the advantages, the Eurolines Pass is the cheapest way to get around Europe and it works out a lot cheaper than a railpass – even if you supplement the pass with rail travel to make short trips to places not covered by the pass.
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