Merry Flixmas: Christmas comes early with coach travel from just £2.99

Christmas has come early thanks to affordable, sustainable coach services from the global travel tech brand, FlixBus with ticket prices starting at just £2.99.

Recent research suggests the average UK household will spend £911 on decorations, food and gifts this yuletide[1], stretching bank balances alongside rising energy prices and inflation.

In response, the UK’s fastest growing coach brand FlixBus is spreading festive cheer, helping consumers to save their hard-earned cash while travelling over the Christmas period.

Instead, passengers can enjoy festive days out, finding gifts and treats at events such as Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market, Edinburgh Winter Festival and Southbank Centre Winter Market.

Consumers can also continue to get around with FlixBus despite rail strikes, which have been announced to take place on 13-14 and 16-17 December and 3-4 and 6-7 January.

In addition to regular routes, FlixBus is increasing the frequency of journeys to and from major cities including London, Nottingham, Northampton, Leicester, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Stoke-on-Trent, Birmingham, Bristol, Reading, Plymouth, Exeter and Taunton this festive season, as well as adding more options to and from Paris.

Travellers can find coach journeys to over 40 UK cities and towns, with many services available across the festive period, including Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and surrounding bank holidays.

Andreas Schorling, Managing Director of FlixBus UK said: “Consumers have been forced to cope with dramatically increasing prices of food and fuel this year, but no one need miss out on seeing their loved ones.

“FlixBus is giving the gift of sustainable, reliable, affordable transport, and our coaches will be running over Christmas and bank holidays, giving more people than ever the chance to meet and celebrate the season!”

The popularity of coach travel has soared in 2022, with FlixBus UK nearly doubling (94% uplift) its passengers between April and September compared to the previous year. Parent company Flix transported over 34 million passengers worldwide this summer across its FlixBus and FlixTrain brands.

“The popularity of FlixBus has been overwhelming this year and our mission to become the largest coach provider in the UK within the next five years is well underway,” added Schorling.