Travel by long-distance buses, also known as coaches.
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Cheap bus lines in Germany, something like Orangeways?
Are there any cheap bus lines inside Germany? Something like Orangeways?
I've checked Deutsche Bahn cost for transport from Berlin to München and I was shocked with the price about 100 Euro. By ...
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Why do there seem to be no long distance buses in France?
User iHaveacomputer's answer to a question about smoking and EU trains and buses mentions that
in Germany the state-owned railway has a monopoly on long-distance travel.
On my first trip to ...
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Is there an equivalent to “The Man in Seat Sixty-One” for bus travel?
Whenever I want to learn about train travel for a specific country of region I first go to the site The Man in seat sixty-one. It lists the major routes, railway companies and describes rolling stock ...
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Comparing travel costs in Europe: rail vs bus
I wanted to compare costs for travelling around in Europe by bus and rail. While I don't have a firm itinerary yet, for the purposes of this comparison let's assume that it will be close to the ...
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What are the bus (coach) connections from Thessaloniki, Greece to Tbilisi, Georgia?
Well I'm worried the bad weather has set in and I have to switch from hitchhiking to public transport. I know there are buses from Istanbul to Tbilisi but I wonder if there might even be a direct bus ...
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Do long-distances buses run overnight in any country in Central America?
I've travelled quite a bit in both Mexico and Central America before but whereas in Mexico I could often take a bus any time in the night and wee hours of the morning, I can't recall ever seeing such ...
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Santiago to Iquique by bus
A commenter on my blog post about my bus ride from Santiago to Iquique asked the following question:
I want to travel from Santiago to Iquique by bus. Any body can tell
how much, how long is it ...
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La Paz to Santiago by bus
I want to travel from La Paz to Santiago de Chile by bus and was wondering which company to use and how much it would cost. I know its a 24 hour bus ride.
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Travel between Ho Chi Minh City and Kampot
I'm looking for a relatively painless but interesting way to get from Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Kampot in Cambodia.
The most commonly suggested route seems to be the bus from HCMC to Phnom Pehn, ...
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NYC–Montreal and NYC–Toronto overland
I was thinking of going from NYC to Montreal, and the first thing that sprang to mind is taking a train.
The distance is about 530 km (330 mi) beelining or 595 km by road—not much more than Madrid ...
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Are all trains/buses within the EU non-smoking? What about smoking on platforms?
No, I'm not a smoker, but some friends coming on a trip with me are, and they want to know what their options are (I suppose some of the 12+ hour journeys we have planned frighten them).
Personally, ...
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What time do the city buses start running in Istanbul?
I want to get an early start tomorrow morning taking bus 83O from Taksim Square to the Bayrampaşa Otogar bus station to the west.
I can't find by searching in English what time the Istanbul public ...
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What time do buses and/or marshrutkas leave from Tbilisi for Batumi?
I'm trying to find out for a hostel guest what time buses and/or marshrutkas depart Tbilisi to get to Batumi.
I can find on the Internet that the travel time is between four and six hours and that ...
