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S Tovey
Easy online booking

Easy online booking. Always send reminders shortly before travelling.

5
Date of experience: Nov 15, 2025
Rod Rod
Dont' use National Express

I have used National Express in the past, but this is going to be the last time. I have never felt so annoyed, useless and disappointed in my life. I booked the 14.10 bus from Stansted to Liverpool street. I arrived at 13.50 at the bus stop. The system now is very confusing. I saw a sign in bay 9 saying Canary Wharf and in bay 8 there was no bus.The attendant that is normally at the entrance of the queue was not there and there was one checking the tickets near the bus. There were some 20 people in front of me and I did not feel like jumping the queue so I waited for a while. Meanwhile a bus arrived at bay 8 saying London Victoria. I finally got to the attendant in bay 9 and was told that that was not my bus but the one in bay 8. So, we quickly went to bay 8 but by this time the bus was declared "Full". I then spoke to the attendant in bay 8 and he told me that I should have been there 10 minutes before departure. I explained to him that I was there 20 minutes before but that the signs were very confusing, even the fact that I have to take the Victoria bus to go to Liverpool street. Anyway, I was told that I had lost my priority and that I had to wait in the queue for whichever bus I was able to get on. I asked him if he thought I would get on the first bus and he said I would probably get on the second or third bus, considering that he had to let people with priority get on first and then those in the queue in front of me. That meant a wait of 1 hour and 10 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes. I decided my life is more important. I went to get the Stansted Express. By now I had just missed the 14.30 departure and got on the 14.45 which arrived in London at 15.40, the same time that the bus I should have got on would have arrived. Downside of all of this is that me and my partner had to pay £50 for the train trip. What this shows is that the system does not work, that there are not enough busses and not enough staff. So, goodbye National Express.

1
Date of experience: Nov 15, 2025
Margaret
Great Services.

Reliable services to Heathrow and Gatwick with one change over in Birmingham. Was on time and has comfortable seating. We've used this service more than once now.

5
Date of experience: Nov 15, 2025
brummie
Easy access to the website & very easy…

Easy access to the website & very easy & straight forward to book tickets,You receive confirmation straight away.Options to book seat & can manage your tickets online. Always excellent & I travel either National Express regularly.Would like them to offer discounts for single travellers.

5
Date of experience: Nov 15, 2025
Gemma
Disorganised

Disorganised, chaos, unprofessional

3
Date of experience: Nov 15, 2025
Mark
Good value

Comfortable coach good value

5
Date of experience: Nov 15, 2025
Kevin Masefield
Good service and friendly staff and it…

Good service and friendly staff and it is cheaper than the train 👍👍

5
Date of experience: Nov 14, 2025
Gary Hopkins
Arrived 3 Hours late for my flight

I arrived at the airport over 3 hours late and missed my flight to Bangkok, i had left myself over an hour buffer for delays plus my 3 hours at airport however the driver was 10 minutes late by the time we got to first stop in Port Talbot then 20 minutes late by 2nd and then a change of driver at Newport which took over 20 minutes to swap over. Plus the driver took a detour around Newport in rush hour to avoid staying on M4 as traffic was slow moving. Whilst in Newport the control centre contacted to ask what was the delay as he hadn’t informed yourselves and kept up to date with delays. If the driver had stayed on the route and met driver at Newport by staying on M4 on the route this could have been avoided. I had to rebook a flight which was nearly the same as what I paid originally, plus pay a no show fee of $210 then get a hotel for the night at Heathrow, taxi fair there and back plus purchase food and drinks for the next 24 hours. Also I had hotels booked in Bangkok and Kanchanaburi which I could not make any amendments and lost that money plus had to rebook. The announcements onboard the bus made were just thoughtless and too late. Saying to contact airlines as you won’t make the flight. I was travelling to Bangkok where I had booked my accommodation travelling around, motorcycles were shopped to hotel and some of these hotels I can not change plus have to book for further night in Bangkok. Whilst I understand we had rain and accident build ups can not be avoided I feel if the driver had been on time at other stops and not detoured into a city I would of made my flight

1
Date of experience: Nov 14, 2025
Laila MH
The coach never showed up

The coach never showed upHad to pay for another transport or risk missing my flight.So unreliable!!

1
Date of experience: Nov 14, 2025
Finn Pedersen
Great service wonderful drivers

5
Date of experience: Nov 14, 2025

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