Alternatives to National Express in the UK

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There are a few other companies in the UK, although none are particularly great - it's not huge distances so they go for packing you in, more than anything.

  • Megabus - if you get tickets well in advance, they can be incredibly cheap. They also have a sleeper service from London to Glasgow/Edinburgh.
  • Eurolines - although as they're an associate company of National Express you may not like them - but they run coach services to / from London with various cities in Northern Ireland, Ireland and continental Europe. Advance ticketing is required

Bonus - EasyBus - although only in London at present, if you get it in advance, tickets can be very cheap to the airports, from as little as two pounds.

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Here's one more, serving the Birmingham area which you seem to be interested in:

Thandi Express

Thandi Express runs daily scheduled services between the following towns - Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Coventry, Luton, Barking/Illford, East Ham/Stratford/Manor Park (East London), Woolwich, Charlton, Dartford, Gravesend/Rochester/Strood/Gillingham (Kent) , Southall, Slough (West London), Leicester, Nottingham/Derby, Sheffield, Bradford/Leeds/Huddersfield/Dewsbury.

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The easiest way to figure out one's coach travel options in Britain is to try Traveline (on Wikipedia) journey planner:

We’re a partnership of transport companies, local authorities and passenger groups which have come together to bring you routes and times for all travel in Great Britain by bus, rail, coach and ferry.

To get the coach services only deselect everything but coach in the travel mode settings:

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This will show in the search results who the particular route is serviced by, for example, the route from Tiverton to London (Hammersmith) is serviced by Berry's Coaches:

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You can then search for that name on the Internet and see who runs it and on what other routes.

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Another altenative maybe to consider the train, if of course you can find a cheap ticket or one that is similar to the price you would pay on either National Express or the other companies mentioned in Mark's answer.

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