Why do there seem to be no long distance buses in France?

9/29/2012 3:33:23 AM

There seems to be a new bus in town, iDBUS. Within France it currently only offers Paris – Lille, the rest is London, Brussels, and Amsterdam.

It is affordable and more importantly they have free Wi-Fi.
I am a bit skeptical about the proposed travel times, but it is definitely worth a try.

6/28/2012 6:35:45 AM

Until few months ago, french railways had the monopoly of long distance travel. This has changed recently and Eurolines now offers a few hundred intercity connections.

9/29/2012 3:19:48 AM

First off all you don’t have to take the TGV, you can still travel around on local trains, better known as TER. It requires some planning, but it can be quite charming. For example to get from Lille to Paris, you can take the quick TGV, or you take the local trains which will take you from Lille to Maubeuge and then to Paris.

But to answer your question regarding long distance bus journeys, there are options. The main provider is Eurolines. This is an umbrella company where different bus companies collaborate. But be aware buses are not always the cheapest solution.

The key to cheap traveling in Europe is planning all your traveling ahead and online. If you have to revert to ticket counters you are doomed to pay a lot.

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