Sorry for not writing in any of my blogs. I've been so busy with Ramadan, court cases (don't worry, I'm not in any sort of trouble :p), shopping, and packing.... That's right... packing! :) France here I come.
I'm visiting Paris mainly to visit family and to have a much needed holiday. In order to keep things within budget we decided to go by coach, in total for the three of us, it came to a grand total of £130 there and back. Which, considering it is peak holiday time, and we booked late is a brilliant deal. Going by plane coz around 20% more and I'm not a fan of flying and the eurostar was more then double, so price wise this was definitely the better option.
Comparing rates, we found Megabus to be the cheapest. National Express looked a lot less dodgy and their site was a lot more accesible and had tons of information whereas megabus had nothing.
After dragging our luggage through the london underground, which wasn't ideal we arrived at Victoria Station which is both on the district line and circle line.
After leaving the station, we were very unsure as to where to go, there were no signs telling us the way to Victoria Coach Station but thankfully, a man at the BigSiteSeeing Tour stand directed us in the right direction. Upon arrival, because of the lack of information given to us by the Megabus website, we were very unsure as to where to go, luckily there was an information desk and after a long wait in the queue, we found our way.
After checking in, we sat down and waited for our bus at the gate. The staff were all very friendly and helpful and gave out constant reminders as to what to do next. There were plenty of seats, the only issue was that there were a lot of people, especially as at our gate number, as coaches both to Paris and Amsterdam were leaving from the same place.
After the scramble out of the doors, we easily found our coach. And the bus driver gave us our instructions before we boarded. At first the seats were slightly dissapointing. Not enough leg space as I thought there would be and the seats were in pairs. Although after we sat down, I realised that the seats were actually fairly comfortable and as I have small legs and am not the tallest person, the little leg room did not bother me.
The bus driver then informed us of our stops and double checked that everyone had their seatbelts. And then set off. And thats when I started writing this :p because yes....THERE IS FREE WIFI :')
here is a list of tips and information which may be helpful.
1) Coach is cheaper then eurostar and aeroplane.
2) There is a single cubicle at the back of the coach (I dont suggest sitting near it though)
3) There is A.C
4) There is free wifi with good connection although I read that it stops when you leave Paris.
5) Strictly speaking, you can't get out of your seat unless you want to use the toilet.
6) You have to wear a seatbelt
7) Check in an hour before departure
8) Without pushing in, try and get in the front of the queue to be able to pick your seat, it helps if you are early
9) Dont forget your passport and tickets.
10) After you check in, you get a boarding pass, dont loose it and show it to the driver.
I think thats everything, if I think of anything else, I'll update :):)
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