National Express popular routes and schedules
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Popular routes | First and last departures | Average duration | Minimum price | |
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Heathrow → Southampton | First and last departures12:05am — 11:59pm | Average duration1h 47m | Minimum priceUS$14 | |
Heathrow → Leicester | First and last departures12:05am — 11:59pm | Average duration3h 38m | Minimum priceUS$13 | |
Gatwick → Bristol | First and last departures1:00am — 11:45pm | Average duration4h 1m | Minimum priceUS$17 | |
Heathrow → Exeter | First and last departures7:15am — 11:50pm | Average duration4h 9m | Minimum priceUS$17 | |
London Gatwick Airport → Bristol Bus & Coach Station | First and last departures1:00am — 11:45pm | Average duration4h 1m | Minimum priceUS$17 |

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National Express’s Coverage in Numbers
- Daily Departures25732
- Cities239
- Countries1
- Routes3543
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National Express User Reviews
National Express receives praise for its clean buses and helpful drivers, contributing to a generally pleasant journey. However, some users noted discomfort due to cramped seating with limited legroom. There were also mentions of delays in arrival times, although these were attributed to external factors like traffic rather than the company's fault.
Very good and the drivers were very helpful with your luggage 🧳 and letting me go to the bus station swindon,instead of queens drive ,as I would of meant me getting 2 buses instead of 1.Also like to thank the ticket information downstairs at stanstead for letting get an earlier coach, as it cut 2 hours of my intented journey many thanks Mr Lawrence kirby
Lawrence K.
First two drivers who picked up from Falmouth very nice. The team who took over at Plymouth bossy and officious not a nice manner particularly the female driver she barked instructions at passengers not nice (she told a passenger off because he nearly missed getting off at Heathrow) and they didn’t even have the courtesy to announce that we would be arriving 10 minutes late ( I had a taxi booked) . Normally I am happy with the service on national express but not this time
Katie G.
Bus arrived on time but with no instructions. Later on called for different destination . We had been reassigned to another bus due to over booked. It was a messy boarding experience
Jennifer W.
We went to kiosk and bought added luggage. Gentleman highlighted the “bus 205” notation on our ticket and said to look for this bus. We kept looking till an hour past our scheduled departure time , but no bus 205. We finally asked a Bus 032 driver to Southampton and he said there was no longer a 205 bus. He was nice enough to let us take his bus to SH. We weren’t told in advance or at the kiosk that there was no longer a 205 bus, that our ticket identified
Miguel M.
The driver was very creative in avoiding traffic. You need to address the smell from the toilet, it needs a fan to extract the odour using the airflow from the moving bus.
R B.
It was a smooth journey, driver and assistant was very polite
Ogbemudia A.
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Popular Routes, Destinations and Stations
Top Bus Lines
Curious about the busiest routes of National Express? Here's where most of our passengers are heading!
- London to EdinburghUS$56
- Edinburgh to GlasgowUS$10
- Glasgow to EdinburghUS$10
- Manchester to LondonUS$21
- Stansted to LondonUS$16
- Edinburgh to LondonUS$58
- London to StanstedUS$15
- London to ManchesterUS$21
- London to GlasgowUS$55
- Glasgow to LondonUS$56
- Bristol to LondonUS$9
- Cardiff to LondonUS$15
- London to CardiffUS$15
- London to BristolUS$9
- Birmingham to LondonUS$15
- London to BirminghamUS$13
- London to OxfordUS$41
- Leeds to LondonUS$24
- Glasgow to ManchesterUS$33
- Luton to LondonUS$11
- London to BournemouthUS$14
- London to LeedsUS$22
- London to SouthamptonUS$13
- Newcastle upon Tyne to LondonUS$30
- London to BrightonUS$8
Top Destinations
From big cities to hidden gems, these are the places National Express can take you on your next adventure!
- Buses to London
- Buses to Heathrow
- Buses to Birmingham
- Buses to Bristol
- Buses to Manchester
- Buses to Leeds
- Buses to Milton Keynes
- Buses to Gatwick
- Buses to Stansted
- Buses to Luton
- Buses to Plymouth
- Buses to Cardiff
- Buses to Nottingham
- Buses to Sheffield
- Buses to Exeter
- Buses to Brighton
- Buses to Glasgow
- Buses to Leicester
- Buses to Edinburgh
- Buses to Southampton
- Buses to Truro
- Buses to Liverpool
- Buses to Newcastle upon Tyne
- Buses to Oxford
- Buses to Bournemouth
Top Stations and Locations
Need to know where to catch National Express? We've got a list of our main stops to help plan your trip.
- Old Kent Rd
- St John's Wood
- King's Cross
- Victoria Coach Station
- Finchley Road
- Finchley Road & Frognal
- Wandsworth
- Bow
- New Cross Gate
- Stop SC - Hammersmith Bridge Rd.
- London Elephant & Castle
- London Liverpool Street
- Waterloo
- Mile End
- Southwark
- Marble Arch
- Earl's Court
- Whitechapel
- Coach Station
- Bearwood
- Coach Station
- Westbury Road
- Bristol, Bus & Coach Station
- Buchanan Bus Station
- Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Stn
Most popular airports and destinations
Flying part of the way? See where National Express can connect you to popular airports and help you reach your final stop!
- London Heathrow Airport to Gatwick
- Oxford to London Heathrow Airport
- London Gatwick Airport to Leicester
- London Heathrow Airport to Southampton
- London Heathrow Airport to Coventry
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