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Looking for convenient and affordable coach travel? National Express has you covered. Choose from hundreds of routes across the UK and Ireland, including coach transfers to/from popular airports, which promise comfort and ease throughout your journey.
- Top deals & discounts
- About National Express
- Why book with National Express?
- How to get cheap coach tickets?
- NX Rewards
- Popular destinations
- Popular routes
- Airport transfers
12 National Express deals & discount codes
Save on your next UK coach journey in 2025/2026 with the latest 12 verified deals and discount codes from National Express. Offers include online flash sales, early booking discounts and last-minute deals.
- Save on cheap coach tickets with National Express
- Book early & online for the best prices available
- Enter departure/destintion + travel dates to see low fares
- Save on airport transfers in the UK with National Express
- Travel to & from Stansted, Heathrow, Gatwick & Luton
- Plus Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol & Dublin airports
- Save on coach travel around the UK & beyond
- Check out latest discount offers & online exclusives
- Pre-book online for cheaper tickets than on the day
- Find best prices on coach travel with National Express
- Use new interactive route map to plan journey
- Book travel between popular cities & towns across the UK
- Save 1/3 on coach travel for 60+ year olds
- Buy annual National Express Senior Coachcard for £12.50
- Receive discounts on standard & fully flexible fares
- Save 1/3 on coach travel for 16 - 26 year olds
- Buy National Express Young Person Coachcard for £12.50
- Get discounts on standard & fully flexible fares
- Check out affordable coach travel to & from London
- Explore popular routes for London + airport connections
- Choose your route to find lowest fares available
- Save 1/3 on coach travel for disabled customers
- Buy National Express Disabled Coachcard for £12.50
- Discounts on standard & fully flexible fares available
- Discover affordable coach travel to & from Edinburgh
- Search for routes for Edinburgh including airport transfers
- Choose your route to find lowest fares available
- Book cheap coach travel to & from Birmingham
- Check out top routes for Birmingham + airport connections
- Choose your route to find lowest fares available
- Earn at least 10% cashback when shopping online
- Register for NX Rewards membership & start earning
- Popular brands include Adidas, ebay, JD Sports & Hotels.com
- Explore low cost coach travel to & from Manchester
- Book top routes for Manchester + airport connections
- Choose your route to find lowest fares available
About National Express
The nation's leading coach service, National Express*, has been going from strength-to-strength since it was founded in 1972. It began as a small bus company in the West Midlands and, today, operates countless routes to destinations across the UK daily.
Aiming to provide a reliable service, National Express has made a strong name for itself and continues to focus on passenger safety and comfort.
Why book with National Express?
As the UK's number one coach company, National Express focuses on offering affordable travel without compromising on comfort.
This is why every National Express coach includes seats with charging points, individual air conditioning and wifi. When you book with National Express, you can also count on the following:
- easy online booking system
- flexible booking terms (for a fee)
- CCTV & speed monitoring
- onboard toilet
- wheelchair access
What's more, you can relax in the knowledge that you are travelling in a greener, more responsible way. For every National Express coach journey, it saves one mile of cars on the UK's roads, meaning less carbon emissions.
How to get cheap coach tickets?
Travel to your destination for less with National Express fares starting from £3.90. Tips for finding the best value fares include booking tickets early on the National Express website* to get the best rates and avoiding travelling at peak times.
If you're a regular traveller, consider signing up for a Coachcard* from National Express. There are three options available, young person*, senior* and disabled*, and if eligible, you could find savings with an extra third off standard tickets.
NX Rewards
Register for the NX Rewards membership at National Express and earn up to £250 cashback each month. Simply log in to your NX Rewards' account and start shopping online with any of the thousands of partner retailers to get money back on your purchases.
Popular destinations
National Express coaches travel all across the UK. Take a look below at just some of the most popular destinations, including the regional capital cities of London, Edinburgh and Cardiff and start planning your next trip for 2025/2026.
- Birmingham*
- Bournemouth*
- Bristol*
- Cardiff*
- Dublin*
- Edinburgh*
- Leicester*
- London*
- Manchester*
- Nottingham*
Popular routes
Discover popular destinations on the National Express networking, including distances, times and starting fare prices to help you plan accordingly.
| Route | Duration(fastest) | Frequency(max daily) | From price(one-way) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham to London* | 2 hours 10 mins | 25 | £8.90 |
| Bournemouth to London* | 2 hours | 17 | £7.50 |
| Bristol to London* | 2 hours 15 mins | 35 | £3.90 |
| Cardiff to London* | 2 hours 55 mins | 17 | £7.90 |
| Cheltenham to London* | 2 hours 35 mins | 11 | £10.00 |
| London to Bristol* | 2 hours 20 mins | 35 | £3.90 |
| London to Leicester* | 2 hours 30 mins | 15 | £8.90 |
| London to Manchester* | 4 hours 25 mins* | 14 | £8.90 |
| London to Nottingham* | 3 hours | 15 | £8.90 |
| Manchester to London* | 4 hours* | 13 | £8.90 |
| Nottingham to London* | 2 hours 30 mins | 12 | £8.90 |
*to/from Golders Green
Airport transfers
Save on airport parking by booking a transfer with National Express, with more than 100 journeys a day to major airports in the UK, find one that's best for you and your flight.
Whether you're taking off for work or play, when you book your seat to the airport, including the London airports of Heathrow, Gatwick, London and Stansted, with National Express, you can take up to 20 kg of luggage with you.
Check out below the many airports National Express operates to save on your next holiday.
- London Gatwick Airport*
- London Heathrow Airport*
- London Luton Airport*
- London Stansted Airport*
- Birmingham Airport*
- Manchester Airport*
- Dublin Airport*
Cheap coach tickets
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