Buses in general

As I live in North London and rarely travel past the river I cannot account for all London but I regularly travel around the North East to West spectrum on buses. It can be really hit and misses with buses in London. They are either going to arrive just as you are too and your journey will be floorless OR the more likely (or at least the one you are more likely to remember) is you get there, wait for 15 minutes, get on the over crowed bus and realise a minute behind is another one , completely empty, not stopping at any stops so you could of got to your destination in half the time! Where I live there are lots of buses coming through and as a ...  Read the complete review

Buses in London, especially Central London are extremely inefficient and slow. The reason for this is excessive traffic and too many bus stops. Buses in central London literally stop every 100 metres. This so buses can be elderly and disabled people friendly. While not too expensive at £1 to go one way, often it is quicker to walk than to take the bus. The only time the bus is useful is after midnight. At this time buses only arrive every 15 minutes or so however buses move very fast and you can be sure to get to your destination without being held up. I recommend London buses for tourists. Anyone visiting London and not in a rush to get anywhere ...  Read the complete review

Firstly let's start with the price, if you remember the time when buses where 20p for a ride say I. It is now £1 with an oyster card (which is now £3) or a shocking £2 without. Night buses. Something like a nightmare (just that your awake), they come every 30-45mintues if your lucky (they seem to be more frequent in central london). From my experience the driver couldn't care less if someone comes on with alcohol, but in their defence who really wants to address a drunken person. However you may have to face the stench of vomit, the jolly cheers of songs and the odd conversation with someone who is way over the limit. Travelling at peek ...  Read the complete review

The bus is my friend, the passengers are my foe! I've used buses incredibly regularly throughout the last two years as I've had to use them twice a day to get to and from Sixth form, and the fact that it's an hour each way means that I spend plenty of time travelling on them. My personal experience of buses has been great and although the journey are much longer than going in a car I've never minded it. The drivers tend to always be polite and extremely helpful and the bus ride problem free. And probably contrary to a lot of people's experience I've never really had to put up with constant late buses. By experience of the other people ...  Read the complete review

Two things have happened lately that have made me want to write about buses. The first is that our local bus company ran an offer where, for 50p, you got a day's travel anywhere in the city, using as many buses as you liked. Secondly, I got on a new bus yesterday, complete with LCD screen showing adverts, and comfy leatherette chairs. It made me think how times are changing, and I knew I had to write this review. I imagine all cities have different experiences, but in Plymouth there are two rival bus companies. Citybus is the big one, with bus stops every few hundred metres throughout the city, and buses coming (in busiest places) every five minutes). Then ...  Read the complete review