In August 2012, I visited the Isle of Wight on holiday, prompted partly by a desire to explore more of the UK, and partly by a lack of cash! Wanting to experience a hovercraft trip, I chose to reach the island via Greyhound Coaches. Greyhound Coaches operate coaches to and from various destinations in the United Kingdom. When you buy a ticket to the Isle of Wight, you also get a hovercraft journey to the island included, as well as a day ticket on Southern Vectis buses (although I didn't use this as I was staying in Ryde, where the hovercraft stops). The total journey time from London Victoria Coach Station to Ryde is under three hours. The website states that ...  Read the complete review

I used to get a service via Southampton to London regularly and it was pretty good a few years ago but after their initial rising the UK Greyhound service has fallen into the doldrums. After the initial great experience i decided to use them instead of national express to travel between London and Glasgow but it was terrible, there was no WiFi, Plug Sockets not working and definitely no leg space as advertised. Very poor service! The i got a connecting bus from London to the Isle fo Wight which was a chartered service - not a greyhound coach, it was an old tour coach and the driver the same also - he knew nothing and was rude to me. When I asked ...  Read the complete review

Don't ever try greyhound uk coaches. My service 16.35 on 28/07/11 from Clarence Pier, Southsea to London Victoria never bothered to turn up and left myself and around 10 other passengers from the Isle of Wight who had made their way by Hovercraft stranded. It seems they do a lot of sub contracting and I heard later that they often don't bother with the last service. Of course you can only make contact via email. There is a telephone line for ticket sales only and staff are unable to assist outside this. So I caught a Hoverbus to the trainstation and train to Waterloo. Just managed to make my Eurostar connection. ...  Read the complete review

I recently booked my first trip on the greyhound bus service. I was shocked at the treatment given myself and other passengers. Accident on the A3 meant to late for using the hover travel. The bus driver was advised to use the M3 but decided not to, big delay no connecting hover. For me my parents live on the island so i know the forms of travel to get to the island and the locations. So i was ok in terms of knowing my bearings when the driver who decides to speak with the microphone 1mm away from his mouth making ever word illegible. I did like the bit where the driver had Alex Warner on the speaker phone unaware when the driver ...  Read the complete review

-- The company -- Greyhound Uk is a relatively new coach service. It started in September 2009, and is based on the US greyhound service. They offer fantastically priced fares, from London Victoria (Victoria coach station) to Portsmouth and Southampton. -- Booking tickets -- You can book your tickets in four ways, this includes, online through their website. Their website address is: http://www.greyhounduk.com/ . This is by far the best way to book your ticket, as it enables you to get the cheapest fares. You can book up to an hour in advance, although it is worth booking a few weeks in advance to get the best prices. You can also walk ...  Read the complete review