+ FlixBus will add a new line from Glasgow to Manchester, which will include Preston and Lancaster, expanding the network to over 30 locations across the UK
+ The new service will launch in time for consumers to travel over the May Day Bank Holiday Weekend
+ Tickets on the route start from just 99p

The UK's fastest growing coach provider FlixBus will launch new routes from Glasgow to Manchester on Thursday 28 April, allowing consumers to enjoy the May Bank Holiday for as little as 99p.

Preston and Lancaster have also been added as destinations on the growing network of towns and cities offered by the affordable and eco-friendly travel operator, increasing the total number of locations on the FlixBus network to over 30.

Coaches will run to and from Manchester and Glasgow five times a week, offering an eco-friendly transport alternative for increasingly climate-conscious consumers.

The rising cost of living may mean travellers reconsider their transport options this May. Fuel prices have risen by more than 11%[1], while the average household is set to be £900 worse off than last year[2].

With hundreds of coach services across the country now running weekly, FlixBus expects to see its passenger numbers reach their highest level since the company relaunched in the UK last year, especially as university students finish the academic year.

FlixBus UK Managing Director Andreas Schorling said: “It's wonderful to be able to offer passengers more destination options than ever before, particularly these new routes between Manchester and Glasgow. We know that the cost of living is soaring, so it is worth remembering that coach travel is the most cost-effective way to get around.”

FlixBus will also be adding new routes from London to Plymouth on 28 April, which will add Exeter, Bridgwater and Taunton to its network of destinations. Tickets on the route start at 99p.

Tickets can be purchased from www.flixbus.co.uk

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About FlixBus

Press contact: Sarah Bartlett, Senior PR Manager sarah.bartlett@flixbus.com / +44 07738 081053

FlixBus is a travel tech company, offering new alternatives for convenient, affordable, and environmentally friendly journeys across the country and into Europe. Launched in the UK in 2020, bus tickets start from just £2.99.

Thanks to a unique business model and innovative technology, the start-up quickly established Europe's largest coach network and launched the first green long-distance trains in 2018, as well as a fleet of all-electric coaches. In 2018, parent company FlixMobility launched FlixBus USA, acquiring the Greyhound bus brand.

FlixBus operates its technology development, network planning, operations control, marketing & sales, quality management and continuous product expansion. The scheduled service and green FlixBus fleet is managed by long-term bus operator partners.

For more information, visit: www.flixbus.co.uk

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[1] https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/fuel-watch/

[2] https://www.pwc.co.uk/press-room/press-releases/pwc-uk-economic-outlook-april-2022.html