List of Megabus routes

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Megabus, a no-frills bus brand of Stagecoach Group, is a provider of discount bus service along 20 routes in Great Britain, and 13 routes in the United States and the Canadian province of Ontario. Routes are listed by location of operation.

[edit] Current Megabus routes

[edit] Megabus UK routes

Stagecoach Group Neoplan Skyliner #50131 in Megabus branding makes a stop in Manchester on the M11 line due north to Glasgow.

These are the current Megabus services operated on the island of Great Britain. Where service has been withdrawn to a city, but the route remains (except for the M12, where additions and withdrawals are noted in the Notes column), the cities withdrawn from the service are noted in italics.

All service is operated by Stagecoach Group subsidiaries unless otherwise noted. Accessible services are noted in the table.

Route		Serves	Started	Notes
M1		Wolverhampton - Birmingham - Coventry - London	1 March 2004	Wolverhampton and Coventry added from 5 December 2005, when M16 line was folded into this line. Wolverhampton service withdrawn on 14 May 2006.
M2		Bournemouth - Ringwood - Winchester - London	1 March 2004	Winchester added from 18 April 2005. Change of vehicle required at Winchester for Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, Manchester (from 28 April 2008) and Leeds (from 19 May 2008). See M34.
M4		Portsmouth - Southampton - Winchester - London	1 March 2004	Express service from Porthsmouth to London until 27 March 2006. Change of vehicle required at Winchester. Passengers may travel onto Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, Manchester (from 28 April 2008) and Leeds (from 19 May 2008). See M34.
M6		Plymouth - Exeter - London	1 March 2004
M7		Swansea - Cardiff - London	1 March 2004	Swansea service withdrawn on 12 June 2005.
M8		Dundee - Perth - Glasgow	16 February 2006	Joint service with Citylink
M9		Aberdeen - Dundee - Perth - Glasgow	8 September 2003	Extended to Aberdeen from 23 August 2004.
M10		Cwmbran - Bristol - London	1 March 2004	Cwmbran added from 27 March 2006.
M11		Glasgow - Manchester - London	28 June 2004
M12		Newcastle - Sunderland - Middlesbrough - Leeds - Sheffield - London	28 June 2004	Addition dates: Newcastle: 10 October 2004 Scotch Corner: 10 October 2004 Tibshelf services: 10 October 2004 Middlesbrough: 20 May 2007 Sunderland: 20 May 2007	Withdrawal dates: Chesterfield: 17 April 2005 Scotch Corner: 17 April 2005 (now on the M20) Tibhself services: 26 March 2006
				This route has had several direct and shuttle services from time to time. It is currently one continuous trip. Tibshelf services was used as a transfer station for service for two shuttles: To and from Sheffield and Chesterfield from 10 October 2004 until 17 April 2005, when Chesterfield service was withdrawn. To and from 18 April 2005 to 26 March 2006, a shuttle for service to and from Newcastle and Scotch Corner. After Scotch Corner was added to the M20 line, Megabus stopped serving Tibshelf services.
M13		Chesterfield - Nottingham - Leicester - Milton Keynes - London	28 June 2004 (first time) 1 August 2007 (second time)	Originally withdrawn on 11 March 2007, but reintroduced as Leicester - London (non-stop) from 1st August 2007, one journey each way. Extended to Nottingham from 18 April 2005 and extended to Chesterfield from 5 December 2005. Chesterfield service withdrawn on 14 May 2006.
M14		Cheltenham - Gloucester - Swindon - Reading - London	5 September 2004	Swindon added from 6 December 2004. Reading added from 20 November 2006.
M15		Liverpool - Stoke-on-Trent - London	10 October 2004	Stoke-on-Trent added from 13 June 2005
M17		Lancaster - Preston - Manchester - London	28 November 2005	Lancaster service withdrawn on 26 February 2006.
M20		Aberdeen - Dundee - Perth - Ferrytoll - Edinburgh - Newcastle - Scotch Corner - Sheffield - London	27 March 2006	At busy times, the M20 is split into two services, the main service runs directly between London and Edinburgh, with the 'Service Bus' running to the stops in between as required. Customers traveling to and from Inverness must transfer in Perth.
M20 Shuttle		Inverness - Perth	27 March 2006	Transfer at Perth for the main line.
M34		Leeds - Manchester - Birmingham - Birmingham Airport - Coventry - Oxford - Winchester -Southampton - Portsmouth	28 April 2008	Northbound service under M4 to Winchester. Change of vehicle required for Ringwood and Bournemouth. Leeds added 19 May 2008.
M90		Inverness - Perth - Edinburgh	8 September 2003	Extended to Inverness from 23 August 2004.
X5		Oxford - Cambridge	31 January 2005	Service operated by Stageocach East as a Stagecoach Express service, but seats can be booked through Megabus.
900		Edinburgh - Glasgow	8 September 2003	Joint service with Citylink. Numbered M8 until 5 September 2004, and a joint service with Motorvator until 20 November 2005.
Oxford Tube		Oxford - London	4 August 2003	Service operated by Stageocach Oxford as Oxford Tube, but seats can be booked through Megabus. Formerly the M40 until 14 November 2004.

[edit] Megabus US and US-Canada routes

Coach USA MCI D4505 #58525 in Megabus branding picks up customers at New York-Penn Station on the M21 due south to Washington, D.C..

Coach USA MCI 102EL3 #29030 in Megabus branding operates on the M6 in the midwestern United States, due east to Cincinnati. The Midwest fleet has since been upgraded.

Megabus provides services on the following lines in the United States and Canada. Route numbers are organized as follows:

• M1-M9: From Chicago
• M10-M19: From Los Angeles
• M20-M29: From New York City. NOTE: The M25 does not use Megabus branding.

Cities to which service has been discontinued, but on which the route remains in service, are noted in italics.

[edit] Former routes

[edit] Former United Kingdom routes

[edit] Former United States routes

[edit] See also

• Megabus
• Coach USA
• Stagecoach Group

[edit] External links

• Megabus website

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