European coach market opens up further

The Polskibus operation is expanding its network from Eastern Europe

The Polskibus operation is expanding its network from Eastern Europe

While the market for long distance European rail travel looks set to be principally contested by state-owned operators, the potential to develop new inter-urban coach markets is firmly private sector territory. 

National  Express Group is arguably Europe’s biggest scheduled long-distance coach operator, with a major network  in the UK and through its involvement in Eurolines, the marketing consortium for the continent’s international network subsidary. At the...