◤ Travel. ✚ Transport. ✚ Coach/Bus. Megabus. Megabus (Europe) Megabus is a long distance coach operator operated by the Stagecoach. It commenced operating in August 2003, initially in the United Kingdom, and by December 2012 served 60 destinations there and also in the Ireland, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.[1] Some services link with Megatrain services, also operated by Stagecoach. Advertised fares start at £1/€1 with a 50p/50c booking fee, using a yield management model. Megabus mascot Sid Services from London to Oxford commenced on 4 August 2003, and from Edinburgh to Glasgow and Perth and Glasgow to Dundee were added one month later. On 1 March 2004 when a whole network of routes from London's Green Line Coach Station to Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton, Bournemouth, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Cardiff, Swansea and Birmingham were added.
Stagecoach lost the contract to run the National Express route between London, Cheltenham and Gloucester, prompting it to introduce competing Megabus services from 5 September 2004. MP3 Hull–London. MegabusGOLD. Silver Choice. Plus Bus. Megabus Student Discount. Yahoo Answers - Does anyone know what the requirements for a concession ticket are on a Megabus.