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Well, that’s it, I boarded my MegaBus Gold, a real one this time. Not a lot of space, as you can see, but comfortable enough to sleep. In theory at least, because the movements of a bus are quite a bit more unpredictable than those on a sleeper train…
Now I’ll just have to hope there will be no delays and I’ll be able to catch my next bus in London.
Good night!
If you think ahead, you can save quite a bit of money: my Glasgow Subway smartcard arrived at my hostel before I did, so I can start using it straight away now. I especially like the automatically applied ‘daily cap’ of £2.70, which is already cheaper than two single rides, and certainly cheaper than the £4 paper day ticket!
We actually arrived 25 minutes early, but if you’re so uncomfortable you can’t really sleep, seven and a half hours still seems like a very long time!
Now first a coffee and a hearty breakfast to get me started.
Apparently the MegaBus Gold coach broke down, and has been replaced by what seems to be the oldest vehicle in the fleet… So no luxurious seats, no private berths, no WiFi, and not even power outlets for the passengers. And I was really looking forward to use the sleeper service for the first time!
That’ll be a call to customer services in the morning for a refund…
Update: After a short Twitter exchange, they promptly refunded me the MegaBus – MegaBus Gold price difference, so no complaints there.
Finally on British soil, with a two hour delay thanks to Eurotunnel. I’m afraid I’ll have to skip dinner in London then…
