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Travel by bus in France?
- Thread starter Chris
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Kevin Widrow
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Hi Chris,
Just recently, the government passed a "economic reform" law which amongst other things attempts to open up activities that have been, up to now, very regulated. One of the prime targets was inter-France bus travel. So now literally hundreds of businesses have sprung up offering trips between various French cities.
As they are just starting and competition is ferocious, the prices are insanely cheap. And from what I've seen on the news, the comfort level in many cases can be quite high (wifi included, for example). Still very much hit and miss, but as an alternative to the train or flying it is well worth looking into.
Only problem for the moment, is that the opening up of busline competition is limited to trips of 100+ km. Personally, wouldn't mind seeing a bit of competition on the Apt-Avignon bus route, but that is gonig to have to wait !
- Kevin
Just recently, the government passed a "economic reform" law which amongst other things attempts to open up activities that have been, up to now, very regulated. One of the prime targets was inter-France bus travel. So now literally hundreds of businesses have sprung up offering trips between various French cities.
As they are just starting and competition is ferocious, the prices are insanely cheap. And from what I've seen on the news, the comfort level in many cases can be quite high (wifi included, for example). Still very much hit and miss, but as an alternative to the train or flying it is well worth looking into.
Only problem for the moment, is that the opening up of busline competition is limited to trips of 100+ km. Personally, wouldn't mind seeing a bit of competition on the Apt-Avignon bus route, but that is gonig to have to wait !
- Kevin
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