I hope everybody showed respect to the driver and tipped him some love. He has amazing skills whipping that bus around. I used to drive a Tractor trailer but that driver is truly gifted.
It's a piece of piss. I have been doing it for years . At one time all over Europe but these days UK only. The actual part of driving a coach is easy it's the rest that is difficult
One of the hardest things I have done is to put a 15 metre plaxton interdecker onto the train in one go no shunts etc . It was definitely a brown trouser moment ha ha
Wasn't this filmed Dec 2019? When ppl were starting to cough and there had already been a 'nasty' cough going around SE of England since Sept. I caught it from house mate who brought it back from business meeting in Northern Germany. Could have been precursor to covid19, who knows. The medical scientists are still trying to work the origins out. Anyway, not good to cough for any reason. Travel safe.
He makes it look effortless, as he does it day in and day out. But I have to say at first I thought he messed it up but no, perfectly positioned in to the train, big thumbs up to the driver 👍
A bus length room in and out !!! You would think that with all the space on earth ... One would have thought to make these entrances and exits longer !!!!!
Some years ago, I made a trip Paris-Manchester-Paris in bus. I was impressed how our driver entered the bus into the train, with millimetre precision. Exactly like in the video.
15:00. That maneuver is not driving. It's simply mathematics 🤣. I can't get enough of his excellent judgment in positioning the bus to the train entrance.
no its not math - its sensitivity (feeling) mixed with experience - when I drove the truck with the trailer is same thing after years of traveling you get to feel where's your wheels all the time - the bus driver can do this even with his eyes closed - so no math here, sorry
If you like his driving then check out Swiss yellow coach drivers: the drive coaches to little villages in the Alps, on winding roads where cars can't pass, a wall of rocks to one side and a sheer drop to the other. It's breathtakingly thrilling.
Loved it! I was fascinated by the driver and his driving skills. It was like he was driving through an obstacle course, and all the while he seemed pretty relaxed and totally cool about it.
The Offended Bucket I’ll agree with that, i was driving trucks on private land at 16 before I got anywhere near a car on public roads, personally I think it’s a lot easier driving bigger vehicles
@@GeldardsHistory me too but I shat myself a few months back. A 15 metre interdecker just got on without a shunt but I had to change my undies though. The coach in front of me went down the train too fast and took 12 windows out. ( It was a double decker) glass everywhere and a severe delay to the train
As a 64 yr. old New Zealander who has never travelled overseas, this is amazing! The driver is well versed in his job. I uppose he does it every day. Good vid. Thanx!
I love these kinda videos. I live in india and am not sure when will I ever get a chance to travel the world but these Videos make me feel like I am traveling for real. So thank you Silent traveller. It makes me feel like I am experiencing it.
If you can't travel the world, then, unless you've already done so, travel your own. When you do, document it and let us know. I'd be interested in knowing what the county is like, from a local's point of view :)
@@jasontaylor2929 Well everyone does it, if they would fire every driver for that then there would be no one left. Mind you, Flixbus sub-contractors have shitty pay for drivers. That doesn´t count as an excuse but rather an explanation why some drivers don´t care too much for those things. They know that the company is not going to let them go, otherwise it would be some of the passengers ordered to get behind the wheel.
I was visiting relatives in England (from Canada). I was staying with my Aunt near Canterbury. My next stop was London. I caught the bus at the Canterbury bus station. I'm a senior, and it cost me only 6 pounds for the trip to Victoria Station. I was amazed. And it was rush hour on a Friday night, but the bus went in the bus lane most of the trip, so it didn't take too long. I took a front street, and the windscreen was huge, so I got quite a view of London neighbourhoods as we traveled through. I was so impressed.
@@MaMu-fv8uo, I'm sort of senior too, and when I visited Berlin, the city was still divided by the Wall and isolated in the middle of menacing (as it felt at the time) Communist East Germany, a.k.a. the "German Democratic Republic" or GDR. After an adventurous train ride through the GDR from Frankfurt on a sealed train with heavily armed SOLDIERS (not mere "guards") on every wagon, our group arrived at Zoo Station (infamous for the Christiane F. book and film, and famous for the U2 song) in West Berlin and we were greeted by the local representative of the youth exchange organization that arranged our trip. She was the wife of a very rich industrialist and didn't need to work, but she did that to feel useful and have fun. They were wealthy enough to have as many Porsches and BMWs as they wanted, but they had NO car, by choice. Not a single one. Both used exclusively public transportation, because it was so good, comprehensive and reliable in Berlin, and they preferred not to have to worry about parking, maintenance, etc. The fact that they were basically stuck in a walled city from where they couldn't drive to another place (actually, it was possible, but it involved a lot of hassle and red tape) also helped in their decision, but anyway, this shows how good public transportation usually is in Europe and how a car is much less necessary there than in many other parts of the world.
Well, I know this is kinda a joke but in germany flixbus isnt really that liked. It is a pretty slow form of travel and since its cheap as fuck you can guess how comfortable it is.
@@eLtrois What are you crying about, I travel 140km for 2,50 euro with wifi i had no problems and it took the same time like a car. I dont get it why people always complain about cheap service. Just order a mercedes taxi when you dont sit comfortable. The same people who complain on cheap airlines like ryanair, Dont expect big things, its a fucking flying bus wich bring you in 2hours to the otherside of europe for 20euros.
@Oliver Eales well im happy that services like this excist, when one time i needed a drive (140km) to another city and i could drive with them for 2.50, comfortable and free wifi . with a taxi i would pay 500 euro ;) even if i have enough money i dont gonna throw money away. ( the travel was the same time like with a car ), And if you are so rich, im 99% sure that you are not rich of youre self, beceause with this mentality its not possible ;)
@@kamiun6279 Dangerous is politics of this type company. Flixbus have no bus, its only website and rent private bus in different country. Pay little drivers. At first sight, it looks nice, cheap tickets, but use brain and thinking. Low price at one side and anything wrong at second side.
Long trips o the ground are the best. Just sitting with headphones watching the scenery go by is so peaceful and fun. And good book in between and that is the life.
Thank you for sharing this video. A great experience. I felt I was on the coach with you. Will definitely give it a try when I decide to travel to Paris. Much love. Thanks for sharing. You did the coach service London to Paris a great service! And thank you to the driver for such smooth skills!
I had a 5 pound bus trip from Victoria station to Paris in 2015,due to the refugee disruption in the tunnel at the time,the bus was loaded onto the ferry at Dover,still a great trip though. Met some amazing people on that bus,who are still good friends.
You can still travel from London to Paris by coach-ship-coach or by train-ship-train, on the Dover-Calais or Newhaven-Dieppe crossings. Takes all day, of course, but it's not an unpleasant trip in nice weather, and fares can be very good value as compared with the plane or high speed train.
I have done this journey hundreds of times when I lived in London, always got off at Charles De Gaulle Airport though, as my father lives near the airport. Now I travel between Amsterdam and Charles De Gaulle x) It was really pleasing to see the good old London roads. Great video!
This is the first time am seeing a bus going inside a train honestly speaking..The whole video was like a meditation.....awesome video....Subscriber from India....
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He's already driving a left hand drive through the streets of London,while Paris is waiting as a left hand drive country..really appreciate the superb skills of the driver
We did this trip in July 2019. At the Chunnel we were given thirty minutes. One Indian family were 15 minutes late and we missed our slot on the train. This delayed us by two hours to Paris and the driver and most of the passengers never missed a chance to give them a hard time. They got off in Lyon and several people jeered. Still a great trip though.
Rick Santos spot on. you're late you're late don't make anyone else late and miss the train slot. I'd have taken them off of the bus and shot them. Bloody degenerate lower-class peasants. Shouldn't be allowed to have a passport or travel on public transport. On the flip side, I suppose yes the drivers should have just driven off. In case anyone is wondering, I don't mind the French - I was only joking, so don't criticize my comment as it was obviously me kidding. The French aren't bad people. Most of the time.
Oh my ... ! What an interesting and fantastic way of traveling through the great countryside and really looking forward for more of these travels in your next channel on TH-cam soon again. Thanks so much for sharing with us all. Regards. From The Flight Deck .
@TheRenaissanceman65 That's irrelevant to the delightful irony I pointed out. The rest of the world has a greater laugh at trying to sort out the difference between the UK, Britain, Great Britain, the British Isles, England and I'm sure there's a few more split hairs in there.
It's so interesting to watch your video and at minute 15 and onwards I was able to hear my native language: Romanian. That is awesome ;)) Thank you for the movie.
Lovely video, it brought back a lot of memories of when I went on a trip with my school back in 2014 over to Aachen. I do love the irony of having fairly nice weather in Britain, crossing over to France, and the heavens opening! I'll soon be using Flixbus for the first time myself, since they have started domestic routes here in the UK, so I'll be giving them a try to London and back.
The same trains transport cars and coaches, another type transports lorries and the third type is high-speed Eurostar trains between Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and London all 3 types via the Channel tunnel. It's a vital link between the UK and the continent, transporting millions each year. And by the way, on the cars and coaches "Le Shuttle" there are single deck cars for coaches and large SUVs and double decks cars for regular automobiles, the loading of the double deck is even more impressive.
I forgot a couple things : if you're interested in the Tunnel, there's a very good French and English coproduced series named "Tunnel" (by Canal+, easy to download somewhere) with the first season being about a crime committed exactly on the border line in the service and evacuation tunnel (third tunnel running between the two main ones) and a join task force of multi national detectives investigates while using extensively the tunnel. It was filmed on site and every procedure and location is real. Also, you should watch a documentary or two on TH-cam about the construction of the tunnels (there are 3 in fact), and the way they work, the safety systems, the evacuation doors like fort knox safe doors connecting to the pressurized service tunnel etc. And one that features explanations about the pressure equalizing bypasses every few hundred meters, like evac doors and especially about "the cathedrals" of the tunnels, they are the two (or three, not sure) points deep under the sea where the service tunnel go deeper and the two main tunnels connect with track switches.
I remember when the Chunnel was originally built (early 1990's) and it baffles me that they didn't include a regular four-lane carriageway. You would have your customary waits at the borders, but once you're on....should be a 20-25 minute trip. I don't know how much time would be shaved off that way.....versus driving to a carrier train and waiting until the train was filled up and then leave. Is my thinking off on this? was it a financial decision that caused them not to include it?
@@furnitureconsortium Because in Europe we're not obsessed with cars. The point was to make a multipurpose tunnel and to replace air travel and a big chunk of ferry travel. There are 3 types of trains (maybe more in the future) going through the 2 main tunnels. Tunnels are built this way: 2 main tunnels, one for each way : North one UK>FR, South FR>UK (in normal operations). Plus a third smaller service and evac tunnel running between the two main ones and bypassing the two "cathedrals" (the 2 deep crossovers) by going under them. The system is divided into 6 main chunks, 3 for each side, separated by the giant underground crossovers (nicknamed "cathedrals"). In case a part of one of the two tunnels has to be closed (like after the big truck fire several years ago that severely damaged a part of one tunnel) the system can still operate round trips using one or two of the deep underground/water crossovers. Search Google for "Channel tunnel" and "plan", "schema", or "diagram", you will easily find images of the sections and schematics. The 3 types of trains: - Two "Le Shuttle" types of trains, one type for passenger vehicles, single or double deck. Single deck for coaches, larger SUVs, utility vehicles, vans etc., double deck for regular cars. One type for freight lorries and trucks. These trains only run between Calais - Coquelles (French side) and Dover / Folkestone - Castle Hill (UK side) and back. The 3rd type of trains running through the tunnel are high-speed Eurostar trains running between London and Paris, Disneyland Paris, French Alps, Brussels, Amsterdam etc. High-speed Eurostar trains do not stop, nor have to wait, nor go through customs before using the tunnels. It's seamless, Eurostar trains exit the high-speed line few kilometers before entering tunnels but never go through customs nor stop before or after the tunnels. The same tunnels are used for either freight trucks ON trains (kind of open "grill" liked train carriages), passenger vehicles like cars and coaches IN closed trains or passenger high-speed Eurostar trains. The crossing always takes between 20 and 25 minutes depending if you're on a Eurostar or Shuttle. Cars, coaches and trucks loading is surprisingly extremely fast and efficient. The Shuttle terminals on each end of the tunnels are only for vehicles (passenger and freight). Eurostar high-speed trains usually have priority over the passenger vehicles "Le Shuttle" trains which have priority over freight trucks Shuttles. Eurostar service doesn't run around the clock, there's no red eye middle of the night service, but Shuttles run 24 hours a day, especially freight trucks ones. Eurostar trains run a little faster in the tunnels than either types of Shuttle. Building a "highway" tunnel system was once studied but the likelyhood of accidents was way too high in such a long and deep tunnel system. Plus, people having panic attacks while driving 100m under the sea is something everyone wants to avoid. For security, comfort, efficiency and practicality reasons they built a dual tunnel railway system. So far it has been very safe and efficient, transporting millions every year. Even during major incidents the security and evacuation systems worked perfectly. Ah, and I forgot: the middle running service tunnel is pressurized and equipped with Fort-Knox bunker like doors so in case of fire smoke cannot enter the service tunnel. There are bunker doors connecting the service tunnel to the main ones every few hundred meters. I can also recommend you to look for documentaries on TH-cam about the Channel Tunnel system. Having a 4 lane highway that deep and long under ground and water would have been a nightmare to operate and secure. Schematics of the Tunnels loop and chunk systems: www.getlinkgroup.com/content/uploads/2019/08/schema-tunnels-uk.jpg And www.getlinkgroup.com/content/uploads/2019/08/coupe-tunnels-uk.jpg Page with the two previous schematics and more explanations: www.getlinkgroup.com/en/our-group/eurotunnel/channel-tunnel/
Love this! Was there on the bus with you. I agree, if you have the time then bus is way cheaper and a different experience. Thx for sharing. Do like your style.
6'7 .... Can drive in the same bus Seat adjusts automatically Best in comfort ..... Best in Class ######VDL BUS & COACH##### #########FUTURA######### 😘😘😘Ride it ...Feel it😘😘😘
The floor tiling i see on Victoria Coach station....looks the same as 20 years ago when i last visited it...the basic layout of the station, glass partition etc. looks the same as during 1998 ?
I want to take the train to London the next time I’m in Paris! I’ve been to Paris twice but never to London. Ad also like to go to Amsterdam, amongst other places
Tony Gareth It’s a great run. Pretty much all the high-speed trains are. They can get pretty pricey, but for those of us limited to Amtrak, the experience is worth it.
Tony Gareth these 2 cities are absolutely wonderful. I am French and I have lived many years in both of them. I would recommend to go late spring or even during the summer months. Enjoy a coffee along the various canals in Amsterdam and for London the great English pubs. I lived now in the US but I miss European cities so so much.
London is a great city, I myself live in the UK (West Yorkshire to be exact) and have visited London twice - once with my mum, dad and sister in 2010 and once again in 2019 with my Dad for an England Euro 2020 Qualifier against Bulgaria at Wembley Stadium, the first time we went on the train (from Leeds) and the second time we went on the National Express coach (also from Leeds)
Well. I currently live in Germany, and it's almost every time like a wonder for me to realize how well UK-People handling traffic in Rush Hour without getting mad or nervous in Big cities like London 👍👍👏👏
I was on that VDL coach in Iceland, between Reykjavik and the Blue Lagoon. It was fairly comfortable but I noticed it was very slow, or at least driven slowly. It has more than 8 gears I think so I would guess its for rural trips but it still managed to get to the destination on time.
watching this makes me want to take the coach to paris now. I will always chose a coach over the train its so much cheaper and if you are going to spend the day traveling anyway might as well do it where you dont have to worry about missing your stop or wondering if you will even get a seat to begin with. also the refreshment stops are always good.
It’s crazy. Some years ago, I made a trip Paris-Manchester-Paris in bus for a football match. We spent only 24h in England. But when we came back in France and took the highway, the first kilometers I was thinking "Why the driver stays in the right lane?" lol. It took me a few minutes to get used again to the driving on the right.
I do that journey quite a lot alone with my car. It's so nice to see all these familiar places and routines while being stuck in Covid London Lockdown.
@@nebinjos9981 It will take 15 to 20 yrs Modiji is spending too much time in politics. If he spends more time on road infrastructure as a priority , he can get this job done in 7 years
I tried the night bus to Paris a few years ago, leaving Victoria at 22.00 and arriving at 08.00 the next day, it used the ferry not the train to cross the strait, not bad. I also tried the night bus from Victoria to Amsterdam, it used the train and the time is similar to the one to Paris.
I hope everybody showed respect to the driver and tipped him some love. He has amazing skills whipping that bus around. I used to drive a Tractor trailer but that driver is truly gifted.
@@tonymazz9912 XD ....
It's a piece of piss. I have been doing it for years . At one time all over Europe but these days UK only. The actual part of driving a coach is easy it's the rest that is difficult
Yes, he is. We used to be owners of a bus touring company and there are certainly drivers and drivers
@@nancyhobson9710 yes as we say in my part of the world there are drivers and steering wheel attendants. He is most definitely a driver
One of the hardest things I have done is to put a 15 metre plaxton interdecker onto the train in one go no shunts etc . It was definitely a brown trouser moment ha ha
This was the time when coughing in public was normal.
SAURABH DALVI haha 😂
And you could touch handrails
True
you tell me...
Wasn't this filmed Dec 2019?
When ppl were starting to cough and there had already been a 'nasty' cough going around SE of England since Sept. I caught it from house mate who brought it back from business meeting in Northern Germany. Could have been precursor to covid19, who knows. The medical scientists are still trying to work the origins out. Anyway, not good to cough for any reason. Travel safe.
The driver should be appreciated for driving a left hand drive bus in london roads gracefully !!
Well, left hand drive is the *correct* way to drive.
@@tmseh wrong !!!!!!!!! The British way is always the best way. Sit on the right , drive on the left. The correct we way.
@@littlebigman6957 Please excuse my Americaness. I still miss my '73 TR-6.
@@tmseh nice car . Triumph like the rest of the British car industry no longer exists . Unless you want a motorcycle
@@littlebigman6957 not really tbh if anything it's wrong in the uk
The skills need to maneuver into the train at 15:28 is really awesome! He looks calm throughout too 👍
He makes it look effortless, as he does it day in and day out. But I have to say at first I thought he messed it up but no, perfectly positioned in to the train, big thumbs up to the driver 👍
A bus length room in and out !!!
You would think that with all the space on earth ...
One would have thought to make these entrances and exits longer !!!!!
It's his job
Some years ago, I made a trip Paris-Manchester-Paris in bus. I was impressed how our driver entered the bus into the train, with millimetre precision. Exactly like in the video.
15:00. That maneuver is not driving. It's simply mathematics 🤣. I can't get enough of his excellent judgment in positioning the bus to the train entrance.
no its not math - its sensitivity (feeling) mixed with experience - when I drove the truck with the trailer is same thing after years of traveling you get to feel where's your wheels all the time - the bus driver can do this even with his eyes closed - so no math here, sorry
If you like his driving then check out Swiss yellow coach drivers: the drive coaches to little villages in the Alps, on winding roads where cars can't pass, a wall of rocks to one side and a sheer drop to the other. It's breathtakingly thrilling.
This reminds me of EURO TRUCK SIMULATOR game ❤️
Yes hahaha
And fernbus simulator
Mod bus
😂😂
@@AV8r_Chamz The bus is the same like in Fernbus simulator😁 I wanna play it again!
Loved it! I was fascinated by the driver and his driving skills. It was like he was driving through an obstacle course, and all the while he seemed pretty relaxed and totally cool about it.
Welcome to London.
And having to switch from driving on the left to driving on the right!
The Offended Bucket I’ll agree with that, i was driving trucks on private land at 16 before I got anywhere near a car on public roads, personally I think it’s a lot easier driving bigger vehicles
@@GeldardsHistory me too but I shat myself a few months back. A 15 metre interdecker just got on without a shunt but I had to change my undies though. The coach in front of me went down the train too fast and took 12 windows out. ( It was a double decker) glass everywhere and a severe delay to the train
@@mgsee that's easy no problems
That was the fastest 8-hour trip of my life. It felt like 23 min 😂❤️
Wtf that was fast...
Aidan Clarke it did take 23minutes lol
@@c3realK1ll4h THATS THE POINT!!!!!!!!
Lol
U mean fro Victoria to Paris takes 8hrs
Such a peaceful experience. No music. No talking. Just subtitles.
17:19 i love how the driver is playing subway surf in the train cool
Is it me or even you guys felt like traveling in the bus as well? I enjoyed the entire journey. Smooth ride. Hats off to the driver. Love from India!
ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಗುರು ನಾನು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಿಂದ ❤️
From Karnataka ✌️
@@odaadu-4463 Interestingly, I am right now listening to this song-- Aalochane. Beautiful Kannada song!.
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YES,I felt as travelling in that coach as well.I really enjoyed the journey,and my respects for the driver.
India and Bangladesh tour bud drivers are crazy! Been on one of them and they drive like the brake pedal is missing
As a 64 yr. old New Zealander who has never travelled overseas, this is amazing! The driver is well versed in his job. I uppose he does it every day. Good vid. Thanx!
Ok boomer
@@mtw227 jezus relax kid lol
I love these kinda videos. I live in india and am not sure when will I ever get a chance to travel the world but these Videos make me feel like I am traveling for real. So thank you Silent traveller. It makes me feel like I am experiencing it.
If you can't travel the world, then, unless you've already done so, travel your own. When you do, document it and let us know. I'd be interested in knowing what the county is like, from a local's point of view :)
@@misterjei Sure buddy 👍
Keep on dreaming
steven leitao Don’t bother 😏
steven leitao stay where you are
I've spent far too much time at Victoria coach station, but I've always been intrigued by taking the coach to the continent.
I did this trip with Megabus when it was £1. I continued from Paris to Rotterdam to Amsterdam. It was Brilliant. Made new friends along the way
So the driver goes from a right handed driving country to left handed driving country in the same journey, using a left handed bus. Good job!
We do it regularly in a right handed car because work is in UK but home is in France !!
French compagny and french bus so yes
@@jasontaylor2929 Well everyone does it, if they would fire every driver for that then there would be no one left. Mind you, Flixbus sub-contractors have shitty pay for drivers. That doesn´t count as an excuse but rather an explanation why some drivers don´t care too much for those things. They know that the company is not going to let them go, otherwise it would be some of the passengers ordered to get behind the wheel.
I was visiting relatives in England (from Canada). I was staying with my Aunt near Canterbury. My next stop was London. I caught the bus at the Canterbury bus station. I'm a senior, and it cost me only 6 pounds for the trip to Victoria Station. I was amazed. And it was rush hour on a Friday night, but the bus went in the bus lane most of the trip, so it didn't take too long. I took a front street, and the windscreen was huge, so I got quite a view of London neighbourhoods as we traveled through. I was so impressed.
It's generally very easy to get around the UK if you don't have a car; mainland Europe is the same too.
@@MaMu-fv8uo, I'm sort of senior too, and when I visited Berlin, the city was still divided by the Wall and isolated in the middle of menacing (as it felt at the time) Communist East Germany, a.k.a. the "German Democratic Republic" or GDR. After an adventurous train ride through the GDR from Frankfurt on a sealed train with heavily armed SOLDIERS (not mere "guards") on every wagon, our group arrived at Zoo Station (infamous for the Christiane F. book and film, and famous for the U2 song) in West Berlin and we were greeted by the local representative of the youth exchange organization that arranged our trip. She was the wife of a very rich industrialist and didn't need to work, but she did that to feel useful and have fun. They were wealthy enough to have as many Porsches and BMWs as they wanted, but they had NO car, by choice. Not a single one. Both used exclusively public transportation, because it was so good, comprehensive and reliable in Berlin, and they preferred not to have to worry about parking, maintenance, etc. The fact that they were basically stuck in a walled city from where they couldn't drive to another place (actually, it was possible, but it involved a lot of hassle and red tape) also helped in their decision, but anyway, this shows how good public transportation usually is in Europe and how a car is much less necessary there than in many other parts of the world.
was the option available to remain on the bus for passport control?
@@MEANASSJAMSTER -noo you have to get off twice
@@BIGV710 TWICE???????
You can tell Flixbus is a German operation...off direct to Paris with just a stop for lunch....and arriving earlier than expected...
Well, I know this is kinda a joke but in germany flixbus isnt really that liked. It is a pretty slow form of travel and since its cheap as fuck you can guess how comfortable it is.
flixbus is just a website, with owning no buses/coaches.
@@eLtrois What are you crying about, I travel 140km for 2,50 euro with wifi i had no problems and it took the same time like a car. I dont get it why people always complain about cheap service. Just order a mercedes taxi when you dont sit comfortable. The same people who complain on cheap airlines like ryanair, Dont expect big things, its a fucking flying bus wich bring you in 2hours to the otherside of europe for 20euros.
@Oliver Eales well im happy that services like this excist, when one time i needed a drive (140km) to another city and i could drive with them for 2.50, comfortable and free wifi . with a taxi i would pay 500 euro ;) even if i have enough money i dont gonna throw money away. ( the travel was the same time like with a car ), And if you are so rich, im 99% sure that you are not rich of youre self, beceause with this mentality its not possible ;)
@@kamiun6279 Dangerous is politics of this type company. Flixbus have no bus, its only website and rent private bus in different country. Pay little drivers. At first sight, it looks nice, cheap tickets, but use brain and thinking. Low price at one side and anything wrong at second side.
Long trips o the ground are the best. Just sitting with headphones watching the scenery go by is so peaceful and fun. And good book in between and that is the life.
Sure 8 hours to go and 8 hours to come back. At a weekend you arrive in Pais just to take the coming back coach to London.
Thank you for sharing this video. A great experience. I felt I was on the coach with you. Will definitely give it a try when I decide to travel to Paris. Much love. Thanks for sharing. You did the coach service London to Paris a great service! And thank you to the driver for such smooth skills!
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I had a 5 pound bus trip from Victoria station to Paris in 2015,due to the refugee disruption in the tunnel at the time,the bus was loaded onto the ferry at Dover,still a great trip though. Met some amazing people on that bus,who are still good friends.
Thorfinn986_doesn't_do_average when I did that travel the bus crossed by ferry. Did they change it?
@@irvsonsilveira Eventually they did, now buses go into trains for the crossing.
With Eurostar being 'the' way to travel between London and Paris, we often forget a coach operates as well. Great video.
Yes but do you really want to travel by coach to Paris. Life is short, take the train.
You can still travel from London to Paris by coach-ship-coach or by train-ship-train, on the Dover-Calais or Newhaven-Dieppe crossings. Takes all day, of course, but it's not an unpleasant trip in nice weather, and fares can be very good value as compared with the plane or high speed train.
I'd say both train and coach would be a nice experience
Train is faster
I have done this journey hundreds of times when I lived in London, always got off at Charles De Gaulle Airport though, as my father lives near the airport. Now I travel between Amsterdam and Charles De Gaulle x)
It was really pleasing to see the good old London roads.
Great video!
Khan.
@@vtecpreludevtec hhhhhhhh u are too funny
Can you travel without documents provided you buy the tickets
This is the first time am seeing a bus going inside a train honestly speaking..The whole video was like a meditation.....awesome video....Subscriber from India....
Hat's off to the driver....he was driving a left hand steering bus in London so easily 🤩 Amazing driving skills 👌👌
Maybe because he is left handed
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Amazing journey. the drivers in Europe are so skilled, such a clean maneuvering at narrow lanes.
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Thanks to take us with you , I really like it .
We need more videos like this please .
He's already driving a left hand drive through the streets of London,while Paris is waiting as a left hand drive country..really appreciate the superb skills of the driver
Great video. Thanks for all the work that you did to make it and upload.
I paid more to get to the airport from the same bus station
as in four hundred quid for a taxi? :p ...
How did you travel?
Maybe you look rich to them so they charge more from you
Daymn son, which airport did you go to?
Did he go to Luton by cab...lol
Interesting way to travel. The whole procedure with getting on and off the train was new to me.
I wish one day I use this bus with this awesome trip . Send love and hugs from Pakistan 😊
Amazing video. I truly enjoyed the whole journey ( I only watched this video, but I felt that I I was really in the journey )
That driver pulled into the rail car... PROPS to him! Amazing!
I've done this via Eurostar but seeing it this way was really interesting Excellent video
this bus driver is at god level skills honed sharp as a needle.
COACH DRIVER
Amazing coach driving is easier than a car.
@@SEPK09 yes it is I can park a coach easier than s car. strange but true
Light work could do that with eyes closed
@@clivest-mart8621 buuuulllllssshhhhiiiittttt
We did this trip in July 2019. At the Chunnel we were given thirty minutes. One Indian family were 15 minutes late and we missed our slot on the train. This delayed us by two hours to Paris and the driver and most of the passengers never missed a chance to give them a hard time. They got off in Lyon and several people jeered. Still a great trip though.
Exactly the same scenario with me. Expect the family were French. Bloody peasants they were all the way to Paris.
If someone is 15 mins late singletons or families, surely that is not the coach companies problem.... they should have left ontime....
@@ricksantos1580 Totally Agree.
Rick Santos spot on. you're late you're late don't make anyone else late and miss the train slot.
I'd have taken them off of the bus and shot them. Bloody degenerate lower-class peasants. Shouldn't be allowed to have a passport or travel on public transport.
On the flip side, I suppose yes the drivers should have just driven off. In case anyone is wondering, I don't mind the French - I was only joking, so don't criticize my comment as it was obviously me kidding. The French aren't bad people. Most of the time.
@@RB747domme BLOODY HELL LOL 😂
Thank you for sharing. I'm planning to travel to Europe in near future . This is very helpful
Oh my ... ! What an interesting and fantastic way of traveling through the great countryside and really looking forward for more of these travels in your next channel on TH-cam soon again. Thanks so much for sharing with us all. Regards. From The Flight Deck .
Superb video ! 👍🏻
Hii
Indeed
Muito legal o vídeo. Sempre quis saber como são as viagens de ônibus na Europa.
Seen your Comments in Indian rail videos
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10:14 The sign says "Bringing Europe closer since 1994"
2021 Says : Oh the irony!
@Daris _pease123 I don’t understand how people get Europe and EU mixed up 😂 one is political the other is geographical
Yes its sad
@@Lee-ii9mk ikr I actually just laugh when mix up the two
@TheRenaissanceman65 That's irrelevant to the delightful irony I pointed out. The rest of the world has a greater laugh at trying to sort out the difference between the UK, Britain, Great Britain, the British Isles, England and I'm sure there's a few more split hairs in there.
It's so interesting to watch your video and at minute 15 and onwards I was able to hear my native language: Romanian. That is awesome ;)) Thank you for the movie.
I love this is clear and straightforward. Thank you for providing extra information by listing the ticket price. It’s very helpful.
Your bus videos helps me forgetting my problems and anxeties for a bit, thank you.
Great video! I am a rail fan and really like the perspective of using the Shuttle train via the bus !
Wow I never seen anything like this before. I hope to experience this one day.
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Hi from Greece,
You are awesome. Thank you so much for all your great videos. I enjoy watching them.
Lovely video, it brought back a lot of memories of when I went on a trip with my school back in 2014 over to Aachen. I do love the irony of having fairly nice weather in Britain, crossing over to France, and the heavens opening! I'll soon be using Flixbus for the first time myself, since they have started domestic routes here in the UK, so I'll be giving them a try to London and back.
That is so cool!! I never knew there was anything like that! A train that carries cars underwater, wow.
The same trains transport cars and coaches, another type transports lorries and the third type is high-speed Eurostar trains between Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and London all 3 types via the Channel tunnel. It's a vital link between the UK and the continent, transporting millions each year.
And by the way, on the cars and coaches "Le Shuttle" there are single deck cars for coaches and large SUVs and double decks cars for regular automobiles, the loading of the double deck is even more impressive.
I forgot a couple things : if you're interested in the Tunnel, there's a very good French and English coproduced series named "Tunnel" (by Canal+, easy to download somewhere) with the first season being about a crime committed exactly on the border line in the service and evacuation tunnel (third tunnel running between the two main ones) and a join task force of multi national detectives investigates while using extensively the tunnel. It was filmed on site and every procedure and location is real.
Also, you should watch a documentary or two on TH-cam about the construction of the tunnels (there are 3 in fact), and the way they work, the safety systems, the evacuation doors like fort knox safe doors connecting to the pressurized service tunnel etc. And one that features explanations about the pressure equalizing bypasses every few hundred meters, like evac doors and especially about "the cathedrals" of the tunnels, they are the two (or three, not sure) points deep under the sea where the service tunnel go deeper and the two main tunnels connect with track switches.
I remember when the Chunnel was originally built (early 1990's) and it baffles me that they didn't include a regular four-lane carriageway. You would have your customary waits at the borders, but once you're on....should be a 20-25 minute trip. I don't know how much time would be shaved off that way.....versus driving to a carrier train and waiting until the train was filled up and then leave.
Is my thinking off on this? was it a financial decision that caused them not to include it?
@@furnitureconsortium wow. I don't know.
@@furnitureconsortium Because in Europe we're not obsessed with cars. The point was to make a multipurpose tunnel and to replace air travel and a big chunk of ferry travel. There are 3 types of trains (maybe more in the future) going through the 2 main tunnels.
Tunnels are built this way: 2 main tunnels, one for each way : North one UK>FR, South FR>UK (in normal operations). Plus a third smaller service and evac tunnel running between the two main ones and bypassing the two "cathedrals" (the 2 deep crossovers) by going under them.
The system is divided into 6 main chunks, 3 for each side, separated by the giant underground crossovers (nicknamed "cathedrals"). In case a part of one of the two tunnels has to be closed (like after the big truck fire several years ago that severely damaged a part of one tunnel) the system can still operate round trips using one or two of the deep underground/water crossovers.
Search Google for "Channel tunnel" and "plan", "schema", or "diagram", you will easily find images of the sections and schematics.
The 3 types of trains:
- Two "Le Shuttle" types of trains, one type for passenger vehicles, single or double deck. Single deck for coaches, larger SUVs, utility vehicles, vans etc., double deck for regular cars. One type for freight lorries and trucks. These trains only run between Calais - Coquelles (French side) and Dover / Folkestone - Castle Hill (UK side) and back.
The 3rd type of trains running through the tunnel are high-speed Eurostar trains running between London and Paris, Disneyland Paris, French Alps, Brussels, Amsterdam etc.
High-speed Eurostar trains do not stop, nor have to wait, nor go through customs before using the tunnels. It's seamless, Eurostar trains exit the high-speed line few kilometers before entering tunnels but never go through customs nor stop before or after the tunnels.
The same tunnels are used for either freight trucks ON trains (kind of open "grill" liked train carriages), passenger vehicles like cars and coaches IN closed trains or passenger high-speed Eurostar trains.
The crossing always takes between 20 and 25 minutes depending if you're on a Eurostar or Shuttle.
Cars, coaches and trucks loading is surprisingly extremely fast and efficient. The Shuttle terminals on each end of the tunnels are only for vehicles (passenger and freight).
Eurostar high-speed trains usually have priority over the passenger vehicles "Le Shuttle" trains which have priority over freight trucks Shuttles.
Eurostar service doesn't run around the clock, there's no red eye middle of the night service, but Shuttles run 24 hours a day, especially freight trucks ones.
Eurostar trains run a little faster in the tunnels than either types of Shuttle.
Building a "highway" tunnel system was once studied but the likelyhood of accidents was way too high in such a long and deep tunnel system. Plus, people having panic attacks while driving 100m under the sea is something everyone wants to avoid.
For security, comfort, efficiency and practicality reasons they built a dual tunnel railway system. So far it has been very safe and efficient, transporting millions every year. Even during major incidents the security and evacuation systems worked perfectly.
Ah, and I forgot: the middle running service tunnel is pressurized and equipped with Fort-Knox bunker like doors so in case of fire smoke cannot enter the service tunnel. There are bunker doors connecting the service tunnel to the main ones every few hundred meters.
I can also recommend you to look for documentaries on TH-cam about the Channel Tunnel system.
Having a 4 lane highway that deep and long under ground and water would have been a nightmare to operate and secure.
Schematics of the Tunnels loop and chunk systems:
www.getlinkgroup.com/content/uploads/2019/08/schema-tunnels-uk.jpg
And
www.getlinkgroup.com/content/uploads/2019/08/coupe-tunnels-uk.jpg
Page with the two previous schematics and more explanations:
www.getlinkgroup.com/en/our-group/eurotunnel/channel-tunnel/
Love this! Was there on the bus with you.
I agree, if you have the time then bus is way cheaper and a different experience. Thx for sharing. Do like your style.
are you that girl who sat beside him?
And you didn't say hi?
Driver definitely has skills. Looks like a good trip. My only concern on a bus like that is legroom.At 6’3,” it’s an issue for me.
Me at 6’ 4 has the same problem I know what you mean. 👍🏻
6'7 .... Can drive in the same bus
Seat adjusts automatically
Best in comfort ..... Best in Class
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😘😘😘Ride it ...Feel it😘😘😘
This london people very different compare to greyhound passengers in the USA
jesus martinez I think I had a stroke reading that
jesus martinez How? 😅
@@jonathank.8450 Less drugs and guns.
@@jonathank.8450 Greyhound is mainly used by ex convicts
Probably more English people on the Greyhound bus.
Hi👋 I'm from India
First time I saw "a bus moves into the train like..cabin"🤔😗😯.
Perfect Driver and
Nice filming,🤝🤝
Thanks to remind me...I travel London(Victoria station) to Paris Bercy on Disember 2018..
Ah, the good times, when coughing didn't make your hairs stand up.
Nah... even before covid... people who constantly coughed and never covered their mouth and kept talking still got on my last nerves!
Good driver safety first liked how got the couch on the train interesting vid good 👍👍👍
Merci beaucoup! Happy Christmas!
I enjoyed watching that full trip,Thanks for taking us along.
Thank u very much its honour for people of those countries to have such service n such skilled staff amazing deserve kudos atb
It seems to me that the Bus Terminal in London is better, cleaner, & more organized compare to the one in Paris.
Paris is one disgusting dirty city
The floor tiling i see on Victoria Coach station....looks the same as 20 years ago when i last visited it...the basic layout of the station, glass partition etc. looks the same as during 1998 ?
It's an out and out shithole like the rest of London
@@glenfrog814 Full of beautiful attraction though!!! (I live in London btw)
Linda Fukuyu You don’t say.
The first place you stop in France and straight away the food seems better quality than what one gets in UK service stations!
Everything is of better quality
Amazing skill of the driver
Wow, 1st time knew about the train carriers. Thank you. I took the train last year from London to Paris and it was nice too.
Me too 1st I'm see this so cool
I had travelled from Victoria, London to Paris many a time, cherishing my memories, good video
5:25 I can imagine that relaxing smile on driver face when you enter 4 lane highway from cities traffic
I'm here wondering why the hell it's 4 lanes...or well, 8 lanes, that's 4 on each side. Must be a hell of a rush hour.
Hey this was very well done I like that a lot, nice job.
I want to take the train to London the next time I’m in Paris! I’ve been to Paris twice but never to London. Ad also like to go to Amsterdam, amongst other places
Tony Gareth It’s a great run. Pretty much all the high-speed trains are. They can get pretty pricey, but for those of us limited to Amtrak, the experience is worth it.
Come to Amsterdam bro
Yawha Been there. Came in from Brussels and from Paris via the Thalys train. Amsterdam Centraal is a very cool station.
Tony Gareth these 2 cities are absolutely wonderful. I am French and I have lived many years in both of them. I would recommend to go late spring or even during the summer months. Enjoy a coffee along the various canals in Amsterdam and for London the great English pubs. I lived now in the US but I miss European cities so so much.
London is a great city, I myself live in the UK (West Yorkshire to be exact) and have visited London twice - once with my mum, dad and sister in 2010 and once again in 2019 with my Dad for an England Euro 2020 Qualifier against Bulgaria at Wembley Stadium, the first time we went on the train (from Leeds) and the second time we went on the National Express coach (also from Leeds)
Fantastic. I enjoyed every moment.Superb video and the accompanying comments.
Very nice video! 😊 ❤️Thanks for the trip! 👋
Tq for the video. Love it and look forward to take coach from London to Paris. From Paris to Berlin too.
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Oh wow! I feel like I'm their. Thanks for sharing.
The word is, "there".
ETS 2 player here!
Duisburg
@@mariusflorindragulin7802 Dusseldorf
Me too, me too!
Calais-Duisburg
Me too😀😀
Very good 👍excellent 👏👌trip and vlog dear sweet friend
Thanks for sharing. Wish I younger I would love to try coaching across Europe. I appreciate you not editing out the transfer on to the channel train
The way he maneuvered the bus into the train was so satisfying to watch
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The journey seems to be smooth and nice, another great choice apart from Eurostar & plane for my next trip.
Well. I currently live in Germany, and it's almost every time like a wonder for me to realize how well UK-People handling traffic in Rush Hour without getting mad or nervous in Big cities like London 👍👍👏👏
We invented the car, we're used to it.
@@ds1868 you did not, you twat
Спасибо, ребята! Это классно! Особенно теперь.... ездить не можем,- хоть посмотрим. Как это раньше с нами было
Very nice video but hats off to the driver he was amazing the way he drove that coach was nice enjoyed your video
Thanks for your informations
How travelling by bus London to Paris...sometimes I am trying with families. GBU
I was on that VDL coach in Iceland, between Reykjavik and the Blue Lagoon. It was fairly comfortable but I noticed it was very slow, or at least driven slowly. It has more than 8 gears I think so I would guess its for rural trips but it still managed to get to the destination on time.
Pas besoin de faire le voyage si cette superbe vidéo existe ! :D
watching this makes me want to take the coach to paris now. I will always chose a coach over the train its so much cheaper and if you are going to spend the day traveling anyway might as well do it where you dont have to worry about missing your stop or wondering if you will even get a seat to begin with. also the refreshment stops are always good.
First time in my life ..seen a passenger bus..entering a Train..hats off to the Driving skills of the bus pilot
Salute to Driver, great responsibility
It's very interesting for me. I'd never imagine how it is to travel between countries with opposite direction hands.
That's true
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It’s crazy. Some years ago, I made a trip Paris-Manchester-Paris in bus for a football match. We spent only 24h in England. But when we came back in France and took the highway, the first kilometers I was thinking "Why the driver stays in the right lane?" lol. It took me a few minutes to get used again to the driving on the right.
I like how two women are smoking right beside the "No Smoking" signs at 0:27 LOL
wow, you are genius.
Very nice. I rode on the FlixBus. It’s great! I went to Las Vegas. I knows the same bus driver. I actually know him before.
love how he manuver his skills on that train .. ❤️ safe driving . i wish they gave him a thankfull greet after the travel ..
Such a short distance. But then again I live in the US
Very interesting and informative video. Demanding work for drivers! 👍 🚃 🇬🇧 🇨🇵
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13:02 imagine if someone coughed this way right not . Damn
Thanks a lot, complete video is great, Thanks for share the expirience with us! 😍👍
I do that journey quite a lot alone with my car. It's so nice to see all these familiar places and routines while being stuck in Covid London Lockdown.
if your up for pooling let me know
Very nice trip, Enjoyable.
Thank you very much.
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What beautiful roads. We India can only dream of such roads & Bus with that suspension
Modi ji will make it possible
You have Tata
@@firzathereds Decades behind
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It will take 15 to 20 yrs
Modiji is spending too much time in politics. If he spends more time on road infrastructure as a priority , he can get this job done in 7 years
This is amazing,thank you
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I m amazed and thrilled to how driver handle with his skills in narrow lane ....at once it suffocated me ...👏👏👏clapps for driver
I tried the night bus to Paris a few years ago, leaving Victoria at 22.00 and arriving at 08.00 the next day, it used the ferry not the train to cross the strait, not bad. I also tried the night bus from Victoria to Amsterdam, it used the train and the time is similar to the one to Paris.