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easyBus is a no frills operator in a similar vain to Megabus, but offers services using 16 seat Mercedes minibuses on services from London to Milton Keynes and to London Luton Airport. Tickets are predominantly sold over the internet, although recently passengers have been able to purchase tickets off the driver. Passengers also have to pay for an extra seat if they intend to carry large items of luggage on the service. easyBus buses are maintained and operated by MK Metro, the largest provider of local bus services in Milton Keynes, under contract. No-frills or no frills is the term used to describe any service or product for which the non-essential features (or frills) have been removed. ... The Megabus logo Megabus is a British no-frills intercity bus service run by Stagecoach. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Milton Keynes Milton Keynes (pronounced ) is a purpose-built, high technology city in South East England. ... London Luton Airport (IATA: LTN, ICAO: EGGW) (previously called Luton International Airport) is an airport about 30 miles to the north-west of central London in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire. ...

A Brief History

easyGroup first announced its attention to operate no frills express services in 2003, initially in competition with National Express along the London - Birmingham corridor. However it wasn't until 2004 that easyBus started service, on the London to Milton Keynes route, however the threat of competition had forced National Express to offer its own discounted fares to and from London on several routes as well as the introduction of Megabus, a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group with a similar philopophy of no frills travel, albeit with 90 seat double deckers and not minibuses. To keep costs down easyBus originally used Hendon, in north London as its terminal point and a bus stop in central Milton Keynes (instead of the out of town Milton Keynes Coachway used by National Express). Shortly after opening up for business easyBus launched its second route to Luton Airport in competition with National Express' Jetlink subsidiary. In Spring 2005 easyBus changed its London terminus from Hendon to its more central location, in Baker Street. This article is about the company responsible for most long distance bus and coach services in the UK and the brand it uses; for information on the owning group, see the National Express Group article. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Stagecoach Group plc is a leading international transport group operating bus, train, tram, express coach and ferry operations. ...

Note - From 26th February 2006, easyBus has decided to focus all its resources on the more profitable route between Luton Airport and London. The route will be operated in partnership with Arriva, one of the largest bus and coach operators in the UK. In April the service will be enhanced to offer nearly 100 services a day with a greater choice of departure times.

Accordingly the Milton Keynes - London Central route will operate for the last time on Saturday 25th February 2006.

See also

Other UK express coach operators :

• Megabus
• National Express
• Scottish Citylink
• Stagecoach Express

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External links

easyBus Website