Getting around by bus and coach France

Keolis' aim is to offer alternatives to the private car. Founded in 1990, Keolis provides public and private transport services for the region and beyond. In addition to tourist trips and school transport, the company operates the eighteen lines of the Mobigo network. In 2023, Dijon renewed its partnership with the company around the Divia transport network and its comprehensive offer of streetcars, buses, parking lots and bicycles. Keolis is committed to promoting diversity and sustainable development.

FlixBus is a German start-up that came into being in 2013 with the aim of simplifying travel in Europe. In just a few years, the company has become a leader, and today boasts Europe's largest long-distance bus network. Reservations are simple (on the website), and - once settled in - passengers can take advantage of the various services set up: mobile app, free wifi, real-time GPS tracking of buses. From Paris, departures are from Gare de Bercy, and various locations are served.

Saint-Vallier is a town in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. For travelers wishing to organize their vacations or getaways, the Voyages Girardot travel agency is available to help. For those living in other towns in the region, there are also Voyages Girardot agencies in Beaune, Besançon, Chalon-sur-Saône, Dijon, Le Creusot, Lons-le-Saunier, Mâcon, Montceau-les-Mines and Paray-le-Monial.

Line 3 of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional bus network offers many advantages. It runs non-stop, 7 days a week, linking the 10 communes of the Ile de Ré to La Rochelle. The best part? A trip to the Ile de Ré at an affordable price! Single tickets can be purchased on board, from the drivers, in agencies or online. Also running on bioethanol, the vehicles produce 70% less fine-particle emissions. Economical and ecological!

Who has never seen a green bus with the Flixbus logo run on the highway in recent years? Offering national and international lines from Marseille, this company offers to travel in new and comfortable buses, with wi-fi and a friendly staff (not always French-speaking, it should be known). Tickets sold from 5 euros for the shortest journeys and connections from Marseille to Toulon, Nice, Genoa, Perpignan, Toulouse, Barcelona, Lyon, Paris, etc. Travelling simply and without paying a high price is more possible than ever. It is also the most economical way to get directly from Marseille to Nice airport.

Some 30 regular lines to Meaux, Rebais, Chessy - Marne-la-Vallée, La Ferté-Gaucher, Melun… and, of course, the surroundings of Coulommiers.

At night, BEN takes over from the buses and the tramway. It takes night owls on a large loop judiciously designed for students, between the main points of the city center (Gaillard, Delille, Ballainvilliers), the Dolet and Cézeaux university residences, passing by the Saint-Jacques viaduct, the Gabriel Montpied University Hospital, the Cézeaux campus, before coming back down by Lafayette boulevard A mediation service is present on board during the trips. BEN, it's THE solution to come back from your evenings in complete safety and for free.

If, like more and more French people, you travel by coach, you'll be passing through Toulouse via the Pierre-Sémard station. It's located right next to the train station, a ten-minute walk from the city center and accessible by metro. A particularly busy hub, it is home to major regional, national and international airlines. It is currently undergoing a major facelift to provide renovated facilities, easier access for people with reduced mobility, a wifi connection, a waiting room and a catering outlet...

Voyages Dumont is a transport company based in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Founded in 1933, it began by offering school transport services before expanding into tourism along the Côte d'Opale. Voyages Dumont benefits from the support of its shareholders, forming a network of over 500 coaches. The company boasts a fleet of recent, environmentally-friendly vehicles, with 100% of the fleet in Euro 6. It also offers bus rental services, organized trips and school transport. The Voyages Dumont teams are available to answer any requests for quotes or information.

Amilly is served by the Darbier bus and coach transport company. This company offers a wide range of passenger transport and vehicle rental services. Their grand touring coaches offer capacities ranging from 53 to 67 seats, with equipment such as reclining seats, toilets, air conditioning and audio and video systems. They also offer smaller touring vehicles, with capacities ranging from 49 to 63 seats, as well as minibuses and minicars for small groups.

Still (Lens-Liévin) and TUHC (Hénin-Carvin) networks merged in 2003 to become Tadao. In 2007, ArtoisBus covering Béthune and its aglomération joined the association. Tadao now serves 115 communes including Auchel, Plane, Béthune, Bruay la Buissière, Bully-les-Mines, Carvin, Hénin-Beaumont, Lens, Liévin, Libercourt, and Noeux-les-mines… The network covers 750 km 2 and has 83 lines including: 2 bubble lines, 67 regular lines, 14 Allobus lines and 283 school circuits. Tadao is 423 buses and coaches mobilized at peak hours, 3 200 stop points, 11 million kms travelled annually and 15 million annual travellers.

Slembrouck Voyages is a bus and coach transport company located in Fleurbaix. Slembrouck Voyages has specialized in coach travel for over 20 years.

To get around by public transport, visitors can use Linebus, a bus and coach company. Linebus is located at Domaine Saint-Charles, Boulevard du Docteur Léon Augé. Linebus offers tourist transport services by coach. Other similar companies can also be found nearby, such as Kéolis Aude, Capdeville SARL, Autocars Grv and Bus Occitan. These companies also offer public transport services in the Narbonne area.

Menton is connected to the hinterland, to Sospel, by many bus lines.

To move around Europe, think of using the Eurolines Bus! With 1 500 destinations in more than 30 countries, Eurolines is the first network of regular European lines. More than 4 million passengers, almost 128 million kilometres travelled, each year to the largest European cities, such as Lisbon, Warsaw, Belgrade: 90 cities of departure in France, there is certainly one near you!

Enjoy special offers by visiting the site. In 2012: go simple between Paris and Brussels for 12 €, Paris-Amsterdam 25 €, Paris-London 19 € (35 € A/R), Paris-Lisbon 24 €, Marseille-Barcelona 27 €, Lyon-Milan 16 € (conditions: all inclusive included for a reservation 45 days prior to departure outside the high season and holidays. Limited number of seats). Possibility to book online or by phone. Preferential rates for seniors (and children). Find out more about "turnkey" Bus & Hotel formulas at very competitive rates.

As the departure and arrival point of the numerous buses of the TIM network (Transport Interurbain de Moselle), the station is bustling! Once on board, the comfortable buses will serve the main cities of the department (Forbach, Thionville) but also more outlying areas such as the Fensch valley or the Saint-Avold region. Sundays are not forgotten as there are regular routes to Thionville and Rombas via Amnéville. An ecological and friendly way to discover the other territories of the region which are full of treasures!