InterCity Coachlines & Newmans Coachlines, New Zealand

I came to hate coach travel as a youngster a long time ago in England. Family day trips to the seaside by coach from home in Crewe to Rhyl in North Wales ( a mere 65 miles) or Blackpool (80 miles or so) were seemingly endless. Small, slow , exceedingly uncomfortable coaches, the roads often winding, and no motorways to speed the journey. It always seemed to rain continuously so that you couldn't see outside. The inside of the coach windows rapidly steamed up and then ran with condensation. A claustrophobic mixture which was just about manageable UNTIL….the passenger in front lit up their first ... more

Intercity are too expensive - nakedbus.com is cheaper. Both companies take the same time with the same number of comfort stops and the buses are essentially the same. The only difference is that Intercity have more times and destinations - e.g. when Intercity have a bus every day, nakedbus will only have one every few days, or on the routes that naked bus have a bus every day, Intercity will have several. But the price difference is astonishing. Nakedbus.com have some $1 fares and although these sell out pretty quickly all their fares seem to be cheaper than Intercity. Basically they seem to ... more