[Megabus Gold] My Journey to London with 'Megabus Gold'

Megabus Gold - It was an excellent choice!

My husband is a big fan of NFL(National Football League).

His passion and enthusiasm in NFL became increasingly serious and one day he confessed that he bought tickets for US! Yes, him and ME!!!

So we had a trip to London booked in September 2014, which is how we ended up searching for options to get to Wembley stadium in London from Aberdeen.

The most convenient option was obviously ‘via plane’ but it was like £300 for return for two. We didn’t want to waste such amount of money on transportation. The next viable option we could choose was ‘via train or should I say ‘sleeper’. However, it was unexpectedly expensive at that time too.

But then, my hubby who is the God of searching, found out this thing called ‘Megabus gold’. I knew about Megabus as I have seen the bus running around with the £1 motto printed on their bus advert. I also heard about that getting to London from Aberdeen takes about 16 hours and it aitn’t a joke. Alright, I was not sure about torturing my arse on a bus for 16 hours.

However, my hubby said “No no, this is not what you think. This is a bus version of a sleeper train”. I replied “What do you mean?”.  he continued: “This is an overnight bus. We get on a bus in the evening from Aberdeen and and while we are sleeping the bus will get to London. I am going to book it.” We like the kind of concept of ‘sleeping will take you to your destination'. So we decided to give it a go. We paid £30 for two of us instead of £300 and a trip to London had been sorted out.

Having arrived the Aberdeen bus terminal ten minutes early, the bus was ready to board. About 10 people including us were there waiting and they were carrying their suitcases. As we didn’t have any big items like everyone else we were privileged to skip the queue and get our ‘seat’ or ‘bed’ first. Moreover because we are couple, we got the premium ‘double bed’, eee ya! ^^

After people were allocated to their own bed, the driver came up and started providing complimentary small bottles of water and muffins. That was a little surprise.

<Things we can find on Mega Bus Gold>

Bed or hammock

The bed is not like the one you can find at your home. So don’t expect a quality bed.

The bed that you are going to see is a bed until you know how to transform it to a seat. Oh, don’t forget to wear a seatbelt or bed belt while you are sleeping.

Fleece blanket & Small pillow

Thin but okay size. If you are tall, the provided blanket might be too small for your height. It does its job but for it was bit thin so I took a spare blanket from a empty bed. The pillow is SMALL but is usable. Again, if you need extra pillow look around and get a spare pillow from a empty bed.

Electric Socket

Each hammock has its own socket where you can plug your charger for mobile, laptops, and table etc.

Toilet

This was a good fun. As many of us could guess, this is not a toilet you would dream of. Small and compact size which is normally designed for coach buses and a holy smell always makes me feel sick. But it is always better than having nothing. So I appreciated it.

It was approximately 9:30 pm when the bus hit the road. The bus stopped at several stops on the way to London. However I fell asleep around 10:30 pm so I don’t know any other stops except Dundee.

The light is off during the night so please be aware that you might need to use your own mini torch when needed.

I woke around 7 am in the next morning, we were nearly in London.

Around 8:00 am the coach arrived in Victoria coach station in London. The arrival announcement was made around 30 minutes prior to arrival. And another surprise was a breakfast pack : a carton of fruit juice and croissant.

Now, that’s you in London. How simple!! For me, it was the most comfortable trip to London ever.  I would visit London more often if I can have a flat bed by paying 15 pounds(of course we were lucky to get this cheap ticket). I was totally impressed by this GOLD premium experience. Loved it!

That is all from me. It was just fantastic and I would definitely use ‘Mega Bus Gold’ again. Actually, I am planning to go to London in January next year so I hope to find a good deal again. Anyway I hope my review will help you to decide if you are not sure about it yet. Good luck, and hope to hear your story soon. Bye for now.

Link to Megabus Gold Website

Note: If you are sensitive about noise please prepare ear plugs as there will be general noise on the bus: snoring from one of our bus mates was a nightmare. :)