Bus Routes Around Europe

Two backpacker bus services will be operating scheduled tours throughout Europe this summer. These services are economical, allow flexibility in your timetable, drop you off and pick you up at budget lodgings..

Eurobus, which is geared to travelers age 18 to 38, has been operating for several years. Passengers can purchase transportation along three different routes and add a London link.

Discounts are available for those who have an International Student Identity Card or a bona fide youth travel card. A four-month pass valid for travel along a single circuit is $339, or $255 if you are a cardholder. For all three circuits it’s $529, or $479 for cardholders.

To add a return trip to London costs an additional $50 if you have purchased a pass for one route, or $25 if you have a pass for two routes. If you have a pass valid for all three routes the return trip to London is free.

For more details, contact Commonwealth Express at (800) EUROBUS.

New this year is a company called Busabout, which was launched April 1. The Busabout service links 30 European cities, provides large smoke-free coaches with panoramic windows and big sound systems. Passes are valid through October.

To travel along one route costs $280, or $255 if you are 26 or younger. To travel two routes is $449, or $399 if you’re under 27. To travel three routes is $570, or $515 if you are under 27.

Busabout is sold through Council Travel offices, including 10904 Lindbrook Drive, Los Angeles; telephone (310) 208-3551 or STA Travel, 7202 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles; tel. (213) 934-8722.

Izon is a Toronto-based freelance writer. She can be reached at https://www.izon.com.