National Express Transport Solutions is the UK’s leading and award-winning coach hire company, providing safe and high quality transport services, to schools and educational groups. Any vehicle, anytime, anywhere
South East, London, East of England, East Midlands, West Midlands, Yorkshire, North West, North East, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, South West
The Travel Centre, Eastcourt Lane, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6HW
MONTHS OPEN
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
DAYS OPEN
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
AGE GROUPs
PreSchool, 5 to 7 years, 8 to 10 years, 11 to 13 years, 14 to 16 years, College, University
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CRB/DBS
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What Does your Transport Service offer for School Trips
At National Express Transport Solutions, we provide private coach hire for any occasion across the UK.
We can provide a variety of size vehicles ranging from minibuses to double-deckers catering for a group of 8 to thousands. We also provide VIP style vehicles and Bus hire.
We partner with UK transport operators and bring together the expertise and strengths of our brand and depots across the UK to form a consistent and customer focused transport solution.
Our transport services include:
- Home to School Shuttle Services
- UK and European Day Trips and Tours
- Sports & Swimming Lesson Shuttle Services
- Discounted tickets to Merlin Attractions & Resorts
What Makes you a great choice for educational groups
At National Express Transport Solutions, we provide private coach hire for any occasion across the UK.
We can provide a variety of size vehicles ranging from minibuses to double-deckers catering for a group of 8 to thousands. We also provide VIP style vehicles and Bus hire.
We partner with UK transport operators and bring together the expertise and strengths of our brand and depots across the UK to form a consistent and customer focused transport solution.
Our transport services include:
- Home to School Shuttle Services
- UK and European Day Trips and Tours
- Sports & Swimming Lesson Shuttle Services
- Discounted tickets to Merlin Attractions & Resorts
We are a great choice for your transport needs because:
- Local, safe and quality school coach hire for any occasion
- Unrivaled fleet of any size and specification
- Covering all corners of the UK and beyond
- UK’s safest transport provider
Transport Accreditation and Awards
- DVSA Earned Recognition
- EFQM 5 Star
- Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT)
- Institute of Travel & Meetings (ITM)
- TfL Fleet Operators Recognition Scheme (Tfl FORS)
- BUSK – Belt Up School Kids
- Investors in People (IIP) Silver
View all awards and accreditation on our website – https://nxts.nationalexpress.com/about-us/affiliations-awards
Group Sizes
We have access to over 10,000 vehicles (own fleet and partner operators). Vehicles range from 16-seaters up to 77-seaters. We offer minibuses, buses, coaches in addition to accessible vehicles.
Photography, Filming & Audio Restrictions
Photos and videos are welcome on-board. If they’re shared on social media then we encourage customers to tag us so we can share.
Facebook – www.facebook.com/NXTransportSolutions
Twitter – www.twitter.com/NXtransportUK
Instagram – www.instagram.com/nxtransportsolutions/
Risk Assessment Details
All school trips have a risk assessment completed by us.
All drivers are DBS checked, as part of the recruitment process.
Pricing
We provide a number of offers on school transport, including our budget lodging scheme, savings when booking multiple trips, flexible funding and discounts on coach hire between 9:30am and 2:30pm.
We are also partnered with Merlin Entertainments and can offer discounts on some of the UK’s top attractions.
First Aid
First Aid Kits are onboard all of our vehicles. All drivers cover a basic first aid module as part of their induction.
Onboard Facilities
Our facilities onboard vary depending on the size and type of vehicle. Our standard features are the following:
- Luxury seats with seat belts and armrests
- Courier seat
- Carpeting
- Air conditioning & Central heating
- Curtains
- Air suspension
- Overhead luggage compartment
- Executive tinted windows
- 3-point seat belt
- Wheelchair friendly*
- Public address
- Euro 6 emissions
- Eco-life retarder gearbox
*subject to availability
To view our fleet and features, please visit – https://nxts.nationalexpress.com/fleet
Accessibility & Disabled Facilities Onboard
We can provide wheelchair accessible coaches and all drivers are trained on how to operate a vehicle lift across our fleet.
Opening Times
Office hours (Sales and Customer Care):
Monday – 9am – 5.30pm
Tuesday – 9am – 5.30pm
Wednesday – 9am – 5.30pm
Thursday – 9am – 5.30pm
Friday – 9am – 5.30pm
Operationally we’re available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week.
Testimonials
https://nxts.nationalexpress.com/case-studies-and-testimonialshttps://uk.trustpilot.com/review/nxts.nationalexpress.com
School Information Packs
You can download our school information pack by simply submitting your details in the form via the link – https://nxts.nationalexpress.com/school-coach-hire/
This will then be emailed straight to your email for download. You can also request a hard copy by emailing nxts-sales@nationalexpress.com
Booking Details
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