SNCF bus service on starting blocks

SNCF has confirmed its new long-distance coach service will start on July 23 – in time for the London Olympics.

Initially called “Speed”, the service has been unveiled with the name iDBUS, on the model of the internet-based long-distance trains service iDTGV.

The first services will link Paris Gare de Bercy or Lille Gare Europe with three destinations – Victoria Coach Station in London, the Gare du Midi in Brussels and Amsterdam (Stadionplan).

There will be eight return trips a day from Paris and four from Lille, with more to come in the autumn.

For more details see: iDBUS