FlixBus has only been operating in the UK for two years - but it's offering some of the most inexpensive travel options across Europe.
The popular coach company has now announced it will be expanding its Leeds travel destinations all the way over to Amsterdam.
And it's almost certainly going to cost you less than a plane fare.
From £31.98, you can head down to Leeds coach station and wake up in the Netherlands - all without the faff of delays at the gate and that airport commute that always takes longer than you expect.
Image: FlixBus SE
The service is currently scheduled once a day leaving Leeds Kirkgate at 3pm and arriving in Amsterdam at 9.30am the following morning
15:00
Leeds (Kirkgate)
15:45
Sheffield (Meadowhall Interchange)
17:10
Leicester (Fosse Park)
19:05
London Finchley Road (Stop CL)
19:40
London Victoria Coach Station
Transfer at London Victoria Coach Station
22:00
London Victoria Coach Station
00:20
FOCA (Eurotunnel Terminal Folkestone)
03:50
CAFO (Eurotunnel Terminal Calais)
05:25
Bruges
06:15
Ghent
08:40
The Hague
09:30
Amsterdam Sloterdijk
The buses come free WiFi and outlets to charge everything you need for your journey too.
It is reported that Leeds isn' the only city to receive this new travel option either, Sheffield, Nottingham, Leicester, Cambridge, Stratford, North Greenwich, Antwerp and Utrecht have all been added to the coach journey's map.
The service is reported to be operated by Whippet Coaches, a long-term partner of FlixBus.
Amsterdam from Leeds takes around 18 hours. / Image: Gaurav Jain via Unsplash
Andreas Schorling, Managing Director of FlixBus UK, has told newspapers across the UK that: “Summer travel just became more affordable and sustainable than ever thanks to our new international and domestic routes.
“We’re building the largest coach network in the country and as part of our unique offering, we’ll become first coach provider offering regular scheduled services from cities like Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham and Bristol into Amsterdam, as one of the most popular destinations in Europe.
After closing for the entire second day, The Warehouse stage at Leeds Festival has once again been forced to evacuate.
One of the most anticipated dance acts of the day has been cancelled due to health and safety concerns just moments before the set.
Sheffield DJ Silva Bumpa was due to take to The Warehouse stage today at 1:30pm, but the set was cancelled due to overcrowding.
It's not the first time this has happened at Leeds Festival 2026, as yesterday Omar+'s set was cancelled due to the same issue and the stage was subsequently closed for the rest of the day.
The Warehouse stage is completely new for this year, and supposedly is designed specifically for dance music...which is quite ironic.
Announcing the news to Instagram, Silva Bumpa said: "So so sorry Leeds Fest but due to over crowding my set was cancelled last min I was just behind the stage and got told right before such a massive shame."
Prospa, another prominent DJ who's set was cancelled at Reading on Friday afternoon, spoke up on the situation: "We are disappointed in The Warehouse stage closure at Reading Festival. We were told it wasn't possible to play whilst on the way. This was due to too many people outside the stage.
"We have seen this happen before at larger festivals in the UK. It's time to double the capacity of tents or put dance music on the main stage."
It comes after another dance stage, LS23, was closed mid-set last night due to a health and safety hazard when all the lights suddenly switched off and ravers were forced to evacuate.
If yesterday is anything to go by, we wouldn't be surprised if The Warehouse was closed for the rest of the day which means anticipated sets from Rossi and Mall Grab will also be cancelled.
‘Actually lost for words’ – huge artist speaks out as Leeds Festival set is cancelled due to overcrowding
Clementine Hall
For the second day in a row, a huge set has been cancelled due to overcrowding at Reading and Leeds Festival.
Day two of the festival and there's some pretty disappointed ravers hanging their head as one of the biggest dance music sets of the day is cancelled.
Omar+, a rising British electronic DJ and producer, was due to play on the brand-new Warehouse stage at Reading yesterday and Leeds today.
Yesterday's set was cancelled last minute due to overcrowding, and low and behold the same has happened here in Leeds.
Announcing the sad news to his story, Omar+ said "Actually lost for words. My Leeds set has been cancelled due to overcrowding."
He then went on to show a screenshot of a text message, reading: "I've never seen something like this in my entire life where two shows back to back are cancelled due to overcrowding."
The Warehouse stage is completely new for this year, and supposedly is designed specifically for dance music...which is quite ironic.
Prospa, another prominent DJ who's set was cancelled at Reading yesterday, spoke up on the situation: "We are disappointed in The Warehouse stage closure at Reading Festival. We were told it wasn't possible to play whilst on the way. This was due to too many people outside the stage.
"We have seen this happen before at larger festivals in the UK. It's time to double the capacity of tents or put dance music on the main stage."
It comes after another dance stage, LS23, was closed mid-set last night due to a health and safety hazard when all the lights suddenly switched off and ravers were forced to evacuate.
Sophie Smith -
21st June 2023 
