After two major FlixBus incidents on the same Europe trip…
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After two major FlixBus incidents on the same Europe trip, I’m done with them!
A few days ago, while leaving Frankfurt, our bus had issues that caused significant delays. Annoying, but we brushed it off as bad luck.
Fast forward to today. We’re travelling from Paris to Frankfurt after being awake all night because we have a long international flight later in the day.
Somewhere near Ramstein in Germany, our bus broke down completely.
We were left stranded on the roadside for around 2.5 hours. Police showed up to manage the situation, and we spent the entire time sitting around waiting for updates and hoping we’d still make it to Frankfurt in time.
Eventually a replacement bus arrived and we got moving again, but by that point we’d lost hours, hadn’t slept all night, and were completely exhausted.
What really gets me is that this is the second major issue we’ve had with FlixBus on the same trip. I understand that mechanical failures happen, but when you’re relying on long-distance buses, reliability is literally the product you’re paying for.
Has anyone else noticed an increase in breakdowns or operational issues recently, or have we just been unbelievably unlucky?
PS: We had accidentally booked our tickets for the wrong day and the driver allowed us to travel after collecting the fare difference in cash. We weren’t given any receipt or updated documentation. Is that standard FlixBus procedure?
#travel
A few days ago, while leaving Frankfurt, our bus had issues that caused significant delays. Annoying, but we brushed it off as bad luck.
Fast forward to today. We’re travelling from Paris to Frankfurt after being awake all night because we have a long international flight later in the day.
Somewhere near Ramstein in Germany, our bus broke down completely.
We were left stranded on the roadside for around 2.5 hours. Police showed up to manage the situation, and we spent the entire time sitting around waiting for updates and hoping we’d still make it to Frankfurt in time.
Eventually a replacement bus arrived and we got moving again, but by that point we’d lost hours, hadn’t slept all night, and were completely exhausted.
What really gets me is that this is the second major issue we’ve had with FlixBus on the same trip. I understand that mechanical failures happen, but when you’re relying on long-distance buses, reliability is literally the product you’re paying for.
Has anyone else noticed an increase in breakdowns or operational issues recently, or have we just been unbelievably unlucky?
PS: We had accidentally booked our tickets for the wrong day and the driver allowed us to travel after collecting the fare difference in cash. We weren’t given any receipt or updated documentation. Is that standard FlixBus procedure?
#travel
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