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‘Oar-some’ Cambridge coach fares to the Boat Race

20 Feb 2008

Travelling to this year’s Boat Race and Varsity football match has just got easier with the National Express coach service from Cambridge offering early bird fares from just £1 running between the famous University city and London on Saturday 29 March.

The National Express 010 Cambridge to London service, one of the core coach services operating from Cambridge, leaves directly from Parkside to London Victoria Coach Station and offers a perfect way to travel to and from London, relax, have a great day out and hopefully prepare for a Cambridge victory!

Paul Bunting, Strategic Marketing Director at National Express UK said; “Our 010 coach service offers a perfect way to travel to London for this year’s Boat Race and gives an amazing opportunity to travel for less with our great value, internet-based Funfares from £1. The hourly 010 service will take people into the heart of the capital in just two hours with the race area at Putney Bridge, Hammersmith, Ravenscourt Park and Fulham FC all within easy reach from Victoria. The University of Cambridge’s Rowing Team have a passionate and loyal support and therefore we would advise people who are travelling to this year’s Race to book early to gain some massive return-journey savings on their coach travel.”

Simon Burdus from the Students Union at the University of Cambridge added; “Here at the University we fully support good value and environmentally friendly ways to travel and the National Express coach network certainly does both. We are delighted that the Company is giving students from the University the opportunity to travel cheaply to London for this year’s Boat Race and we’re sure the 010 will prove popular with Cambridge supporters travelling to cheer their rowing and football heroes on!”

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Notes to Editors

• As Britain’s No 1 coach operator, National Express and its sister company, Eurolines provide passengers with the flexibility to visit more than 1,000 UK and 500 European destinations. National Express also operates a high frequency service to all major UK airports.
• Supporters can book Fun Fares from £1 exclusively online by visiting www.nationalexpress.com. Funfares are only available as e-Tickets or m-Tickets. Postal delivery and ticket collection is not available.
• The 2008 Boat Race covers a distance of four miles along the river Thames and begins at 1715 from Putney Bridge.
• The 2008 Varsity football match is this year taking place at Craven Cottage, the home of Fulham Football Club. Kick-off is at 1300.
• For further information on the Boat Race go to www.theboatrace.org.
• Pictured is National Express’ Ian Skeels with The University of Cambridge’s Women’s Rowing Team and National Express’ 010 coach service in Cambridge.

For further information, please contact:

Stuart Henry, Media Manager (National Express) 07920 781 452