Overnight Buses of the World

Inter City

from New Zealand operated a night bus service with a unique concept on the route between Auckland and Wellington. Four seats convert into two beds, and hammocks are installed on another level. The price for a journey is comparable to a hostel overnight stay. During our research for comfortable night bus lines from Switzerland, we came across the Czech bus company Nobless Line . It is one of the most comfortable buses we have seen in Europe – and at the attractive price of CHF 85.- per trip. The "luxury bus" boasts a bistro on the lower deck, where you can enjoy a light dinner from Czech cuisine, and a toilet where, according to them, you will feel like you are "in the most luxurious hotel and not on a bus."

Fun Fact: Cookies are included, and passengers must bring their own bedding.

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Al Saif Sleeper Bus

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The Al Saif Sleeper Bus operates in Pakistan and is one of the best travel buses we have seen to date. We particularly like the originality of its concept and its reinterpretation of bus travel.

In Asia, there are many exciting night bus concepts that inspire us. For example, the IntrCity Smart Bus in India (which can also be booked via WhatsApp) or sleeper buses in Vietnam, China, and Thailand. In Latin America, travel in comfort buses is also almost commonplace. Hollywood is also an inspiring (and surprisingly often reliable) source.

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The Big Bus

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from 1976 tells the story of the nuclear-powered superbus "Cyclops," which is on its maiden voyage from New York to Denver. On board the articulated double-decker, there's a bowling alley, a piano bar, and even a swimming pool. A bomb damages the reactor, causing the giant bus to nearly plunge off a cliff.

Fun Fact: One year before the film's release, the company Neoplan actually launched an articulated double-decker bus named Jumbocruiser onto the market. One year after the film's release, a Jumbocruiser was converted into a rolling hotel, the Car-o-tel, whose trapezoidal windows appear to be a homage to its cinematic predecessor.