Big Green Coach Reviews 

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.4

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Evaluating 325 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall, finding the booking process easy and appreciating convenient pick-up locations and timely event arrivals. Reviewers frequently praised the friendly, helpful, and professional drivers and staff, contributing to an enjoyable and smooth journey. However, some customers also noted significant issues with service reliability and customer support. Several people reported coaches not arriving on time, being left stranded, or experiencing long delays and disorganization. Others encountered unhelpful or unresponsive customer service. Additionally, a few mentioned uncomfortable coach conditions, like lack of air conditioning, and some drivers were described as unprofessional.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I used BGC to travel from Swansea to Cardiff for Metallica. Plenty of coaches supplied for departure, and all but one seemed modern (one looked very old, was rusty, I was pleased not to be on that one... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I booked the BGC company for take that in Coventry, booking it was easy and i was happy with the price. The pick up location and times were very convenient. The only negative things were the fact tha... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Used this for a group Harry Styles trip - where the drivers were friendly, fun (played onedirection and harry the whole way there the vibes were elite) and the process smooth. Also recently used the c... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to book on-line. Very happy to be on air conditioned coach on this really hot day with no hassle drop-off and pick-up close to Blackweir Fields venue, didn't take much longer or cost more than dr... See more

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  1. Bus and Coach Company

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The UK's largest and most trusted travel supplier to the Events Industry. We transport over 100,000 customers to music and sporting events every year and we're proud to be carbon neutral!


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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We used this company for the first time…

We used this company for the first time for the Boyzone concert at the Emirates Stadium Saturday 6th June. I have to say that I was a little nervous due to not using them before but I was honestly so surprised with the service. We was picked up at Derby bus station at 12.15pm and dropped right outside the Emirates stadium. We listened to Boyzone and other great tunes on the journey there, atmosphere was great and the drivers/host were so lovely and quite funny. I would definitely use again and would recommend to anyone based on my experience. Thank you!

6 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Thanks for the kind review, Amanda! We really appreciate it and hope to have you on board for another event soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service!!

I had issues with transport shuttles within download festival on 15/6/26 and the staff at the transport hub for big green coach were amazing!!

Jack especially personally helped me with organising subsequent travel/ offered great customer service and a refund, as I would also have to get the train for the closest coach stop due to complications.

Lovely staff, good weather and even with this issue they solved it happily! My partner and myself are beyond impressed. Thank you!!! Enjoy your pancake 🤪

From Charlotte and Lewis, Blackpool.

15 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Thanks for the glowing review, Charlotte! Jack is our fantastic Customer Service Supervisor, so we'll be sure to pass on your kind feedback to him. We look forward to having you on board for another event in the future 💚

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service from Big…

Excellent customer service from Big Green Coach. I needed to update my booking details after getting married and Naomi responded incredibly quickly, even late at night, and sorted everything out straight away.

Every interaction I've had with the team has been friendly, helpful and efficient. It's refreshing to deal with a company that genuinely cares about its customers.

As someone who understands the importance of supporting small businesses, I always try to recommend Big Green Coach to others and will continue to do so.

Thank you again for such a positive experience!

15 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Thanks, Bethan! We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We'd love to have you on board again soon.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is a joke.

This is. By far. The absolute worst coach experience I’ve ever had.

Currently I’m on the coach to Download festival, big green coach are an official sponsor and are heavily endorsed by download and multiple other major music festivals in the UK. We were meant to arrive an hour ago, and we are still 3/4 hours away from the festival, on one of the most stressful journeys I’ve ever taken, due to the negligence of the company, and the ignorance of our driver.

The bus was due to arrive at Glasgow to take us to download fest at 6AM. So considering this I woke up early and got an uber to the bus station, at this point, everyone got a message saying that the bus had been delayed by an hour and a half, no further details were given other than a half baked apology. By the time an hour and a half had passed we received a second text message telling us the bus was delayed again by atleast another hour.

It then rolled around to 9AM before our bus finally arrived, and it was estimated we’d make it around 2/3PM. This was before our driver decided to take an hour long break after one hour of driving. cut away from a small jam on the motorway to take a sketchy, dangerous backroad advising against motorway vehicles. Passing multiple signs for road works and closures. At the end of this backway to hell, we reached the pretold closed road, at which point we had to turn back and retrace 30 minutes worth of roads never made for a giant coach, trying to find a way back to the motorway.

As it stands we’re still on the way to download, we’ve missed half the acts of the day, and campgrounds are most likely packed already. We’ve finally made it back to the motorway now. But our ETA is at current 4:30PM, a total five hours after our initial arrival time, and making the total time since arriving to the outbound bus station almost 11 hours. Due to the delays, BGC has issued a refund for the outbound trip to every passenger on board, but I don’t think even that is enough to compensate the hell we’ve been through this morning.

12 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Hi Sprite, thanks for sharing your feedback.

We apologise for the delay in your service to Download Festival. Once our operations team were aware of the issue, our customer service team proactively sent meaningful updates via text and also processed a full refund for your outward journey.

We appreciate how frustrating delays can be. We can see our team have provided a final follow-up to your complaint. If you're looking for some more information, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Many thanks, BGC

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

We used your bus company from middlesbrough to stadium of light on Sunderland on Tuesday 9th June. Would just like to say we had excellent service from yourselves. The driver was very friendly but didn't catch his name. It made our journey feel very safe knowing that the bus was waiting for us on our return. Would definitely use this company again

9 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Thanks for the great review, Mr Porter! We're glad to hear your journey was smooth. We'd love to have you on board for another event in the future.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I regrettably booked this company to…

I regrettably booked this company to come home from Radio One BW, at an outrageous cost of £30 for a 11 mile journey.

Buses were no where to be found, when I did find the collection point, buses were an hour late.

Buses for other users to other destinations didn’t even turn up.

I emailed a complaint to which I was fobbed off.

I would AVOID this shambolic company at costs.

Paul

21 May 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Hi Paul,

We're sorry to hear about this.

With events of this size, some wait times are always to be anticipated, particularly during peak operational hours.

This is due to the volume of people that are being transported to and from the site. However, our team worked closely with the event, and other contractors, to ensure that the shuttle service ran as smoothly as possible.

Please be assured that we had several buses running on a frequent loop between site and the drop-off locations.

We appreciate your feedback and will pass this on to the wider team.

Many thanks, BGC

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

2.5hr wait for 6 mile journey!!!

We paid £11 each for a 6 mile journey to our concert. We waited for 2.5 hours!!!! Coaches came once every 25 minutes and the queue turned into chaos.

I contacted their customer service and was told twice that they were happy with the service provided and I couldnt get compensation.

RUBBISH - AVOID FOR ANY TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS!!! You're better walking!

22 May 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Hi there,

We're sorry to hear about this.

With events of this size, some wait times are always to be anticipated, particularly during peak operational hours.

This is due to the volume of people that are being transported to and from the site. However, our team worked closely with the event, and other contractors, to ensure that the shuttle service ran as smoothly as possible.

We appreciate your feedback and will pass this on to the wider team – it is always our priority to improve our future services and your feedback is a crucial aspect of doing so.

Many thanks, BGC

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Charged money for a journey that was free to other people.

This company charged me £28 for a ride to the Radio 1 festival but when we got on the bus nobody asked for the ticket to see i had paid, on the way back it was the same and the majority of people on that bus told me they had not paid for their journey, when I inquired about it to the company and asked for a refund as I felt it was not fair that I had to pay but other people didn't they basically said no refund and they will look into the reason why no one checked, fair enough it is not their fault the staff didn't check but that does not mean it's fair that some people had to pay a lot of money for a 10 minute journey and most people got it for free, disgusting in my opinion.
I would advise being very careful booking with this company.

23 May 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Hi Sharon,

We're sorry to hear about this.

Please be reassured, all staff are instructed to check all tickets at the time of boarding shuttles to ensure passengers are travelling to the correct event.

We’re glad that you were still able to board your service to BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend. As mentioned by our customer service team, we have logged this information with the relevant team to ensure we continue to conduct proper ticket checks.

We appreciate your feedback and will use this to improve our future services.

Many thanks, BGC

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Coach turned up late to start with

Coach turned up late to leave.
Got to London ok but on return to the coach driver informed us we couldn’t leave for 2 hrs eventually got back to Cardiff at 4.30am .

5 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Hi Amanda, we're sorry to hear about this.

If you're able to provide more information on the event you attended and the date of travel, we'd like to look further into this for you.

Please reach out to customerservice@biggreencoach.co.uk if you haven't already.

Many thanks, BGC

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely comfortable coach

Lovely comfortable coach, phone chargers, toilet. Reece was an excellent driver, also very considerate and helpful.
Enjoyable journey thank you.

6 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Thanks for the 5-stars, Pamela! We're glad to hear your journey with us was smooth and enjoyable.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

quick customer service

I was impressed with the quick customer service- I contacted BGB twice to ask questions via Facebook and email. Each time they came back to me within an hour and sorted my query.

6 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Thanks for the great review, Nicola! We really appreciate it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect customer service

Perfect customer service - resolved very quickly.

Shame I can’t attend and experience the coach.

Layla was fab! :)

4 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Thanks, Beth! We would love to have you on board in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Assisting with change needed for booking

I booked with the Company and needed to cancel and they could not of been more helpful, and assisted me within a few minutes so would recommend working with this company.

4 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Hi Steve, we appreciate you taking the time to leave such a great review. Look forward to having you on board very soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Customer service was great

Customer service was great, quick response clear on instructions and done what I asked with no complications! Great company

3 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Hi Erin, thanks for the 5-stars! We really appreciate it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had read on social media that people…

I had read on social media that people had received their BGc tickets for download festival already but I hadn't at the time so just needed to check if there was something wrong with my booking.. got a very rapid response to my email from Layla, who reassured me that all was ok & my eticket arrived within 24 hours..which was one less but big thing to worry about for me..thank you!

1 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Hi Martin, thanks for your 5-stars! We look forward to having you on board for DLXXIII next week. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Accidentally booked a coach with my…

Accidentally booked a coach with my concert tickets. Layla was super understanding, nice and helpful and cancelled the booking efficiently at no extra cost. Great customer service.

3 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Hey Ellie, thanks for the great review! We're glad to hear Layla was able to assist so promptly. Look forward to having you on board very soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ideal

Based on my dealings with the company I would say the communication on emails ect was clear and quick and easy to move forward with, thanks Layla

3 June 2026
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Reply from Big Green Coach

Thanks, Kieran! We're glad to hear your email was responded to efficiently. Layla is a superstar!

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