Rider Express

The main stations covered by Rider Express’s buses include:

• Fort McMurray Gregoire Dr
• Regina Avonhurst Dr Retallack St EB
• Calgary Westbrook Mall
• Toronto Front St W
• Calgary Downtown Ave SE
• Fort McMurray Haineault Street
• Kitchener King St E
• Toronto Brimley Rd
• Kingston Division St
• Saskatoon Bill Hunter Marquis
• Ottawa Bus Station
• Whitby GO Bus Station
• Calgary Airport Rd NE
• Richmond Vancouver Airport
• Lumsden Lumsden Hwy
• Grassland Main Ave
• Kelowna Airport Way
• Banff Gopher St
• Ottawa Iris St
• Lake Louise Village Rd
• Merritt Crawford Ave
• London VIA Rail
• Pacific Central Station
• Red Deer Orr Dr
• Pearson Airport Viscount Station
• London CA University Dr
• Egremont Junction Hwy 28
• Abbotsford Liberator Avenue
• Edmonton 111 St NW
• Canmore Northwinds By Base Camp
• Bethune East St
• Kamloops Esso Gas Station
• Salmon Arm 20 St SW
• Boyle Lakeview Rd
• Field Field Access Rd
• Craik Mary St
• Chamberlain Wyndham Ave Hotel
• Davidson Louis Riel Trl Hwy 11 S 44
• Sherwood Park Strathmoor Dr Broadmoor Blvd
• Mississauga Mavis Rd
• Spruce Grove 70 McLeod Ave
• Vegreville 16A
• Golden Highway 1 Frontage Road
• Indian Head SK 56
• Hope Old Princeton Way
• Portage la Prairie Trans Canada Hwy
• Marmora Matthew St
• Edmonton Airport Rd
• Edmonton Downtown
• Surrey EB 105 Ave Lincoln Dr
• Madoc 62
• Maidstone Railway Ave
• Calgary WB Panatella BV Panatella ST NW
• Calgary Marlborough Mall
• Calgary Southland LRT Bus Station
• Carleton Place Hwy Trans Cadada
• Chilliwack Vedder Road
• Belleville Millennium Parkway
• Chase Shuswap Ave
• Winnipeg Southdale Mall
• Revelstoke Frontage Rd
• Brandon Middleton Ave
• Mayerthorpe 42 Ave
• Virden Frontage Road
• Peterborough Lansdowne at Ashburnham
• Kelowna Orchard Park Exchange Bay H
• Wandering River 50 Street Northwest
• Sicamous Trans Canada Hwy
• Ottawa Kanata Bus Station
• Whitecourt Kepler St
• Saskatoon Highway 11 South
• Saskatoon 2nd Ave N
• Grande Prairie 100 Ave
• Lloydminster 44 Street Service Rd S

Rider Express buses ply a number of routes and here is the list of some of the most popular ones:

• Toronto - Ottawa
• Kingston Ontario - Markham
• Edmonton - Calgary
• Calgary - Banff
• Calgary - Vancouver
• Toronto - Kingston Ontario
• Ottawa - Toronto
• Ontario - Markham
• Ontario - Toronto
• Toronto - Ontario
• Markham - Ontario
• Markham - Kingston Ontario
• Ottawa - Markham
• Toronto - London Ontario
• Calgary - Edmonton
• Edmonton - Richmond British Columbia
• Calgary - Richmond British Columbia
• Kitchener - Toronto
• Richmond British Columbia - Kamloops
• Toronto - Belleville CA
• Banff - Vancouver
• Calgary - Canmore
• Vancouver - Kamloops
• Alberta - Edmonton
• Banff - Calgary
• Saskatoon - Regina
• Vancouver - Calgary
• Calgary - Lake Louise
• Lake Louise - Vancouver
• Toronto - Kitchener
• Vancouver - Banff
• Mississauga - Kitchener
• Grand Prairie Alberta - Calgary
• Markham - Whitby CA
• Markham - Peterborough Ontario
• Belleville CA - Kingston Ontario
• Alberta - Canmore
• Regina - Banff
• Saskatoon - Richmond British Columbia
• Regina - Edmonton
• Vancouver - Canmore
• Ottawa - Smiths Falls
• Toronto - Quinte West
• London Ontario - Toronto
• Chilliwack - Vancouver
• Belleville CA - London Ontario
• Ottawa - Whitby CA
• Belleville CA - Ottawa
• Ottawa - Peterborough Ontario
• Alberta - Chilliwack
• Richmond British Columbia - Watrous
• Winnipeg - Regina
• Markham - Smiths Falls
• Edmonton - Grand Prairie Alberta
• Vancouver - Chilliwack
• Brandon - Saskatoon
• Vancouver - Lake Louise
• Belleville CA - Markham
• Calgary - Surrey
• Surrey - Kamloops
• Viking - Unity
• Saskatoon - Kamloops
• Calgary - Kamloops
• Winnipeg - Brandon
• Calgary - Regina
• Alberta - Lake Louise
• Revelstoke - Richmond British Columbia
• Toronto - Markham
• Richmond British Columbia - Banff
• Portage la Prairie - Winnipeg
• Saskatoon - Rivers
• Richmond British Columbia - Edmonton
• Kelowna - Calgary
• Fort McMurray - Calgary
• Kamloops - Chilliwack
• Kingston Ontario - Belleville CA
• Whitby CA - Belleville CA
• Edmonton - Winnipeg
• Winnipeg - Rivers
• Edmonton - Viking
• Hope - Alberta
• Revelstoke - Kelowna
• Markham - Toronto
• Unity - Winnipeg
• Edmonton - Alberta
• Surrey - Kelowna
• Toronto - Mississauga
• Calgary - Revelstoke
• Calgary - Saskatoon
• Ontario - Belleville CA
• Lake Louise - Calgary
• Edmonton - Unity
• Regina - Vancouver
• Edmonton - Portage la Prairie
• Banff - Alberta
• Canmore - Calgary
• Calgary - Kelowna
• Calgary - Red Deer
• Grand Prairie Alberta - Alberta
• Mississauga - Ontario

One of the best things about bus travel is that you can almost tailor-make your trip adjusting it to your requirements for privacy and comfort. Different classes and types of buses cater to the different needs of travellers. The cheapest trips are normally offered by standard-class buses. They may be called local, express or ordinary. These are a good choice for shorter trips. Sleepers or VIP coaches are good both for longer and overnight trips. They may offer berths or wide soft reclining seats, sometimes with built-in massage options, blankets, soft drinks, and snacks, or more substantial meals on board or during toilet or refuelling stops. Travelling by night buses allows you to save on a hotel room, but to ensure the most comfortable ride do choose the class of your bus wisely. Prices always depend on the distance you ride and the type of coach. For some, even shorter trips, it is worth investing some extra money and buying a seat on a VIP bus as it can save you twice as much time as you spend travelling by an ordinary bus.

Pros of Bus Travel

• Bus is the best choice to get to destinations that are not connected by rail or planes. The network of buses often covers almost the whole country, and their routes are well and long-established.
• Opposite to air travel and sometimes rail travel, taking a bus does not require arriving at the bus station much in advance. Check-in, even on international routes, does not take much time. Luggage allowances are usually very traveller-friendly, and the fee for extra luggage, if limits are set, is normally not very high.
• Bus tickets can be more affordable compared to air or fast train tickets. There is always a choice of ticket classes for all pockets. Cheaper standard options may be a bit slow and do not offer top comfort, but anyway acceptable and bring you to your destination. On longer routes, toilets or toilet stops as well as snacks, water, and sometimes toiletries and blankets are almost always included in the price.
• If you are ready to spend more, some VIP coaches offer seating comparable to business class on a plane with wide soft reclining seats, blankets, fewer passengers, and many other perks to make your trip a pleasant journey.

Cons of Bus Travel

• Newer intercity bus terminals are very often located out of the city close to bigger highways to allow buses to avoid city congestion. Unfortunately, it may create extra challenges for travellers, too. Getting to such a terminal may be a problem as in some destinations there are restrictions on vehicles allowed to enter the terminal, and you will have to use special carriers to get there. This results in higher costs as prices may be inflated. Also do calculate extra time if you are travelling during rush hours, especially if you are not familiar with the traffic situation at your starting point.
• Buses are probably the means of transport which runs out of schedule more often than trains or planes. They are heavily dependent on the road situation which sometimes can be unpredictable – accidents, road construction works, detours, etc. This is especially true for travels during weekends, high season, or national holidays. Do keep this in mind and do not plan tight connections.
• Travelling on certain routes or during the most popular periods may require advanced booking. Bear in mind that it is not always possible to show up at the bus station and hop on the next bus – tickets may well be all sold out, so organize your trip accordingly.