Planning your trip on Busabout explorer is easy - surf our site and decide where you want to go: our friends at Lonely Planet have kindly written our destination guides which will give you a full insight into our hop-on hop-off points. There are also contributions from guides with their Top 10 favourite experiences in each of the destination so there is plenty of food for thought.
Once you have decided on the best pass you can start booking your accommodation and bus journeys through MyBusabout. This is an online real time booking engine that you can access anywhere in the world. This means you can make and amend bus journeys whilst you travel and make accommodation bookings.
MyBusabout
This is your part of the website - every one of our passengers recieves a customer reference number which is unique to you. You will receive this on your e-ticket which will be emailed to you when you book. If you book with one of our travel agent friends around the world they can either send the e-ticket direct to you or they will print it our for you. This ticket is important as you will exchange it for your Busabout pass on your first day.
Registering with MyBusabout is easy - just click the link 'bought a Busabout pass and want to sign up' and enter your details. At this stage you will need to give yourself a password to keep your bookings all safe and secure. Now you can book our buses till your heart's content! We would advise booking as much of you trip as you can. These bookings can always be changed if you have a change of heart however if you are planning to travel in peak season or around the big European festivals get the bookings in early.
Accommodation bookings take a 10% non-refundable deposit via credit card - you then pay the difference direct to the hostel when you get there. You can rest assure that booking your accommodation through MyBusabout will be cheaper or similar price to buying direct. Changes to bookings are at the discretion of the accommodation owners and you must contact them direct - some are more accommodating than others but they are within their rights to not refund deposits. Saying hello in their language and a bit of charm goes a long way! If you want to cancel 24hrs notice is fine for your deposits to be refunded.
On board technology
When you join Busabout Explorer on the first day you will receive your Busabout Travel Pass. This holds your personal information and details of your pass and jorneys travelled and booked. This is swiped every time you travel on the Guides hand held computer.
This means we know roughly where you are at any given time (which may keep worried parents slightly happier!) Our guides hand-helds also mean that you can make journey bookings on the bus at any time (providing there is availability) giving you complete freedom.
Click below for a little lesson in how it all works...