NO TOILET - LONGEST coach journey from UK, London to Sofia - Union Ivkoni in 50 hours!
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Published 2024-03-24
Filmed March 2024 | London, UK.
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*** TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:52 Victoria Coach Station
00:04:06 P&O Dover to Calais
00:11:29 Paris
00:16:35 Stuttgart
00:20:15 Austria-Hungary border
00:20:37 Hungary-Serbia border
00:23:05 Serbia-Bulgaria border
00:23:45 Entering Sofia
00:24:17 Conclusion
All Comments (21)
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I'll never complain about a bus journey again! The things you do for your viewers mate, the absolute king of coach journeys! The Union Ivkoni tour of European construction sites is something I'm happy to watch on here rather than 'enjoy' for myself :) This video deserves a million views at least. Thumbs up everyone!
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Wow! 50 hours, on a hot coach with the driver smoking my idea of hell. I would’ve got off a Dover and gone home 😂
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I did a horrendous 60-hour coach journey once in my life. Posadas in Northern Argentina to João Pessoa in NE Brazil. But I was only 20!!! I’m 49 now and there’s no way. You’re a hero Scott!
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That was hard work, and as someone who watches Hungarian news channels, I can tell you the elemenent of danger is real. I can't tell you how many reports of buses and coaches being wiped out or overturned in ditches across that end of Europe I've seen, and often due to drivers taking risks and not operating by the rules. Give this man a medal!
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Bus drivers in Bosnia Hercegovina overtakes, talk in their phones, smokes, change gears manually and drink coffee in the same moments... ;-)
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No toilet is a total dealbreaker for me. Let alone the 50 hour journey itself. God bless you
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Scott, I hate buses / coaches with a vengeance and 50 hours would have had me crawling up the wall. There is no way I could ever go that far without a toilet so again, huge credit to you for putting up with that. Looks like collective hell so yes an award must be pending!
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Well done. I've seen scheduled services from Lisbon to Romania. That's even more hours. Also this video is a salute to the working class heroes if eastern Europe taking these busses to travel. I've done 32 hours once or twice with toilets and proper meals in restaurants. You've done a great job showing this to us
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This is what YouTube is all about! Excellent 👍👍
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Thanks for taking one for the team.
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Megabus from Edinburgh to London via a very roadworked M1 near killed me - we salute your courage and indefatigability.
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Hats off to you :goodvibes:. Many years ago I did London to Athens by coach (and back again two weeks later) 🤕. I remember waking up in what was then Yugoslavia to see the driver swapping places with his co driver, the bus was still barrelling along at 60-70 mph ! . I learnt my lesson after a back breaking 36 hours + journey, never ever again did I take a coach trip that was more than 12 hours.
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I can't decide whether to say that you are nuts or a hero for doing that trip. I had the impression that the coach was half empty most of the time which means you could have stretched out a bit over two seats. I'm pleased that P&O have gone back to Costa Coffee and stopped serving the dishwater served by Starbucks. Yes, you are my hero, Scott.
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A bus going that distance without a toilet or usb chargers is certainly a choice! Thanks for doing the journey so we don't have to.
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I am a bulgarian, and this is a perfect and real description of the Union Ivconi coach service for this long-distance 🙌
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Thanks for the bowel update😁
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‘Hello , my name is Scott a Scottish travel masochist ….’ You deserve a medal or being locked up. Nevertheless a brave man . I salute you .
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The warm fizzy drinks served by union ivkoni give you special powers apparently
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This brings back memories. I used to travel on the Balkan Horn coaches from Veliko Tarnovo to London and back. (They used to go from Varna to London.) It was worth it for me because it saved travelling to Sofia. You get in the habit of limiting your fluid intake and making sure you visit the toilet every time there is a stop. There used to be a toilet on their coaches but they rarely let anyone use them. A Kindle is a blessing on such journeys.
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I’m from Bulgaria myself and I have never went there by coach… always by plane and even that is long enough for my liking!😅nice video there!
