Guides
Practical guides written from our punctuality archive: how to track your bus live, what you are owed when it is late, the most and least punctual lines, and country-by-country reliability.
FlixBus delay compensation: your rights under EU Regulation 181/2011
When a FlixBus is late or cancelled you may be owed a refund, re-routing, 50% of the fare, meals or a hotel. The thresholds (120 minutes, 250 km), how to claim, deadlines and what evidence to keep.
How to track your FlixBus live (with or without a booking number)
Three ways to see where a FlixBus is right now: the official Track my bus page, the app, and the Bustempo live map that shows every vehicle on the network with its delay, no booking number needed.
Most and least punctual FlixBus lines in October 2026
European bus punctuality report for October 2026: 59.4% of 9847 measured rides on time, the ten most and least punctual lines, and a country ranking. Updated daily from the Bustempo archive.
What to do if your coach is late for a connection
A late FlixBus and a train, flight or second bus to catch: what the operator owes you, what it does not, how to decide whether to wait or rebook, and how to document the delay so you can claim costs.
The best time to take a FlixBus: delays by hour and weekday
Which departure hours and weekdays run on time, from the Bustempo archive: on-time share per hour of departure and per weekday across the network, and how to use it when you book.
How to document a FlixBus delay (evidence that holds up)
What evidence a refund claim, an employer or an insurer actually needs after a late bus, and how to get a signed delay certificate for any FlixBus, FlixTrain, National Express or Vy ride we tracked.
FlixBus in Germany: punctuality, delays and where to track your bus
How punctual are long-distance buses in Germany? Live figures from the Bustempo archive for FlixBus and FlixTrain: most and least punctual lines, busiest routes and stations (Berlin ZOB, Munich, Hamburg), best departure times and passenger rights.
National Express coach tracker and UK coach punctuality
Track National Express and FlixBus UK coaches live and see how punctual they are: on-time share by line and route, Victoria Coach Station departures, best times to travel and your rights when a coach is late.
FlixBus in France: delays, punctuality and live tracking (Paris Bercy, Lyon, Marseille)
Retards FlixBus en France: measured punctuality of the French long-distance coach network, the most and least reliable lines, Paris Bercy Seine departures, best times to travel and your rights under EU 181/2011.
Vy express buses in Norway and Sweden: live tracking and punctuality
Track Vy Buss (Vy express, Nettbuss) and FlixBus coaches in Norway and Sweden live and see measured punctuality from Entur open data: lines, routes from Oslo, Bergen, Gothenburg and Stockholm, and when to travel.
Intercity buses in the Netherlands: FlixBus and Dutch express lines, live and on time?
Live tracking and measured punctuality for FlixBus and Dutch intercity bus lines (via OVapi): routes from Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Eindhoven, delays to Brussels, Paris and Germany, and passenger rights.