The world has been reshaped by the Internet in a number of ways. It has shrunk down to fit into your mobile devices. Be it ordering groceries, getting dinner or fever and cold medications delivered right to your doorstep. Even ordering your latest electronic gadget to replace your current electronic gadgets. Everything is literally at your fingertips. It doesn’t just stop there. What if you wanted to transport yourself instead of the goods? Although there’s no technology yet to do the same, you can surely get your train, flight or bus tickets booked online in a hassle-free way. You may not even have to carry your printed ticket or fear losing it. A quick SMS of your online bus ticket booking to your phone is all the confirmation you need.
Recently, during the Diwali festive season, I wanted to buy a ticket to my hometown. Unfortunately, flight tickets were very high and trains, as expected, had a long waiting queue. That is when I stumbled into the Bus booking world. It opened up a plethora of apps and websites, all of them throwing such attractive offers my way, each one better than the other. Not only did I get a confirmed ticket at an attractive discount but I also got to choose my own seat, my own stop from where I could board and get off as well as the ticket sent immediately to my SMS.
How to book Bus tickets online?
Booking bus tickets online is easy. Firstly, you narrow down your choice of Bus ticket selling vendors. (Don’t worry! We have compiled a list of the best Bus ticket selling services for you right below). Secondly, you enter your source and destination and choose your Bus travel service from the various services based on your budget and timings. Just add your payment services to pay the ticket price and you’re done with your booking. Enjoy your travels!
Why should I book bus ticket online?
Surely you can always just travel to the nearest Bus ticket seller and book a ticket yourself. However, you haven’t accounted for the following:
- Bus ticket seller is connected to the same software that helps you book tickets online. The online ticket buyers will definitely save up on the time it takes for you to travel and the tickets may be sold out.
- Online ticket buyers have more options when it comes to booking the right seat. Most of the good seats are booked priorly.
- No way to compare prices with competitors.
- Skip out on attractive discounts exclusive to online deals with coupons codes and digital wallets.
- Choose seater, sleeper, semi-sleeper, AC/non-AC and single trip or round trip. You can search for the availability of the bus by entering any time and date of the reservation.
- multiple payment options like Debit/Credit cards, Net Banking or UPI/ Wallet.
Best online bus ticket booking services
Redbus
One of the first and best in the business with a customer base of 8 million users, Redbus is a service which will never let you down. Easy navigation, lots of supported travel services and attractive offers attracts a lot of customers. If that’s not enough to convince you, how does the lenient cancellation and refunds policy sound? Redbus also has special Pilgrimage packages and will also help you book hotels, again, with the same discounts as offered for the bus tickets.
Website: Redbus.in Apps : Android IOS
PayTM Bus Booking
PayTM is our personal pick for the best ticket booking service. They are already outperforming everyone in the Wallet and UPI business. With the convenient feature of already having a wallet already attached to your account, the whole process of booking a ticket is reduced to just a few clicks. What’s even better is that with PayTM promoting it’s Wallets and UPI feature, it offers heavy cashbacks and discounts delivered directly to your account. With PayTM already working in Airlines and railway ticket bookings, their customer care is on your queries and issues 24/7.
Website: Paytm.com Apps: Android IOS
MakeMyTrip
MakeMyTrip has already made a great name for itself in the Airline and railway ticket booking business exclusively. It also extends those same features in the bus ticket booking business. What stands out for MakeMyTrip is that they offer great holiday packages which includes the bus tickets as well as your hotel stays in case you opt for them. It also offers lots of promo codes and offers to lure it’s customers.
Website: makemytrip.com Apps: Android IOS
Travelyaari
Travelyaari has over 3500+ Bus operators and more than 70000+ Bus routes. They promise and provide a worry-free and safe journey. If you are still not convinced you can also go for the insurance every journey with TYSURE which is a nominal insurance service that Travelyaari provides.
Website: Travelyaari.com Apps: Android
Abhibus
Abhibus is the fastest growing bus ticketing service online. Started with the objective of skipping long queues for buying tickets and avoiding agents who may sell you a ticket with their own commission added. They also has their own Abhibus wallet for you to debit/credit your money and store it in their wallet.
Website: Abhibus.com Apps: Android IOS
Yatra
Yatra is another one-stop destination for all your travel needs. Not only can you book your Airlines, Railways or Bus tickets but also your Hotels, your travel packages as well as other Vacation related activities. Yatra.com allows you to book packages as well as whole coaches to pilgrimages and for private use. With attractive discounts and round the clock offers, Yatra is doing a great job at alluring customers.
Website: Yatra.com Apps: Android IOS
Book Bus Tickets online for State Transport Buses
India has around 640000+ villages. More than 60% of India’s population lives in Villages. Despite having more than 100000+ KM of roadways there are some routes which are only taken up by the Road Transport Commission. Tickets to these bus routes are provided only by the RTC. If you book these tickets from other Bus ticket service providers you probably might have to pay more in addition to the ticket cost. The best bet is to buy tickets directly from the RTC website.
KSRTC website was made with the same objective in mind. It makes travel much easier and also assures that the various routes are routinely populated. All you need to do is just sign up and find the route you want to travel on. With a lot of payment options such as debit,credit, UPI and Internet banking, you will have your confirmed ticket within minutes. Similarly, other states have also upgraded their services to cater to the online Customer.
KSRTC for Karnataka
Website: KSRTC Apps: Android IOS
TNSTC for Tamil Nadu
Website: TNSTC Apps: Android IOS
KSRTC for Kerala
Website: KSRTC Apps: Android
MSRTC for Maharashtra
Website: MSRTC Apps: Android IOS
TSRTC for Telangana
Website: KSRTC Apps: Android IOS
Tips to book tickets online
- Always double check the time and date of the tickets you are booking.
- Book tickets well in advance to avoid getting bad seats or no seats at all.
- If you don’t know what bad seats are then they are basically the ones over the back axle wheels and the ones at the extreme back. These face the most bumps in the entire bus.
- Always check some coupons and offers websites to get extra discounts.
- Use Travel Insurance if you feel it’s necessary and never worry about losing luggage or getting injured in the journey.
