I have never used Flixbus myself, but based on mostly positive feedback and cheapest rates, i have decided to take the flixbus for my eurotrip next week. I will be using it a lot and i have been keeping a good eye on the rates. The rates seems to be fluctuating but i could not figure out a pattern. What i am looking for are cheapest rates possible for overnight journeys. You see, i am on an extremely tight budget and looking for further cost cuttings.
I will be staying in Frankfurt (23rd sept - 30 oct) and only taking buses on weekends, mostly overnight buses. So here are the questions:
- Overall, how to get the best deal out of Flixbus ?
- The website or the app ? I think the answer is clear here, the app is the cheapest, but maybe someone can tell me more about this.
- How early should i book ? Do rates fluctuate a lot ? Last few hours booking would be better or worse ?
- The most important one - I was surprised today with a special offer on app only - many of the tickets are for 9.99 Euro only. Offer valid till 15 sept. What is this ? Any extra conditions apply that i should know before booking so early ? How often these schemes come in ?