National Express coach services are set to run throughout the festive season.

The services will operate on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day.

The coach operator will provide more than 340 journeys on Christmas Day alone, serving nearly 95 locations.

These include towns, cities, and airports across the UK.

This comes as planned rail disruption is set to hit between December 24, and January 2.

The services are now available to book at www.nationalexpress.com/christmas.

John Boughton, commercial director at National Express, said: "Christmas is such an important time of year for travel and people deserve reliable, comfortable and affordable public transport over the festive period.

"As always, we’re here to help bring families together, and we’re encouraging customers to book in advance to get the best prices and guarantee a seat for travel - whether it be to visit the Christmas markets, watch a pantomime, or simply travelling home for Christmas.”

The coach services provide leather reclining seats, free wi-fi, USB power sockets, and a luggage allowance of up to 20kg.