- Buy your ticket well in advance in order to choose your favorite seat.
- Think about your return trip and book your ticket well in advance.
- Avoid formal wear, and choose light, simple clothing.
- If your trip is long or at night, make sure you bring a warm jacket or jersey, to avoid discomfort in some naturally chilly regions.
- Before traveling, check out the weather at your destination, so you can plan your trip better.
- Protect yourself against the local climate: ease up on physical effort in the heat and moisturize your skin in the cold.
- Check out any vaccines required by your destination.
- See your physician and have a quick check up before your trip.
- If you take any medications, bring them along on your trip and make sure they are always easily available.
- Avoid music players, except when wearing earphones.
- Most buses have directional lighting for reading during the night; crosswords are an excellent pastime.
- Be thoughtful when using the bathroom, taking care over your personal hygiene; make sure you leave the bathroom the way you would like to find it.
- Empty cups and bottles should be placed in the rubbish bin or the throwaway recipient, together with food wrappers and other papers.
- Be punctual when reboarding after stops and avoid causing delays that could inconvenience other passengers.
- For people who prefer to eat or drink over shorter periods, bring water and snacks in your hand luggage.
- During the trip and when exploring your destination, resist unusual treats, particularly when strongly flavored and spicy.
- Travel light, leaving most of your wardrobe at home, and choosing practical suitcases.
- Identify your baggage inside and out with a contact telephone number and your addresses of origin and destination; if you are carrying gifts, take the invoices with you in your hand luggage.
- Bus company employees must identify all baggage through specific labels, with the passenger retaining the stub.
- Company employees should identify all the baggage with a proper ticket, of which passengers will get a part. Thus, moving along the corridor is more comfortable, without causing annoyance to other passengers.
- Be cautious about your own safety: personal documents must be stored carefully in your hand luggage.
- Stay alert, particularly at stop-overs and halts, as passengers are solely responsible for their own hand luggage.
