Transport comparison sites: discover CheckMyBus!

Integrated purchases means the ability to buy directly on the website in question. In the case of transport comparison sites, this refers to a customer's ability to book tickets for their trip directly on the comparison site.

At CheckMyBus, the current business model is based on a commission per redirected volume. In plain terms? They earn money based on the number of customers they redirect to their partner companies' websites and guide through to purchase. They therefore receive no payment from their users.

Tictactrip is currently in the same situation as CheckMyBus. That is to say, we earn money the same way, namely through commissions received from our partner companies. However, our teams are working tirelessly to offer you the best possible service, and we will soon be offering you this option to purchase directly on our site! Indeed, in order to make your life easier, which is our main goal, we plan to give you the chance to book your compared tickets as well as your ticket combinations, directly on our site rather than redirecting you every time. This will notably save you from having to visit the websites of two different companies if you've chosen to book a combination of transport modes.

A good ticket comparison site must adjust its prices in real time. Failing to do so would risk misleading users regarding prices and availability. Indeed, if you want to book your Paris Le Mans trip and you come across THE ticket that suits you, you'll certainly want to book it as fast as possible, right?

Imagine you're then redirected to the partner company's website offering this ticket deal, and there — surprise — the price has gone up considerably or it's no longer available. The blame would then fall on the comparison site that gave you false information, and rightly so! It's to avoid this kind of situation that we, ticket comparison sites, adjust our prices in real time!

CheckMyBus and Tictactrip are therefore both comparison sites riding on best practices! Indeed, on both these platforms, prices are adjusted in real time so as to offer you, once again, the best possible service. So don't hesitate to use these platforms to compare and choose the tickets that suit you for your trip.

Intermodality? What's that then 🧐?! According to our trusty source of information Wikipedia, intermodality is "the use of several modes of transport during a single trip". Let's illustrate with an example: imagine you need to get to a small town near Strasbourg from Paris — intermodality would be your best friend in this case! Thanks to the smart combinations that Tictactrip provides in particular, it lets you take a train between Paris and Strasbourg, then a bus or a carpool afterward, to reach your charming little Alsatian town.

The CheckMyBus platform doesn't just offer bus trips, but also train journeys, carpooling, flights and airport shuttles. However, it won't let you combine these different modes of transport, i.e. intermodality. This means it's unable to offer you a route linking a train with a bus, or a bus followed by a shuttle to reach your ski resort, for example. You'll need to work it out yourself to find the right schedules and tickets.

This type of platform concept based on intermodality is Tictactrip's flagship strength. It's the concept we've been championing since our beginnings, to the point of becoming experts at it and offering you wonderful combinations for trips that are always cheaper and shorter! Mobility for everyone is also our motto!

With more than 2,200 transport companies, covering train, bus, plane and shuttles, and more than 5 million+ routes, CheckMyBus's European coverage appears to us to be complete. You'll be able to travel across Europe thanks to the CheckMyBus search engine and its large number of partner bus companies! Checkmybus has dedicated sites for each country! Indeed you'll find CheckMysBus Spain, CheckMyBus UK, CheckMyBus Mexico and many more! But the best way to travel is to arrive directly at your destination without having to check every transport offer and combine them yourself... Even we get lost just writing these lines! That's why there are other types of offers, and now smart combinations between these types of transport!

Speaking of smart combinations, that's the main strength that makes Tictactrip a major player on the European network! Indeed, our multimodal and intermodal search engine offers you train, bus and carpool deals across all of Europe! Travel between our 3,700 cities spread across 31 of the 51 countries on the European continent — not bad, right? Offering train, bus and/or carpool trips lets you connect all of Europe in record time. What's more, our carpooling offer lets you reach places other than train stations and main bus stops. So if you're heading to a town that doesn't have a bus network, our offer will be better suited!

At first glance, and going by its name, CheckMyBus might seem like a simple bus comparison site, and buses only! However, CheckMyBus has diversified and now offers, in addition to its bus companies and carpooling partners like BlaBlaCar, airlines and train companies too!

Tictactrip's platform, on the other hand, is specialized in ground transport. That's why we only compare and combine offers for trains, buses and carpooling in Europe. This clearly defined focus lets us offer a quality mobility service in France and Europe first and foremost. Today, we count no fewer than 200 ground transport companies that trust us in Europe!

This "French coverage" tab refers to the comparison site's transport network across French territory. Whether it actually covers all French towns or not is an important point for anyone seeking mobility and travel options.

CheckMyBus is present across the entire French bus network and is also present in Europe. However, it's no longer specialized in this type of transport since opening up to airlines, trains, carpooling and shuttles. Its offer is therefore truly multimodal but not intermodal.

Tictactrip's platform, on the other hand, brings together offers across all French ground transport, namely bus, train and also carpooling. Tictactrip's mobility offer differs from CheckMyBus's through its specialization in ground transport and in offering intermodality. However, CheckMyBus will offer you destinations abroad (outside Europe) that we therefore don't offer at Tictactrip.

• Indeed, thanks to trains you'll be able to make long trips in minimal time.
• Thanks to buses, you can limit your transport costs and travel across all of France.
• Finally, thanks to carpooling you'll be able to reach nearly all French towns — not bad in terms of mobility, right?! 😉