Are there any night bus companies, with beds, in Europe?

Question

I heard of companies in South America that travel by night and offer beds in the bus. A friend, recently in Colombia, used them and refered to that as: "very good service, the buses are very high quality and you get to the destination like you you never left the same place. And you have a full day ahead of you to visit a city".

I know he is an "easy sleeper" but anyway, I believe it's comfortable enough and definitely very convenient to travel between distant points, saving time and money. You also save yourself from the complexities of airports. I know there is the same in Europe with trains, but I was wondering if such a service exists on a bus.

Are there night bus companies, providing beds on board, in Europe?

Answer 1

In the UK, there was MegabusGold who ran a sleeper service.

MegaBus Gold ended on 21 May 2017, so that service no longer exists. I think it was the last true bus sleeper in Western Europe.

Bus sleepers are banned in Germany for safety reasons (reference: StVZO §35i (2)).

Answer 2

There is this company in the UK, MM Band Services that also does tours in Europe. They have buses with full flat beds. Unlike the South American companies this one only does charters.

Answer 3

With eurolines (http://eurolines.com), you can travel overnight between many countries. There are no beds, but rows of seats like in a plane, there is slightly more space and they recline more, so you can very well sleep. Seats are not as comfortable as in colombian buses, though (I've tried both).

You could also try night trains, but they tend to be more expensive and no more comfortable.

Edit: Take also a look to idBus, which offers a similar service. The company claims it offers a high standard of comfort, but I have not travelled with them and cannot confirm.

Edit: Eurolines was bought by FlixBus, idBus by BlaBlaCar.