National Express has announced that it will suspend its entire national network of bus services on Sunday from midnight.
The firm said stricter restrictions on Covid and the declining passenger numbers led to the decision.
It added that he hopes to resume services in March.
Customers whose travel has been canceled will be contacted and offered a free change or full refund, the company said.
All journeys before Monday 11 January will be completed to ensure that any passengers undertaking essential journeys are not trapped.
Chris Hardy, Managing Director of National Express UK Coach, said: “We have provided an essential service for essential travel needs. However, it is no longer appropriate to do so with stricter restrictions and the number of passengers.
He added that since the vaccination program has been put in place and the government’s leadership is changing, the company will regularly check when services can start again.
“We plan to be on our way again as soon as the time is right and have set a tentative restart date of Monday, March 1,” he said.
National Express suspended bus services for the first time during the coronavirus crisis in April and then resumed in July.
Services operate at half capacity, with strict cleaning and Covid protocols. As the level structure came into effect, the demand for services decreased.
As with the previous suspension, employees will be attached.
Passenger transport companies, including bus, rail and aviation companies, were under tremendous pressure during the coronavirus crisis.
On Thursday, Ryanair announced that it would make major cuts to its flight schedule from 21 January, with few, if any flights to or from the UK or Ireland until ‘draconian travel restrictions are removed’.
Train services are expected to be reduced, while some in the industry expect a decline of between 50% and 60% compared to normal service.
In the first national exclusion in England, services were reduced to almost half.