Coach Trip

Coach Trip follows a rotating cast of two person teams who sign up for a coast-to-coast style trip across continental Europe by coach. The trips are lengthy, typically stretching a month to seven weeks, as travellers bounce from country to country on a single vehicle. The twist is social rather than physical: teams can swap partners day by day, with the departing pair replaced by a fresh couple the next morning. Brendan Sheerin appears in every episode as the guide and de facto host, keeping up the itinerary, setting challenges, and weighing decisions as the group's mood shifts. Stories unfold through conversations, disagreements, and shared detours, all on a moving bus.

Produced in 2005 as an original format, the series centers on Brendan Sheerin as Presenter with Clara Amfo providing narration. It follows travel across Europe on a single coach, with episodes welcoming both new and returning teammates.

In the mid 2000s reality travel wave, Coach Trip sat among shows that tested group dynamics under travel pressure. Brendan Sheerin's presence and the rotating cast created moments fans would recall in online chats and fan forums, contributing to a niche travel reality culture.

Audience reception appears modest but positive, with a 7.5 out of 10 score from a small number of votes. The show explores themes of cooperation and strategy under travel pressure as groups negotiate alliances and tensions while on the road.