GREENOCK bus firm McGill's is operating a new Scottish cities service.

The company has teamed up with global coach firm FlixBus for the new daily route, which began on Monday and will provide daily connections to and from Glasgow, Stirling, Perth, and Aberdeen.

McGill’s operates several cross-border FlixBus routes to and from cities including Sheffield and Manchester, and recently launched a daily summer service between London, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Ralph Roberts, chief executive of McGill’s, said: “Our established partnership with FlixBus has gone from strength to strength, and we are delighted to be working together with the global brand to deliver this ambitious project and offer high quality transport connections to the people of Scotland.”

Andreas Schorling, managing director of FlixBus UK, added: “McGill’s has always been the obvious choice of partner to ensure the service is a success, and we’re proud to be launching our affordable, reliable and sustainable coach network in Scotland with their team."