Transaction in Own Shares

National Express Group PLC
18 May 2006



                           National Express Group PLC
                                  18 May 2006



             NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME


National Express Group PLC announces that on 18 May 2006 it purchased 50,000 of
its ordinary shares at a price of 829.548 pence per share. It is intended that
these shares will be held in Treasury.

Following the purchase, National Express Group PLC holds 800,000 of its ordinary
shares in Treasury and has a total of 152,599,923 ordinary shares (excluding
shares held in Treasury) in issue.



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