List of bus operating companies
This is a list of the world's bus operating companies listed by country, with countries placed alphabetically by continent and country.
Wherever possible, each country's bus operating companies are divided by the nature of their operations. Operations may be logically divided by defining attributes such as:
- Ownership: private or public?
- Primary function: commuter service, school buses, tours/event buses, or bus charters?
- Area served: cross-national, cross-provincial, or a single province?
- Activity: Is the bus company currently in operation?
This list includes companies operating now. The list does not include bus manufacturers or repairers. It contains mostly public transit operators.
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Africa
South Africa
The Americas
Canada
National
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Ontario
Refer to Bus companies in Ontario
- Brampton Transit (Brampton, Ontario)
- Burlington Transit
- Coach Canada
- Durham Region Transit
- GO Transit (Greater Toronto Area)
- Grand River Transit (Waterloo, Ontario), (Kitchener, Ontario), (Cambridge, Ontario)
- Hamilton Street Railway (Hamilton, Ontario)
- London Transit Commission (LTC)
- Milton Transit
- MiWay (Mississauga)
- North Bay Transit
- Oakville Transit
- OC Transpo (Ottawa)
- Ontario Northland
- Sault Transit Services (Sault Ste. Marie)
- Thunder Bay Transit
- Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
- Trott Transit [1]
- Viva (bus rapid transit)
- York Region Transit (North of Toronto) (YRT)
- Züm (Part of Brampton Transit)
Quebec
Saskatchewan
United States
Public municipal transit
- ABQ RIDE
- AC Transit
- Bangor Area Transit (Bangor, Maine)
- Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica, California)
- Bloomington Transit (Bloomington, Indiana)
- Capital Area Transit (Raleigh, North Carolina)
- Capital Area Transportation Authority (Lansing, Michigan)
- Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Austin, Texas (Capital Metro)
- Central Ohio Transit Authority (Columbus, Ohio)
- Chapel Hill Transit
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Citizens Area Transit - Las Vegas, Nevada
- County Connection
- Detroit Department of Transportation
- Dragon Bus
- Durham Area Transit Authority
- Fort Wayne Citilink
- Gary Public Transportation Corporation (GPTC) Gary, Indiana
- Golden Gate Transit
- Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) (Bristol County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
- Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation
- Greater Peoria Mass Transit District
- Greyhound Public Transportation
- Gwinnett County Transit (Gwinnett County, Georgia)
- Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation
- King County Metro Transit
- Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Maryland Transit Administration
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- METRO (Portland, Maine)
- Metro Transit (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
- MetroBus
- Metropolitan Area Commuter System
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
- Metropolitan Evansville Transit System
- Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas
- Miami-Dade Transit
- Mountain Metropolitan Transit (Colorado Springs)
- MTR Western
- Muncie Indiana Transit System
- New Jersey Transit
- New York City Transit Authority/MTA Bus Company
- Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (Amherst, Northampton, and Springfield, Massachusetts)
- Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
- River Valley Transit (Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
- Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
- Rogue Valley Transportation District (Medford, Oregon)
- St. Lawrence County Commuter
- SamTrans
- Muni
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
- The Shuttle (Oregon Department of Transportation)
- South Bend TRANSPO
- South Portland Bus Service (South Portland, Maine)
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
- Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
- SMART (Greater Detroit, Michigan)
- TheBus (Honolulu) (O'ahu Transit Services, Inc.)
- Transit Authority of River City
- Tri-Delta Transit
- Triangle Transit Authority (Research Triangle region, North Carolina)
- Union City Transit
- Unitrans
- Utah Transit Authority (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Vallejo Transit
- VIA Metropolitan Transit (San Antonio, Texas)
- WestCAT
Private long distance coaches and buses
- Academy Bus (including Go Buses)
- Badger Bus
- Barons Bus Lines
- Bieber Transportation Group
- BoltBus (subsidiary of Greyhound Lines)[2]
- Bonanza Bus Lines (subsidiary of Peter Pan Bus Lines)
- Coach USA (Subsidiary of Stagecoach Group)
- Concord Coach Lines
- Eastern Shuttle
- First Transit
- FirstGroup
- Greyhound Lines
- Grupo Senda
- Indian Trails
- Jefferson Lines
- Limoliner
- Megabus (subsidiary of Stagecoach Group)
- Orange Belt Stages
- Palmer Bus Service
- Peter Pan Arrow (subsidiary of Peter Pan Bus Lines in Washington D.C.)
- Peter Pan Bus Lines
- Stagecoach Group
- Thruway Motorcoach (Amtrak)
- Trailways Transportation System (77 independent bus companies in the U.S. entered into a franchising agreement)
- Washington Deluxe
- Vamoose Bus
School buses
- Atlantic Express (defunct, Chapter 11 bankruptcy)
- First Student
- Laidlaw (defunct, merged with First Student)
- Student Transportation of America
Asia
India
India has several bus operators. Some are state run while others are run by municipal bodies or private companies.
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Delhi
Gujarat
Haryana
Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Rajasthan
Hong Kong
- China Motor Bus (now defunct)
- Citybus
- Kowloon Motor Bus
- Long Win Bus
- MTR Corporation (originally operated by Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, now transferred to MTR Corporation because of railway merger)
- New Lantao Bus
- New World First Bus
Bangladesh
There are dozens of transport companies in Bangladesh. BRTC is the only state-owned bus company; others are privately owned and run.
- Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (state-owned)
Macau
- Macau New Era Public Bus Co Ltd (replacing the bankrupted Reolian Public Transport Co.)
- Transmac
- Transportas Companhia de Macau (TCM)
Malaysia
Every state has its own bus operators in Malaysia.
- Penang
- Kuala Lumpur
- Causeway Link
- Metrobus Nationwide (this operator only does commuting services in Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, and Klang Valley; they also operate express buses throughout the country, hence the name "Nationwide")
- RapidKL
Israel
Japan
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Australasia
Australia
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
Translink
The following services are all part of the South East Queensland Translink program.
North of Brisbane
- Bribie Island Coaches, Kangaroo Bus Lines and Caboolture Bus Lines (Caboolture, north of Brisbane)
- Hornibrook Bus Lines (Redcliffe)
- Sunbus Sunshine Coast (the Sunshine Coast)
- Thompsons Bus Service (primarily services Strathpine and surrounding areas)
Central Brisbane
- Brisbane Transport (central Brisbane and its metropolitan area)
South of Brisbane
- Logan City Bus Service (Logan City)
- Mt Gravatt Bus Service (Mount Gravatt, a centre south of Brisbane within the Brisbane city limits)
- Park Ridge Transit (primarily services the Beaudesert region)
- Surfside Buslines (the city of the Gold Coast)
- Transdev Queensland (Redland City)
West of Brisbane
- Westside Bus Company (primarily services the City of Ipswich)
Regional operators
Central Queensland
North and Far North Queensland
Southeast Queensland
- Sunshine Coast: Buslink Queensland (school and charter buses)
- Toowoomba: Garden City Sunbus
Long distance services
Bus Queensland
- Greyhound Australia
- Trans North Bus & Coach (services some long haul Far North Queensland routes)
South Australia
Victoria
Melbourne route service companies
- Broadmeadows Bus Service
- CDC Melbourne (owned by ComfortDelGro Australia)
- Cranbourne Transit (owned by Pulitano Group)
- Driver Bus Lines
- Dyson's Bus Services
- East West Bus Company (owned by Dyson's Bus Services)
- Kastoria Bus Lines
- Martyrs Bus Service (owned by Dineen Group)
- McKenzie's Tourist Services (owned by Dineen Group)
- Moonee Valley Coaches
- Moreland Buslines
- Panorama Coaches (owned by Dineen Group)
- Ryan Brothers Bus Service
- Sita Buslines
- Skybus Super Shuttle
- Sunbury Bus Service (owned by Donric Group)
- Transdev Melbourne
- Tullamarine Bus Lines (owned by ComfortDelGro Australia)
- Ventura Bus Lines
- Victorian Touring Coaches
Regional Victoria
- Bacchus Marsh Coaches (owned by Donric Group)
- CDC Geelong (previously Benders Busways, owned by ComfortDelGro Australia (Geelong)
- CDC Ballarat (previously Davis Buslines, owned by ComfortDelGro Australia, (Ballarat)
- Geelong Transit System (a joint venture between Kefford Corporation and McHarry's Buslines)
- Gold Bus Ballarat (owned by Donric Group)
- McHarry's Buslines
- Organ's Coaches Kyneton (owned by Donric Group)
Western Australia
New Zealand
- Bayes Coachlines
- Birkenhead Transport Limited
- Citibus
- Go Bus
- GOWellington
- Howick and Eastern Buses Limited
- Intercity
- NZ Bus
- Passenger Transport
- Pavlovitch Coachlines
- Red Bus Ltd
- Ritchies Transport
- Skybus
- Tranzit Group
- Waiheke Bus Company (Fullers Group)
Europe
Belgium
Croatia
France
Germany
- Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG)
- Hamburger Hochbahn AG (HHA)
- Deinbus
- Flixbus
- Postbus (formerly ADAC Postbus)
Hungary
National
- Volánbusz
Budapest
Debrecen
- DKV Zrt.
Szeged
- SZKT Zrt.
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Liechtenstein
Malta
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Romania
Russia
There are no nationwide bus operators in Russia, as passenger operations have been traditionally conducted by the Russian Railways. Despite that, there are local bus operators (privately or state-owned) usually called PATP or ATP (literally passenger auto-transportation enterprise or auto-transportation enterprise) which send their buses to Moscow, St. Petersburg, or neighboring cities. There is no unified database of schedules of such routes, and tickets can be purchased on site only.
Serbia
Spain
United Kingdom
References
- ↑ www.trott.ca Archived 2010-07-23 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Greyhound, Peter Pan will split up and be rivals again - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2017-09-14.