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Revision as of 06:15, 30 November 2011
This is a list of the world's bus operating companies listed by country, with countries placed alphabetically by continent and country. This list includes companies operating now. For exceedingly long lists, please create separate pages for the given country and link to them here.
When possible, please divide a country's bus operating companies by the nature of their operations. Operations can 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?
Please note this list does not include bus manufacturers or repairers.
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Africa
- Golden Arrow Bus Services
- PUTCO
- Algoa Bus Company
- Intercape **Intercape Web site
- Translux
- Greyhound
- City to City
- Baz Bus **Baz Bus Web site
The Americas
- Caprioli
- Catarinense
- Cometa
- Cristália
- Expresso 1002
- Expresso Guanabara
- Gontijo
- Imperatriz
- Itamaracá
- Pássaro Marrom
- Penha
- Pluma
- Princesa do Agreste
- Progresso
- São Geraldo
- SOGAL
- Viação Itapemirim
- Cisne Branco
- Açailândia
- Viação Nossa Senhora Aparecida
National
Alberta
British Columbia
- BC Transit
- South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority
- Coast Mountain Bus Company
- MTR Western
- Vancouver Island Coach Lines (or its successor)
- Big Bus Vancouver[1]
- International Stage Lines[2]
Manitoba
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Ontario
- Coach Canada
- GO Transit (Greater Toronto Area)
- Grand River Transit (Waterloo, Ontario), (Kitchener, Ontario), (Cambridge, Ontario)
- Greyhound Canada
- Hamilton Street Railway (Hamilton, Ontario)
- London Transit Commission (LTC)
- Sault Ste. Marie Transit
- OC Transpo (Ottawa)
- Thunder Bay Transit
- Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
- Trott Transit www.trott.ca
- Brampton Transit (Brampton, Ontario)
- York Region Transit (North of Toronto)
Quebec
- Autobus Maheux[1]
- CIT du Sud-Ouest
- Groupe Galland
- Intercar
- Transdev Limocar
- Orléans Express
- Réseau de transport de la Capitale
- Réseau de transport de Longueuil
- Société de transport de Laval (STL)
- Société de transport de l'Outaouais
- Société de transport de Montréal (STM)
Saskatchewan
Public Municipal Transit
- ABQ RIDE
- AC Transit
- Bangor Area Transit (Bangor, Maine)
- Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica, California)
- Capital Area Transit (Raleigh) (Raleigh, North Carolina)
- Chapel Hill Transit
- Capital Area Transportation Authority (Lansing, MI)
- Citizens Area Transit - Las Vegas, Nevada
- County Connection
- Durham Area Transit Authority
- Gary Public Transportation Corporation (GPTC) Gary, IN
- Golden Gate Transit
- Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) - Bristol County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation
- Greyhound Public Transportation
- King County Metro Transit (Seattle)
- LANTA Metro
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Maryland Transit Administration
- MetroBus
- METRO (Portland, Maine)
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
- Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO)
- MetroBus (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
- Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)
- Metropolitan Area Commuter System
- Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Austin, Texas (Capital Metro)
- Via Metropolitan Transit Authority of San Antonio, Texas (Via)
- MTR Western
- Metro Transit (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
- Muni
- New Jersey Transit
- New York City Transit Authority/MTA Bus Company
- Pioneer Valley Transit Authority - Amherst, Massachusetts, Northampton, Massachusetts, Springfield, Massachusetts
- River Valley Transit - Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
- South Portland Bus Service - South Portland, Maine
- St. Lawrence County Commuter
- SMART (Greater Detroit, MI)
- TheBus (Honolulu) (O'ahu Transit Services, Inc.)
- The Shuttle (Oregon Department of Transportation)
- Triangle Transit Authority - Research Triangle region, North Carolina
- Rogue Valley Transportation District - Medford, Oregon
- SamTrans
- Tri-Delta Transit
- Union City Transit
- Unitrans
- USA Bus Charter
- Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Vallejo Transit
- VIA Metropolitan Transit, San Antonio, Texas
- WestCAT
Chinatown Buses (Budget long distance coaches & buses)
- AA Bus
- Apex Bus
- Dragon Bus
- Fung Wah
- Long Lucky Bus
- MVP Bus
- New Century Travel
- Tiger Travel Bus
- Todays Bus
Private long distance coaches & buses
- Adirondack Trailways
- Badger Bus
- BoltBus (joint venture between Greyhound Lines and Peter Pan Bus Lines)
- Bonanza Bus Lines (Subsidiary of Peter Pan Bus Lines)
- Bus USA (A subsidiary of Coach USA)
- Coach USA
- Coach America
- Concord Coach Lines
- DC2NY
- Express Transportation
- First Group
- First Transit
- Greyhound Lines
- Jefferson Lines
- Megabus
- Peter Pan Arrow, subsidiary of Peter Pan Bus Lines in Washington D.C.
- Orange Belt Stages
- Palmer Bus Service
- Peter Pan Bus Lines
- Santa Barbara Airbus
- Stagecoach Group
- Thruway Motorcoach (Amtrak)
- Trailways Transportation System - 63 independent bus companies in a franchising agreement
- Vamoose Bus
School buses
- Atlantic Express
- First Student
- Laidlaw (defunct, merged with First Student)
- Virginia Overland Transportation (defunct)
- Student Transportation of America
Asia
- China Motor Bus (now defunct)
- Citybus
- MTR Corporation (originally operated by Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, now transferred to MTR Corporation because of railway merger)
- Kowloon Motor Bus
- Long Win Bus
- New Lantao Bus
- New World First Bus
There are many Transport Company in Bangladesh.Only BRTC is the state owned transport campany. Others company are Private owned. Here are most popular transport company are given which are operate there transport operation in National and International wide.
- BRTC(Bangladesh Road Transport Company ) This is the State Owned Transport Company.
- Shohag Poribahan(Shohag transport company Limited)
- Eagle Poribahan
- Hanif Porbahan
- Green Line Tranport Company Limited
- Syamoli Poribahan
- Star Line Tranport Company Limited
- Golden Line Transport Company Limited
- S.Alam Transport Company Limited
- National Travels
- Soudia Paribahan
- Bagdad Express
- Saintmartin Tours Private Limited
- TR Travels
- Unick Poribahan
- Ena Poribahan
In Pakistan most of the transport companies are privately owned and these are the leading transport companies in Pakistan.
Every state has its own bus operators in Malaysia.
- Penang
- Wilayah Perseketuan
- RapidKL
- 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".
- SJ Bus - a similar to the Metrobus, operates similar locations, but in a smaller amount of buses and routes.
- Selangor Bus - mostly operates between the outskirts of town, few routes and services.
- DAMRI (Djawatan Angkutan Motor Republik Indonesia), state-owned company, which operates city buses in major cities in Indonesia as well as inter-city bus, the bus inter-island and inter-state bus.
- Java Island
- Sumatera Island
- Bali Island
- Green Bus - Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai
- Nakhon Chai Air - premium service
- Cherdchai
- 999 "The Transport Co"
- Sombat Tour
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In India, every state runs its own bus companies, which mainly cater to its internal transportation needs and connecting the cities to other states. Typically, every state owned bus company is named "'State name' State Road Transport Corporation". For example, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation. Larger cities have bus companies catering to the local transportation needs like Metropolitan Transport Corporation which caters to the city of Chennai.
- Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC)
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- SreeKaleswari Travels
- Haryana Roadways
- [Jakhar Bus Service]
- Karnataka Government Operated
- Private Operators
- Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
- Mayilvahanam motors
- Kerala transport Corporation
- Maharastra State Road Transport Corporation, (MSRTC)
- Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST)
- Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport
- Thane Municipal Transport
- Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Transport (KDMT)
- Pune Municipal Transport (PMT)
- Eagle Travel Agency www.eaglecorporate.com
- Neeta Travels(Neeta Volvo)
- Pondicherry Road Transport Corporation Limited (PRTC)
- Pondicherry Tourism and Transport Development Corporation Limited (PT&TDC)
- Punjab Roadways
- PEPSU Road Transport Corporation(PRTC)
- State Express Transport Corporation (SETC)
- Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, (TNSTC)
- Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)
Other Private Bus Operators:
- Parveen Travels
- KPN Travels
- Rathimeena Travels
- SPK Travels
- ABT X Travels
- SRM Travels
- ARC Travels
- Universal Travels
- Shama Sardar Travels
- Luxuria
- Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, (UPSRTC)
- Khan Bus Service, Sultanpur
- Brij Bihar,Mathura
- Lord Krishna Motors(LKTC),Somna-Aligarh
- Secular Travels,Aligarh
- MS Travels,Aligarh
- Galaxy Travels,Aligarh
- Uttarakhand State Road Transport Corporation
- Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC)
- Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC)
- North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC)
- South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC)
- West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation (WBSTC)
- Dan Bus Company
- Egged Bus Cooperative
- Kavim
- Metrodan Beersheba
- Metropoline
- Connex
- Nateev Express
- Superbus
- ALPS Transportation (Optr Al Perez and Sons)
- Amihan Bus Lines
- Ariel Express
- Autobus Transportation Systems Inc
- Baliwag Transit Inc
- Bataan Transit Co Inc
- BBL Transportation Systems Inc (A Binan Bus Line Company)
- Dela Rosa Transit Inc.
- Candon Bus Lines
- Cagsawa Travel and Tour Corp
- Ceres Lines
- Crow Transport Systems
- CUL Transport
- Dagupan Bus Company
- Dalin Liner Inc
- Dangwa Tranco
- De Leon Express
- Dominion Bus Lines
- Elavil Tours Inc
- EMBC
- Erjohn & Almark
- ES Transport (A sister bus company of Jell Transport)
- Everlasting Transport
- Farinas Transit
- Ferdinand Liner
- Fermina Express
- G Liner
- Genesis Transport Service Inc..
- German Espiritu Liner
- Gold Line Tours, Inc.
- Greenline Express
- Green Star Express
- Guardian Angels Bus Line Inc.
- GV Florida Transport Inc.
- HM Transport
- Inocencio Aniceto Transportation (formerly Innocencio Aniceto/St. Joseph Trans.)
- Isarog Lines
- JAC Transportation Inc.
- JAM Transit Inc
- Jasper Jean Services Inc.
- Jayross Lucky Seven Tours
- Jell Transport
- Joncy Transport
- KL Bus Lines
- Lorna Express
- Lucena Lines
- Maria De Leon Transportation Co Inc.
- Martinez Trans
- Newman Goldliner Inc.
- N Dela Rosa Liner
- Pangasinan Five Star Bus Co Inc.
- Partas Transportation Co Inc
- Penafrancia Tours and Travels Corp.
- Philippine Corinthian Liner
- Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines, Inc.
- Philtranco Services Enterprises Inc.
- PP Bus Line (Darla Andrea Bus)
- Princess Youhan and Chrisa Transport
- Raymond Transportation
- RCJ Lines
- RCJ Trans
- RJ Express
- RRCG Transportation
- Saint Anthony Of Padua Transport
- Saint Rose Transit
- San Agustin Transportation Services Corp.
- Saulog Transit Inc..
- Sierra Madre Transportation
- Silver Star
- Sta Lucia Express
- Starliner(Bus Company)
- South Union Liner Inc.
- Superlines
- United Land Transportation Bus Company (ULTRABUS)
- Universal Guiding Star Bus Line
- Victory Liner Inc
- Viron Transportation Co Inc
- Viva Aladdin Transport (defunct)
- Viva Transit (defunct)
- Baklaan Liner Inc.
Australasia
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
- Busabout
- Crowthers
- Busways
- Caringbah Bus Service
- Forest Coach Lines'
- Hillsbus - Owned by ComfortDelGro Cabcharge
- Hopkinsons
- Interline Bus and Coach Services
- Metrolink Bus Lines (Oliveri’s)
- McVicar's Bus Services (disbanded)
- Punchbowl Bus Company
- Shorelink
- State Transit Authority of New South Wales
- Transit First
- Veolia Transport (formerly Connex)
- Westbus - Owned by ComfortDelGro Cabcharge
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 service Caboolture, north of Brisbane.
- Thompson Bus Services primarily services Strathpine and surrounding areas.
- Hornibrook Bus Lines services Redcliffe.
- Sunshine Coast Sunbus services the Sunshine Coast.
Central Brisbane
- Brisbane Transport Services central Brisbane and its metropolitan area.
South of Brisbane
- Mt Gravatt Bus Service services Mount Gravatt, a centre south of Brisbane within the Brisbane city limits.
- Logan City Bus Service services Logan City.
- Veolia Transport Brisbane services Redland City.
- Park Ridge Transit primarily services the Beaudesert region.
- Surfside Buslines services the city of the Gold Coast.
West of Brisbane
- Westside Bus Company primarily services the City of Ipswich.
Regional operators
- Bundaberg: Duffy's City Buses and Stewart & Sons Buses
- Emerald: Emerald Coaches
- Gladstone: Buslink Queensland
- Hervey Bay and Maryborough: Wide Bay Transit
- Mackay: Mackay Transit Coaches and the Mackay Explorer
- Rockhampton: Capricorn Sunbus
- Rockhampton: Young's Bus Service
- Bowen: Bowen Transit
- Cairns: Calypso CoachesMarlin Coast Sunbus
- Charters Towers: Douglas Coaches
- Innisfail:Calypso Coaches Trans North Bus and Coach
- Townsville:Calypso Coaches Townsville Sunbus and Hermit Park Bus Service
- Sunshine Coast: Buslink Queensland provides school and charter buses
- Gympie: Polleys Coaches
- Toowoomba: Garden City Sunbus
- Warwick: Haidleys Panoramic Coaches
Long distance services
- Greyhound Australia, formerly Mccafferty's Buslines
- Trans North Bus and Coach services some long haul Far North Queensland routes
South Australia
Adelaide Metro service providers
Victoria
Melbourne route service companies
- Broadmeadows Bus Service - Owned by Moreland Buslines
- Cardinia Transit - Owned by Grenda Corporation
- Cranbourne Transit - Owned by Pulitano Group
- Driver Bus Lines - Owned by Driver Group
- Dyson's Bus Services
- Eastrans - Owned by ComfortDelGro Cabcharge
- East West Bus Company - A joint venture between Dyson's Bus Services and Reservoir Bus Company
- Grenda's Bus Services - Owned by Grenda Corporation
- Hope Street Bus Line
- Invicta - Owned by Grenda Corporation
- Ivanhoe Bus Company - Owned by Ventura Bus Lines
- Kastoria Bus Lines
- Martyrs Bus Service
- McKenzie's Tourist Services - Owned by Dineen Group
- Melbourne Bus Link - A joint venture between Dyson's Bus Services and Reservoir Bus Company
- Mooney Valley Bus Lines
- Moorabbin Transit - Owned by Grenda Corporation
- Moreland Buslines
- National Bus Company - Owned by Ventura Bus Lines
- Panorama Coaches- Owned by Dineen Group
- Peninsula Bus Lines - Owned by Grenda Corporation
- Portsea Passenger Service - Owned by Grenda Corporation
- Reservoir Bus Company
- Ryans
- Sita Bus Lines
- Skybus Super Shuttle
- Sunbury Bus Service - Owned by Donric Group
- Tullamarine Bus Lines
- US Bus Lines- Owned by Ventura Bus Lines
- Ventura Bus Lines
- Westrans - Owned by ComfortDelGro Cabcharge
- WizzBus - Owned by Pacific Southwest Engineering Group
Regional Victoria
- Bacchus Marsh Coaches - Owned by Donric Group
- Benders Busways - Owned by ComfortDelGro Cabcharge - Geelong
- Geelong Transit System - A joint venture between Kefford Corporation and McHarry's Buslines
- Gold Bus Ballarat - Owned by Donric Group
- H.A Davis Motor Service (Ballarat) - Owned by ComfortDelGro Cabcharge
- McHarry's Buslines
- Organ's Coaches Kyneton - Owned by Donric Group
- Wimmera Roadways - Horsham, Nhill, Apsley, and Minyip - Owned by McGinty Family Trust
Western Australia
- Transperth (Perth)
- TransWA
- TransBunbury (Bunbury)
- Love's Bus Service (Albany)
- TransGoldfields (Kalgoorlie)
- Citibus (New Zealand)
- GOWellington
- Intercity (New Zealand)
- Naked Bus
- NZ Bus
- Passenger Transport (New Zealand)
- Red Bus Ltd
- Ritchies Coachlines
Europe
- Bussireisid
- Eurolines
- GoBus
- Hansabuss
- Harjumaa Liinid
- Mulgi Reisid
- Sebe
- Taisto
- Tallinna Autobussikoondis (TAK)
- Connex
- Alhonen & Lastunen
- Hautamäki
- Sarpon Liikenne
- Eskelisen Lapinlinjat
- Pohjolan Liikenne
- Savonlinja
- Etelä-Suomen Linjaliikenne
- Linja-Karjala
- TJP Lines Oy [2]
- BKV Zrt.
- Arriva Personenvervoer Nederland
- Connexxion
- Eurolines
- GVB
- GVU
- HTM
- Hermes
- KRAS Tours
- Novio
- Qbuzz
- RET
- Syntus
- TCR Vlieland
- Veolia Transport Nederland
- RATT Timişoara
- RATB Bucharest
- RATUC Cluj-Napoca
- OTL Oradea
- RATC Constanţa
- RATCv Craiova
- PubliTrans Piteşti Piteşti
- Lasta Beograd
- Severtrans Sombor
- Nis-ekspres Niš
- Kulatrans Kula
- Topolatrans Backa Topola
- Autobanat Zrenjanin Zrenjanin
- Autoprevoz Kikinda Kikinda
- Sremekspres Sremska Mitrovica
- Becejprevoz Becej
- Arriva
- Swebus
- Veolia Transport
- Busslink
- GoByBus (Former Säfflebussen)
- Metro www.metroturizm.com.tr
- Kâmil Koç www.kamilkoc.com.tr
- Pamukkale www.pamukkale.com.tr
- Truva www.truvaturizm.com.tr
- Ulusoy www.ulusoy.com.tr
- IETT (Public transport in Istanbul)
See also
References
- ^ Autobus Maheux
- ^ www.tjplines.fi