Bilbobus

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Bilbobus in the neighbourhood of Txurdinaga.

Bilbobus is the name for metropolitan bus services in Bilbao, Spain.

The service is owned and operated by the city council of Bilbao. The buses can be distinguished by their red colour and large white lettering, and there are 25 major lines serving the city, with five smaller lines connecting the town centre with the immediate outskirts.

Bilbobus has recently won a European Union prize for service excellence. It is part of a wider transport network operated by the Basque government, recent additions to which include the Metro Bilbao underground and the EuskoTran tram line. They join the Renfe, EuskoTren and FEVE train services and are heavily integrated by means of the Creditrans card to provide ease of movement in the city.

The company's branding takes the Basque language name for the city, Bilbo.

[edit] Lines

Bilbobus unit.

The following is a list of the lines operated by Bilbobus, taken from their website:

1: Arangoiti-Moyúa
3: Plaza Circular-Otxarkoaga
10: San Inazio-Pza Circular
11: Deusto-Atxuri
13: San Inazio-Txurdinaga
18: San Inazio-Zorrotza
22: Sarrikue-Atxuri
26: Uribarri-Basurtu/Termibus
27: Arabella-Betolaza
30: Txurdinaga-Miribilla
34: Otxarkoaga-Santutxu
38: Otxarkoaga- Basurtu/Termibus
40: Santutxu-Plaza Circular
43: Garaizar-Santutxu
48: Santutxu- Basurtu/Hospital
50: Buia-Plaza Circular
56: La Peña-Sagrado Corazón
58: Monte Caramelo-San Antón
62: Sagrado Corazón-Arabella
71: Miribilla-San Inazio
72: Polideportivo Rekalde (El Fango)-Castaños
75: San Adrián-Atxuri
76: Rekaldeberri-Artazu/Xalbador-Moyúa
77: El Peñascal-Mina del Morro
80: Altamira-Termibus
85: Siete Campas-San Antón
88: Kastrexana-Campuzano
A1: Asunción-Pza Circular
A2: Solokoetxe-Pza Circular
A3: Olabeaga-Moyúa
A4: Zorrotzaurre-Deusto
A5: Prim-Plaza Circular

[edit] Tickets

Ridership
Year	Passengers

1999	22,622,032
2000	22,729,418
2001	23,277,373
2002	23,146,360
2003	24,092,925
2004	25,517,892
2005	26,086,405

Passengers are typically recommended to use a Creditrans travelcard. Available in denominations of 5, 10 or 15 euros, they permit ease of travel and the cost of tickets is discounted. The ticket is validated each time you board the bus at a flat rate cost of 51 cents. The Creditrans is also valid on trains, metro and BizkaiBus bus services, which extend wider out of the city centre into all of Bizkaia. The Creditrans is available at most underground stations, tram stops, kiosks and tobacconists.

Tickets are also available on board at a flat rate of 1 euro.