List of bus operating companies
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This is a list of the world's bus operating companies listed alphabetically by continent and country. This list includes companies operating now. Please note it does not include bus manfacturers
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[edit] Africa
[edit] Ghana
[edit] Egypt
[edit] South Africa
[edit] The Americas
[edit] Brazil
- Caprioli
- Catarinense
- Cometa
- Cristália
- Expresso 1002
- Expresso Guanabara
- Gontijo
- Imperatriz
- Itamaracá
- Pássaro Marrom
- Penha
- Pluma
- Princesa do Agreste
- Progresso
- São Geraldo
- Viação Itapemirim
[edit] Canada
[edit] Alberta
[edit] British Columbia
[edit] Manitoba
- Beaver Bus Lines
- Grey Goose Bus Lines
- Greyhound Canada
- Jefferson Lines
- Winnipeg Transit
[edit] Nova Scotia
[edit] 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)
- OC Transpo (Ottawa)
- Thunder Bay Transit
- Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
- York Region Transit (North of Toronto)
[edit] Quebec
- CIT du Sud-Ouest
- 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)
- Orléans Express
- Limocar
- Groupe Galland
[edit] United States
- AC Transit
- Adirondack Trailways
- Thruway Motorcoach (Amtrak)
- The Arrow Line, Connecticut (a division of Peter Pan Bus Lines)
- Bangor Area Transit (Bangor, Maine)
- Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica, California)
- Bonanza Bus Lines (Subsidiary of Peter Pan Bus Lines)
- Bus USA (A subsidirly of Coach USA)
- Capital Area Transit (Raleigh) (Raleigh, North Carolina)
- Capital Area Transportation Authority (Lansing, MI)
- Chapel Hill Transit
- Citizens Area Transit - Las Vegas, Nevada
- Coach USA
- Coach America
- Connex North America
- County Connection
- Dragon Bus (Chinatown bus lines)
- Durham Area Transit Authority
- Fung Wah
- 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 Corporation
- Greyhound Lines
- Jefferson Lines
- King County Metro Transit (Seattle)
- LANTA Metro
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Maryland Transit Administration
- Megabus
- MetroBus (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
- Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
- Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO)
- Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Austin, Texas (Capital Metro)
- Metro Transit (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
- Muni
- New Jersey Transit
- New York City Transit Authority/MTA Bus Company
- Orange Belt Stages
- Palmer Bus Company
- Peter Pan Bus Lines
- Pioneer Valley Transit Authority - Amherst, Massachusetts, Northampton, Massachusetts, Springfield, Massachusetts
- Polynesian Adventure Tours Hawaii
- River Valley Transit - Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- Rogue Valley Transportation District - Medford, Oregon
- SamTrans
- Stagecoach Group
- Superior Tours
- First Group
- First Transit
- MetroBus
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
- SMART (Greater Detroit, MI
- TheBus (O'ahu Transit Services, Inc.)
- The Shuttle (Oregon Department of Transportation)
- Triangle Transit Authority - Research Triangle region, North Carolina
- Trailways Transportation System - 63 independent bus companies in a franchising agreement
- Tri-Delta Transit
- Union City Transit
- Unitrans
- Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Vallejo Transit
- WestCAT
- WHEELS (California)
[edit] Express long distance coaches and buses
- Express Transportation
- Coach USA
- Coach America
- Greyhound Lines
- Megabus
- Peter Pan Arrow, subsidiary of Peter Pan Bus Lines in Washington D.C.
[edit] School buses
- First Student (part of First Group)
[edit] Asia
[edit] China, People's Republic of
[edit] Hong Kong
- China Motor Bus
- Citybus
- Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
- Kowloon Motor Bus
- Long Win Bus
- New Lantao Bus
- New World First Bus
[edit] Macau
[edit] Malaysia
Public bus services in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Every state has its own bus operators in Malaysia.
- 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.
[edit] India
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 bus company is named "'State name' State Road Transport Corporation". For example, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation.
- Andhra Pradesh
- Delhi
- Haryana
- Haryana State Road Transport Corporation
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Jammu & Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC)
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Maharashtra
- 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)
- Punjab
- Punjab Roadways
- PEPSU Road Transport Corporation
- Transport Corporation (PTC)
- Rajasthan
- Tamil Nadu
- West Bengal
- Puducherry (Pondicherry)
- puducherry Road Transport Corporation Limited (PRTC)
- puducherry Tourism and Transport Development Corporation Limited (PT&TDC)
[edit] Israel
- Dan Bus Company
- Egged Bus Cooperative
- Kavim
- Metrodan Beersheba
- Metropoline
- Connex
- Nateev Express
- Superbus
[edit] Japan
[edit] Singapore
[edit] Philippines
[edit] Sri Lanka
[edit] Australasia
[edit] Australia
[edit] Australian Capital Territory
[edit] New South Wales
- Busabout
- BusLink
- Busways
- Caringbah Bus Service
- Forest Coach Lines'
- Hillsbus
- Hopkinsons
- Interline Bus and Coach Services
- Metrolink Bus Lines (Oliveri’s)
- McVicar's Bus Service (disbanded)
- Punchbowl Bus Company
- Shorelink
- State Transit Authority of New South Wales
- Sydney Buses
- Newcastle Buses & Ferries
- Western Sydney Buses
- Transit First
- Veolia Transport (formerly Connex)
- Westbus
[edit] Northern Territory
[edit] Queensland
[edit] 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 Shire.
- 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.
[edit] Regional operators
- Bundaberg: Duffy's City Buses and Stewart & Sons Buses
- Emerald: Emerald Coaches
- Gladstone: Buslink
- Hervey Bay and Maryborough: Wide Bay Transit
- Mackay: Mackay Transit Coaches and the Mackay Explorer
- Rockhampton: Capricorn Sunbus
- Yeppoon: Youngs Bus Service
North and Far North Queensland
- Bowen: Bowen Transit
- Cairns: Marlin Coast Sunbus
- Charters Towers: Douglas Coaches
- Innisfail: TransNorth Bus and Coach
- Townsville: Townsville Sunbus and Hermit Park Bus Service
- Gympie: Polleys Coaches
- Toowoomba: Garden City Sunbus
- Warwick: Haidleys Panoramic Coaches
[edit] Long distance services
- Greyhound Australia, formaerly Mccafferty's Buslines
- Whitecar Coaches services some long haul Far North Queensland routes
[edit] South Australia
Adelaide Metro service providers
[edit] Victoria
[edit] Melbourne route service companies
- See also: List of Melbourne bus routes and Buses in Melbourne
- Broadmeadows Coaches
- 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 Kefford Corporation
- East West Bus Company - A joint venture between Dyson's Bus Services and Reservoir
- Grenda's Bus Services - Owned by Grenda Corporation
- InvictaBus
- Ivanhoe Bus Company
- Kastoria Bus Lines
- Melbourne Bus Link - A joint venture between Dyson's Bus Services and Reservoir
- McKenzie's Tourist Services - Owned by Dineen Group
- Moorabbin Transit - Owned by Grenda Corporation
- National Bus Company - Owned by Ventura Bus Lines
- Peninsula Bus Lines - Owned by Grenda Corporation
- Portsea Passenger Service - Owned by Grenda Corporation
- Reservoir
- RyansBus
- Sita Bus Lines Australia
- Sunbury Bus Service - Owned by Donric Group
- Tullamarine Bus Lines
- Ventura Bus Lines
- Ventura Mount Dandy Bus - Owned by Ventura Bus Lines
- Westrans - Owned by Kefford Corporation
[edit] Regional Victoria
- Bacchus Marsh Coaches - Owned by Donric Group
- Benders Busways - Owned by Kefford Corporation - 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 Kefford Corporation
- Organ's Coaches Kyneton - Owned by Donric Group
[edit] Western Australia
- Transperth (Perth)
- TransWA
- Bunbury City Transit (Bunbury)
- Love's Bus Service (Albany)
- TransGoldfields (Kalgoorlie)
[edit] New Zealand
- Citibus (New Zealand)
- GOWellington
- Intercity (New Zealand)
- NZ Bus
- Passenger Transport (New Zealand)
- Red Bus Ltd
- Ritchies Coachlines
[edit] Europe
[edit] Belgium
[edit] Croatia
[edit] Estonia
[edit] Finland
- Connex
- Alhonen & Lastunen
- Hautamäki
- Sarpon Liikenne
- Eskelisen Lapinlinjat
- Pohjolan Liikenne
- Savonlinja
- Etelä-Suomen Linjaliikenne
- Linja-Karjala
[edit] France
[edit] Hungary
- BKV Zrt.
[edit] Iceland
[edit] Netherlands
- Arriva Personenvervoer Nederland
- BBA
- Connexxion
- Eurolines
- GVB
- GVU
- HTM
- Hermes
- Novio
- RET
- Syntus
- Veolia Transport Nederland
[edit] Norway
[edit] Republic of Ireland
[edit] Serbia
[edit] Spain
[edit] Sweden
[edit] Turkey
- IETT (Public transport in Istanbul)