| Slogan | Knowing People Needs |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 [1] |
| Headquarters | Salem, Tamil Nadu |
| Service area | South India Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry |
| Service type | Long Distance Bus, Coach (vehicle) |
| Routes | 200+ |
| Fleet | 250 [1] |
| Daily ridership | 6000 |
| Chief executive | Dr. K.P. Natarajan |
| Web site | kpntravels.in |
KPN Travels is a private company operating long distance bus services between major towns in South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry.
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KPN Travels is based in Salem, Tamil Nadu and was founded in 1973 by Dr. K.P. Natarajan who was born to an agricultural family in a small village near Salem, Tamil Nadu.[1] First service started between southern town of Thirunelveli and Bangalore, with a strong customer based management the company has grown to service 200+ destinations in South India.
The company operates long distance services to 200+ destinations in South India covering almost all major towns.
The company operates air conditioned semi sleeper services in most of the routes. The company also operates sleeper bus service called Coupe Coach in major routes.[2] Along with the above services, normal non air-conditioned semi sleeper service is available in most of the routes.
Tickets can be purchased at KPN Travels offices located in all the destinations as well as from other travel agents who are authorized to sell tickets by KPN.
Online booking is available on the website www.kpntravels.in with registration. The tickets can also be booked from Redbus.in website.
The company faces stiff competition with other private operators as well as state operator TNSTC, though the company considers Southern Railway as its primary competitor and in fact most of its services are in competition with Southern Railways.[3]
The company has a very good record of safety and training their drivers to handle modern hi speed buses. Despite all this there are several incidents involving casualties had been reported.[4]On June 7, 2011 a KPN A\C sleeper bus caught fire near Vellore and all but one passenger and the driver were burnt alive.