FlixBus

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FlixBus is a brand owned by Flix SE offering intercity bus service. Launched in Germany in 2013, FlixBus now serves 38 countries in Europe, North America and South America.[1]

Unlike traditional coach brands, FlixBus does not operate their own vehicles. They provide a technology platform allowing local coach operators to partner with them and over bus services under the FlixBus brand. The local operators run and maintain the coach, while FlixBus provides the branding, network planning, route licensing, pricing, marketing, sales, traffic control and customer service.[1]

History

  • FlixBus was founded as a tech start-up in 2011 by Jochen Engert, André Schwämmlein and Daniel Krauss in Munich, Germany. Their first services in Bavaria began in 2013. [2]
  • On May 15, 2018, FlixBus service was expanded to the United States. Initially with routes in the southwest, having Los Angeles as a hub. [3]
  • In 2019, FlixBus expanded significantly within the United States, with new routes in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. [4]
  • In 2021, Flix SE acquired Greyhound Lines for US$78 million. [5]
  • On December 1 2021, FlixBus expanded to Brazil, with services to Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte.[6]
  • On April 8, 2022, FlixBus services was expanded to Canada, initially in Ontario with a route from Toronto to Niagara Falls. Later expansions in 2022 added more services in southern Ontario, as well as Toronto to New York City, and Vancouver to Seattle routes. [7]
  • Two FlixBus Van Hool buses were involved in a rear-end collision on the New Jersey Turnpike near Route 206 on May 4, 2025.

Operators (North America)

Canada

United States

[8] This list may not be complete.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [1], About us. Flixbus. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ [2], How Flixbus conquered the European Coach Market (2018). The Economist. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ [3], Flixbus launches in the US, plans to disrupt traditional bus market. Flixbus (2018). Press Release. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ [4], FlixBus Launches Southern Network in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas (2019). Press Release. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ [5], Greyhound Bus Lines Will Have a New European Owner (2021). Bloomberg. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ [6], FlixMobility continues expansion by launching in Brazil (2021). Intelligent Transport. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ [7], Giant German bus company hits the highway in Canada (2022). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ [8], General Conditions of Carriage. Flixbus. Accessed December 1, 2022.
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