List of bus operating companies

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This is a list of the world's bus operating companies listed by country, with countries placed alphabetically by continent and country. Wherever possible, each country's bus operating companies are divided by the nature of their operations. Operations may be logically divided by defining attributes such as

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This list includes companies operating now. It does not include bus manufacturers or repairers. It contains mostly public transit operators.

Africa

Egypt

South Africa

Tunisia

The Americas

Canada

National

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Ontario

Quebec

Saskatchewan

United States

Public municipal transit

Private long distance coaches and buses

School buses

Asia

Afghanistan

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

China

Beijing

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Beijing Airport Bus departing Terminal 3

Hong Kong

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Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC

India

India has several bus operators. Some are privately run while others are run by state governments municipal bodies or private companies. State government buses ply not only in their states but also in neighbouring states. Municipal body buses ply in their own city as well as in neighbouring cities or towns. Here only list of government operated buses are there.

Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Chandigarh

Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) AC Bus CTU-38-Corona-IXC.jpg
Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) AC Bus

Chhattisgarh

  • Chhattisgarh State Road Transport Corporation (CSRTC)

Delhi

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DTC Tata AC Airbus

Gujarat

Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System operated by Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited Ahm BRTS2.jpg
Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System operated by Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited

Goa

Kadamba Transport Corporation Tata Marcopolo Starbus Ultra Ac Deluxe at Margao Bus station Margao Goa India Kadamba Tata Marcopolo Starbus Ultra Ac Deluxe.jpg
Kadamba Transport Corporation Tata Marcopolo Starbus Ultra Ac Deluxe at Margao Bus station Margao Goa India

Haryana

Haryana Roadways AC Volvo Bus in Faridabad HR-FDB-Volvo.jpg
Haryana Roadways AC Volvo Bus in Faridabad

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & kashmir

Karnataka

Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) Vajra Volvo Bus in Bengaluru BMTC Volvo.jpg
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) Vajra Volvo Bus in Bengaluru

Kerala

Kerala State Road Transport Corporation AC Volvo Bus in Kochi Kerala State Road Transport Volvo 8400 operating Route 610.jpg
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation AC Volvo Bus in Kochi

Ladakh

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

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BEST is India's oldest public transport agency

Orissa

AC Bus in Bhubaneshwar operated by Orissa State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) Bus odisha.jpg
AC Bus in Bhubaneshwar operated by Orissa State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC)

Puducherry

Punjab

Punjab Roadways AC Bus Punjab Bus.jpg
Punjab Roadways AC Bus

Rajasthan

Jaipur Bus Rapid Transit System operated by Jaipur City Transport Services Limited (JCTSL) Jaipur BRTS.jpg
Jaipur Bus Rapid Transit System operated by Jaipur City Transport Services Limited (JCTSL)

Tamil Nadu

AC Volvo Bus operated by Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) in Chennai MTCVolvo.jpg
AC Volvo Bus operated by Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) in Chennai

Telangana

Long Distance AC Bus operated by Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) in Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station TSRTC GARUDA Plus VOLVO B9R.JPG
Long Distance AC Bus operated by Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) in Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station

Tripura

Uttarakhand

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

AC Volvo Bus operated by WBTC in north Kolkata AC Volvo Kolkata.jpg
AC Volvo Bus operated by WBTC in north Kolkata

Indonesia

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Transjakarta Scania Bus K340IA body Gemilang Coachworks used in corridor 1 (TJ)

Iran

Israel

Japan

Macau

Malaysia

Every state has its own bus operators in Malaysia.

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

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SAPTCO bus at bus stop

Nasser Abduallah Abu Sarhad Company

Singapore

Sri Lanka

United Arab Emirates

Dubai Emirate

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A Roads and Transport Authority Mercedes-Benz Citaro
A Dubai Bus Transport Company Mercedes-Benz Citaro Dubai Bus on 26 December 2007 Pict 2.jpg
A Dubai Bus Transport Company Mercedes-Benz Citaro

Australasia

Australia

Interstate

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Sydney
Regional
Long distance

Northern Territory

Queensland

Brisbane
Gold Coast
Sunshine Coast
Regional

South Australia

Adelaide
Regional
Long distance

Tasmania

Victoria

Melbourne
Regional

Western Australia

Perth
Regional
Long distance

New Zealand

Europe

Belgium

Croatia

Denmark

Estonia

Switzerland

France

Germany

Hungary

National

Budapest

Debrecen

Szeged

Iceland

Ireland

Isle of Man

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Malta

Montenegro

the Netherlands

Norway

Romania

Russia

There are no nationwide bus operators in Russia, as passenger operations have been traditionally conducted by the Russian Railways. Despite that, there are local bus operators (privately or state-owned) usually called PATP or ATP (literally passenger auto-transportation enterprise or auto-transportation enterprise) which send their buses to Moscow, St. Petersburg, or neighboring cities. There is no unified database of schedules of such routes, and tickets can be purchased on site only.

Serbia

Spain

United Kingdom

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