The story
Founding
FlixBus was founded in 2011 in Munich by Daniel Krauss, Jochen Engert and André Schwämmlein. They had met in university and began discussing the concept in 2009 after plans were made to deregulate the bus industry in Germany.
FlixBus launched its first three routes in February 2013 in Bavaria, Germany, to take advantage of Germany opening up its bus market to competition.
Europe
Between 2015 and 2016, FlixBus launched services in France, Italy, Central and Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. In the following years, it added routes across Europe. In January 2015, FlixBus acquired MeinFernbus, increasing its market share in Germany. In November 2015, the company acquired LIINITA, a ridesharing company. In August 2016, FlixBus acquired Postbus, an operator of German bus lines, from Deutsche Post. FlixBus then had control of roughly 80% of the German long-distance bus market. In July 2016, FlixBus acquired Megabus Europe from Stagecoach Group. Stagecoach became an operating partner. In May 2017, FlixBus acquired the Hellö coach network, an operator of Austrian bus lines, from Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). In May 2018, FlixBus acquired Swebus Express, an operator of Swedish bus lines, from Nobina. In April 2019, FlixBus acquired Eurolines operating businesses in France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic and Spain and acquired Isilines from Transdev. In August 2019, FlixBus entered the Turkish market through the acquisition of Kâmil Koç, one of Turkey's largest intercity bus operators, from Actera Group, a private equity firm.
In January 2026, FlixBus acquired a majority stake in Flibco, which offers bus service to/from airports, from SLG; SLG retained a minority stake in Flibco.
North America
In May 2018, FlixBus entered the North American market, first operating from Los Angeles and the Southwestern United States. In May 2019, FlixBus expanded to the East Coast of the United States via a partnership with Eastern Bus.
In October 2021, FlixBus acquired Greyhound Lines from FirstGroup for $78 million. The acquisition extended Flix's network to over 1,600 destinations in the U.S. and Canada. FlixBus launched service in Canada in 2022. Services in Mexico began in May 2025.
South America
FlixBus entered Latin America in 2021 with services in Brazil, expanding to more than 100 cities by 2024. The company launched services in Chile in 2023.
Asia
FlixBus launched services in India in early 2024, connecting 46 cities through a network of 59 stops and more than 200 connections.
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Oceania
In November 2025, FlixBus launched services in Australia. The service operates between Central railway station, Sydney, Jolimont Centre in Canberra, and Southern Cross railway station in Melbourne and is operated by Deanes Coaches and the Donric Group.
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