{{Short description|German long-distance international coach company}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox bus company | name = FlixBus | image = FlixBus Setra S 431 DT - Berlin ZOB.jpg | image_caption = A FlixBus Setra S 431 DT at Berlin Messe, 2016 | logo = Flixbus 201x logo.svg | logo_caption = | parent = {{ill|Flix SE|de|Flix (Unternehmen)}} | founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|2011|p=yes}} | headquarters = Munich, Bavaria, Germany | service_area = {{ubl|Europe|United States|Brazil|Chile|Canada|India|Mexico|Australia|Peru}} | service_type = Intercity coach service | website = {{Official URL}} | map = 260px | map_name = Countries in which FlixBus operates }}
[[File:Flixbus bus at the Jolimont Centre in Canberra December 2025.jpg|thumb|A FlixBus Irizar coach in Canberra, Australia, 2025]] [[File:Ollex FlixBus Pori.jpg|thumb|Flixbus 3-axle Volvo 9700 coach in Finland, 2023]]
'''FlixBus''' ({{IPA|de|'flɪksbʊs}}; styled '''FLiXBUS''') is a German brand that offers intercity bus services in 44 countries in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australia, with over 300,000 daily connections. It is owned by {{ill|Flix SE|de|Flix (Unternehmen)}}, which also operates FlixTrain, {{Interlanguage link|Kâmil Koç|tr|Kâmil_Koç_(şirket)}} and Greyhound Lines. FlixBus operates buses or – in many cases – just handles network planning, scheduling, pricing, booking and marketing, as well as customer service, for a commission, on behalf of over 1,000 bus operators.<ref>{{cite news |title=Flixbus setzt internationale Expansion fort: Markteintritt in Mexiko und Peru geplant |url=https://aviation.direct/en/flixbus-setzt-internationale-expansion-fort-markteintritt-in-mexiko-und-peru-geplant | trans-title=Flixbus continues international expansion: Market entry in Mexico and Peru planned | first=Belinda | last=Borg | work=Aviation.Direct | date=18 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Flixbus aims 'to make coach travelling cool again' | url=https://www.ft.com/content/1d25b874-86b5-11e9-a028-86cea8523dc2 | first=Mark | last=Wembridge | work=Financial Times | date=6 June 2019 | access-date=19 June 2019 | archive-date=28 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028142740/https://www.ft.com/content/1d25b874-86b5-11e9-a028-86cea8523dc2 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://global.flixbus.com/company/partners/buspartners | title=Bus Partners | publisher=FlixBus | access-date=21 January 2020 | archive-date=21 December 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221234355/https://global.flixbus.com/company/partners/buspartners | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2018/05/15/flixbus-brings-tech-driven-bus-network-to-us.html | title=European FlixBus brings tech-driven bus network to L.A. | first=Annlee | last=Ellingson | work=American City Business Journals | date=15 May 2018 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>
==History== 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.<ref name=tum>{{Cite web | url=https://www.unternehmertum.de/start-ups/flixmobility | title=FlixMobility | work=Technical University of Munich | language=de | access-date=12 September 2024 | archive-date=21 May 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521212555/https://www.unternehmertum.de/start-ups/flixmobility | url-status=live}}</ref>
FlixBus launched its first three routes in February 2013 in Bavaria, Germany, to take advantage of Germany opening up its bus market to competition.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.economist.com/business/2018/05/10/how-flixbus-conquered-the-european-coach-market |title=How Flixbus conquered the European coach market |newspaper=The Economist |location=London |date=10 May 2018 |url-access=subscription | access-date=9 September 2019 | archive-date=6 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106232713/https://www.economist.com/business/2018/05/10/how-flixbus-conquered-the-european-coach-market | url-status=live}}</ref>
In January 2015, FlixBus acquired MeinFernbus, increasing its market share in Germany.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/fernbus-markt-meinfernbus-und-flixbus-fusionieren-a-1012170.html |last=Böll | first=Sven |date=9 January 2015 |title=Einer zieht den Kürzeren | trans-title=One of them comes up short. |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}}</ref> In conjunction with the acquisition, General Atlantic made an investment in the company.<ref>{{cite press release | title=MeinFernbus and FlixBus Become One | url=https://www.generalatlantic.com/media-article/meinfernbus-flixbus-become-one-aim-establish-europe-wide-bus-network/ | publisher=General Atlantic | date=17 January 2015 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928152224/https://www.generalatlantic.com/media-article/meinfernbus-flixbus-become-one-aim-establish-europe-wide-bus-network/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
In November 2015, the company acquired LIINITA, a ridesharing company.<ref>{{cite web | title=FlixBus Acquires LIINITA | url=https://mergr.com/flix-se-acquires-liinita | publisher=Mergr | archive-date=26 May 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526105331/https://mergr.com/flix-se-acquires-liinita | url-status=live }}</ref>
In August 2016, FlixBus acquired Postbus, an operator of German bus lines, from Deutsche Post.<ref>{{cite news | title=Deutsche Post sells long-distance bus unit, confirms 2016 targets | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/03/deutsche-post-sells-long-distance-bus-unit-confirms-2016-targets.html | agency=Reuters | work=CNBC | date=3 August 2016 | archive-date=18 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718171649/https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/03/deutsche-post-sells-long-distance-bus-unit-confirms-2016-targets.html | url-status=live }}</ref> FlixBus then had control of roughly 80% of the German long-distance bus market.<ref>{{cite news | title=Flixbus schluckt Postbus: Die Fernbuskrake | trans-title=The long-distance bus cracks | first=Ingo | last=Arzt | work=Die Tageszeitung | url=https://taz.de/Flixbus-schluckt-Postbus/!5328831/ | date=3 August 2016 | language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Flixbus kauft Postbus: Was die Fernbusfusion für Fahrgäste bedeutet | first1=Christin | last1=Jahns | first2=Stefan | last2=Schultz | url=https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/service/flixbus-kauft-postbus-was-die-fernbus-fusion-fuer-sie-bedeutet-a-1105929.html | trans-title=What the long-distance bus merger means for passengers | work=Der Spiegel | date=3 August 2016 | language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Das bedeutet das neue Fernbus-Monopol für Kunden | first=Nikolaus | last=Doll | url=https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article157466777/Das-bedeutet-das-neue-Fernbus-Monopol-fuer-Kunden.html | trans-title=That means the new long-distance bus monopoly for customers | work=Die Welt | date=3 August 2016 | language=de-DE | archive-date=2 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002092002/https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article157466777/Das-bedeutet-das-neue-Fernbus-Monopol-fuer-Kunden.html | url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20041541 | title=German bus firm Flixbus opens new Vaasa to Warsaw route | work=Yle | date=18 July 2023}}</ref>
In July 2016, FlixBus acquired Megabus Europe from Stagecoach Group. Stagecoach became an operating partner.<ref>{{cite press release | title=Megabus Europe retail operations sold to FlixBus | url=https://cbwmagazine.com/megabus-europe-retail-operations-sold-flixbus/| work=CBW | date=4 July 2016 | archive-date=22 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922023222/https://cbwmagazine.com/megabus-europe-retail-operations-sold-flixbus/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
In May 2017, FlixBus acquired the ''Hellö'' coach network, an operator of Austrian bus lines, from Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).<ref>{{cite news | title=Flixbus buys out Austria's Hellö | url=https://www.keybuses.com/article/flixbus-buys-out-austrias-hello | work=Buses | date=15 June 2017 | archive-date=12 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912122819/https://www.keybuses.com/article/flixbus-buys-out-austrias-hello | url-status=live }}</ref>
In April 2018, FlixBus was the first to use all-electric vehicles on a long-distance bus route, between Paris La Défense and Amiens.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.metro-magazine.com/10032856/europes-flixbus-inaugurates-1st-100-electric-long-distance-bus-line | title=Europe's FlixBus inaugurates 1st 100% electric long-distance bus line | work=Metro Magazine | date=12 April 2018 | access-date=12 September 2024 | archive-date=12 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912122817/https://www.metro-magazine.com/10032856/europes-flixbus-inaugurates-1st-100-electric-long-distance-bus-line | url-status=live}}</ref>
In May 2018, FlixBus entered the North American market, first operating from Los Angeles and the Southwestern United States.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/15/germanys-data-driven-flixbus-launches-in-the-u-s-to-make-bus-travel-cool-again/ | title=Germany's data-driven FlixBus launches in the U.S. to make bus travel cool again | first=Chris | last=O'Brien | work=VentureBeat | date=15 May 2018 | access-date=16 May 2018 | archive-date=9 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109013147/https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/15/germanys-data-driven-flixbus-launches-in-the-u-s-to-make-bus-travel-cool-again/ | url-status=live}}</ref>
Also in May 2018, FlixBus acquired Swebus Express, an operator of Swedish bus lines, from Nobina.<ref>{{cite press release| title=Nobina divests express bus operations | url=https://www.nobina.com/media/press-releases/2018/nobina-divests-express-bus-operations/ | publisher=Nobina | date=2 May 2018 | archive-date=26 May 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526105331/https://www.nobina.com/media/press-releases/2018/nobina-divests-express-bus-operations/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
In April 2019, FlixBus acquired Eurolines operating businesses in France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic and Spain and acquired Isilines from Transdev.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.transdev.com/en/press-release/flixbus-buys-eurolines-isilines/ | title=Negotiations successfully completed: FlixBus buys Eurolines/isilines from Transdev Group | publisher=Transdev | date=2 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613060440/https://www.transdev.com/en/press-release/flixbus-buys-eurolines-isilines/ | archive-date=13 June 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/04/flixbus-the-german-uber-like-bus-service-is-buying-rival-eurolines-from-transdev/ | title=FlixBus, the German Uber-like bus service, is buying rival | first=Ingrid | last=Lundgren | work=TechCrunch | date=4 March 2019 | access-date=9 September 2019 | archive-date=30 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130184447/https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/04/flixbus-the-german-uber-like-bus-service-is-buying-rival-eurolines-from-transdev/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
In May 2019, FlixBus expanded to the East Coast of the United States via a partnership with Eastern Bus.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.metro-magazine.com/motorcoach/article/734779/how-greyhound-coach-usa-sales-will-impact-intercity-bus-lines | title=How Greyhound, Coach USA sales will impact intercity bus lines | first1=Joseph | last1=Schwieterman | first2=Brian | last2=Antolin | work=Metro Magazine | date=11 July 2019 | access-date=9 September 2019 | archive-date=14 December 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214181929/https://www.metro-magazine.com/motorcoach/article/734779/how-greyhound-coach-usa-sales-will-impact-intercity-bus-lines | url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/flixbus-expands-with-turkish-acquisition/ |title=Flixbus expands with Turkish acquisition | work=Coach & Bus Week |date=28 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.dailysabah.com/tourism/2019/08/21/german-flixbus-moves-to-acquire-prominent-turkish-bus-company-kamil-koc | title=German FlixBus moves to acquire prominent Turkish bus company Kamil Koç | work=Daily Sabah | date=21 August 2019 | archive-date=9 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509192022/https://www.dailysabah.com/tourism/2019/08/21/german-flixbus-moves-to-acquire-prominent-turkish-bus-company-kamil-koc | url-status=live }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news |title=FlixBus owner hitches ride with Greyhound as FirstGroup exits |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/flixbus-owner-hitches-ride-with-greyhound-firstgroup-exits-2021-10-21/ | first=Yadarisa | last=Shabong | editor-first=Anil | editor-last=D'Silva | work=Reuters | date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250121231717/https://www.reuters.com/business/flixbus-owner-hitches-ride-with-greyhound-firstgroup-exits-2021-10-21/ |archive-date=21 January 2025 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.metro-magazine.com/articles/flixbus-greyhound-and-the-future-of-intercity-travel | title=FlixBus, Greyhound and the Future of Intercity Travel | work=Metro Magazine | date=11 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/21/germanys-flixmobility-acquires-greyhound-lines-the-iconic-u-s-bus-company-in-78m-deal/ | title=Germany's FlixMobility acquires Greyhound Lines, the iconic | first=Ingrid | last=Lunden | work=TechCrunch | date=21 October 2021 | access-date=14 January 2022 | archive-date=14 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114034028/https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/21/germanys-flixmobility-acquires-greyhound-lines-the-iconic-u-s-bus-company-in-78m-deal/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-flixbus-acquires-us-greyhound-bus-company/a-59572295 | title=Germany's Flixbus acquires US Greyhound bus company | publisher=Deutsche Welle | date=21 October 2021 | access-date=14 January 2022 | archive-date=14 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114033142/https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-flixbus-acquires-us-greyhound-bus-company/a-59572295 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title=Dallas-based Greyhound sells to Europe's largest long-distance bus network | url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/local-companies/2021/10/21/dallas-based-greyhound-sells-to-europes-largest-long-distance-bus-network/ | first1=Paul | last1=O'Donnell | first2=Natalie | last2=Walters | work=The Dallas Morning News | date=21 October 2021 | url-access=subscription | archive-date=14 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114033130/https://www.dallasnews.com/business/local-companies/2021/10/21/dallas-based-greyhound-sells-to-europes-largest-long-distance-bus-network/ | url-status=live}}</ref>
FlixBus entered Latin America in 2021 with services in Brazil,<ref name="Buses-2022">{{Cite news | url=https://www.keybuses.com/article/flixbus-starts-brazil | title=Flixbus starts up in Brazil | work=Buses | date=12 January 2022}}</ref> expanding to more than 100 cities by 2024.
In April 2022, the company converted from a GmbH structure to an SE structure and was renamed Flix SE.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.startbase.com/news/flixbus-mutterfirma-heisst-jetzt-flix/ | title=Flixbus parent company is now called Flix | work=Startbase | date=20 April 2022}}</ref>
FlixBus launched service in Canada in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news | last=Dunne | first=James | title=Giant German bus company hits the highway in Canada | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/flixbus-bus-service-ontario-market-1.6412670/ | publisher=CBC News | date=8 April 2022 | archive-date=10 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410032035/https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/flixbus-bus-service-ontario-market-1.6412670 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/flixbus-new-bus-service-vancouver-seattle | title=FlixBus launches new bus service between Vancouver and Seattle | first=Cheryl | last=Chan | work=Vancouver Sun | date=24 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-seattle-bus-route-flixbus-route-service | title=FlixBus: Vancouver to Seattle bus service launches in June with $18 fares | first=Kenneth | last=Chan | work=Daily Hive | date=27 May 2022 | access-date=18 July 2023 | archive-date=18 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718171645/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-seattle-bus-route-flixbus-route-service | url-status=live}}</ref>
The company launched services in Chile in 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://blog.investchile.gob.cl/flixbus-chile-expects-sales-increase |title=FlixBus Chile expects sales increase | website=InvestChile | date=17 February 2025}}</ref>
FlixBus launched services in India in early 2024, connecting 46 cities through a network of 59 stops and more than 200 connections.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/massive-step-as-flix-launches-in-india/ | title=Massive step as Flix launches in India | work=Bus & Coach Buyer | date=1 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Flix, Europe’s biggest bus operator and owner of Greyhound, to enter India in early 2024 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/roadways/flix-europes-biggest-bus-operator-and-owner-of-greyhound-to-enter-india-in-early-2024/articleshow/100493989.cms | first1=Nehal | last1=Chaliawala | first2=Sagar | last2=Malviya | work=The Economic Times | date=25 May 2023}}</ref>
In March 2024, FlixBus launched its first electric bus, with service between Newport, Bristol and London.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://cbwmagazine.com/flixbus-launches-first-electric-coach/ | title=FlixBus launches first electric coach | work=Coach & Bus Week | date=5 March 2024}}</ref>
Services in Mexico began in May 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bus-news.com/flixbus-to-launch-in-peru-and-mexico-in-2025/ | last=May | first=Tiana | title=FlixBus to Launch in Peru and Mexico in 2025 | website=Bus-News | date=17 February 2025}}</ref>
In November 2025, FlixBus launched services in Australia.<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://corporate.flix.com/press_releases/flix-expands-to-its-5th-continent-australia-as-next-move/ | title=Flix expands to its 5th continent: Australia as next move |website=FlixBus | date=10 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bus-news.com/flixbus-launches-new-mexican-services/ | last=Stoate | first=Joey | title=FlixBus Launches New Mexican Services |date=28 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/the-european-travel-giant-invading-australia-s-golden-triangle-20251009-p5n1g2.html | title=The European travel giant invading Australia's 'golden triangle' | work=Sydney Morning Herald | date=24 October 2025}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.busnews.com.au/flixbus-launches-maiden-trips-on-sydney-melbourne-corridor/ | title=FlixBus launches maiden trips on Sydney-Melbourne corridor | work=Australasian Bus & Coach | date=6 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.busnews.com.au/global-bus-operator-launches-very-first-australian-service/ | title=Global bus operator launches very first Australian service | first=Sean | last=Mortell | work=Australasian Bus & Coach | date=20 November 2025}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.travolution.com/news/travel-sectors/flix-further-expands-airport-transfers-with-flibco-acquisition/ |title=Flix further expands airport transfers with Flibco acquisition | first=Kate | last=Harden-England | website=Travolution |date=2026-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/1915919/flixbus-parent-company-acquires-airport-transfer-platform-flibco | title=FlixBus parent company acquires airport transfer platform Flibco | work=The Brussels Times | date=13 January 2026}}</ref>
===Financing history – parent company, Flix SE=== In 2013, the company received equity financing from Mercedes-Benz Group and the Technical University of Munich.<ref name=tum />
In July 2019, the company raised €500 million in a Series F financing round led by TCV and Permira, valuing the company at over €2 billion.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-flixbus/transport-app-flixmobility-gets-germanys-biggest-tech-funding-round-to-drive-growth-idUSKCN1UD2IJ/ | title=Transport app FlixMobility gets Germany's biggest tech funding round to drive growth | first1=Douglas | last1=Busvine | first2=Alexander | last2=Hübner | first3=Arno | last3=Schuetze | work=Reuters | date=18 July 2019 | access-date=12 September 2024 | archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712063534/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-flixbus/transport-app-flixmobility-gets-germanys-biggest-tech-funding-round-to-drive-growth-idUSKCN1UD2IJ |url-status=live}}</ref>
In June 2021, FlixMobility GmbH raised $650 million in a Series G financing round at a valuation of US$3 billion from investors including General Atlantic, Permira, TCV, HV Capital, BlackRock, Baillie Gifford, and SilverLake.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/02/flixmobility-raises-650m-at-a-3b-valuation-to-double-down-on-buses-and-other-transport-in-the-us/ | title=FlixMobility raises $650M+ at a $3B valuation to double down on buses and other transport in the US | first=Ingrid | last=Lunden | work=TechCrunch | date=2 June 2021 | access-date=12 September 2024 | archive-date=12 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912122816/https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/02/flixmobility-raises-650m-at-a-3b-valuation-to-double-down-on-buses-and-other-transport-in-the-us/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
In July 2024, EQT AB and Kuehne + Nagel acquired a 35% stake in the company for €1 billion.<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://eqtgroup.com/news/2024/eqt-and-k-hne-holding-invest-in-flix-the-global-travel-company/ | title=EQT and Kühne Holding invest in Flix, the global travel company |publisher=EQT AB |date=4 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/eqt,-german-tycoon-buy-%E2%82%AC1-billion-stake-in-greyhound-owner-flix/82707885 |title=EQT, German Tycoon Buy €1 Billion Stake in Greyhound Owner Flix |work=SWI swissinfo |date=4 July 2024}}</ref> As part of the funding round, Porsche invested "low double-digit million" euros in FlixBus.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/08/13/life-in-the-slow-lane-porsche-buys-stake-in-flixbus-and-greyhound | title=Life in the slow lane? Porsche buys stake in FlixBus and Greyhound | first=Eleanor | last=Butler | work=Euronews | date=13 August 2024}}</ref>
==Safety incidents== * On 12 May 2017, the driver of a double-decker bus outside Berlin, Germany, attempted to drive under a railway bridge with insufficient clearance, resulting in a bridge strike that completely ripped off its roof. No passengers were on board.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.dw.com/en/flixbus-roof-completely-torn-off-by-bridge-outside-berlin/a-41651427 |title=Flixbus roof sheared off by bridge | publisher=Deutsche Welle | date=12 May 2017 | access-date=9 August 2023 | archive-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723050438/https://www.dw.com/en/flixbus-roof-completely-torn-off-by-bridge-outside-berlin/a-41651427 |url-status=live}}</ref> * On 19 May 2018, a bus rolled and crashed near Udine, Italy. There were 43 people on board, of whom 26 were injured.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/primopiano/cronaca/corriera_flixbus_si_ribalta_lungo_autostrada_a4_26_feriti-3742299.html | title=Bus della Flixbus si ribalta sull'A4 in provincia di Udine: 26 feriti, uno grave | first=Paola | last=Treppo | work=Il Messaggero | date=19 May 2018 | language=it | access-date=12 June 2023 | archive-date=24 March 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324095718/https://www.ilmessaggero.it/primopiano/cronaca/corriera_flixbus_si_ribalta_lungo_autostrada_a4_26_feriti-3742299.html |url-status=live}}</ref> * On 17 August 2018, a bus travelling from Stockholm to Berlin with 63 people on board veered off a highway in northeast Germany and ended up in a ditch, seriously injuring 16 passengers.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.dw.com/en/long-distance-flixbus-crashes-in-germany-several-injured/a-45121236 | title=Several injured in mystery Flixbus crash | publisher=Deutsche Welle | date=17 August 2018 | access-date=27 July 2023 | archive-date=27 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727131007/https://www.dw.com/en/long-distance-flixbus-crashes-in-germany-several-injured/a-45121236 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thelocal.dk/20180817/several-injured-after | title=Update: 16 injured after Flixbus travelling from Stockholm to Berlin tips over in crash | work=The Local | date=17 August 2018 | access-date=27 July 2023 | archive-date=27 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727131012/https://www.thelocal.dk/20180817/several-injured-after | url-status=live}}</ref> * On 16 December 2018, a bus crashed on a motorway near Zurich, Switzerland, killing two people including the co-driver, who was not driving at the time.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/flixbus_zurich-coach-accident-claims-second-victim/44654244 | title=Zurich coach accident claims second victim | work=Swissinfo | date=2 January 2019 | access-date=27 July 2023 | archive-date=27 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727131048/https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/flixbus_zurich-coach-accident-claims-second-victim/44654244 | url-status=live}}</ref> The driver was sentenced to 20 months in prison.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/switzerland/high-court-confirms-guilty-verdict-against-driver-but-reduces-sentence-2962671.html | title=High court confirms guilty verdict against driver, but reduces sentence | work=bluewin.ch | date=14 November 2025}}</ref> * On 19 May 2019, on Bundesautobahn 9 in eastern Germany, a bus rolled and crashed into a road safety barrier due to drowsy driving; the driver fell asleep. One person was killed and 60 were injured.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.dw.com/en/germany-flixbus-crash-kills-one-many-more-seriously-injured/a-48799140 | title=One dead, many injured in German Flixbus crash | publisher=Deutsche Welle | date=20 May 2019 | access-date=27 July 2023 | archive-date=27 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727130857/https://www.dw.com/en/germany-flixbus-crash-kills-one-many-more-seriously-injured/a-48799140 | url-status=live}}</ref> * On 6 October 2019, shortly before 1:00PM, a bus rolled and crashed on the A61 autoroute near Bizanet, France. One person was killed and 17 were injured.<ref>{{cite news | title=Un mort et 17 blessés, dont un grave, dans un accident de car Flixbus dans l'Aude | url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/faits-divers/20191006.OBS19397/un-mort-et-17-blesses-dont-un-grave-dans-un-accident-de-car-flixbus-dans-l-aude.html | trans-title=One dead and 17 injured, including one seriously, in a Flixbus bus accident in Aude | work=L'Obs | date=6 October 2019 | language=fr-FR}}</ref> * On 3 November 2019, a bus skidded off the A1 autoroute near Amiens, France, and flipped on its side, injuring more than 30 people.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Dozens injured in France Flixbus bus crash | url=https://www.dw.com/en/dozens-injured-in-france-flixbus-bus-crash/a-51098542 | publisher=Deutsche Welle | date=3 November 2019 | access-date=12 June 2023 | archive-date=9 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509013245/https://www.dw.com/en/dozens-injured-in-france-flixbus-bus-crash/a-51098542 | url-status=live}}</ref> * On 25 February 2023, an Uber Eats bicycle courier was struck and killed by a bus in Brussels.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ro.Ma |title=Près de trois mois après le décès de Sultan, livreur percuté par un Flixbus, des poteaux sont installés boulevard Albert II, proche de la Gare du Nord |url=https://www.dhnet.be/regions/bruxelles/bruxelles-mobilite/2023/04/25/pres-de-trois-mois-apres-le-deces-de-sultan-livreur-percute-par-un-flixbus-des-poteaux-sont-installes-boulevard-albert-ii-proche-de-la-gare-du-nord-XJ4DE32BOFHVVCQLF7FXKDIRUM/ | work=La Dernière Heure |date=25 February 2023 | language=fr}}</ref> Two months after the incident, the government and FlixBus were criticized for not moving the bus stop away from the bike lane.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Twee maanden na dood fietskoerier nog niks veranderd | trans-title=Two months after the death of a bicycle courier, nothing has changed. | url=https://www.bruzz.be/veiligheid/twee-maanden-na-dood-fietskoerier-nog-niks-veranderd-2023-04-16 | work=BRUZZ | date=16 April 2023 |language=nl}}</ref> * On 5 June 2023, a bus crashed in Avellino, Italy, when it swerved to avoid another car, resulting in one death and injuries to 26 passengers. The company was criticized by a passenger for the lack of support offered after the incident.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Australian involved in fatal Italian bus crash says company offered $16 meal voucher | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-05/australian-woman-involved-in-fatal-italy-bus-crash/102439344 | first=Michael | last=Doyle | work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date=5 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/flixbus-passengers-meal-voucher-bus-crash-b2351594.html | title=Flixbus passengers offered just €10 meal voucher after fatal bus crash | first=Benjamin | last=Parker | work=The Independent |location=London |date=5 June 2023 | access-date=19 July 2023 | archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719071416/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/flixbus-passengers-meal-voucher-bus-crash-b2351594.html | url-status=live}}</ref> * On 17 July 2023, a bus crashed into another bus on the D2 highway near Brno, Czech Republic, killing one of the drivers and injuring 76 people, including 14 serious injuries.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://apnews.com/article/czech-bus-crash-brno-d2-highway-bratislava-dfe4b2627a806a6d823b978fbeb0ca02 | title=1 dead and 76 injured in a bus crash on a major highway in southeastern Czech Republic | work=Associated Press | date=17 July 2023}}</ref> * On 19 September 2023, a bus overturned near Micheldorf, Austria, killing a 19-year-old Austrian woman and injuring 20 people.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thelocal.de/20230919/one-dead-and-20-injured-after-flixbus-travelling-from-berlin-overturns-in-austria | title=One dead and 20 injured after Flixbus travelling from Berlin overturns in Austria | work=The Local | date=19 September 2023 | access-date=23 September 2023 | archive-date=28 March 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328163449/https://www.thelocal.de/20230919/one-dead-and-20-injured-after-flixbus-travelling-from-berlin-overturns-in-austria |url-status=live}}</ref> The bus driver was microsleeping. He was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, suspended in full.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.krone.at/3305458 | title=Slept with his eyes open: bus driver sentenced | first=Kerstin | last=Wassermann | work=Kronen Zeitung | date=22 March 2024}}</ref> * On 17 December 2023, at around 8:00AM, an overcrowded bus with 53 passengers traveling from Vienna, Austria to Kyiv, Ukraine overturned in Trebišov district of the Košice region of Slovakia, injuring 9 passengers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lisnychuk |first=Maryna |date=17 December 2023 | title=An overcrowded bus from Ukraine overturns in Slovakia: children are among the victims |url=https://eng.obozrevatel.com/section-world/news-an-overcrowded-bus-from-ukraine-overturns-in-slovakia-children-are-among-the-victims-photo-17-12-2023.html | work=Obozrevatel |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-date=16 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416213820/https://eng.obozrevatel.com/section-world/news-an-overcrowded-bus-from-ukraine-overturns-in-slovakia-children-are-among-the-victims-photo-17-12-2023.html | url-status=live}}</ref> * On 5 January 2024, one person died and 11 others were injured, after a bus that was bound for New York City from Montreal, Canada, rolled over near Lake George on Interstate 87.<ref>{{cite news |last=Olson | first=Issac | date=5 January 2024 | title=1 dead, 11 injured after bus coming from Montreal crashes in New York's Adirondacks |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-bus-crash-new-york-1.7076064 | work=CBC News |access-date=7 January 2024 |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119180134/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-bus-crash-new-york-1.7076064 |url-status=live}}</ref> * On 24 March 2024, one person died in Italy after a bus travelling between Milan and Rome crashed into a guard rail near Modena.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/03/25/news/a1_pullman_flixbus_incidente_morto_un_passeggero-422366138/ | title=A1, pullman FlixBus si schianta contro il guard rail: morto un ragazzo di 19 anni che era a bordo, sei feriti | trans-title=A FlixBus bus crashes into a guard rail on the A1 motorway, killing a 19-year-old on board and injuring six others. | work=la Repubblica | date=25 March 2024 | language=it | url-access=subscription}}</ref> * On 27 March 2024, at around 10:00AM, five people died and 20 others were injured when a bus bound for Zürich from Berlin crashed near Leipzig, Germany, after veering off a highway.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68673114 | title=FlixBus: Deadly crash on German motorway near Leipzig | work=BBC News | date=28 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/27/several-killed-in-flixbus-coach-crash-near-leipzig-say-german-police | title=Several killed in coach crash near Leipzig, say German police | agency=Reuters | work=The Guardian | date=27 March 2024}}</ref> The driver received a suspended sentence.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/flixbus-driver-given-suspended-sentence-191425899.html | title=FlixBus driver given suspended sentence over deadly crash in Germany | agency=Deutsche Presse-Agentur | via=Yahoo | date=March 13, 2026}}</ref> * On 7 November 2024, at around 7:10AM, a bus operated by Tribal Sun Bus LLC left the roadway and rolled over on I-490 in Chili, New York, just west of Rochester, New York. All 28 passengers were injured and transported, one critical patient died at the hospital that night.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.whec.com/top-news/part-of-i-490-westbound-in-chili-closed-after-crash-with-injuries/ |title=Passenger on bus that crashed on I-490, injuring over 20 people, has died |last=Bourtis |first=Evan | work=WHEC-TV |date=7 November 2024}}</ref> The bus left New York City around midnight, bound for Niagara Falls. The driver was charged for fatigued driving, excessive speed, unsafe lane change, and no seatbelt.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://13wham.com/news/local/overturned-vehicle-crash-shuts-down-i-490-westbound-lanes | title='It was surreal': 28 injured, 1 critically, in tour bus crash on 490 | first1=Christian | last1=Garzone | first2=Tyler | last2=Diedrich | work=WHAM-TV | date=7 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.whec.com/top-news/part-of-i-490-westbound-in-chili-closed-after-crash-with-injuries/ | title=Bus crash on I-490 injures 28 people, 1 critically | last=Bourtis | first=Evan | work=WHEC-TV | date=7 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.whec.com/top-news/lawyer-plans-to-sue-bus-company-for-chili-crash-victims-says-same-company-involved-in-similar-crash-in-january/ | title=Lawyer plans to sue bus company for Chili crash victims; says same company involved in similar crash in January | first=Marsha | last=Augustin | work=WHEC-TV | date=9 November 2024}}</ref> * On 3 January 2025, at around 12:00PM, a bus crashed into two cars between the Perušić and Gospić junctions, in the direction of Dubrovnik.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/foto-i-video-lancani-sudar-pet-automobila-i-autobusa-na-a1-kod-macole-auti-skrseni/2629657.aspx |title=Lančani sudar pet automobila i autobusa na A1 kod Macole | trans-title=Chain collision of five cars and a bus on the A1 near Macola. Cars wrecked | work=Index.hr |date=3 January 2025 | language=hr}}</ref> * On 11 January 2025, at 3:00PM, a bus carrying 13 passengers crashed when exiting the Autobahn 11 between Berlin and Szczecin, causing 2 deaths and 11 injuries.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.dw.com/en/germany-2-dead-in-flixbus-crash-on-autobahn/a-71275383 | title=Germany: 2 dead in Flixbus crash on autobahn | work=Deutsche Welle | date=11 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2025/01/brandenburg-a11-uckermark-stettin-reisebus-unfall-verletzte-tote.html |title=Zwei Tote und elf Verletzte bei schwerem Reisebusunfall auf der A11 | trans-title=Two dead and eleven injured in serious coach accident on the A11 | work=Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg | date=12 January 2025 |language=de}}</ref> * On 4 May 2025, at 1:00PM, a bus from Arlington, Virginia to New York City was involved in a rear-end collision with another bus on the New Jersey Turnpike, injuring 39 people.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/two-buses-cars-crash-new-jersey-turnpike-burlington-county-sunday/4176529/ |title=2 buses, 3 cars crash on NJ Turnpike leaving at least 39 hurt |last=Grassi |first=Emily Rose | date=3 May 2025}}</ref> * On 4 July 2025, at 2:40AM, a bus overturned on the Bundesautobahn 19 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, leaving 23 injured.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thelocal.de/20250704/twenty-passengers-injured-in-flixbus-accident-in-northern-germany |title=Flixbus overturns in Germany leaving 23 injured | work=The Local | date=4 July 2025}}</ref> * On 22 July 2025, two buses bound for Amsterdam were involved in a crash on the A4 motorway near Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands. No serious injuries were reported.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/binnenland/flixbus-er-waren-66-passagiers-aan-boord-van-botsende-bussen/79324352.html |title=Flixbus: er waren 66 passagiers aan boord van botsende bussen | trans-title=Flixbus: there were 66 passengers on board the colliding buses | work=Noordhollands Dagblad | date=22 July 2025 | url-access=subscription | language=nl}}</ref> * On 26 April 2026, at 12:35AM, a bus carrying 40 passengers overturned on the Baltimore–Washington Parkway in Laurel, Maryland. One person was seriously injured.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/anne-arundel-county/tour-bus-carrying-dozens-of-passengers-overturns-on-bw-parkway-in-laurel|title=FlixBus carrying dozens of passengers overturns on BW Parkway in Laurel| work=WMAR-TV |date=26 April 2026}}</ref> * On 27 April 2026, at 11:20PM, a bus hit a moose near Zgierz, Poland. The driver continued driving with the entire right side of the windshield cracked, in violation of safety standards.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.refresher.sk/202409-Vodic-FlixBusu-ohrozil-asi-50-ludi-Odignoroval-zrazku-a-s-rozbitym-sklom-pokracoval-v-jazde-so-slovami-dofajcim-a-ideme-dalej |title=Vodič FlixBusu ohrozil asi 50 ľudí. Odignoroval zrážku a s rozbitým sklom pokračoval v jazde so slovami „dofajčím a ideme ďalej| trans-title=FlixBus driver risked the life of 50 people. He ignored the collision and continued driving with broken glass, saying "I'll finish my smoke and move on" | work=refresher.sk | date=28 April 2026 | language=sk}}</ref> * On 3 May 2026, in Dobrá Niva, Slovakia, a bus veered off the road and overturned. There was one minor injury and no serious injuries among the 16 passengers.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kamera zachytila nehodu autobusu v obci Dobrá Niva. Ticho prerušil silný náraz | url=https://tvnoviny.sk/domace/clanok/1028484-video-kamera-zachytila-nehodu-autobusu-v-obci-dobra-niva-ticho-prerusil-silny-naraz | trans-title=A camera captured a bus accident in the village of Dobrá Niva. The silence was broken by a strong impact | work=tvnoviny.sk |date=3 May 2026 |language=sk}}</ref> * On 14 May 2026, at around 4:00PM, a bus carrying 28 passengers crashed through a barrier and rolled onto its side along the Bruce Highway near Gumlu, Queensland, Australia. One passenger was killed and more than 20 other passengers were injured.<ref>{{cite news | title=Victim on 'trip of a lifetime' before tourist bus rolled | url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/victim-on-trip-of-a-lifetime-before-tourist-bus-rolled-20260515-p5zxal.html| work=Brisbane Times | date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
==Legal issues== ===Buses inaccessible for wheelchair users=== FlixBus has been sued in the U.S. and investigated by U.S. regulators for allegedly not making buses accessible for wheelchair users, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-opens-investigation-flix-north-america-flixbus-and-greyhound-disability | title=Justice Department Opens Investigation into Flix North America, FlixBus, and Greyhound for Disability Discrimination | publisher=United States Department of Justice | date=August 4, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.law360.com/articles/2373136/doj-investigates-flixbus-greyhound-over-ada-complaints | title=DOJ Investigates FlixBus, Greyhound Over ADA Complaints | first=Gina | last=Kim | work=Law360 | date=August 4, 2025 | url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thedrlc.org/blog/2020/05/14/class-action-lawsuit-alleges-discrimination-and-humiliation-by-flixbus-passengers-with-disabilities-repeatedly-denied-accessible-vehicles/ |website=Disability Rights Legal Center |date=14 May 2020 |title=Class Action Lawsuit Alleges 'Discrimination and Humiliation' by FlixBus Passengers with Disabilities Repeatedly Denied Accessible Vehicles |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926174110/https://thedrlc.org/blog/2020/05/14/class-action-lawsuit-alleges-discrimination-and-humiliation-by-flixbus-passengers-with-disabilities-repeatedly-denied-accessible-vehicles/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
===Allowing for domestic travel within Switzerland=== In March 2017, FlixBus was fined CHF3,000 for cabotage by allowing domestic travel within Switzerland, in violation of the monopoly of Swiss Federal Railways for passenger transport within Switzerland.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/flixbus_german-coach-operator-fined-for-facilitating-cheap-travel/43037368 | title=German coach operator fined for 'facilitating' cheap travel | work=SWI swissinfo | date=17 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.keybuses.com/article/flixbus-fined-carrying-swiss-domestic-passengers | title=Flixbus fined for carrying Swiss domestic passengers | first=STEVE | last=RICE | work=Buses | date=20 April 2017}}</ref>
===Greenwashing=== In March 2025, FlixBus was fined by German authorities for greenwashing by making misleading claims regarding its environmental record, including claiming that it is "the most environmentally-friendly means of transport".<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/1475732/flixbus-fined-for-greenwashing-in-belgium | title=Flixbus fined for greenwashing in Belgium | work=The Brussels Times | date=7 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.icpen.org/news/1413 | title=Flixbus fined for greenwashing on Belgian website | work=International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network | date=7 April 2025}}</ref>
==Logos== <gallery widths="150" perrow="5"> File:Flixbus logo.svg|Flixbus – 2015 File:MeinFernbus Wort Bildmarke ohne Claim Pantone.svg|Meinfernbus.de File:Meinfernbus Flixbus Logo 2015.svg|MeinFernbus Flixbus – 2015 File:Flixbus 2015 logo.svg|Flixbus – 2015 –2016 File:Flixbus 201x logo.svg|FlixBus – 2016–2024 File:FlixBus Logo.png|FlixBus 2024 – present </gallery>
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