Coach

The coach, built for journeys between areas

  • How it differs from a bus: longer journeys between areas, seated passengers only, seat belts and luggage holds.
  • Services operated: scheduled intercity routes, school transport, corporate shuttles, tourism, on-demand transport.
  • Coach hire with a driver: available for groups in France through the quote request form.
  • Powertrains: vehicles running on HVO and bio-CNG across the road networks.
  • Territorial role: connecting rural areas, suburban districts and business parks, complementing rail and urban networks.

What are the challenges for coach lines?

  • Meet the needs of daily commuting to and from work and school;
  • Take into account off-peak travel, which is already significant and will increase due to the aging of the population;
  • Develop a quality offer to generate new habits in the use of public transport and give a new image of the coach. Because in the collective mind, the coach still has an image that is sometimes outdated, which is detrimental to its attractiveness and does not encourage its development;
  • Maintain the criteria for success: frequency, range of hours, quality of service, regularity, accessibility, comfort, speed.

Coach lines operated by Transdev

Coaches are an essential alternative for the “mobility mix” in small towns.

185 000 

trips/year on the Créon > Bordeaux line (France)

760 000 

trips/year on the Dourdan > Massy-Palaiseau line (France)

Many millions

pounds sterling invested in the Sky Class bus in the United Kingdom.

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At Transdev, we have expertise in all modes of public transport, enabling us to devise sustainable, accessible mobility solutions tailored to each region. Thanks to our multimodal expertise, we design reliable, efficient, and innovative networks that are designed to meet the specific needs of users and support local ecological transitions.

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Frequently asked questions

A bus runs short journeys within a built-up area, with closely spaced stops and standing room. A coach, also called a motorcoach in North America, is built for longer journeys between areas: seated passengers only, seat belts and luggage holds. It is the vehicle used for intercity links, school transport and tourism.

Transdev operates scheduled intercity routes, school transport, corporate shuttles, tourism services and on-demand transport by coach. Each service is adapted to local needs and designed with the local authority or the corporate client.

Yes, for group travel in France: school outings, corporate travel, events and organised trips. Requests go through the dedicated quote form, where the route, the dates and the number of passengers can be specified. In other countries, requests are handled by the local Transdev subsidiary.

Yes. Transdev runs vehicles on alternative fuels across its road networks, notably HVO and bio-CNG, as part of a wider move towards greener mobility carried out with transport authorities and corporate clients.
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