PolskiBus was a Polish express coach operator. Owned by Brian Souter's Highland Global Transport,[1] it commenced operating in June 2011.[2] It was sold to Flixbus in December 2017 with the PolskiBus brand retired in February 2018.[3][4]

PolskiBus
Van Hool Astromega TD927 in May 2012
ParentHighland Global Transport
Commenced operationJune 2011
Ceased operationFebruary 2018
Service areaPoland
Service typeExpress coach operator
Routes19
HubsWarsaw, Wrocław
Fleet132 (August 2014)
Websitewww.polskibus.com

Services

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PolskiBus commenced operating in June 2011 operating eight routes with 18 coaches.[2][5] As of March 2017 it operated services on 16 routes within Poland (establishing connection between 26 Polish cities) and additionally 8 international destinations including Berlin, Bratislava, Budapest, Prague, Vienna, and Vilnius.[6]

Advertised fares started at 1 plus zł 1 booking fee, using a yield management model as employed by Megabus.

In 2018, PolskiBus merged with Flixbus which took over PolskiBus' routes in Poland and around.

Fleet

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The company began operations with a fleet of 18 Van Hool Altano TD921 coaches.[7] It later expanded with Van Hool Astromega TD927s[8][9] and Plaxton Elite i bodied Volvo B11Rs.[10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ Companies House extract company no SC432205 Highland Global Transport Limited
  2. ^ a b About PolskiBus.com Polski Bus.com
  3. ^ Polskibus.com enters partnership with FlixBus Coach & Bus Week issue 1326 23 January 2018 page 9
  4. ^ PolskiBus to go green with Flixbus tie-up Buses issue 755 February 2018 page 20
  5. ^ Souter Investments Launches Express Coach Service in Poland Souter Investments
  6. ^ PolskiBus.com and PKS Polonus team up! 23 new lines connecting 100 cities in Poland and abroad
  7. ^ Van Hool supplies 18 coaches for intercity transport in Poland and neighbouring countries Van Hool 6 July 2011
  8. ^ Van Hool delivers 50 extra coaches to Poland Van Hool 21 October 2011
  9. ^ Souter Holdings Poland Makes Major New Investment in PolskiBus.com Fleet Souter Investments 24 October 2011
  10. ^ PolskiBus.com is pleased to announce the purchase of 20 New Plaxton ADL Elite i Coaches PolskiBus.com
  11. ^ ADL strides into Europe as PolskiBus.com launches Plaxton Elitei Archived 6 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine Plaxton
  12. ^ PolskiBus.com expands with LHD Plaxtons Buses issue 715 October 2014 page 16
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