A major German company is involved in Canadian intercity buses
So far three routes have appeared in southern Ontario, but the plan is to make trips available to other provinces and the United States.
The German company FlixBus operates in 37 countries. On the Canadian market, it is trying to take the place of Greyhound, which went bankrupt during the pandemic, and is not yet claiming to create a national transportation network. In the U.S., FlixBus has already bought out the Greyhound network and is actively exploring the American market, so we should expect cross-border routes between major cities in the U.S. and Canada.
FlixBus provides a franchise: a convenient app and website for ticketing, pricing structure, route planning, marketing. In return, the company wants up to 30 percent profit.
As of April 7, FlixBus is offering daily Waterloo-Kitchener-Gwelff-Toronto flights. Living in Toronto with your car isn't too lucrative, especially now that fuel prices have gone up. Even those who commute to work in the suburbs usually choose the electric trains. So FlixBus expects people to use its services.
FlixBus plans to launch bus routes between Ottawa and Toronto, as well as between Niagara Falls and Toronto. In the summer, FlixBus will try to launch a route between Toronto and British Columbia, after which it will tackle the issue of licensing its business in Quebec.
