D ie German Railway gets a powerful opponent on the long-haul. Not on the track, but on the road. For the two largest long-distance bus suppliers Flixbus and MeinFernbus close together. By kilometer, the market share of the new Fernbusriesen now stands at three-quarters of the German market.
The merger was not to save trips. The plans, which introduced the new Fernbusriese on Friday to see from rather to United Offensive. By the end of the number of buses used to be almost doubled – from the current 560 to 1000 buses. 18 to 20 million passengers will be transported in this year, the company, down from 10.7 million were together
And then shall appear the remote bus offensive.
denser timetable clock
The combination of schedules allows the merged entity for some long-distance routes offer a clock as in transport. Main routes such as Hamburg – Berlin, Cologne – Frankfurt or Stuttgart – Munich will in future be operated every 30 to 60 minutes. In terms of temporal flexibility, the company need not to hide from across the web.
Express connections
The biggest disadvantage of long distance buses opposite the railway is the longer transit time. Therefore MeinFernbus Flixbus will increasingly compete with express services to customers. From Frankfurt to Munich it should go nonstop in four and a half hours. By comparison, the ICE needs for the same route only about three hours. From Munich to Cologne it intended to create with only one stop in seven hours by express bus, the ICE makes the route planned in about four and a half hours.
Across Europe
With the domination of Germany, wants the company that will operate under the name MeinFernbus Flixbus Do not be satisfied. The aim of the new giants is to be the market leader in Europe. To Amsterdam to get to the buses already, soon to also be connected Brussels and Paris. “All the major axes and the EU’s largest cities are connected to other night lines,” the company said.
Better customer service
Also in the service area will upgrade the bus company. Some points this sound a lot like German Rail: The bus suppliers offers a Buchungsapp for smartphones and wants to delay information sent to your phone. Also a bonus program is planned.
If driving a bus now even cheaper?
For future pricing, the company said nothing. But experts expect the remote bus prices will increase significantly in the long run. Namely, when the price dumping some vendors no longer participate and to withdraw from the market. The fusion of Flixbus and MeinFernbus is already a big step toward market consolidation. Still, however, the brickwork for bargains, best on comparison sites such as busliniensuche.de or fernbusse.de.
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