Flix Bus, which says it is the world’s largest bus provider, rolled into Canada this week. The giant German company hits the highway here less than a year after Greyhound pulled out of the country.
German-founded FlixBus, which also operates in the U.S. and dozens of countries across Europe, rolled out bus routes in Ontario in 2022, then moved into Quebec and B.C.After arriving in Canada in 2022, FlixBus is announcing an Alberta expansion, with four daily trips between Edmonton and Calgary, and two daily trips between Calgary and Lethbridge. New bus routes between Alberta cities will start running this week as German transportation company FlixBus continues its Canadian expansion.
Divine-Faith Johnson, government affairs and strategic partnerships associate with Flixbus, told CBC News on Wednesday that the company is planning further growth."Just for the launch, we did focus on the major , but we are definitely looking to expand to neighbouring towns as well," she said. In Alberta, FlixBus is working with charter bus company Universal. The current routes also include stops in Red Deer, Okotoks, Fort Macleod and Claresholm.The province hasn't been completely without intercity bus service since Greyhound's departure. Pacific Western Transportation still runs Red Arrow bus routes connecting Lethbridge, Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton.
"Every company in our industry struggled big time in COVID. Finally, we were hoping this year is going to be a catchup to the losses," Balwaria said.after this week's return of the provincial fuel tax and increase to the federal carbon tax — plus new competition. "Our main challenge is to keep a comparable ticket price, so the competition is still there in the market, and keep running the system," he said.
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