Long-Distance Coach Operator Flixbus to Compete with ÖBB Austrian Railways

CompaniesTourism ♦ Published: April 27, 2016; 17:45 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austrian state-run rail company ÖBB Austrian Railways is facing increasing competition of German mobility provider Flixbus which has just launched its third connection for Austria's regional capital cities, between Graz and Salzburg. In January 2016 FlixBus announced its entry to the markets of Central and Eastern Europe with the new branch FlixBus CEE. This includes six countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Croatia) with new lines in the making. () am

Germany founded long-distance coach operator Flixbus to compete with Austrian Railways / Picture: © FlixBus.nl

Austrian state-run rail company OEBB Austrian Railways is facing increasing competition of German long-distance coach operator Flixbus which has just launched its third connection for Austria's regional capital cities, between Graz and Salzburg.

FlixBus is a mobility provider offering daily intercity bus service all over Europe.

Launched in 2013 after the deregulation…