Vy Buss

Vy Buss,formerly branded asNettbuss,is the largestbus companyinNorway,owned byVy.It was established on 10 February 2000 as the continuation of the bus operations from formerNSB Biltrafikk.In addition to bus services in major parts of Norway, it also operates buses inSwedenthrough subsidiaries.

Vy Buss

OslotoSarpsborgviaMossVy expressservice (2019)
Formerly	Nettbuss AS
Company type	State-ownedAksjeselskap
Industry	Public transport
Predecessor	NSB Biltrafikk
Founded	10 February 2000(2000-02-10)
Headquarters	Oslo , Norway
Area served	Scandinavia
Key people	Arne Veggeland (MD) Geir Isaksen (Chairman)
Brands	TIMEkspressen Bus4You Vy express
Services	Bus transport
Number of employees	5,000 (2006)
Parent	Vy
Subsidiaries	Nettbuss Sverige Nettbuss Travel Team Verksted
Website	vy.no

The company has its headquarters inOslowith the operations being performed by subsidiaries. The company has about 25% market share in Norway and offers local and express bus services, and tour coaches through Peer Gynt Tours. The corporation has approximately 5,000 employees.

Most of the routes are on contract orpublic service obligation(PSO) with thecounties,and in some counties the buses are branded with the counties public transport brands, likeRuterinAkershusandKolumbusinRogaland.On some regionalhigh-frequencyroutes Nettbuss uses its own brandTIMEkspressen(the hourly express).

History

One of the last examples of Nettbuss livery (2011)

Older Nettbuss livery, on a Trøndelag bus inTrondheim(2007)

NSB Bilruter was established on 9 November 1925 as part of the Norwegian State Railway to offer supplementary bus services inTrøndelag.The first route was fromHelltoSelbu,known as Selburuta. The company developed a number of routes to supplement train services.

In 1996, the bus division was made a separatelimited company,NSB Biltrafikk AS, wholly owned by NSB. The new company started a vast acquisition of numerous local bus companies in addition to winning public service obligation contracts with some Norwegian counties. In 2000, the company changed its name to Nettbuss. The same year the truck division was sold to theNorwegian Postal Service.

Among the companies acquired by Nettbuss are:

• Drammen og Omegn Busslinjer
• Fjerdingen Busstrafikk
• Gardermoenbussene
• Kjell Lindhjems Bilruter
• Orusttrafiken(Swedish)
• Peer Gynt Tours
• Sirdalsruta
• Team Trafikk
• TIMEkspressen Telemark
• Øst-Telemark Automobilselskap
• Säfflebussen

In April 2019, it was rebranded from Nettbuss to Vy.

In 2020, Vy acquired Swedish bus company Flygbussarna Airport Coaches fromTransdev Sweden.

Brands

Vy bus4you

Luxury intercity coaches, operated onGothenburg–Stockholm,Oslo–Gothenburg–Copenhagen,Oslo–Stockholm.

Further information:Vy bus4you

Vy express

Intercity coaches in both Norway and Sweden.

Further information:Vy express

Former: TIMEkspressen

TIMEkspressen (Time Ekspressenmeans "Hourly Express" ) was an intercitycoachbrand used by Nettbuss on 9 routes in Norway. The coaches were usually operated at one hourheadway,but some routes had higher frequency inrush hourand lower frequency in the weekends.

Further information:TIMEkspressen

Operations

Vy Buss has several fully owned and some partially owned subsidiaries.

Nordlandsbuss

Nordlandsbussis owned 34% by Vy Buss and 66% bySaltens Bilruterand was the result of a merger between Nettbuss Helgeland AS and Saltens Bilruter's bus division. The company operates local and express bus routes inNordlandcounty and has its offices inBodø.

Vy Buss

PreviouslyOrusttrafiken,and is one of Vy Buss'Swedishsubsidiaries. Formerly headquartered inStenungsund,nowGothenburg,the company operates primarily in Southwestern Sweden.

Vy Travel

Vy Travel is another of Vy Buss' Swedish subsidiaries. It operates the Swedish part of the two intercity coach brandsBus4YouandNettbuss express.Routes between cities likeOslotoCopenhagenandStockholm,andStockholmtoGothenburg.Formerly headquartered inBorås,nowGothenburg.

Former operations

BorgBuss

Initially 50% ofBorgBusswas owned by Nettbuss while the rest was owned byFredrikstadandHvalermunicipalities. The company operated local buses inØstfold.Later Nettbuss obtained a 100% share and bus operations were merged into Nettbuss Øst on 1 July 2013.

Nettbuss Danmark

Nettbuss Danmark was Nettbuss' subsidiary in Danish market. In 2006, Nettbuss acquiredPartner Bus ASand has merged it into Netbus Denmark. The headquarters were located inCopenhagen.In 2014, the operations merged withKeolis' Danish subsidiary via a joint venture, where Nettbuss owns 25%.

Nettbuss Drammen

Nettbuss Drammen operated bus services in the counties ofBuskerudandTelemark,including the city buses inDrammen.Nettbuss Telemarkwas merged into Nettbuss Drammen in 2005. The company had its headquarters in Drammen. In 2013, it was merged into Nettbuss Sør AS.

Nettbuss Midt-Norge

Nettbuss Midt-Norge AS, formerly Nettbuss Trøndelag AS, was the result of the acquisition ofFjerdingen Busstrafikk,servingStjørdalandMeråkeras well asHemne og Orkladal Billag,serving large parts ofSør-Trøndelag.The company was headquartered inTrondheim.On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the parent company.

Nettbuss Møre

Nettbuss Møre was the result of numerous mergers inMøre og Romsdal,the latest between Nettbuss Møre andNettbuss Ålesund.The company operated a number of routes in the county, including the city buses inKristiansund,MoldeandÅlesundand two intercity coach routes to Oslo. The company was headquartered in Ålesund. In 2013, it was merged into Nettbuss Midt-Norge AS.

Nettbuss Stadsbussarna

Nettbuss Stadsbussarna, formerly Stadsbussarna Sverige, operates the city buses inÖstersund,Gävle,HässleholmochLund.

Nettbuss Sør

AMercedes-Benz Citaroin Nettbuss Sør livery inKristiansand(2014)

Nettbuss Sør operated local and intercity buses inBuskerud,Telemark,Vest-Agder(from January 2011 also local buses inKristiansand) andRogaland.The company had its headquarters inArendaluntil 2013, when it was moved toDrammen.On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the parent company.

Nettbuss Travel

Nettbuss Travel operates several of their intercity coach lines in Norway, Nettbuss express and TIMEkspressen lines. Prior to 1 January 2016, the company was known as Nettbuss Ekspress AS. The company was initially founded in cooperation withFjord1.Another company named Nettbuss Travel AS was merged into the company in the spring of 2015.

Nettbuss Trondheim (Team Trafikk)

Team Trafikkwas created by a merger between themunicipalTrondheim Trafikkselskapand privateHemne og Orkladal Billag.It was then acquired by Nettbuss and the city bus inTrondheimandKlæbukept the name Team Trafikk while the rest of the operations were moved to Nettbuss Møre and Nettbuss Trøndelag. The company also owns the subsidiary Team Verkstedsenter that operates three commercial heavy duty workshops. Headquarters lay in Trondheim. On 1 January 2011, the company changed its name to Nettbuss Trondheim, and was merged into Nettbuss Trøndelag later the same year.

Nettbuss Øst

Nettbuss Øst, formerly Nettbuss Lillestrøm, operated local and intercity buses within the counties ofAkershus,Hedmark,OsloandØstfold.On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the parent company.

Nettbuss Østfold

Nettbuss Østfold operated local and intercity buses inØstfoldand was headquartered inSarpsborg.It was merged into Nettbuss Øst in 2013.