City2City

City2City
ParentNational Express
Commenced operation2 April 2013
Ceased operationOctober 2014
Service areaGermany
Service typeIntercity coach operator
Fleet25 (October 2014)
Websitewww.city2city.de

City2City was an intercity coach operator providing services in Germany. It was a subsidiary of National Express, the largest intercity coach operator in the United Kingdom.

History

Mercedes-Benz Tourismo in September 2014

City2City was launched on 2 April 2013 with 15 Mercedes-Benz Tourismos.[1][2] It ceased in October 2014 with National Express citing the congested market making it unlikely to be profitable, making it the first coach operator to cease operating after the intercity coach market was deregulated.[3][4]

Routes

Cities on the network included Frankfurt, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Duisburg, Stuttgart, Munich, Bremen and Hanover. Cologne and Frankfurt airports were served by City2City.[5]

Fleet

Operations commenced in April 2013 with 15 Mercedes-Benz Tourismo coaches.[6] When operations ceased in October 2014, the fleet comprised 25 vehicles.[3]

References

  1. ^ New comfort with friendly prices - city2city coaches start on 2 April 2013 National Express 6 March 2013
  2. ^ National Express arrives in Germany Archived 15 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Passenger Transport 13 March 2013
  3. ^ a b National Express exits German coach business Passenger Transport 17 September 2014
  4. ^ National Express Group Interim Management Statement National Express 30 October 2014
  5. ^ Map City2City
  6. ^ Long distance travel with 15 Mercedes-Benz Tourismo buses Archived 2017-03-27 at the Wayback Machine Mercedes-Benz 25 March 2013