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Overview of PostBus

With a network covering 12 076 kilometres and 2300 vehicles, PostBus is the country's leading provider of road-based passenger transport. PostBus is constantly raising its profile as a public transport systems leader and is increasing its presence in Swiss cities and conurbations as well as in neighbouring countries.

Key market figures in Switzerland

The steadily growing demand for services has led to an impressive service portfolio for PostBus in Switzerland.

No. of routes	882
Network length in km	12 076
Number of stops	11 804
Km per year in millions	117.4
Passengers in millions	155
Passenger km in millions	899.5
No. of vehicles	2 300

Jobs

Jobs per canton

Number of full-time equivalents at PostBus incl. PostBus operators.

Canton	Person
Aargau	431
Appenzell (AI / AR)	42
Basel-Landschaft	78
Basel-Stadt	47
Bern	543
Freiburg	9
Glarus	7
Graubünden	365
Jura	117
Luzern	118
Neuenburg	32
Nidwalden	31
Obwalden	21
St. Gallen	238
Schaffhausen	8
Schwyz	66
Solothurn	85
Tessin	268
Thurgau	146
Uri	9
Waadt	253
Wallis	310
Zürich	357
Total	3582

Factsheet

PostBus Factsheet

PostBus is the market leader in public bus transport in Switzerland.

The hallmarks of PostBus – the three-tone horn and the yellow Postbuses – are part of Switzerland’s cultural identity. The PostBus brand embodies reliability, security and trust. Increasingly, it also represents innovative, sustainable public transport. PostBus is a leading provider of system management functionality in public transport.

PostBus Factsheet