Strategic Partnership Established Between FlixBus and Čazmatrans

FlixBus, as a mobility partner of traditional bus carriers, has announced a collaboration with Čazmatrans, a leading Croatian company that has been in the market for over 70 years, as stated in the press release. This strategic partnership marks an important step in the further development of Croatian bus transport, a joint success in the market, and in taking on an important role in passenger mobility.

In the first phase of the collaboration, Čazmatrans and FlixBus will integrate their bus line networks, offering passengers greater mobility and accessibility to Croatian and international destinations, as well as the digitalization of bus tickets. For passengers, this means simple, fast, and online ticket purchases across Croatia and Europe, as well as access to numerous destinations with a single ticket.

– This successful integration of a traditional bus company and a technology company is yet another indication of how digital enhancement of business can achieve growth and development for companies and the entire economy, ensure the sustainability of travel, and adapt to the daily needs and movements of passengers. We certainly expect strong support for further growth and development from the state, which we believe will continue to align outdated regulations with EU regulations to establish an equal and non-discriminatory market for anyone wishing to invest in the development of the passenger transport industry, ” said Ante Grbeša, Director of FlixBus CEE South region.

At the very beginning of the collaboration, more than 30 continental destinations will enter the FlixBus network, some of which, such as Đakovo, Kutina, Petrinja, or Sisak, will become FlixBus destinations for the first time. Along with new destinations, the number of departures from Osijek, Vukovar, and Slavonski Brod to Zagreb will also increase, meeting the needs of daily passengers in continental Croatia. After the continent, Dalmatia will also be further networked, as well as other countries, such as Serbia and North Macedonia. Čazmatrans will additionally include more than 20 physical sales points in the collaboration, thus expanding the FlixBus offer to a large number of new sales points for ticket purchases across Croatia, in addition to online purchases.

– As a strong Croatian company with a rich tradition, which has successfully operated for decades amidst all imposed local and global market challenges, we are ready for upgrades, for the digitalization of business, and for raising the level of service to successfully develop in the coming decades of operation, ” said Damir Pavlović, CEO of Čazmatrans.

In the second phase of integration, during the spring of 2022, part of Čazmatrans’s fleet will begin operating according to FlixBus standards, which means that these buses will adopt the popular green color, with a guarantee of being equipped with sockets, free internet, more space between seats, and full digitalization of tickets as well as application services, along with numerous benefits for passengers such as additional discounts through coupons or various collaborations that FlixBus conducts, which passengers will be able to use.

– Čazmatrans and FlixBus have recognized each other as good business partners for the future and have once again proven that the business model combining the best of traditional industry and high technology is sustainable in the long term. Through a joint market presence, we will ensure benefits for us as partners, as well as for passengers, and for the economy of Croatia, ” said Robert Šimleša, a member of the Management Board of Čazmatrans. 

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