Your rights as a bus passenger

In the menu below you will find your rights, helpful tips and answers to the most frequently asked questions about passenger rights when traveling by coach. For example, which buses are subject to passenger rights and what claims passengers have in the event of bus delays, bus cancellations or denied boarding.

Bus passenger rights

On which buses do passenger rights apply?

  • Scheduled bus ride (published timetable)
  • The place of departure or arrival is within the EU
  • The route of the bus line is at least 250km
  • Limited passenger rights for routes of less than 250 km or coach services
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Bus delay and cancellation

What are passengers entitled to in the event of a bus delay or cancellation?

  • From 90 minutes departure delay
  • Appropriate care services
  • Hotel accommodation
  • Reimbursement of the fare or alternative transportation
  • Compensation claims
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Deadlines

No feedback from the company?

  • Contacted the company within three months?
  • no answer after one month?
  • No final answer within three months?
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Duty to inform

How and about what do companies have to provide information?

  • Delays
  • Bus cancellations
  • Effects on the planned trip
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People with disabilities (PRM)

Obligations of companies

  • Obligation to transport
  • Registration of assistance
  • Damaged mobility aids
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