BlaBlaCar bus, formerly BlaBlaBus, Ouibus or iDBUS, operates intercity coach services in Europe. Currently, BlaBlaCar Bus serves
Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, city and Communes of France, commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the Subprefectures in France, s ...
, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels,
Genoa
Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...
,
Lille
Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...
, London,
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
, Marseille, Milan,
Nice
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one millionParis Charles de Gaulle Airport,
San Sebastián
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, and Turin. The route network is expanding progressively. BlaBlaCar Bus has three major hubs; Paris-Bercy, Lyon-Perrache, and Lille-Europe. Founded in 2012 by
SNCF
The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (, , SNCF ) is France's national State-owned enterprise, state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the Rail transport in France, country's national rail traffic along with th ...
, in November 2018 it was announced that it would be purchased by BlaBlaCar and rebranded as BlaBlaBus.
History
iDBUS was launched on 23 July 2012 with services to Amsterdam, London, and Brussels from the original hub at Paris-Bercy. A domestic service between Paris and
Lille
Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...
was launched on 29 August 2012.
A second hub was created at Lyon-Perrache on 17 December 2012 to launch Milan and Turin destinations. On 23 May 2013, iDBUS began operating services between Marseille and
Nice
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one millionGenoa
Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...
and Milan. On 28 April 2014 iDBUS launched a service from Brussels to Amsterdam, London and
Charles de Gaulle Airport
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.
On 1 December 2014, iDBUS started operating into Germany, with a service from Paris to Brussels,
Aachen
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Aachen is locat ...
and Cologne. From 15 June 2015 iDBUS expanded further in the
Benelux
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region, with Rotterdam and Antwerp added to the network. On the same date, a London to
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
route started.
On 3 September 2015, iDBUS was rebranded Ouibus. In July 2016, the Starshipper business was purchased.
In February 2018, Ouibus entered a partnership with ALSA and
National Express
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Railway Gazette International
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'' 13 November 2018
Entering the German market in 2020, BlaBlaBus became the first major competitor of
Flixbus
FlixBus (; styled FLiXBUS) is a German brand that offers low-cost Intercity bus service, intercity coach services in Europe, North America, South America and Asia. It is owned by , which also operates FlixTrain, FlixCar, , and Greyhound Lines. F ...
since that company had achieved a nigh-monopoly in the German long-distance bus market through market consolidation, mergers and acquisition of competitors.
Accident
On 10 April 2022, an accident happened close to Antwerp, Belgium. Two occupants of the bus were instantly killed, whilst several others were left in a life-threatening condition. The driver of the bus tested positive for drugs just after the accident. Police also stated that the driver of the bus was known for drug offences in the past.