FlixBus (styled FLiXBUS) is a German brand that offers intercity bus services in 45 countries in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Oceania, with over 300,000 daily connections. It is owned by Flix SE , which also operates FlixTrain, Kâmil Koç and Greyhound Lines. FlixBus operates buses or – in many cases – just handles network planning, scheduling, pricing, booking and marketing, as well as customer service, for a commission. In April 2022, the company converted from a GmbH structure to an SE structure and was renamed Flix SE. By 2026, Flix was serving more than 8,700 destinations with 4,700 buses from over 1,000 bus partners, as well as 15 trains in Germany. Since its launch, more than 500 million passengers used their services. FlixBus was founded on August 10, 2011 in Munich by Daniel Krauss, Jochen Engert and André Schwämmlein. They had met in university and began discussing the concept in 2009 after plans were made to deregulate the bus industry in Germany. FlixBus launched its first three routes in February 2013 in Bavaria, Germany, to take advantage of Germany opening up its bus market to competition. We celebrate their foundation with a scale model MAN FlixBus coach …