{"id":36286,"date":"2018-05-17T16:06:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T14:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=36286"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:48:48","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T07:48:48","slug":"flixbus-launches-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/36286\/flixbus-launches-in-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Flixbus launches in the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><p><strong>Flixbus is getting serious and is launching its first lines in the USA. The service will initially be limited to the southwest of the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Munich-based startup Flixbus continues to expand at a breathtaking pace: Only half a year <a href=\"\/en\/30006\/flixbus-usa\/\">after the announcement <\/a>The first green buses roll through the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The offer is initially limited to Southern California, eight destinations in neighboring Arizona, as well as Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada. Tickets can be booked starting in late May. A five-hour trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas costs between \u20ac2.50 and \u20ac8.50. Tickets to Phoenix, Arizona&#039;s capital city, 600 kilometers away, are currently available for \u20ac12.50 to \u20ac16.50.<\/p>\n<h3>Challenge to top dog<\/h3>\n<p>Co-founder <strong>Andr\u00e9 Schw\u00e4mmlein<\/strong> says it wants to be an &quot;affordable and environmentally friendly&quot; alternative for American passengers. Its market entry is intended as a challenge to the American market leader, Greyhound. While its buses have a firm place in pop culture, films, and music, they have a miserable image: The traditional buses are considered outdated and dirty.<\/p>\n<p>The startup has long since proven that Flixbus can revolutionize entire markets. In just a few years, the Munich-based company has revolutionized the bus industry and become the market leader in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>On its way to the top, the company swallowed up most of its competitors: First, the Munich-based company merged with its Berlin-based competitor MeinFernBus in 2015. Subsequently, Flixbus took over the European business of <a href=\"\/en\/12126\/flixbus-takes-over-megabus-com-business\/\">Megabus<\/a>, the provider <a href=\"\/en\/13244\/flixbus-takes-over-postbus\/\">Postbus<\/a> and that <a href=\"\/en\/23804\/flixbus-takes-over-bus-oebb\/\">Austrian \u00d6BB bus network<\/a>. Recently launched Flixbus under the brand <a href=\"\/en\/34003\/flixtrain-flixbus-train\/\">Flixtrain<\/a> first train connections between Stuttgart and Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg and between Hamburg and L\u00f6rrach.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flixbus is getting serious and launching its first routes in the US. The service will initially be limited to the southwest of the country. The Munich-based startup Flixbus continues to expand at a breathtaking pace: Just six months after its announcement, the first green buses are rolling across the United States. 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