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European bus service
Ecolines is a brand of intercity bus service in Central and Eastern Europe, with operations by several carriers. Ecolines has a fleet of over 200 buses, with international routes primarily served by single-and double-decker coaches manufactured by MAN Truck & Bus, Neoplan and Setra.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Ecolines is a brand of intercity bus service in Central and Eastern Europe, with operations by several carriers. Ecolines has a fleet of over 200 buses, with international routes primarily served by single-and double-decker coaches manufactured by MAN Truck & Bus, Neoplan and Setra.2
Ecolines sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
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Ecolines was founded in Latvia in 1993 as Norma-A to provide bus services after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
In 2017, Norma-A, the operator of Ecolines-branded buses in Latvia, acquired 10 new buses for €4 million.
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In December 2004, on New Year's Eve, an Ecolines bus traveling from Moscow to Riga slid off an icy road in the Jēkabpils district and flipped over, killing nine passengers.
In September 2013, an Ecolines bus traveling between Moscow and Riga crashed into another bus in Russia, killing nine people.
In August 2018, an Ecolines bus crashed in Belarus after the driver fell asleep at the wheel; there were no injuries.
In December 2019, an Ecolines bus traveling from St. Petersburg to Riga went off road, injuring nine people.
In August 2024, 26 people were injured when a bus crashed in Lithuania.
In February 2025, one person died when a bus crashed with a car in Poland.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ecolines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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