Travel

The way in which people travel from A to B is changing at lightning pace. 10 years from now, the way our mobility looks today will have changed fundamentally. The coach as a means of transport occupies an important role in the future of travel. VDL Bus & Coach is constantly responding to changing needs. Together with our customers, we are making the change to more sustainable transport, greater comfort, more luxury, profitability and efficiency.

Profit of Ownership

Every detail of every Futura is perfectly matched to our customers’ wishes. The Futura is the result of our years of experience and passion, resulting in efficiency and comfort brought together in a timeless design. The Futura is a coach that is not only ideal for luxury long distance travel, but also for intercity and scheduled services. The topflight technology with a proven track record of billions of kilometres, combined with energy-efficient, environmentally friendly yet powerful engines, guarantees the maximum Profit of Ownership. Low operating costs and high capacity make the Futura a profitable long-distance vehicle. All Futuras come as standard with a 3-year or 300,000-kilometre warranty.

What can we offer?

Safety

In terms of safety, the design of the Futura is completely without compromise.

Turning circle

Futuras are renowned for their excellent manoeuvrability (up to 60 degrees).

Fuel consumption

No stone is left unturned in generating the maximum energy output from every drop of fuel.

DAF MX engine

Extremely efficient and powerful.

Sustainability

Lower CO₂ emissions per passenger kilometre.

PPC

Safety comes first! These are principles we understand better than anyone.

From our customer's perspective

Contiki Holidays

Young people today are endlessly footloose. During the holiday season, Contiki Holidays carries 40,000 mainly 18 to 35-year olds on hundreds of trips lasting between 4 and 40 days. Providing a service of this kind demands reliable cooperation. “Our aim is to uphold a funky and cool image, and VDL Bus & Coach is the perfect partner,” explained transport manager Daniel Round-Turning. “They always take the feedback we receive from our passengers seriously. That is reflected in the innovations they make to their coaches.”

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Reykjavik Excursions

In 2018, more than 2 million visitors travelled to Iceland. Each year, Reykjavik Excursions carries more than 1.2 million passengers from the airport to the capital city Reykjavik, and on the many daytrips to visit the island’s tourist attractions. In a country with no trains, the bus is an essential means of transport. In the words of CEO Björn Ragnarsson, “Iceland offers a fantastic travel experience. We aim to be part of that experience: the coaches from VDL Bus & Coach allow us to present ourselves in the best possible light.”

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Twerenbold Reisen

Starting with a coach and 6 horses in 1895, the Swiss coach operator Twerenbold Reisen AG, that today has a workforce of several hundred, has been a partner of VDL Bus & Coach for almost 30 years. In the words of owner and chairman of the Executive Board Karim Twerenbold, “We transport people all over the world in our coaches. You must be able to offer a reliable product. For me it is all about creating emotion and experience. For that reason we are happy to work alongside VDL Bus & Coach.”

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From our customer's perspective

Contiki Holidays

We are creating memories and amazing travel experiences.

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Reykjavik Excursions

We want people to go home really happy after visiting Iceland.

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Twerenbold Reisen

We are not just a customer. We are part of the family.

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Press releases

VDL Bus & Coach wins the prestigious Sustainable Bus of the Year Award 2020 for the Futura FHD2

For a whole year, the Futura FHD2 from VDL Bus & Coach can proudly bear the prestigious title ‘Sustainable Bus of the Year’. The accompanying award - in the coach category - was presented on the evening of Thursday 17 October during the Busworld gala...

Cameras replace side mirrors: innovation helps VDL Bus & Coach achieve ambitions

Cameras in combination with two screens in the bus replace side mirrors, further improving the driver's ability to drive safely and comfortably. At Busworld, VDL Bus & Coach will demonstrate an innovation in which cameras replace the side mirrors. Th...

8 VDL Futuras FDD2-141 for Dr. Richard Gruppe

VDL Bus & Coach has delivered 8 VDL Futuras FDD2-141/2600 to Dr. Richard Gruppe. Through their subsidiary Albus München, these double-deckers will be used on various long-distance routes on behalf of Flixbus. The main route for these buses will be th...

VDL Bus & Coach during Busworld 2019: ‘strength through cooperation is in our DNA’

This year, VDL Bus & Coach will demonstrate its familiar versatility in a new city, yet in a very recognizable decor. Busworld has moved from Kortrijk to Belgium's capital. From 18 to 23 October, Brussels Expo will host Europe's largest trade fair fo...

Projects

The Futura as a FlixBus

In the Netherlands and abroad, growing numbers of VDL coaches are operating as ‘green intercity’ services. Several customers of VDL Bus & Coach are partners of FlixBus, a German business that has been operating national and international intercity bus services, since 3 December 2015.

Travel by FlixBus is almost as fast as train travel. Thanks to the use of luxury coaches, equipped with a range of features including reading lights, plug sockets and wifi, passengers travel in extreme comfort and safety. The real advantage is the price. Booking a ticket with FlixBus is often cheaper than purchasing a train ticket. Through this approach, FlixBus aims to make coach travel more attractive, in particular for young people, and to offer a good alternative for travel by car on the routes in question.

FlixBus itself owns no vehicles. The company collaborates with local coach operators that supply the necessary coaches. All coaches that operate for FlixBus are painted in the recognisable green house style of the company.