Italy

• Arriva entered the Italian bus market in 2002.
• We are now the largest private sector bus operator in Italy.

The Italian passenger transport market is the third largest in Europe. It is regulated, with both the bus and rail sectors moving rapidly into negotiated contracting.

Bus operations

2002
Arriva acquired SAB Autoservizi and entered the Italian market, operating in the Lombardy, Liguria and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions of northern Italy. We provide urban, inter-urban and airport services in the Bergamo, Brescia and Lecco areas.

2004
We expanded into the Udine area of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region with the acquisition of 60 per cent of SAF.

2005
We began operating SADAM in the Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta regions of northern Italy, near Turin. We run public transport bus services as well as commercial, contract and private hire services.

2007
Arriva entered a joint venture with Ferrovie Nord Milano Group (FNM SpA) and completed the acquisition of 49 per cent of Italian bus operator SPT Linea.

2008
In January 2008, we increased our shareholding in Brescia-based SAIA Transporti to 100 per cent.  The initial shareholding was acquired as part of the purchase of the SAB Group of companies in 2002.

Want to know more?

Visit the Italian websites: (in Italian)

• www.arriva.it  
• Download the Italian factsheet (in English)

Arriva Italy: the statistics

• 1,760 vehicles
• 2,110 employees