Portugal

• Arriva Portugal is one of the country's leading bus companies.
• We are the leading bus operator in the commuter region south of Lisbon, and also run bus services in the north of the country.

Outside the main cities the Portuguese bus market is highly fragmented, with bus service concessions typically lasting 10 years, but with subsequent 5-year extensions. There is no competitive tendering, and maximum fare levels are controlled by the central government.

Proposals to create new metropolitan authorities may lead to the introduction of competitive tendering for bus and rail services in the Lisbon and Porto metropolitan areas. We are well placed to bid for new business.

Bus operations

2000
Arriva entered the Portuguese bus market running inter-urban services in the north-west of Portugal.

2002
We acquired Transportes Sul do Tejo, a scheduled bus and coach operator in the growing commuter region south of Lisbon, an area of some 600 square miles. We also operate schools and works contracts here.

2006
We acquired a 21.5 per cent share of leading transport company Barraqueiro, with bus and rail operations in and around Lisbon.

2008
Arriva acquired a further 10 per cent of Barraqueiro in January 2008 taking our holding to 31.5 per cent.

Want to know more?

• Visit the Portuguese website www.tsuldotejo.pt (in Portuguese and English)
• Download the Portuguese factsheet (in English)

Arriva Portugal: the statistics

• 850 vehicles
• 1,610 employees