Vilniaus autobusai

Vilnius Buses
Founded 1945
Headquarters 52 Verkių gatvėCoordinates: 54°43′15″N 25°17′45″E / 54.72083°N 25.29583°E / 54.72083; 25.29583
Locale Vilnius, Lithuania
Service type bus service
Routes 67
Daily ridership 275,380
Website vap.lt
Mercedes-Benz Citaro bus in Vilnius
Volvo B10L bus in Vilnius
Volvo 7700 bus in Vilnius

Vilniaus autobusai (English: Vilnius Buses) is the public transport company, which operates bus lines in Lithuanian capital city Vilnius. 259 buses are working on working-days, 143 - on Saturdays, 140 - on Sundays.

History

On November 18, 1945, the Vilnius Bus Company, which buspark was succeeded by 17 old German and Soviet military busses. On March 13, the new regular bus line Žvėrynas - Railway Station, after all, other two lines were opened.

On 1964, the new production site of the existing bus fleet was built in Verkių street. On 1995, the company was registered as a limited liability company "Vilniaus autobusų parkas". In 2003, company was renamed to "Vilniaus autobusai". In 2011 the company was reorganised to "Vilniaus viešasis transportas"

Buses

Vilniaus Autobusai uses various buses. During the Soviet era Ikarus buses were used. Currently used buses are:

Mercedes-Benz

Volvo

Karosa

MAN

Van Hool

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