FlixBus coach tickets available at 11,000 SelfPay Payment Stations in Romania

"The new partnership with Own.Solutions and SelfPay marks another important step in our mission to make coach travel as accessible as possible through access to digital services, as well as to serve small towns and connect them to Europe. We are happy to start this collaboration at the height of summer and to diversify the payment methods for passengers, making travel more accessible and convenient. One of our main objectives is to offer travel alternatives, especially in regions where people do not have access to mobility services", said Adrian Rășoiu, FlixBus Romania and Bulgaria representative.

SelfPay, the local market leader in the operation of self-service payment stations, and Own.Solutions, will provide a digital ticket booking experience through the extensive nationwide network of SelfPay payment terminals.

"Collaborating with a global brand like FlixBus helps us to achieve two extremely important goals: expanding our portfolio with relevant services and diversifying payment options in the public transportation segment. We are pleased that through this partnership we will contribute to increasing access to transportation options, especially in small towns in Romania. We're constantly striving to meet all of our customers' payment needs, including those related to travel, while offering them a wide range of services and options," said Adrian Badea, CEO SelfPay. 

In 2023, through SelfPay Pay Stations and the SelfPay Now mobile app, payments totaling more than one billion euros were processed, reflecting the confidence of the high number of users. Currently, SelfPay Pay Stations provide consumers with more than 300 payment services, from reloading prepaid phone cards to paying bills, taxes, loan installments, tolls or events.

The most recent service launched by the company in the field of urban transportation offers the possibility of reloading STB cards used in the Bucharest public transportation network with cash at any of those 11,000 SelfPay Payment Stations in the country.

"We are excited about this collaboration and believe it will significantly improve the travel experience for passengers in Romania. This strategic partnership marks another important step in our mission to simplify payments for as many companies as possible and offer digital services to a wider range of customers. Our goal is to provide a fully integrated booking experience for our customers," said Aleks Buvač Own.Solutions CEO Aleks Buvač.

FlixBus serves over 100 cities in Romania and offers direct rides to 15 countries in Europe

Romanian passengers have at their disposal direct FlixBus rides departing from more than 100 cities in Romania, covering large cities such as Sibiu, Brasov or Bucharest, as well as smaller cities where the need for mobility and connectivity is essential. Globally, more than 40% of the FlixBus network is made up of small and medium-sized cities with less than 20,000 inhabitants.

In a context where 36.7% of Romanian cities have less than 10,000 inhabitants and 35.1% have between 10,000 and 25,000 inhabitants, according to data provided by the National Institute of Statistics, ensuring mobility and connecting small and medium-sized cities to the European network are priorities for all three companies.

For the summer period, Flix operates daily rides to popular vacation destinations in Bulgaria and Greece such as Athens, Thessaloniki, Varna, Albena, Sunny Beach, Balchik, Golden Sands, Beala and Obzor. Those planning a city break will also be able to travel with FlixBus coaches to cities such as Sofia, Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Vienna, Prague or Istanbul.

Ticket prices for Bulgarian coastal destinations start from RON 54.90 for the Bucharest - Golden Sands and Balchik route, while tickets to Thessaloniki start from RON 91.99. For the Timisoara - Prague or Cluj-Napoca - Budapest routes coach ticket prices start at RON 252.99 and RON 138.99 respectively.

In recent years, FlixBus has created the largest intercity coach network in Europe and has expanded globally to 43 countries. The company has been present on the Romanian market since 2017 and offers direct international rides from over 100 cities in Romania to 15 countries in Europe. Last year, 81 million passengers traveled to more than 5,600 destinations in 43 countries using FlixBus, FlixTrain, Greyhound and Kamil Koç services.

Flix aims to transform the transportation sector by offering sustainable and affordable coach and rail travel solutions in over 40 countries on four continents. Thanks to its partnership-based business model and technology platform, Flix, launched in 2013, has quickly established itself as the market leader for long-distance coach travel in Europe, North America and Turkey and has rapidly expanded into South America and India through its FlixBus, FlixTrain, Kamil Koç and Greyhound brands.

Flix aims to achieve climate neutrality in Europe by 2040 and globally by 2050. To measure its progress within a recognized scientific framework, Flix has set short-term targets for emission reductions through its Science Based Targets initiative.

While Flix is in charge of technology development, network planning, operations control, marketing and sales, quality management and continuous product expansion, the transportation partners are in charge of route operation. The combination of tech start-up and classic transportation company has positioned Flix as a leader, permanently changing the global mobility landscape.