RedBus

redbus
Company typePrivate
IndustryOnline travel
Founded2006 (2006)
Founders
  • Phanindra Sama
  • Charan Padmaraju
  • Sudhakar Pasupunuri
Headquarters,
India
Area served
Key people
  • Prakash Sangam (CEO)
  • Anoop Menon (CTO)
ProductsBooking buses, trains and cabs
RevenueUS$85 million (2019)
ParentMakeMyTrip
Websitewww.redbus.in

redBus is an online bus ticket booking company that provides bus ticket booking through its website and iOS and Android mobile apps. redBus India is headquartered in Bangalore and works like a hub, acting as a medium for a network of more than 3500 bus operators, across the countries of India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Peru, and Colombia. It claims to have registered over 180 million trips, with a customer base of over 20 million. In 2018, the company achieved a GMV of 50 billion (equivalent to 67 billion or US$790 million in 2023), with a 70% share in the Indian online bus ticketing segment.

In 2013, redBus was acquired by Ibibo Group. In 2017, the Ibibo Group was acquired by MakeMyTrip.