Nara Kotsu Bus Lines

Nara Kotsu Bus Lines
Isuzu Erga on Route 72 at Kintetsu-Koriyama Sta.
ParentKintetsu Bus Holdings Co., Ltd.
FoundedJanuary 20, 1929 (1929-01-20)
Headquarters1 chome 25-12, Omiya-cho, Nara, Nara, Japan
LocaleJapan
Service area
Service typeLocal, sightseeing, airport, intercity, tour, charter, and contract bus services
AllianceIntercity routes shared by Kanto Bus, Keisei Bus, and Meitetsu Bus
Routes179
StopsN/A
Destinations
Hubs
Stations
LoungeNone
Depots
  • Nara
  • Heijo
  • Kitayamato
  • Nishiyamato
  • Haibara
  • Katsuragi
  • Yoshino
  • Totsugawa
  • Kyoto
Fleet795
Daily ridership
142,000 passengers per day approx.
Annual ridership
51,830,000 passengers per year approx.
Fuel typeDiesel and Compressed Natural Gas
OperatorNara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd.
President and CEO (Daihyō torishimariyaku shachō)
Muneo Taniguchi
Websitewww.narakotsu.co.jp

'Nara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd. (奈良交通株式会社, Nara Kōtsu kabushiki gaisha), more commonly simply Nara Kotsu (奈良交通, Nara Kōtsu), is a Japanese bus operator that provides scheduled local services in Nara Prefecture, the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture, the southeastern part of Wakayama Prefecture, and the central part of Osaka Prefecture.

The company also provides scheduled sightseeing bus services within Nara, airport bus services to and from Kansai International Airport and Itami Airport, and intercity bus services to and from Chiba, Nagoya, Tokyo, and Yokohama. Charter, tour, and contract bus services are also provided.

History

Nara Kotsu traces its origin back to 1929 when Nara Auto Co., Ltd. (奈良自動車株式会社, Nara Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha) was founded in Nara City. The bus operator eventually has become the surviving entity and a sole operator in the prefecture since merging with Fugen Nanwa Omnibus, Omine Auto, Yoshino Auto, and Yoshino-Uda Transit on July 1, 1943.


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