BizkaiBus

BizkaiBus is the name for bus services serving the province of Biscay, Spain. It's named after the Basque name of the province, "Bizkaia". The buses can be identified by their distinctive yellow colour scheme.

The bus network is integrated in the Creditrans ticket system.

Characteristics

BizkaiBus is the result of the combination of several companies that offered bus travel services in the province of Biscay, TCSA, CAV, PESA, Encartaciones, Euskotren, Adnor and Autobuses de Lujua. The service is funded by the authority of Biscay or Diputacion Foral and operates as much as 100 bus lines. Some of the lines are seasonal, and only work during certain months, during the summer to connect beach areas for example.

The companies have steadily joined Bizkaibus as years have passed. The bus lines of EuskoTren joined in the year 2002, Adnor joined in 2005, and Autobuses de Lujua in 2006. From the companies ofering bus public transport in Biscay only Vigiola is left to join Bizkaibus.

In 2006 the line between Bilbao and Castro Urdiales was excluded from Bizkaibus, as the authority of Biscay was funding it enterily, even though Castro Urdiales was part of the province of Cantabria.

Ridership

The service was used by over 30 million passengers during 2007, almost six per cent less than a year before. The expansion of Metro Bilbao through the left bank of the Greater Bilbao metropolitan area has hurt Bizkaibus since the year 2002, when the first stations of the underground were inaugurated in Barakaldo. Subsequent extensions to Sestao in 2005 and Portugalete in 2007 have affected the ridership.

The busiest lines during 2006 were the following:

* A3129: Lutxana - Cruces/Gurutzeta - Santurtzi : 1,874,251
* A3135: Sestao - Kabiezes : 1,771,347
* A3142: Santurtzi - Barakaldo - Retuerto: 1,421,398
* A3115: Bilbao - Santurtzi : 1,419,939
* A3621: Bilbao - Basauri - Galdakao : 946,658

Lines departing from Bilbao

There are around 100 lines operated by Bizkaibus. The numbering of lines depends on the zone of Biscay. The lines in Uribe Kosta begin with 21, University line numbers begin with 23, the lines at the left side of Greater Bilbao begin with 31, the right side of Greater Bilbao 34, Nervion with the number 36, Encartaciones the number 33, the lines operated by the company CAV the number 35, and PESA the number 39.

*Bailen Street:
**A-3511 Bilbao - Galdakao - Larrabetzu
**A-3613 Bilbao - Ugao-Miraballes; On Sundays Bilbao - Arrigorriaga only
**A-3621 Bilbao - Basauri - Galdakao
**A-3622 Bilbao - Basauri - Artunduaga - Zaratamo
**A-3623 Bilbao - Etxebarri - San Antonio
**A-3631 Bilbao - Galdakao through Begoña
**A-3632 Bilbao - San Miguel de Basauri through Begoña
**A-3918 Bilbao - Orozko
**A-3928 Bilbao - Zeberio - Artea
**A-3929 Bilbao - Zeberio

*Biribila Plaza/BBK:
**A-3521 Bilbao - Santa Marina

*Zabalburu Plaza:
**A-2312 Zabalburu - UPV/EHU through Juan de Garay

*Abando Station/Hurtado de Amezaga:
**A-2314 Bilbao - Erandio Goikoa - UPV/EHU
**A-2322 Bilbao - Erandio - Astrabudua - UPV/EHU
**A-2324 Abando - UPV/EHU through Enekuri
**A-3115 Bilbao - Santurtzi; through: Barakaldo (Lutxana-Desertu), Sestao (La Iberia) and Portugalete
**A-3122 Bilbao - Sestao - Errepelega; through: Barakaldo (Lutxana-Desertu)
**A-3136 Bilbao - Gurutzeta - Barakaldo through Retuerto, Avda. Euskadi and Bilbao Exhibition Center
**A-3137 Bilbao - Barakaldo through Hurtado de Amézaga and Lutxana
**A-3144 Bilbao - Gurutzeta - Barakaldo through Ugarte, Max Center and Megapark
**A-3336 Bilbao - Muskiz through Ortuella
**A-3337 Bilbao - Muskiz through the N-634 road
**A-3514 Bilbao - Zornotza - Gernika
**A-3515 Bilbao - Zornotza - Gernika - Bermeo
**A-3911 Bilbao - Galdakao Hospital- Lemoa - Durango
**A-3912 Bilbao - Galdakao Hospital - Lemoa - Durango - Ermua - Eibar
**A-3917 Bilbao - Galdakao Hospital - Lemoa - Zeanuri
**A-3925 Bilbao - Lemoa - Otxandio - Ubide
*Gran Vía Don Diego López de Haro (In front of the Corte Inglés):
**A-3151 Bilbao - Santurtzi through freeway
**A-3152 Bilbao - Portugalete through freeway

*Termibus:
**A-0651 Bilbao - Zalla - Balmaseda
**A-2153 Bilbao - Loiu - Aiartza
**A-2318 Termibús - UPV/EHU through freeway
**A-3247 Bilbao - Bilbao Airport
**A-3341 Bilbao - Sodupe - Arrespalditza
**A-3342 Bilbao - Sodupe - Artziniega
**A-3343 Bilbao - Sodupe
**A-3414 Bilbao - Getxo through the Artxanda tunnel
**A-3512 Bilbao - Lekeitio through freeway
**A-3513 Bilbao - Galdakao Hospital - Gernika - Ea - Lekeitio
**A-3523 Bilbao - Galdakao Hospital - Gernika - Lekeitio - Mendexa
**A-3915 Bilbao - Durango - Ondarroa
**A-3916 Bilbao - Ermua - Ondarroa
**A-3923 Bilbao - Durango - Elorrio
**A-3926 Bilbao - Ermua - Eibar through freeway
**A-3927 Bilbao - Lemona - Zeanuri through freeway
**A-3930 Bilbao - Galdakao through freeway
**A-3933 Bilbao - Durango through freeway

*Arenal (San Nicolas Church):
**A-3216 Bilbao - Artxanda
**A-3223 Bilbao - Larrabetzu; through Asua, Sondika, Derio, Zamudio and Lezama.
*Plaza Moyúa:
**A-3224 Bilbao - Derio- Technologic Park (Zamudio); through Santo Domingo; Special service from the Artxanda tunnel
**A-3516 Bilbao - Mungia through freeway
**A-3517 Bilbao - Derio - Mungia
**A-3518 Bilbao - Mungia - Bakio through freeway
**A-3527 Bilbao - Mungia - Bermeo through freeway

*Henao 10:
**A-3411 Bilbao - Getxo through Erandio
**A-3413 Bilbao - Getxo - Aizkorri

External links

* [http://web.bizkaia.net/herri_lanak/Bizkaibus/ca_index.asp Official site]