Omio

What Omio does

Omio is a Berlin-headquartered multimodal travel booking platform founded in 2013, operating across 46 countries as of early 2026 (with Japan launching March 12, 2026 as the 47th market and a stated target of 70+ countries by 2028). The platform aggregates real-time inventory from 3,000+ supply partners covering trains, buses, flights, and ferries, serving over one billion annual users and processing more than 100,000 daily ticket bookings across the Omio and Rome2Rio brands. Distribution is multi-channel: direct-to-consumer via omio.com and native iOS, Android, and Huawei apps; a growing B2B white-label network embedding inventory into partner-branded platforms such as TUI Group and easyTrain; a self-serve SMB corporate travel product (Omio Business); a native app inside ChatGPT exposing inventory to roughly 900 million weekly users; and a destination advertising platform for national tourism boards.

Omio's core technology combines a multimodal search, comparison, and booking engine with conversational AI built through a year-long collaboration with OpenAI using Codex and ChatGPT 5.4, Agentic AI from Appier for autonomous marketing optimization, and Rome2Rio's AI-driven route intelligence for journey planning. The product portfolio includes the main consumer platform, the ChatGPT app, Omio Business (launched March 2026 in the UK for SMBs, sole traders, and freelancers with VAT-compliant invoicing and no contract or monthly fee), Omio Pass (a 90-day multimodal subscription offering 10% discounts on trains, buses, and ferries), Omio Flex (insurtech-backed booking flexibility via Companjon), and a refer-a-friend program.

The business model centers on transaction-based commissions on consumer and SMB bookings (the primary revenue stream), supplemented by white-label B2B platform licensing, the Omio Pass subscription, destination advertising, and referral revenue. Capital structure evidence includes a $120 million debt facility secured in December 2024 (per Bloomberg) and cumulative equity funding of approximately $476 million from investors such as Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Temasek, Kinnevik, Kleiner Perkins, NEA, Hillhouse, and Atomico. Omio is privately held, wholly owns the Rome2Rio brand, and has no disclosed parent or controlling shareholder.

Name

Omio

Legal name

Omio

Website

https://omio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Omio is a Berlin-based multimodal travel booking platform aggregating real-time inventory from 3,000+ supply partners across trains, buses, flights, and ferries in 46+ countries, serving over one billion annual users and 100,000+ daily bookings, with growing B2B white-label and AI-native distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consumer booking commissions: Omio earns a transaction fee/commission on each train, bus, flight, and ferry booking made by consumers through omio.com, mobile apps, or the ChatGPT app. This is the core revenue stream, supported by over one billion annual users and 100,000+ daily bookings.
2. White-label / B2B platform licensing: Omio licenses its white-label booking technology and global transport inventory to travel and consumer brands (TUI Group, easyTrain, etc.) for embedding within partner-branded platforms.
3. Omio Pass subscription: Recurring revenue from a 90-day multimodal subscription product that offers 10% discounts on trains, buses, and ferries.
4. Omio Business (SMB corporate travel): Revenue from SMB / freelancer work-travel bookings combining multimodal inventory with VAT-compliant invoicing; positioned as a no-contract alternative to TMCs.
5. Destination advertising platform: Advertising partnerships with national tourism boards (Visit Brazil, Visit Malta, Croatian National Tourism Board) for placement within Omio surfaces.
6. Referral program (refer-a-friend): Referral-driven bookings generate transaction revenue, with €10 credits to both referrer and referee on eligible trips with minimum spend of €50.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion6 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Omio operates a multimodal travel search, comparison, and booking platform that aggregates real-time inventory from 3,000+ supply partners across trains, buses, flights, and ferries in 46+ countries. The platform is available via omio.com and native iOS/Android/Huawei mobile apps, processes more than 100,000 ticket bookings daily, and serves over one billion annual users. Omio also offers a B2B white-label technology platform, an SMB work-travel product (Omio Business), a 90-day discount subscription (Omio Pass), and an AI-native ChatGPT app built with OpenAI.

Product overview

Omio operates a single unified multimodal travel booking platform (omio.com and native iOS/Android/Huawei apps) at its core, which searches, compares, and books trains, buses, flights, and ferries across 3,000+ supply partners in 46+ countries, serving over one billion users annually and more than 100,000 daily bookings. Surrounding this core platform, the offering is a platform-plus-modules architecture: the Omio App for ChatGPT and Plan with AI extend the platform with conversational AI (built with OpenAI Codex/ChatGPT 5.4); Omio Business targets SMB corporate travel; Omio Pass adds a 90-day subscription discount tier; Omio Flex provides booking flexibility via insurtech partner Companjon; Omio Savings Pass and the Affiliate/Refer-a-Friend programs drive retention and acquisition; the Omio B2B Solutions offering powers white-label integrations for partners such as TUI and easyTrain; and the wholly-owned sub-brand Rome2Rio provides AI-driven route intelligence that complements Omio's booking flow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Omio Business: Work travel booking platform for small businesses, sole traders, and freelancers; combines trains, buses, flights and hotels.
• Omio Pass
• Rome2Rio

Products and services

• Omio Multimodal Travel Booking Platform Flagship consumer-facing online platform for searching, comparing, and booking train, bus, flight, and ferry tickets across 46+ countries and 3,000+ supply partners, serving over one billion users annually and more than 100,000 daily bookings.
• Omio Mobile App Free iOS, Android, and Huawei mobile application providing mobile tickets, live journey updates, and travel inspiration for end-to-end trip planning and management.
• Omio App for ChatGPT AI-native conversational app inside ChatGPT that lets users search and compare real-time trains, buses, flights, and ferries via natural-language queries, developed with OpenAI's Codex and ChatGPT 5.4 models.
• Omio Business Work-travel booking platform for UK small businesses, sole traders, and freelancers, combining trains, buses, flights, and hotels with no contract, no monthly fee, no minimum spend, and VAT-compliant invoicing.
• Omio Pass 90-day multimodal subscription membership offering 10% discounts on eligible trains, buses, and ferries for frequent travelers on the Omio platform.
• Omio Flex Travel flexibility and refund protection product launched in partnership with insurtech Companjon, giving travelers additional booking flexibility on Omio reservations.
• Omio B2B White-Label Platform B2B white-label technology that lets partners such as TUI Group and easyTrain embed Omio's global multimodal transport inventory and booking flow into their own branded platforms via a single technical integration.
• Rome2Rio Trip Planning Platform Global multimodal trip planning platform wholly owned by the Omio Group, providing AI-driven route intelligence and discovery across ground and sea transport modes.
• Omio Savings Pass Discount and savings membership program for Omio customers providing exclusive fares and deals on train, bus, flight, and ferry bookings across the partner network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1B+ annual users and 100,000+ daily ticket bookings
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

AI capability12 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core, minor and major.

• TUI GroupflagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 21 May 2026White-label partnership announced May 21, 2026, to integrate Omio's ground transportation inventory (trains, buses, ferries) into TUI's travel ecosystem starting April 2026. Enables TUI users to search and book end-to-end holiday itineraries, diversifying TUI's revenue streams and extending Omio's distribution.
• AppiercoreTechnology or Integration · 20 May 2026Agentic AI partnership in which Appier's AI Agent as a Service solutions (incrementality measurement and real-time creative optimization) scaled Omio's user acquisition from Spain into 21 European markets within one year, consistently meeting CPA targets and maximizing ROAS via display, localized multilingual, and playable ad formats.
• Peter Pan Bus LinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 6 May 2026Supply partnership signed February 2026 and launched March 2026 integrating Peter Pan's full Northeast and Mid-Atlantic route network (including New York–Boston and New York–Washington D.C.) into Omio's platform, serving over 100 communities and supporting Omio's U.S. expansion.
• OpenAI (ChatGPT)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026Year-long collaboration with OpenAI using its advanced models including Codex and ChatGPT 5.4 to develop Omio's ChatGPT app. Launches Omio's real-time multimodal travel search inside ChatGPT, exposing inventory to ~900 million weekly users and positioning Omio as an AI-native platform.
• easyTrain (easy family of brands, led by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou)flagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 6 March 2026B2B partnership launched end of 2025 integrating Omio's white-label technology and global transport inventory (trains, buses, flights, ferries) into easyTrain's branded platform. Lets easyTrain offer UK and European rail and bus booking under the easy brand.
• Visit BrazilminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 March 2026Destination advertising partnership announced at ITB Berlin 2026 as part of Omio's new advertising platform, promoting Brazil to Omio's global traveler base following Omio's 2025 launch in Brazil.
• Visit MaltaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 March 2026Destination advertising partnership announced at ITB Berlin 2026 promoting Malta via Omio's advertising platform.
• Croatian National Tourism BoardminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 March 2026Destination advertising partnership announced at ITB Berlin 2026 promoting Croatia via Omio's advertising platform.
• Direct FerriescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 9 December 2025Strategic partnership signed July 2025 and live December 2025 integrating 2,000+ ferry routes from 150 carriers into Omio's multimodal platform, expanding ferry options across Northern Europe, Southeast Asia, North America, Australasia, Central America, and the Caribbean.
• RedCoachcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 December 2025Supply partnership signed September 2025 and launched November 2025 integrating RedCoach's premium intercity bus routes across Florida, Texas, Georgia, and Oklahoma into Omio's platform, expanding Omio's U.S. intercity bus coverage.
• TrailwayscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 14 October 2025Partnership integrating Trailways' intercity bus brands and routes, including Pittsburgh–New York and Montreal–Newark, into Omio's platform to enhance long-distance bus coverage in the U.S. and Canada for international travelers.
• Rome2Rio (Omio Group subsidiary)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2024Rome2Rio is a global trip planning platform owned by the Omio Group, with its AI-driven route intelligence integrated into Omio. In October 2024, Omio appointed former Expedia Global SVP & GM Wendy Olson Killion as Rome2Rio's new CEO to expand search capacity and partner relevance.
• RyanairmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 19 August 2024Partnership announced August 2024 expanding Omio's flight options with Ryanair's low-cost inventory across Omio's booking platform.
• Flix (FlixBus & FlixTrain)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 June 2024Distribution partnership making FlixBus and FlixTrain tickets available on Omio's platform, expanding long-distance bus and budget rail options for travelers.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Skyscanner: Global travel metasearch and booking platform comparing flights, hotels, and increasingly trains and buses. Skyscanner is the closest direct competitor to Omio, especially in European multimodal comparison, and was acquired by Ctrip/Trip.com for ~$1.8B in 2016, setting a key valuation benchmark.
• Trainline: Europe's leading independent train and bus ticket retailer, listed on the London Stock Exchange. Trainline competes head-on with Omio's rail and bus offering across the UK and continental Europe, with overlapping carrier inventory and a similar B2B white-label business.
• Rome2Rio: Multimodal trip discovery platform owned by the Omio Group, focused on route planning across trains, buses, flights, and ferries. Listed separately because it remains a standalone brand and product surface, but it is wholly within the Omio ecosystem and integral to its AI-driven routing capability.

Broad incumbents

• Kayak: Travel metasearch engine owned by Booking Holdings, comparing flights, hotels, cars, and packages globally. Kayak is a broader incumbent with overlapping flight and ground-transport comparison functionality, though it does not specialize in deep multimodality like Omio.
• Booking.com: World's largest OTA, part of Booking Holdings, with growing ground-transport and attraction offerings. Booking.com competes indirectly via its scale, brand, and bundled travel offerings, and represents both a competitor and a potential acquirer.
• Expedia: Global OTA group operating Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, and others with growing multimodal capabilities. Expedia is relevant because it is a prior employer of Rome2Rio's CEO and a potential strategic acquirer of Omio.
• Trip.com Group: Global OTA group (Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner, Qunar) with deep APAC and European presence. Owns Skyscanner, making it a directly relevant benchmark and a likely strategic suitor for Omio.

Emerging players

• FlixBus / Flix: Largest European intercity bus operator (FlixBus) and budget rail operator (FlixTrain). Flix is both a major supply partner on Omio and a partial competitor via its own consumer booking platforms and bundled offerings.
• Klook: Asia-Pacific-focused travel booking and activities platform. Klook overlaps with Omio in APAC expansion ambitions, particularly Southeast Asia and Japan, but specializes in attractions rather than ground transport.
• Hopper: AI-driven travel app focused on flights, hotels, and cars with predictive pricing. Hopper is relevant as a comparable AI-native consumer travel platform pursuing similar conversational and predictive booking experiences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Omio
• Facebookfacebook.com/Omio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/omio
• Instagraminstagram.com/omio
• TikToktiktok.com/@omioglobal
• Xx.com/omioglobal

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds11 records

Investors25 records

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M&A2 records

Investments

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