GetByBus.com

What GetByBus.com does

GetByBus.com (legal entity Traveling.com, also operating under the 12go.asia brand) is a multi-modal ground and water transportation booking platform serving leisure travelers across Asia-Pacific markets. The company aggregates bus, ferry, and train operators into a unified search and booking interface, enabling travelers to compare routes, schedules, and prices across hundreds of carriers without navigating individual operator websites. According to firmographic data, the platform connects travelers to more than 6,000 operators across 80 countries, with operational concentration strongest in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines, Laos, Singapore) and additional coverage spanning South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), East Asia (Japan, China, Hong Kong), and Oceania (New Zealand, Australia).

The platform operates as a two-sided digital marketplace monetizing via ticket booking commissions — earning the spread between retail prices paid by customers and wholesale rates negotiated with transport operators. Distribution is product-led and self-serve: customers discover the service primarily through organic search, supported by an extensive library of route-level landing pages organized by country and destination that captures top-of-funnel traveler intent. Pricing is dynamic per route and operator, with fares displayed in EUR ranging from approximately €7 (short-haul bus or ferry corridors) to €270+ (long-distance or premium routes such as Bangkok to Phuket). The primary customer segment is individual leisure travelers and tourists booking intercity overland and water-based transportation, addressing the fragmentation of regional transport booking across multiple languages, currencies, and operator websites.

The company is privately held with 51-100 employees and is headquartered in Åbyhøj, Denmark, with operating activity appearing to be domiciled in Singapore based on the 12go.asia domain. Founded in 2014, the business has scaled across 15+ active markets without disclosed institutional funding or revenue figures, suggesting a bootstrapped or privately capitalized operating model. Core technology is a conventional online travel marketplace architecture aggregating heterogeneous operator inventory into a single search and booking flow.

Name

GetByBus.com

Legal name

Traveling.com

Website

https://getbybus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

GetByBus.com is an Asia-Pacific online travel marketplace aggregating bus, ferry, and train operators across 15+ countries into a unified booking platform for individual leisure travelers. The private, bootstrapped company monetizes via ticket commissions earned across its multi-country route network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Travel Booking Marketplace

NAICS

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation (487)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Rail & Intercity Bus Booking Engines (THALADAD)

Keywords

• Bus ticket booking
• Ferry ticket booking
• Train ticket booking
• Travel booking platform
• Intercity transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Åbyhøj

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ticket booking commissions: Platform charges commissions on tickets sold through the marketplace, earning revenue from the margin between retail ticket prices paid by customers and wholesale rates negotiated with transportation operators.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

GetByBus.com (operating under the brand 'traveling.com') is a unified online travel booking platform that aggregates bus, ferry, and train tickets from more than 6,000 transportation operators across approximately 80 countries. Travelers use the platform to search, compare, and purchase intercity ground and water transportation tickets directly through a single self-service website, with routes concentrated across Asia-Pacific destinations such as Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Japan, and Australia.

Product overview

GetByBus.com operates as a unified travel ticket booking platform offering bus, ferry, and train ticket reservations across 15+ countries in Asia-Pacific and beyond. The platform functions as a single integrated service allowing users to search routes, compare prices, and purchase tickets for multiple transportation types through one interface. The company operates under the brand 'traveling.com' and serves routes across Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines, Laos, India, Singapore, Japan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, and Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bus Ticket Booking Self-service online booking of intercity bus tickets from multiple operators across more than 80 countries, including routes in Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, India, and other Asian and Pacific markets.
• Ferry Ticket Booking Online booking of ferry tickets, including island-hopping routes to destinations such as Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao, and Koh Lipe.
• Train Ticket Booking Online booking of train tickets across supported countries including Thailand, Vietnam, and other rail-served markets.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Bookaway: Global multi-modal ground and ferry transport booking platform. Directly comparable to GetByBus in aggregating buses, ferries, and trains across many countries into a single marketplace with commission-based revenue.
• Omio: Multi-modal transport OTA (formerly GoEuro) covering trains, buses, and flights across Europe and beyond. Closely comparable in product, target traveler, and aggregator/commission business model.
• Rome2Rio: Multi-modal journey planner and booking engine covering trains, buses, ferries, and flights globally. Directly comparable multi-modal aggregation model and SEO-driven acquisition strategy.
• BusBud: Online bus ticket booking platform operating across the Americas, Europe, and parts of Asia. Comparable in bus-focused aggregation and commission-based revenue model.
• Wanderu: North American bus and train ticket aggregator and OTA. Comparable marketplace commission model aggregating multiple ground transport carriers under one search interface.

Broad incumbents

• FlixBus: Major intercity bus operator with its own branded booking platform expanding across Europe, the Americas, and increasingly Asia. A broader incumbent that overlaps with GetByBus's bus-ticketing offering while also operating its own fleet.
• Traveloka: Leading SE Asia super-app OTA offering flights, hotels, and ground transport. Comparable in ground-transport aggregation but bundled into a much broader lifestyle/travel ecosystem with stronger capital base.
• Tiket.com: Major Indonesian OTA offering flights, hotels, and transport. Adjacent incumbent in the SE Asia travel aggregation space with overlapping bus and rail booking products.

Regional players

• Baolau: Asia-focused multi-modal transport and tour booking platform. Comparable multi-mode (bus, train, ferry, plane) aggregation model but with a regional focus overlapping GetByBus's core SE Asia footprint.
• Easybook: Malaysia-headquartered bus and ferry ticket booking platform operating across SE Asia. Regional peer with overlapping bus/ferry inventory in markets GetByBus serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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