Vollo

What Vollo does

Vollo Tehnologije d.o.o. is a Croatian private company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Zagreb that operates an online bus ticket search and booking marketplace. The platform aggregates routes, schedules, prices, and amenity information (WiFi, AC, toilets) from multiple bus operators across 20 countries and 70,000+ destinations, presenting them in a unified comparison interface available in nine languages via a website and an Android mobile application. Customers search, compare, and book tickets directly through a self-serve flow, with payment processing handled through PCI DSS Level 1-compliant partner WSPAY and tickets delivered electronically as PDFs.

The business model is a transactional take-rate on ticket sales: 6 HRK per ticket for fares under 100 HRK, 6% for fares above 100 HRK, capped at 25 HRK per ticket. Carrier partners include Croatia Bus d.o.o., Panturist d.d. (owned by Arriva Deutsche Bahn), Autoherc, and Zelic Reisen GmbH. A secondary Bus Rental Service enables private bus charters. Go-to-market is product-led and digital: organic search across country-specific domains (vollo.hr, vollo.ba, vollo.si, vollo.me), app store presence, and social media (Twitter, Facebook) drive discovery, with no physical retail or third-party resellers.

The company is privately held by founders, has not disclosed any external funding, maintains charter capital of just 20,000 HRK, and operates with 1-10 employees. Leadership consists of board member and CEO Marko Jukić. The company is a member of Technology Park Zagreb, indicating participation in the local startup ecosystem.

Name

Vollo

Legal name

VOLLO Tehnologije d.o.o.

Website

https://vollo.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vollo is a Croatian bus ticket marketplace that aggregates routes from multiple carriers across 20 countries, enabling individual travelers to search, compare, and book intercity and international bus tickets online and via an Android app, earning per-ticket transaction fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Bus Ticket Booking Marketplace

NAICS

Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation (48521), Charter Bus Industry (48551)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) & Meta-Search (BPAMAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Car Rental & Ground Mobility Aggregators (THAKAAAJ), General Travel Metasearch (Multi-Vertical) (THALAEAA)

Keywords

• Bus ticket booking
• Intercity bus travel
• Bus route aggregator
• Online travel marketplace
• Ground transport OTA

Headquarters

HQ city

Zagreb

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Booking Transaction Fees: Vollo charges a booking fee per ticket sold. For tickets under 100 HRK, the fee is 6 HRK per ticket. For tickets over 100 HRK, the fee is 6% of the ticket value. Maximum booking fee is capped at 25 HRK per ticket. Additional station fees (5-15 HRK) and luggage fees (5-15 HRK) may apply and are paid directly to service providers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vollo operates a digital bus-ticket marketplace that aggregates routes, schedules, and pricing from multiple European bus operators into a single search, comparison, and booking interface. Travelers use the platform via the vollo.net website or Android app to compare prices, travel times, amenities (WiFi, AC, toilet), and book tickets across 70,000+ destinations in 20 countries, with booking-fee-based monetization.

Product overview

Vollo operates as a unified bus ticket marketplace offering three integrated products: the core Vollo Bus Ticket Platform for searching, comparing, and purchasing individual bus tickets across 70,000+ destinations in 20 countries; the Vollo Android Mobile App providing the same functionality on mobile devices; and a Bus Rental Service for private bus charters. The platform aggregates multiple bus operators (including Croatia Bus, Panturist, Autoherc, and others) into a single comparison interface, enabling users to find the best routes, prices, and travel amenities. The service includes booking fee processing, seat selection, and ticket delivery via email.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vollo Bus Ticket Platform A web-based bus ticket search engine and booking platform that aggregates routes, schedules, and pricing from multiple bus operators, enabling travelers to find, compare, and purchase tickets across 70,000+ destinations in 20 countries.
• Vollo Android Mobile App A native Android application providing the same search, comparison, and booking functionality as the web platform, allowing on-the-go ticket purchases for individual and group travelers.
• Bus Rental Service A private bus charter service that lets users rent entire buses for private travel, supplementing the individual-ticket marketplace for group and custom-route bookings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Users can access over 70,000 destinations in 20 countries through a single platform

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Croatia Bus d.o.ocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor Croatian bus operator providing domestic and international routes across Croatia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Slovenia, Montenegro, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Serbia. Founded in 1990, part of the Globtour Međugorje group.
• Panturist d.d.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading transport company in East Croatia and one of the biggest transport companies in Croatia, owned by Arriva Deutsche Bahn. Provides suburban, interurban, and international passenger transport. Regular lines to Germany, Switzerland, France, Serbia, and Slovenia.
• AutohercminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCroatian bus operator providing routes primarily within Croatia including Split, Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Plitvice Lakes, Mostar, Zadar, and Ljubljana.
• Zelic Reisen GmbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBus operator providing international routes connecting Rijeka and Zagreb with Switzerland (Luzern, Zürich, Bellinzona).
• WSPAYcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing partner providing Level 1 PCI DSS compliant online credit and debit card authorization services for MasterCard, Maestro, Visa, American Express, Diners, JCB, and Discover transactions.
• Technology Park ZagrebminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVollo is a member of Technology Park Zagreb, indicating participation in the local startup/tech ecosystem for support and development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Trainline: Trainline is Europe's largest rail and bus ticket aggregator with a much broader multi-modal scope and far larger capital base. It competes for the same budget intercity traveler across many of the same European corridors Vollo serves.

Direct peers

• Wanderu: Wanderu is a North American intercity bus and rail search-and-book platform with a similar aggregator business model. Its comparison interface and consumer focus parallel Vollo's product offering despite operating in a different geography.
• Omio (formerly GoEuro): Omio is a multimodal European travel aggregator (bus, train, flight) with strong coverage in Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, and Austria. It competes head-on with Vollo for intercity bus bookings while also offering alternative modes that Vollo does not.
• FlixBus: FlixBus is the dominant European intercity bus aggregator and operator, serving routes that overlap with Vollo's Croatia and SEE corridors. Both aggregate multiple carriers' schedules and prices into a unified booking experience for budget intercity travelers.
• CheckMyBus: CheckMyBus is a European bus metasearch engine comparing schedules and prices from hundreds of carriers. It directly overlaps Vollo's aggregation, comparison, and discovery use cases across Central and Southeastern Europe.
• BusBud: BusBud is an intercity bus booking platform operating across North America and Europe, aggregating carriers into a single search-and-book interface. The product model, target customer (budget intercity travelers), and revenue approach (per-ticket fees) mirror Vollo's.
• 12Go: 12Go is an Asia-focused multimodal ground transport aggregator (bus, train, ferry) with growing European expansion. It shares Vollo's niche as a regional bus-led aggregator targeting price-sensitive intercity travelers.
• Distribusion: Distribusion is a B2B ground-transport distribution platform that connects bus operators with OTAs and travel platforms via API. It competes on the supply-side aggregation layer that Vollo uses to assemble its route inventory.
• GetByBus: GetByBus is a Southeastern European bus aggregator offering intercity ticketing across Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Slovenia, and neighboring countries. Its geographic and product focus overlap closely with Vollo's core markets.

Regional players

• BusTicket4.me / Busticket4me: Busticket4me is a regional online bus ticket booking platform focused on the Balkans and Adriatic, similar to Vollo. Both target budget travelers booking intercity buses across overlapping SEE routes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vollotravel
• Facebookfacebook.com/vollotravel

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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