Notcar

What Notcar does

Notcar, legally NotCar Tourisme, is a privately held French S.A.R.L. headquartered in Roncq near Lille that has operated as a family-owned passenger road transport and tour operator since the mid-20th century. The company offers chauffeured bus and coach rental, organized group trips (minimum 20–50 participants), individual and family day-trips and multi-day packages across France and Europe, private and shared airport shuttle services, recurring transport contracts, and event transportation for schools, companies, works councils, tourism and event professionals, local governments, and individual consumers. A separately branded sub-brand called Notloc extends the portfolio into self-drive minibus and leisure vehicle rental without a driver. The fleet spans five tiers — VIP (Vanhool Acron, Mercedes Tourismo RHK), Grand Tourisme (Setra S517 HD, Volvo 9900 HD), Tourisme (Mercedes Sprinter Sunset, Tourismo RHD), Régional (Setra S417, Iveco Crossway/Evadys, Mercedes Intouro), and Minibus (Volkswagen Caravelle) — supported by a published 1-to-4 star comfort classification and an in-house onboard entertainment system branded Not'Media. Revenue is generated predominantly on a transaction-fee basis (per-trip, per-passenger pricing ranging from €20 day trips to €2,009 multi-day international tours), with a recurring component from scheduled transport contracts and an emerging insurance add-on layer (€3/day cancellation cover, repatriation assistance underwritten by APRIL International). Distribution is direct via the notcar.fr website, phone sales, in-person agency at Roncq, and seasonal printed brochures, with lead flow concentrated in the Hauts-de-France region and outbound trips to Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Poland, Italy, and the UK.

Name

Notcar

Legal name

NotCar Tourisme

Website

https://notcar.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Notcar is a family-owned French coach operator in Roncq (near Lille) offering bus rental, organized group and individual trips, airport shuttles, and recurring transport to schools, companies, tourism and event professionals, governments, and consumers across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coach Charter and Group Travel Services

NAICS

Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (48599)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Motorcoach Charter (Private Group Hire) (THAIAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commercial Vehicle Rental with Driver (Crew/Delivery) (THADAJAL)

Keywords

• Coach charter services
• Group travel packages
• Airport shuttle transfers
• Minibus self-drive rental
• School trip transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Roncq

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Organized Group Trips: Pre-packaged multi-day and day trips sold to groups of 20+ passengers, including transportation, entry tickets, and sometimes accommodation and meals. Revenue is generated per participant with minimum participant requirements.
2. Individual Day Trips: Day trips sold to individual consumers and small groups, with prices per person ranging from €45 to €325 depending on destination and duration.
3. Bus and Coach Rental: Charter services where customers rent coaches with driver for transport-only or transport with additional services. Pricing varies by vehicle type, duration, and distance.
4. Airport Shuttles: Shared or private airport transfer services
5. Regular Transport Services: Scheduled/recurring transport services for organizations
6. Cancellation Insurance: Optional cancellation insurance at €3 per day per person, providing reimbursement for trip cancellation due to specified reasons

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Notcar is a family-owned travel and transportation company based in Roncq (Lille area), France, operating a fleet of touring coaches to provide bus and coach rental with driver, organized package trips for individuals and groups, airport shuttle services, regular scheduled transport, and self-drive minibus rental under its Notloc sub-brand. Services span school trips, corporate outings, event transport, tourism, festive travel, and multi-day package tours across France and Europe.

Product overview

Notcar is a bus and coach travel company offering a comprehensive portfolio of transportation and tourism services. The core offerings include bus rental with professional drivers for various occasions (school trips, events, tourism, sports, airport shuttles, festive travel, and regular transport), organized package tours for individuals and groups of 20+ people, and private airport shuttle services. The company operates a diverse vehicle fleet categorized into VIP, Grand Tourisme (premium touring), Tourisme (standard), Régionaux (regional), and Minibus tiers. A separate brand called Notloc extends the portfolio to self-drive minibus rental without a driver. On-board entertainment is provided through the Not'Media system. The company also offers optional add-on services including cancellation insurance and assistance/repatriation insurance. All services operate primarily from the Lille metropolitan area in northern France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Notloc: Minibus and leisure vehicle rental without driver service for individuals, associations, sports clubs, and employee committees.

Products and services

• Bus and Coach Rental with Driver Charter services where customers rent coaches with a professional driver for transport-only or transport-plus-additional-services. Use cases include school trips, event transport, tourist excursions, sports travel, airport shuttles, festive travel, and regular scheduled transport. Available with a fleet classified from 1 to 4 stars by comfort.
• Organized Group Trips (20+ persons) Pre-packaged multi-day and day trips sold to groups of 20+ passengers, including transportation, entry tickets, and sometimes accommodation and meals. Base pricing typically requires 50 paying participants; group rates available from 20 participants.
• Individual and Family Travel Packages Travel packages for individual consumers and small groups, including day trips (from €20 to €325 per person) and multi-day stays (€225 to €2,009 per person). Destinations include theme parks, cultural sites, coastal resorts, capitals, and seasonal events.
• Airport Shuttle Services Shared or private airport transfer services providing transportation to and from airports. Specific pricing not publicly disclosed on the website.
• Regular Scheduled Transport Services Recurring, scheduled transport services contracted by organizations (schools, businesses, communities) for daily or routine transport needs.
• Notloc Self-Drive Minibus Rental Self-drive minibus and van rental service without driver, targeted at individuals, associations, sports clubs, and company committees for leisure vehicle rentals.
• Optional Cancellation Insurance Optional cancellation insurance at €3 per day per person, with €5–€25 franchise depending on trip length, covering accident, illness, death, property damage, and pregnancy complications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fleet classified from 1 to 4 stars for customer transparency on comfort levels
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• RéunirminorOthersIndustry association membership. Réunir is a French network of passenger transport companies.
• FNTV (Fédération Nationale des Transports de Voyageurs)minorOthersIndustry federation membership. FNTV represents passenger transport companies in France, advocating for professional road passenger transport sector.
• Lille EventsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional tourism/event partnership with Lille Events organization, supporting local event and tourism promotion in the Lille metropolitan area.
• Generali (Insurance)minorOthersInsurance provider for professional liability coverage. Notcar holds RCP (Responsabilité Civile Professionnelle) insurance with Generali, policy number AH063848-8110 OV.
• APRIL INTERNATIONALminorOthersAssistance and repatriation insurance provider for organized trips. Policy number 540 114.
• Continent AssurancesminorOthersInsurance provider for transport liability coverage in and out of circulation. Policy number 521 027 473.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lacroix Group: French regional transport and coach group offering charter, scheduled lines, and tourism services; comparable to Notcar as a multi-service regional operator combining coach charter with tour packages.
• Starshipper: French specialist in organized school trips and group youth travel using coach transport; very directly comparable to Notcar's Voyages scolaires and Voyages groupes offerings on customer segment, trip packaging, and bus-led delivery model.
• Verney Tourisme: French regional coach and tour operator offering charter services and organized trips across multiple French regions; closest same-scale analogue to Notcar's mixed charter-plus-organized-trip model.

Broad incumbents

• Keolis: Major French-headquartered international public transport operator offering coach charter, school transport, and tourism services; comparable to Notcar in product scope but orders of magnitude larger and multi-region.
• FlixBus: European long-distance scheduled coach network operating in France; not a direct charter competitor but competes for the same end-customer mobility spend and offers a fully digital booking experience Notcar lacks.
• RATP Dev: Subsidiary of RATP Group operating bus, coach, and mobility services including charter and tourism across France and internationally; overlaps with Notcar on coach charter and event transport from a much broader platform.
• Transdev: Global mobility and public transport operator with substantial French coach charter and tourism operations; competes with Notcar in B2B charter and school/employee transport but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Emerging players

• BlaBlaCar: French mobility platform formerly operating BlaBlaCar Bus (ex-OUIBUS) intercity coach services; competes with Notcar's organized trips and airport transfers via a platform-led model targeting the same price-sensitive French traveler.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/notcar.roncq

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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