Hauts-de-France Mobilités

What Hauts-de-France Mobilités does

Hauts-de-France Mobilités is the operating name of the Syndicat Mixte des Mobilités des Hauts-de-France, a public coordination authority (syndicat mixte de type SRU) established under French public law and composed exclusively of Autorités Organisatrices de la Mobilité (AOMs) within the Hauts-de-France region. Headquartered at 16 rue de Tournai in Lille and led by President Christophe Coulon, the entity coordinates mobility services across the entire region without directly operating transport infrastructure. Its mandate is to harmonize ticketing, tariff, and traveler information across previously fragmented urban, interurban, and rail networks.

The core technology platform is the Pass Pass ecosystem, anchored by a unified smart card that enables travel across 8 urban transport networks, TER Hauts-de-France regional trains, and interurban networks. The ecosystem comprises four product lines: the Carte Pass Pass (the unified transit card), Pass Pass Covoiturage (a free regional carpooling matching platform at passpasscovoiturage.fr), Pass Pass.fr (a multimodal passenger information portal), and the Centrale Pass Pass (a web and mobile application infrastructure). Pass Pass TAD, an on-demand transport service for rural and underserved territories, was inaugurated in November 2024 and expanded across multiple territories in 2025. All Pass Pass services are provided free to end users.

The business model is funded primarily through the Versement Mobilité Additionnel, an employer mobility contribution authorized for the organization under French law, rather than through direct user fees. As a public coordinating authority rather than a commercial operator, Hauts-de-France Mobilités operates with a lean staff (9 employees reported) and channels resources into coordination, technology stewardship, and member AOM support services. Go-to-market is institutionally driven through member AOMs, transport network operators, and partnerships such as the Département du Nord's annual call for innovative rural mobility projects.

Name

Hauts-de-France Mobilités

Legal name

Syndicat Mixte des Mobilités des Hauts-de-France

Website

https://hdfmobilites.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hauts-de-France Mobilités is a public regional coordination authority that unifies ticketing, traveler information, and on-demand transport across 8 urban networks, TER, and interurban networks in Hauts-de-France via the Pass Pass ecosystem, serving regional inhabitants and member mobility organizing authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Transportation Coordination Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Road Transportation (4884), Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Shared Ride-Hailing / Pooling (In-App Shared Trips) (THADADAB)

Keywords

• Public transportation coordination
• Regional transit authority
• Intermodal ticketing systems
• Public carpooling platform
• On-demand transport services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Versement Mobilité Additionnel: Additional mobility contribution collected from employers to fund public transportation infrastructure and services in the Hauts-de-France region.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hauts-de-France Mobilités is a public regional transportation coordination authority that operates the Pass Pass unified transit card system, enabling seamless travel across 8 urban transport networks, TER regional trains, and interurban networks in the Hauts-de-France region. It also provides a free public carpooling platform, a multimodal traveler information portal, and on-demand transport services for rural territories, funded through the Versement Mobilité Additionnel employer contribution.

Product overview

Hauts-de-France Mobilités operates as a coordinated transport authority managing a unified mobility ecosystem built around the Pass Pass card system. The core offering includes the Carte Pass Pass (a universal transit card working across 8 urban networks, TER trains, and interurban services), supplemented by Pass Pass Covoiturage (regional carpooling platform), Pass Pass.fr (multimodal passenger portal), and the Centrale Pass Pass (web and mobile application infrastructure). Additional services include Pass Pass TAD for on-demand transport in rural territories. Together, these products provide end-to-end mobility solutions connecting urban and rural transport across the Hauts-de-France region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pass Pass: Multi-network transportation card allowing travel across 8 urban transport networks, TER Hauts-de-France trains, and interurban networks in the region.
• Pass Pass Covoiturage
• Pass Pass TAD

Products and services

• Carte Pass Pass The regional transit card functioning as a unified pass enabling travel across 8 urban transport networks, TER regional trains, and interurban networks throughout Hauts-de-France. It is available to all regional inhabitants as a single payment medium across participating transport operators.
• Pass Pass Covoiturage Public regional carpooling platform (passpasscovoiturage.fr) enabling matching between automobile drivers and passengers for carpooling journeys in Hauts-de-France. The service is free for all regional inhabitants.
• Pass Pass.fr (Multimodal Traveler Portal) Multimodal passenger information portal (passpass.fr) providing comprehensive mobility services from A to Z, including a wide range of functionalities for travelers such as journey planning across all regional transport modes.
• Centrale Pass Pass Central platform comprising a website and mobile application that powers the Pass Pass ecosystem of mobility services, available on iOS and Android app stores for direct user download.
• Pass Pass TAD (Transport à la Demande) On-demand transport service providing flexible transportation options for residents in rural and underserved territories within Hauts-de-France, utilizing the Pass Pass card system. Expanded in 2024-2025 to multiple rural territories.
• Accompagnement des nouvelles AOM adhérentes Support and onboarding service for new Autorités Organisatrices de la Mobilité (AOM) members joining the Syndicat Mixte des Mobilités des Hauts-de-France, providing coordination, integration, and access to the Pass Pass ecosystem.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Département du NordminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Annual call for projects 'Mobilités innovantes en milieu rural' (Innovative mobility in rural areas) supported by the Department of Nord to foster innovative mobility solutions for rural territories.
• 8 Urban Transport NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination partners integrated with the Pass Pass card system enabling unified ticketing across 8 urban transport networks in Hauts-de-France.
• TER Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional express train network integrated with the Pass Pass card for seamless travel across regional rail services.
• Interurban Transport NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterurban bus networks participating in the Pass Pass system enabling travel beyond urban boundaries.
• AOM Adhérentes (Autorités Organisatrices de la Mobilité)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember mobility organizing authorities that are part of the Syndicat Mixte, contributing to regional coordination and receiving support services including new AOM onboarding.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Karos: Short-distance carpooling platform for daily commuting, directly comparable to the public carpooling service operated via passpasscovoiturage.fr and now integrated into Blablacar Daily.

Broad incumbents

• Keolis: Global public transit operator operating numerous urban and interurban networks across France — comparable as an ecosystem participant that interfaces with regional mobility authorities but operating as a private operator rather than a coordination body.
• Transdev: Major French and global public transit operator running urban, suburban, and interurban networks — comparable as an operator that participates in regional transit ecosystems coordinated by authorities like Hauts-de-France Mobilités.
• SNCF Connect: National multimodal journey planner and ticketing platform for rail and intermodal travel — comparable to passpass.fr as a multimodal passenger information portal but at national scope.
• Blablacar: France's leading long-distance and daily carpooling platform, directly comparable to Pass Pass Covoiturage but operating at national scale with significantly larger user liquidity and marketing reach.

Direct peers

• Île-de-France Mobilités: Mobility organizing authority for the Île-de-France region, operating a unified ticketing and multimodal information system across metro, bus, tram, and rail — directly comparable as a regional French mobility coordination authority.
• Cars Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional interurban and local transit service coordinated by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, comparable as a public regional mobility coordination and ticketing body serving multiple urban and interurban networks.
• Tisséo Collectivités: Public transit authority for the Toulouse metropolitan area, integrating multimodal ticketing across metro, bus, tram, and regional services — comparable as a public transit coordination authority.
• Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL Mobilités): Local AOM for the Lille metropolitan area and one of the eight urban networks integrated into the Pass Pass card system — comparable as a partner mobility authority within the Hauts-de-France ecosystem.

Regional players

• Région SUD Mobilités (Zou!): Public regional mobility brand (Zou!) for Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, coordinating regional and interurban transport — comparable as a regional French public mobility coordinator but operating in a different territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HdF_Mobilites
• Facebookfacebook.com/passpass.hdfmobilites
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hdfmobilites

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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