Rdtl

What Rdtl does

Rdtl, operating commercially as RRTL (Régie Régionale des Transports des Landes), is a French public transport régie headquartered in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes department, and governed by Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine following the 2017 territorial reform. Established in 1947/1948, it was rebranded from RDTL to RRTL when it absorbed a regional mandate alongside the creation of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The company's core activity is the operation of scheduled passenger road transport within the Landes department — principally school transport, carrying approximately 15,000 pupils daily, and interurban lines connecting communes across the department. Ancillary services include bus rental with or without driver, occasional group transport, and a seasonal tourist attraction, the Petit Train de Vieux Boucau.

The operational asset base comprises a fleet of 191 vehicles and more than 200 employees, collectively delivering roughly 2.4 million kilometers of service per year. There is no proprietary technology platform: service delivery relies on conventional scheduled routes, depots, drivers, and passenger-facing channels (telephone, ticket office, and recently an SMS alert system). The summer transport offer and SMS alerting introduced around 2026 represent incremental, light-touch service enhancements rather than platform-level innovation.

The business model is anchored in long-term public service delegation contracts with Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, which compensate RTL for fulfilling school and interurban obligations. Commercial revenue from bus rental, the tourist train, and occasional group transport supplements the public subsidy base. The entity has no private shareholders; financial sustainability is contingent on regional political and budgetary decisions. A sponsorship arrangement with the District des Landes de Football extends local brand visibility but is not a material revenue line.

Name

Rdtl

Legal name

Régie Régionale des Transports des Landes

Website

https://rdtl.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Rdtl (RRTL) is a public transport régie headquartered in Mont-de-Marsan, France, operating school, interurban, and rental passenger services across the Landes department under the authority of Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Passenger Transportation

NAICS

Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation (485210), School and Employee Bus Transportation (485410)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHADAFAC

Long-Distance / Intercity Ridesharing

Travel & Hospitality/Car Rental & Mobility Services/Carpooling & Ridesharing (Shared Rides)

Keywords

• Passenger transport services
• School bus transport
• Interurban bus lines
• Bus rental services
• Group transport services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mont-de-marsan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public transport contracts: Government-funded transport services for school transport and regular interurban transport under public service contracts with Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, intercommunalités, and communes.
2. Occasional bus and group transport rental: Rental of buses with or without driver for group outings, school trips, and tourist services including the Petit Train de Vieux Boucau.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RRTL provides passenger transport services across the Landes department, including daily school transport for approximately 15,000 students, regular interurban regional bus lines (Cars Région, Yégo, Couralin, Vitenville), bus rental with or without driver, occasional group transport for outings and events, and a tourist train (Petit Train de Vieux Boucau). The company operates as a public régie on behalf of the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, intercommunalités, and communes, running a fleet of 191 vehicles covering 2.4 million kilometers annually.

Product overview

RRTL operates as a unified transport services platform offering passenger transportation across the Landes department. The core portfolio consists of school transport (transportant 15,000 students daily) and interurban regional transport via multiple branded lines (Cars Région, Yégo, Couralin, Vitenville). Supporting services include bus rental with or without driver, a tourist train in Vieux Boucau, and digital tools for route planning and SMS alerts. The company manages a fleet of 191 vehicles and employs over 200 people, covering 2.4 million kilometers annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School transport (Transport scolaire) Daily school transport service operating on behalf of the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, intercommunalités, and communes, transporting approximately 15,000 students daily across the Landes territory.
• Interurban regional transport (Transport régional interurbain) Regular interurban transport service covering the Landes department via Cars Région lines 451, 452, 453, 454, Yégo line 1B, Couralin lines 2, 3, 7, and Vitenville lines.
• Bus rental with driver (Location de bus avec chauffeur)

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrincipal contracting authority for public transport services. RRTL operates school transport and interurban transport services under public service delegation from the regional government.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Cars Région (Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine): Public regional brand administered by Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine that contracts interurban bus lines (including lines 451-454 operated by RRTL). Comparable as the contracting authority and brand framework under which RRTL delivers its interurban services.

Direct peers

• Voyages Dupas Lebeda: Regional bus and coach operator providing school transport, line services, and group travel in Hauts-de-France. Comparable as a regional bus operator with a similar mix of public service contracts and occasional rental work.
• Autocars Maisonneuve: Family-owned regional bus operator in western France offering school, interurban, and occasional group transport. Comparable as a private regional bus operator with overlapping service offerings and similar fleet scale.
• Lacroix Group: Mid-sized French family-owned bus and coach operator running regional and school transport services in southern France. Comparable as a private regional bus operator of similar scale and service mix to RRTL.
• Bertolami: Independent French bus operator running regional, school, and occasional group transport services. Comparable as a private regional bus operator with similar service portfolio and fleet-based business model.
• Cars Dal: Regional bus operator in northern France providing school transport, interurban lines, and occasional services under DSP contracts. Comparable as a similarly sized regional bus operator with overlapping customer use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Transdev: One of the largest public transport operators in France and globally, running regional bus, school, and interurban services under DSP contracts. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same public service delegation work that RRTL holds in Landes.
• Keolis: SNCF subsidiary and major French public transport operator with deep regional bus and school transport operations. Comparable as a broad incumbent likely to compete on DSP rebids and to set market pricing for interurban and school services in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• RATP Dev: International public transport subsidiary of RATP Group operating regional bus networks across France. Comparable as a broad incumbent with the scale and capital to compete for regional French DSP contracts similar to RRTL's.

Regional players

• Régie des Transports de Marseille (RTM): French public transport régie operating bus, metro, and tram services under the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence. Comparable as a fellow publicly owned transport régie with a similar public service mandate, although operating in a different and larger metropolitan geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rrtl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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