to comply with wikipedia s quality standards . you can help . the discussion page may contain suggestions . may 2016 this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message belintoustri bova futura slogan your connection across europe founded 1985 headquarters belgium brussels service area europe service type transcontinental coach services stops 48 european cities annual ridership 4 million operator 29 coach companies website www.eurolines.com eurolines is a long distance coach organisation . it operates a transnational network connecting 600 destinations covering the whole of europe plus morocco . 1 it was founded in 1985 . its forerunner was the europabus brand network created by the union des services routiers des chemins de fer europ ens urf 11 european compagnies in 1951 . 2 eurolines is a network of 29 co operating coach companies from all over europe offering partially integrated ticketing and extensive connections rather than a single company . for example in great britain eurolines services are operated by national express in northern ireland by ulsterbus and in the republic of ireland by bus ireann . eurolines headquarters are based in brussels . some eurolines operators choose to compete on certain routes rather than complement each other . 1 due to its decentralised approach standards of service vary between countries . in some parts of europe notably the baltic states operated by lux express and former yugoslavia operated by lasta beograd centrotrans and others eurolines is a major method of travel between neighbouring countries . in other parts of europe international rail and air travel are more common and eurolines coaches service a niche market of mainly overnight links . eurolines sell passes for unlimited travel between 48 european cities for either 15 or 30 days under the name eurolines pass . 3 these passes do not provide access to all services and may make booking tickets at regional offices impossible . citation needed the decentralized approach also makes administrative support difficult . citation needed czech republic edit in the czech republic there exist several companies which use this mark eurolines esk republika spol . s r.o. eurolines r is a small company owned by nad da hofmannov wife of entrepreneur jan hofmann and established in 1996 . originally it really was a part of the eurolines network . nowadays it operates one international line 000395 praha cz bansk bystrica sk in cooperation with a slovakian company sad bbds . this company is considered to misuse the trademark 4 and is not mentioned among companies which represents eurolines network . 5 however none member company of the real eurolines network took any legal action against this company . touring bohemia s. r. o. bohemia euroexpress international s.r.o. before 2007 . the company was established in 1992 it became part of the eurolines network in 1999 . 6 however later it claimed that it represents eurolines just since 1992 . 5 transdev eurolines cz a. s. veolia eurolines cz a.s before 2013 sodeli cz a.s. before 2007 sodeli cz s.r.o. before 2004 . the company was established in 1999 . references edit a b about us eurolines driving europe building europe on roads in the twentieth century proefschrift frank schipper 14 8 2008 eurolines pass eurolines firma eurolines esk republika spol . s r.o. diskuze n zory doporu en a hodnocen kurzy.cz a b eurolines.cz touring bohemia 20 let na cest ch evropou a budov n zna ky busport l.cz 22 . 9 . 2012 dabra eurolines p epravily za prvn ch dn stovky cestuj c ch na lince praha brno busport l.cz 7 . 4 . 2006 dabra external links edit showbus gallery retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title eurolines & oldid 737174872 categories bus operating companiesnational express group companiesroad transport 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