Who owns Dan?
Dan is owned by Dan Public Transportation Company Ltd. (Israel).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About Dan (Hebrew), Dan Public Transportation. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Dan Public Transportation Company Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Origin
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Category
- Travel & transport › Bus & coach
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dan
Dan is a bus network serving Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, Givatayim and other Gush Dan towns, according to its own about page. The page traces it to a 1909 service from Jaffa to Petah Tikva, says it took the name Dan in 1945, and says it was a monopoly in the Gush Dan area until the 2000s.
Ownership timeline of Dan
Where Dan sits in Dan
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in bus & coach, and who owns them
The 35 brands in bus & coach on Brandtree belong to 23 owners. The largest is Egged, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| megabus | ComfortDelGro | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Derech Egged | Egged | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Huang Bus | Transport International | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Bus Éireann | CIÉ | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| FlixBus | Flix | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| ATV Azienda Trasporti Verona | FNM | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Arriva UK Bus | Arriva | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| First Bus | FirstGroup | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
About the owner: Dan
Dan is a privately held company headquartered in Israel. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Dan is the bus operator of the Gush Dan area around Tel Aviv. Its own Hebrew about page says the name was adopted in 1945 when two bus organisations merged, that it started as a cooperative, and that it became a limited company in 2002. The page says Dan and its subsidiaries Dan Bedarom, Dan Beer Sheva and United Tours operate a fleet of about 2,200 buses, and that a real-estate subsidiary, Dan Nadlan, was also set up. No shareholder is named on the page.
🇮🇱 Dan and other Israeli brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 52 brands that began in Israel. 3 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Dan is not one of them.
- Challenge Airlines IL — Challenge Group 🇮🇱
- Derech Egged — Egged 🇮🇱
- EL AL — El Al 🇮🇱
- ZIM — ZIM 🇮🇱
- Achla — Strauss Group 🇮🇱
- Ajovy — Teva 🇮🇱
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Dan?
The parent company of Dan is Dan Public Transportation Company Ltd., a privately held company headquartered in Israel.
Is Dan Israeli?
Yes. Dan originated in Israel and its owner, Dan Public Transportation Company Ltd., is also headquartered in Israel.
Is Dan still owned by Dan Public Transportation Company Ltd.?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Dan is still owned by Dan Public Transportation Company Ltd. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] About Dan (Hebrew) — Dan Public Transportation, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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