Who owns Egged?
Egged is owned by Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd. (Israel).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Egged history. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Origin
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Category
- Travel & transport › Bus & coach
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Egged
Egged is the Israeli bus operator that its history page dates to 1933, with its first regular line linking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in 1936. The site says the 1951 unification of cooperatives made it a nationwide network, and that it moved from a cooperative to a limited company in 2019.
Ownership timeline of Egged
Where Egged sits in Egged
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Egged
Egged controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in bus & coach, and who owns them
Egged has more brands in bus & coach on Brandtree than any other owner: 4 of 35.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| megabus | ComfortDelGro | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| 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 |
| Dan | Dan | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| First Bus | FirstGroup | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
About the owner: Egged
Egged is a privately held company headquartered in Israel. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
Egged is the Egged Group, which its own English site calls Israel's largest public transport group, with about 4,300 buses in Israel and Europe. Its history page says it was founded in 1933, restructured from a cooperative into a limited company in 2019, and that in 2022 the Keystone Foundation acquired a controlling interest of approximately 60% of the group. Its group pages list subsidiaries in Poland (Mobilis), the Netherlands (EBS), Jerusalem-area buses (Derech Egged) and Tel Aviv light rail (Tevel Metro).
🇮🇱 Egged 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; Egged is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Egged?
The parent company of Egged is Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd., a privately held company headquartered in Israel.
Is Egged Israeli?
Yes. Egged originated in Israel and its owner, Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd., is also headquartered in Israel.
Is Egged still owned by Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd.?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Egged is still owned by Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society 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] Egged history — Egged, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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