Who owns Kintetsu Bus?
Kintetsu Bus is owned by Kintetsu Group (Japan, TSE: 9041).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Company profile - Kintetsu Group Holdings, Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Osaka
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Category
- Travel & transport › Bus & coach
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9041
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kintetsu Bus
Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. is listed on the Kintetsu Group Holdings group-company page under its bus companies, together with Kintetsu Bus Holdings, Nara Kotsu and Mie Kotsu. The group page says its bus and taxi businesses cover the Kinki, Tokai, Hokuriku, Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu regions.
Ownership timeline of Kintetsu Bus
- Current owner Kintetsu Group [1] reported
Where Kintetsu Bus sits in Kintetsu Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Kintetsu Group
Kintetsu Group controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
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 |
| Dan | Dan | 🇮🇱 Israel |
About the owner: Kintetsu Group
Kintetsu Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, founded in 1944. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9041.
Kintetsu Group Holdings is a holding company whose own profile page gives a head office at Uehommachi in Osaka, an establishment date of 1 June 1944 (its predecessor Nara Kidou was set up in 1910) and capital of 126,476 million yen at 31 March 2026. Its group-company pages list railway operators led by Kintetsu Railway, bus companies led by Kintetsu Bus, and taxi, logistics, real estate, hotel and retail businesses.
Kintetsu Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 Kintetsu Bus and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kintetsu Bus is not one of them.
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
- AIT — AIT 🇯🇵
- ANA — ANA Holdings 🇯🇵
- AZ-COM Maruwa — AZ-COM Maruwa 🇯🇵
- Amakusa Airlines — Amakusa Airlines 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kintetsu Bus?
The parent company of Kintetsu Bus is Kintetsu Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Kintetsu Bus Japanese?
Yes. Kintetsu Bus originated in Japan and its owner, Kintetsu Group, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Kintetsu Bus still owned by Kintetsu Group?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Kintetsu Bus is still owned by Kintetsu Group. 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] Company profile - Kintetsu Group Holdings — Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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