Arriva: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Arriva is a privately held company headquartered in the United Kingdom that owns 3 consumer brands.[1]
Arriva is a passenger transport company that its own site says has businesses in 11 European countries, 35,677 employees and 1.5 billion passenger journeys. The journey page dates its founding to 1938, its purchase by Deutsche Bahn to 2010 and a later acquisition by I Squared Capital to 2024. In the UK its site lists a bus business and a trains business that includes CrossCountry Trains and Grand Central.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Arriva
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Website
- www.arrivagroup.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Arriva in numbers
- Arriva owns 3 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is travel & transport with 3 brands.[1]
Everything Arriva owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Arriva own?
Arriva owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including Arriva UK Bus, Grand Central and CrossCountry.
Is Arriva a British company?
Yes. Arriva is headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Who owns Arriva?
Arriva is privately held. Arriva is a passenger transport company that its own site says has businesses in 11 European countries, 35,677 employees and 1.5 billion passenger journeys.
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] Our journey - Arriva — Arriva, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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