This ambitious goal comes after the company’s recent acquisition of QuickBus, a fellow Kenyan bus ticketing platform.

Founded in 2016, BuuPass offers a B2B2C marketplace platform that streamlines intercity bus travel for both passengers and operators.

 

Users can search, compare, and book bus tickets conveniently through the BuuPass website, app, or even via USSD mobile menus.

 

Bus operators benefit from BuuPass’s SaaS solution, which helps them manage operations, inventory, and sales.

With over 16 million travel tickets sold and US$100 million in total sales value, BuuPass has established itself as a key player in the African mobility landscape. 

 

The company has also garnered recognition through participation in the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program and received backing from the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund.

“We saw a huge gap in the market,” said Sonia Kabra, co-founder of BuuPass. “Nearly 95% of Africa’s intercity transport sector remains undigitized. Bus operators lack the tools they need, leading to inefficiencies and a poor customer experience. Passengers, on the other hand, had no user-friendly platform to compare and book tickets.”

BuuPass identified traditional offline operators and local e-ticketing companies as their main competitors.

The company’s recent acquisition of QuickBus significantly boosted its presence.

 

Launched in 2019, QuickBus offered a similar service of aggregating long-distance bus tickets.

 

This merger expanded BuuPass’s reach beyond Kenya and Uganda, now encompassing South Africa and Nigeria as well.

“Our goal is to be active in eight new markets by 2025,” Kabra said, highlighting Tanzania as their next target. BuuPass already boasts a strong presence in its existing markets, serving over 650 localities in Kenya and more than 80 in Uganda.