Bus companies in Mauritius

The 284 routes in the official NLTA timetables are shared between one state operator (NTC), four private companies (UBS, TBS, RHT, MBT) and individual operators. For a passenger the difference is small: the same Government tariff, cash to the conductor, the route number on the front of the bus. But knowing who runs a route helps you find the right terminus and the right number to call.

Operator	Routes	Share	First – last	Main stations
National Transport Corporation NTC	77	27 %	04:10 – 23:00	Quatre Bornes, Victoria Square, Rose Hill
United Bus Service UBS	53	19 %	04:30 – 20:40	Victoria Square, Rose Hill, Curepipe North
Triolet Bus Service TBS	16	6 %	05:15 – 19:15	Immigration Square, Triolet, Grand Baie
Rose Hill Transport RHT	10	4 %	05:25 – 20:15	Rose Hill, Victoria Square
Mauritian Bus Transport MBT	5	2 %	04:50 – 18:10	Immigration Square
Individual bus operators Individual operators	125	44 %	04:50 – 20:00	Central Flacq, Immigration Square, Saint Pierre

A route shared by two operators is counted under both. First and last weekday departure from the terminus. No operator named in the timetable: 75A.

NTC77 routes · buscnt.mu UBS53 routes · ubsgroup.mu TBS16 routes RHT10 routes · rht.mu MBT5 routes Individual operators125 routes

Who sets fares and timetables?

The National Land Transport Authority (NLTA) licenses the routes, publishes the timetables and applies the tariff decided by the Government: Rs 17 to Rs 47 by number of fare stages, whichever company runs the bus. The Metro Express is run by a separate company with its own card. Timetables are frequencies, not fixed times: the buses today page tells you which table applies.