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Occasional services with buses and coaches; application for a permit
Governments are the competent licensing authorities for occasional bus and coach services (vehicles with more than 9 seats).
Forms
Forms
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Antrag auf Erteilung einer Genehmigung für Gelegenheitsverkehr nach §§ 48, 49 oder Gemeinschaftslizenz (EU Lizenz)
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Anlage zu Genehmigungen nach dem Personenbeförderungsgesetz - Eigenkapitalbescheinigung nach Berufszugangsverordnung
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
Responsible for you
Regierung von Oberfranken - Sachgebiet 23 - Schienen- und Straßenverkehr
Secure contact form
Street address
Ludwigstr. 20
95444 Bayreuth
Postal address
Postfach 110165
95420 Bayreuth
Phone
Persons of contact
Standort im BayernAtlas
Route planner
Timetable for public transport
Procedure details
Description
Occasional services are divided into the following forms of transport:
- Excursions
- Vacation destination trips
- Transport with rental buses
Permits are issued for a period of up to 10 years. The competent authority issues a Community license for the commercial international carriage of passengers by coach and bus within the territory of the European Community.
Requirements
The entrepreneur must prove that
- the safety and efficiency of the business is guaranteed (submission of balance sheets, asset overviews, etc.),
- he, the person appointed to manage the business and the transport manager are reliable (police clearance certificate, extract from the driving aptitude register, etc.),
- they are professionally qualified (certificate of professional competence from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce),
- he and the contractors commissioned by him to carry out transport services have their registered office or branch within the meaning of commercial law in Germany.
Required documents
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Attachments to be included:
- Equity certificate
- Certificate of the competent tax office in tax matters
- Certificate of the municipality of the place of business about the tax reliability
- Certificate of the competent authorities on the proper payment of contributions to social health and pension insurance and to unemployment insurance
- Certificate from the employers' liability insurance association on the proper payment of contributions (including any advances to be paid) for accident insurance
- Proof of the professional suitability of the person appointed to manage the business / transport manager
- Only for companies entered in the commercial or cooperative register: Certified copy of the entries (the documents should not be older than three months)
- Articles of association
- Official certificate of good conduct for submission to a public authority - apply to the registration office -.
- Information from the driver suitability register
- Extract from the commercial register
- Documents proving the employment of the person appointed to manage the business / the transport manager
Fees
Costs (fees and expenses) shall be charged for official acts in accordance with this Act and the legal provisions based on this Act.
Legal bases
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§ 15 Abs. 2 Zuständigkeitsverordnung (ZustV)Genehmigungsbehörden
Related issues
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Occasional transport by passenger car; application for a permit for excursions or vacation destination trips
You need a permit if you want to offer excursions or vacation destination trips with passenger cars.
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Rental car permit; applicationYou need a rental car permit if you want to transport people commercially with rental cars. This does not refer to the rental of vehicles to self-drivers.
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Cab permit; application
You need a cab permit if you want to transport people commercially by cab.
Status: 16.07.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wohnen, Bau und Verkehr
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