We began in 1978 with Melbourne’s Skybus – a cost efficient, reliable airport transfer service. Today, we manage a global bus and rail network. But we've never lost sight of what matters to our people, passengers and communities.
Kinetic was born and bred in Melbourne, Australia operating the world-class SkyBus airport express service.
By caring for our people, our customers and the community, and placing customers at the heart of everything we do, we grew our operations across Australia and New Zealand winning competitive bus contracts and acquiring businesses which aligned with our core values and growth strategy.
Today Kinetic is a globally recognised transport network across Australasia, the UK, Europe & Asia with bus and rail operations keeping people moving and cities and communities connected.
We are Australasia's biggest bus network, with over 100 long-term contracts in local communities, a team of 7400 passionate people and a fleet of 5000 buses, including over 300 zero emission buses.
In Australia we operate one third of Melbourne's bus network, over 40% of all bus operations throughout Queensland, and we proudly deliver government contracted bus services across Tasmania.
Across New Zealand you’ll find a Kinetic bus delivering urban services in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington among other key cities. Through Go Bus, our specialist school bus provider, we also deliver school services across the country for the NZ Ministry of Education.
Our business transformed in 2021 when we acquired UK-based international transport group Go-Ahead as a joint venture with Spanish company Globalvia.
Go-Ahead operates rail and bus services across the UK, Europe & in Singapore. They're responsible for a third of all rail trips in the UK, operating the Govia Thameslink rail link, which is the largest and most complex rail system in the country. Go-Ahead also operates a quarter of London's buses, and regional bus services throughout the UK.
Through Go-Ahead, we operate a further 7,000 buses across 90 depots, and over 700 zero emission buses - the first of which rolled out in London more than 10 years ago.
As we look to the future, we're focused on accelerating our sustainability agenda. Our strategy prioritises moving people, moving lightly and moving forward.
What does this mean? We're targeting 50% women in our workplace by 2030, net zero emissions by 2035, and gold-level status in our approach to LGBTQI+ inclusion and allyship.
Governments, airports, corporates and schools count on us every day. You too, can count on Kinetic.
A growing, global multi-modal transport network
At Kinetic, we have a customer-first culture backed by our people, vehicles, innovation and investment. Across our network, we give people what they want and need – reliability, comfort and peace of mind. With a focus on growing our fleet of zero emission transport, every community can breathe easy.
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Enhancing the communities in which we live and operate
We’re here to improve the livelihoods of the communities in which we live and operate.
We do this through moving people, enhancing communities and being an employer of choice.
Moving Lightly, Moving People, Moving Forward
Our responsibly to communities, people and the planet grows every day.
Sustainability StrategyMoving Lightly
We recognise our responsibility in moving people in a way that treads lightly on our planet. Moving Lightly means being good stewards of the resources we use and the land on which we operate.
Moving People
We are committed to creating awesome experiences for our customers, communities, and colleagues. We will keep our people and passengers safe and well, and ensure that everyone is welcome at Kinetic.
Moving Forward
What we say is only as strong as what we do, and the quality that underpins our actions. Strong quality and community engagement practices are the cornerstones of success to bringing everyone along for the journey.