Dispatch for bus companies

Dispatching – made simple

Completely free. Bookings, requests, deadhead trips and maintenance on a single screen – assign buses and drivers per job and see at a glance who is available when.

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Day and week view for buses and drivers
Allocated buses and drivers visible at a glance
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Bus & driver
No double bookings
Resource planning

Plan buses and drivers on one screen

See your full fleet in day or week view. Switch seamlessly between bus and driver perspective and assign each job the right vehicle-driver pair.

  • Day and week view for every bus and driver
  • Multiple vehicle-driver pairs per job possible
  • Filter for available buses, available drivers and utilisation
  • Outbound, return and standby phases linked automatically
<Thursday, May 7, 2026>
Today
L-VN 9651
F-VQ 0119
05:30 – 08:30
Airport TechCorp
13:30 – 17:00
City sightseeing
Inspection
08:00 – 16:00
Mandatory appointment
Booking
Maintenance

Leipzig Coach 28

Coach

Booked
L-VN 9651
28 seats
Built 2023

Frankfurt Minibus

Minibus

Maintenance
F-VQ 0119
18 seats
Built 2020
Deadhead & transfer

Plan deadhead and transfer trips between jobs

Plan deadhead trips between jobs or transfer trips to the workshop straight in the calendar. Each deadhead or transfer appears on the right bus – linked to the previous and next job.

  • Insert deadhead between two jobs in two clicks
  • Transfer trips to workshop, depot or other locations
  • Standby phases between outbound and return visible
F-VQ 0119
Coach · 52 seats
Today
09:00 – 12:30 Booking
Müller GmbH · Conference shuttle
Hilton Munich ParkICM Congress Center
Transfer· 28 km
12:30 – 13:15
13:30 – 19:30 Booking
Bavaria travel group · Linderhof day tour
Stachus, MunichLinderhof Palace
Deadhead· back to depot
19:30 – 21:00
Booking
Transfer
Deadhead

Spot conflicts at a glance

Once a bus or driver is scheduled for a time slot, they are locked for other jobs. You see at once which resources are free and which aren't – overlapping slots are marked directly in the calendar.

<Thursday, May 7, 2026>
Today
L-VN 9651
Conflict
K-EP 5372
F-VQ 0119
09:00 – 12:00
Müller GmbH
08:00 – 14:30
School excursion
13:30 – 19:00
Becker wedding
Inspection
08:00 – 16:00
Booking
Offer
Maintenance
Conflict
K-EP 5372 has two overlapping jobs – one must be moved to another bus.
Maintenance & availability

Maintenance and driver availability built into the plan

TÜV, MOT and workshop visits are part of your plan, just like driver holiday, sickness or training. All in one view – so jobs never collide with downtime.

  • Maintenance as full-day or hourly blocks
  • Driver absences with reason and note
  • Visible immediately in bus and driver calendars
Upcoming maintenance
Main vehicle inspection
F-VQ 0119 · DEKRA Munich
Today · 08:00 – 16:00
TODAY
Inspection
L-VN 9651 · Aral Workshop
May 14 · all day
in 7 days
Driver absence
AK
Anna KleinVacation
May 5 – 12 · 8 days
MM
Max MüllerTraining
May 9 · 09:00 – 17:00
Pre-allocate requests

Reserve bus and driver before the offer goes out

For larger requests you can already assign a bus and driver – before sending a binding offer. You instantly know whether the resources are free and avoid double offers.

  • Pre-reservation per request – cleared automatically with the offer
  • Visible in the calendar as a pending element
  • Converts automatically into a real booking with the offer

Wellness day trip

🎯92% Round tripCoach
Offer
Max: € 850
Munich Central Station
Therme Erding
May 9 · 15:00 – 19:00
20 passengers
Submit offer by May 8 · 18:00
Pre-reservation active
Thursday, May 9
Bus and driver blocked until customer responds.
DU-BO 0441
Coach 28
MM
Max Müller
Lead driver
Resources are free – offer can go out with binding confirmation.

Dispatching is only part of the Busly software

Booking workflow, offer management, invoices, Stripe payouts, fleet and driver management – dispatching is part of the full Busly software for your business.

Dispatching
You are here
Booking workflow
Offer to invoice
Fleet
Buses, maintenance, inspections
Driver management
Shifts, absences
Invoices
Created automatically
Payouts
Stripe Connect

Four steps to efficient dispatching

From the first bus to your planned day – fast and without training

Register for free
Step 1

Register for free

Sign up as a bus company, add your business details and start straight away.

Add fleet and drivers
Step 2

Add fleet and drivers

Capture buses with capacity, equipment and maintenance schedule, add drivers with licence categories.

Add jobs
Step 3

Add jobs

Receive enquiries via Busly or enter external jobs yourself – everything ends up in the same plan.

Dispatch and optimise
Step 4

Dispatch and optimise

Assign vehicle-driver pairs, add deadhead, avoid double bookings – all on one screen.

Dispatching is always included

No add-on – dispatching is part of the Busly software.

Completely free

Dispatching, fleet and driver management, booking workflow and invoices – all in one software. Completely free, stop any time.

Unlimited jobs per month
Unlimited buses and drivers
No setup, no lock-in

Frequently asked questions about dispatching

Everything about planning, conflicts and integrations

Try dispatching for yourself

Register for free and plan your first day in under 15 minutes – no training, no lock-in.