Electric power into the future - e-buses at Postbus
ÖBB-Postbus is the largest bus company in Austria. With this in mind, we are always working towards providing innovative solutions to questions of public mobility. With children making up the largest part of our passengers, we attach particular importance to taking responsibility for future generations. Postbus is increasingly focusing on alternative drive technologies as a means of innovative mobility.
Entering the e-bus era together
We are working together with transport associations, federal states, and municipalities to pave the way for future technologies in bus transport. The transition from diesel engines to alternative drive systems requires strong partnerships on the one hand and start-up financing on the other. ÖBB Postbus is always ready to implement projects and future models.
Our e-buses in operation
Southern Weinviertel region opts for electric buses
Together with the Lower Austrian Transport Organization (NÖVOG), we are taking an innovative approach and will be putting eleven e-buses on the road in the southern Weinviertel region in summer 2022. This will be the first regional bus system in Lower Austria to be operated with e-buses. The buses are proof that e-mobility is not just a topic for cities.
E-buses roll through the Salzburg region
The use of e-buses in the federal state is also continuing to grow: six e-vehicles are currently in operation in Saalfelden's urban transport system on behalf of the Salzburg Transport Association - three 12-meter buses since December 2025 and three 9-meter buses since December 2024. Bad Hofgastein is also focusing on modern city transport with a 10.5-meter electric bus, which has gone into service in March/April 2026. The fleet will be supplemented by a 7-meter electric bus in St. Johann im Pongau city transport, which has been in service since 2022. In April 2022, an 18-meter electric articulated bus has also been used in test operation around the Kitzsteinhorn for two weeks.
More electric mobility in Tyrolean public transport
Electric mobility is also gaining momentum in regional bus transport in Tyrol. In the Landeck area, three e-buses are already in regular service on behalf of the transport association and have been sending a strong signal for innovative mobility in the region since 2024. Another highlight is the Crystal Worlds Shuttle, which has been fully electric since summer 2025 and connects Innsbruck Central Station directly with the Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens five times a day. From May 2026, three new electric buses will also go into service in Kitzbühel on behalf of the transport association, expanding the regional offering.
Vorarlberg focuses on e-mobility for buses
For years, the Vorarlberg Transport Association has been working with ÖBB Postbus to promote the use of electric intercity buses in regular service. In February 2020, the first four e-buses went into regular service. This marked the start of even more innovative mobility in Vorarlberg. By the beginning of 2026, one in three buses will be electric. Around 100 e-buses are currently in use. By May 2026, the e-bus fleet will grow to 141. More than half of these are operated by ÖBB Postbus. The central hub for bus operations is the Postbus site in Wolfurt, which has been expanded into Austria's largest electric bus garage. The electric buses used have a range of up to 300 kilometers. This makes them suitable for both urban and regional routes.
Electric city bus in Wolfsberg: a modern and quiet ride
The municipality of Wolfsberg has also been playing a pioneering role in Carinthia since June 2020, when the city became home to a Postbus electric city bus. With this vehicle, Wolfsberg and Postbus are together leading the way when it comes to modern and quiet city traffic.