Travel Green

Greyhound is proud to be one of the most environmentally efficient travel operators in Australia. Studies have shown that one full coach has five times less CO2 emissions per passenger per kilometre than a jet aircraft on the same route, and for every full coach, there are 16 fewer cars on the road.

We have recently expanded our Travel Green program to enable our customers to offset carbon emissions from their bus travel.

We have teamed up with Cleaner Climate, a carbon solutions company which supports projects which are Kyoto compliant. Cleaner Climate is one of Australia’s most highly rated carbon offset companies.

We take our environmental impact on the planet seriously and rise to the challenge by committing to low-emission, eco-efficient travel alternatives in a changing world. We want you to travel green.

While bus travel is already one of the most environmentally efficient forms of transport, now for just $1 per ticket you can offset carbon emissions from your travel.^

When you purchase one Green Dollar when you book your travel, Greyhound Australia, Energy Matters and Cleaner Climate will give you a chance to go even further to help the planet. For a short time you can win Solar panels to generate power for your own home.

So what else are we doing? Well, at Greyhound Australia we have implemented a range of initiatives to ensure we minimize our environmental impacts:

Our buses are all fuelled with the cleanest diesel on the Australian Market, BP 10PPM.
Our bus fleet is constantly upgraded to ensure fuel efficiency and lower carbon emissions. In fact, Greyhound has spent over $11 million in the last 12 months upgrading its fleet to ensure continuous improvements in fuel efficiency and the delivery of lower carbon emissions.
We now offer a carbon offset plan for our commercial customers.

Greyhound Australia cares for our environment and we invest in it by making our business the most environmentally friendly that it can be. Our objective is to set the standard for transport throughout Australia; minimizing emissions and maximizing the efficiency of travel.

So join with us, and travel by bus. It's a greener way to go. With Greyhound Australia you really can travel green!

^ For the answers to some frequently asked questions regarding our carbon offset program click here.

* Coaches travel at an average of 3.18km/Litre of fuel and there is 3kgCO2e/Litre of Diesel. This equals 0.94kgCO2e/km. If there are 40 seats on a bus then the per passenger kilometre (pkm) figure is 0.0235 kgCO2e/passenger km.

The equivalent figure for a long haul flight is 0.25 kgCO2e/pkm (includes RFI and assumes economy class but excludes embodied energy of plane) and for a 6 cylinder car with 2 passengers, that uses 11.5L/100km of petrol = 0.15 kgCO2e/pkm. (Source: Cleaner Climate; Aust. Dept. Climate Change; Greyhound data)