Community bus Utrecht and neighborhood bus

The community buses in Utrecht are small buses that run on a fixed timetable. Local volunteers drive the buses throughout the province of Utrecht.

Each bus has space for up to 8 passengers and has a wheelchair space.

Travelling by community bus

Community and neighborhood buses connect towns and neighborhoods where regular buses do not always run.

You can use them to travel to a station, shopping area or another place nearby.

How do I pay?

You can check in and out with:

• your contactless bank card;
• your credit card;
• your mobile phone;
• your OV-chipkaart.

Do you have a U-OV subscription or an OV student card? You can also use it on the community and neighborhood bus.

Community bus routes in Utrecht

These community and neighborhood buses run in the province of Utrecht:

• Neighborhood bus 501: Soesterkwartier
• Community bus 503: Eemdijk – Nijkerk
• Community bus 505: Woerden – IJsselstein – Montfoort
• Community bus 522: Weesp – Loenen a/d Vecht – Vreeland
• Community bus 523: Breukelen – Woerden
• Community bus 524: Noorden – Zegveld – Woerden – Breukelen
• Community bus 526: Uithoorn – Breukelen
• Neighborhood bus 565: Nieuwegein City – Vreeswijk
• Community bus 572: Amersfoort Vathorst – Bunschoten-Spakenburg – Soest
• Community bus 573: Amersfoort Meander – Soest – Eemnes
• Community bus 575: Soest Zuid – Soesterberg – Zeist – Driebergen-Rijsenburg

Become a community bus volunteer

Do you enjoy driving and meeting new people? You can become a volunteer driver on a community or neighborhood bus. You only need a standard category B driving licence. You do not need a bus driving licence.

As a volunteer, you drive for about four hours a week on a day that works for you. We are looking for volunteers in several parts of Utrecht.