Bus Terminal Planning

Having planned dozens of bus terminals all over the world, we consider ourselves to be the leading global experts in the planning and design of bus facilities, with the understanding, tools and experience to deliver optimal solutions for stations, terminals and depots of different scales.

Unlike rail or BRT, which are confined to tracks or reserved lanes, buses have the flexibility to reach almost every corner of a city or a country served by a paved road; as such, they an indispensable component in any public transport system. Buses also present significant physical challenges, including a large footprint and limited maneuverability. A good bus terminal – where large numbers of buses converge to drop off and pick up passengers, and which often also include parking and even maintenance facilities – takes advantage of the flexibility to resolved those physical challenges.

The OTC team is proud to have generated plans for highly complex bus terminals around the world. From analysis of facility requirements; to the creative generation of a wide range of alighting, boarding, parking and circulation options; to the rigorous testing of maneuverability and the fit of the operational plan, our bus terminals are both highly efficient and user-friendly.

OTC also has unrivaled expertise designing bus terminals with topside development, carefully aligning building systems (structure, vertical circulation, MEP) around bus movement areas to achieve optimal arrangements maximizing the commercial potential without any compromise in bus operations or passenger level of service.