Postbus drivers.
With your safe driving skills and friendly personality, you take your passengers safely and reliably to their destination.
Tasks.
Here’s what a normal day for you looks like:
- You drive regional public transport or carry out excursions or special transport services, such as replacement services.
- You keep to the timetable and inform passengers about connections.
- You sell tickets.
- You advise passengers and provide them with information.
- Depending on the route, you transport luggage, bicycles, skis, snowboards or postal items.
- You help passengers with reduced mobility, e.g. getting on and off the bus. This includes operating ramps and lifts.
Qualifications.
What you have to offer:
- You are at least 21 years old.
- You either already have a category D licence or are ready to complete the relevant training. You must have a category C or B licence with at least two years of regular practical driving experience.
- You are in good health (see minimum medical requirements).
- You have completed an apprenticeship.
- You have an unblemished reputation.
- You have good written and spoken knowledge of at least one national language.
- You ideally have foreign language skills when driving in tourist areas.
- You enjoy driving. You don’t mind irregular working hours and shifts on Sundays and public holidays.
Career changers welcome.
Change lanes and become a Postbus driver.
Do you not already drive professionally? Do you enjoy driving in your free time? If so, our career change programme may be just for you: every year, we offer a limited number of positions and train those who wish to become bus drivers.
Here’s how your training goes.
Have you been invited for a personal interview? First of all, congratulations! Before you are allowed to sit behind a Postbus wheel, you still need to complete the following steps:
- 1
Personal interview
- 2
Apply for a provisional licence
Approx. one month before appointment. Send a copy to fahrschule@postbus.ch
- 3
First day at work
Discuss the training programme and sign the training agreement
FAQ for career changers.
You can find answers to your burning questions here.
Get your licence for driving buses.
At the PostBus driving school, we support you on the way to the category D driving licence. We make a financial contribution to help you get started on this new professional path.
Driving lessons, locations and prices.
You will sit an additional theory test and then receive comprehensive practical driving training at one of our training locations in Switzerland.
Offer for training costs.
We would be happy to provide you with an offer for your training costs.
CZV courses.
You’ve got mail.
Our JobMail will tell you when suitable positions are available for you.