Risør og Tvedestrand Bilruter

Risør og Tvedestrand Bilruter was a Norwegian bus company that operated in the eastern parts of Agder on contract with the county administration of Aust-Agder. In 2007, the company had 36 buses and 85 employees, and was owned by the municipalities of Risør, Tvedestrand (26.3% each), Vegårshei and Gjerstad (13.1% each), where the bus company had most of its routes. Along with Setesdal Bilruter it bought Høvågruta in 2002.

Risør og Tvedestrand Bilruter AS
TypePrivate
IndustryTransport
HeadquartersRisør, Norway
Area served
Agder, Norway
Number of employees
85 (2007)
ParentNettbuss Sør AS

It was in 2008 bought by Nettbuss Sør AS and incorporated into their fleet of companies, before being merged into Nettbuss Sør on 1 March 2009. For a short while RTB operated an express busline between Kristiansand and Oslo called Miljøxpressen, but as this line was in direct competition with Nettbuss Sør AS's Sørlandsekspressen, it was closed down shortly after takeover.

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