microbuses

Small passenger vehicles

Microbuses is the plural of microbus, a small bus typically seating between eight and fifteen passengers.

The term often evokes the iconic Volkswagen Type 2, a rounded van associated with 1960s counterculture and road trips: They traveled across the country in a vintage microbus.

In many countries, microbuses serve as shared taxis or informal public transit.

vehicle

van

Enclosed cargo vehicle

kombi · transporter · people-carrier · midibus · cutaway · sprinter · transit

transit

route

Path from A to B

terminal · schedule · conductor · driver · commuter · transfer · timetable · pickup · dropoff · express

shared

rideshare

Shared vehicle transit

passengers · economy · convenience · informal · flexible · on-demand · hail · paratransit · accessible · affordable

tourism

charter

Founding organizational document

sightseeing · tour · pilgrimage · airport · hotel · resort · group · guided · daytrip · transfer

Opposites
vehicle size

microbusestour buses

Vehicles for traveling performers

charter buses · double-decker buses · transit buses · city buses · intercity buses

transport capacity/scale

microbusespassenger trains

Locomotives transporting people

cruise ships · subway cars · ferries · coaches · trains

Family

microbus, microbusses

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G