We get Wiesbaden moving
ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH is a traditional and forward-looking operator of local public transport in Wiesbaden, the state capital of Hesse. Our buses have been an integral part of the Wiesbaden cityscape for decades. As a progressive transport company, we combine the resulting trust in us with many technological innovations: Our modern bus fleet of over 290 vehicles is exemplary, particularly in the area of exhaust gas reduction and filtering.
Our vision
ESWE Verkehr is the driving force behind the transport revolution in Wiesbaden and ensures a better quality of life with its sustainable mobility services. Every day. For all of us.
We see ourselves as a customer-orientated and responsible service provider for our society and as a reliable partner of the state capital of Wiesbaden. As a social and attractive employer and future-proof training company, we want to be close to people and support our employees.
Our goal
In 2024 and 2025, we will set the key course to make the company fit for the future and ensure an attractive timetable and route network with a modern, reliable fleet and modern operating facilities in the long term. Together with our employees and the works council, we have developed a vision that will enable us to meet the challenges of our time.
Group relations
The WVV Wiesbaden Holding GmbH Group (WVV Holding) emerged from the reorganisation of Stadtwerke Wiesbaden AG in 2000.
Under the umbrella of WVV Holding, the state capital of Wiesbaden has bundled its shareholdings in Wiesbaden utility, transport and housing construction companies. The company is also active in property management.
The corporate purpose of the WVV Group is the supply of electricity, gas, water and heat, the operation of local public transport, the development and promotion of real estate, the letting of residential property and the provision of information and telecommunications services.
Verkehrsverbund Mainz-Wiesbaden GmbH (VMW) is one of the oldest transport associations in the Federal Republic of Germany. As an association of companies, it has been coordinating public transport in the Wiesbaden/Mainz conurbation since 1975, with almost 100 million passengers a year.
Its shareholders are the two transport companies ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (ESWE Verkehr) and Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG).
The VMW is particularly important in its function as an interface between the two transport associations Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) and Rhein-Nahe-Nahverkehrsverbund (RNN). It also forms the interface between Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate with the two state capitals of Wiesbaden and Mainz.
Partners and alliances
The Rhine-Main Transport Association (RMV) is one of the largest transport associations in Europe. More than seven million people live in its catchment area in the federal state of Hesse and neighbouring regions.
The RMV is responsible for the organisation and coordination of regional public transport and for the overall marketing in an area that covers two thirds of Hesse, including the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main conurbation.
Around 160 transport companies operate in the transport association for the benefit of passengers.
RMV has a strong interest in using modern technologies for convenient travelling and is therefore a leader in the field of innovative information and ticketing services.
Rhein-Nahe-Nahverkehrsverbund GmbH (RNN) is a company owned 50 per cent by the Zweckverband Rhein-Nahe-Nahverkehrsverbund and 50 per cent by the transport companies operating in the region. These include:
- ORN Omnibusverkehr Rhein-Nahe
- DB Regio
- Bad Kreuznach transport company
- Idar-Oberstein transport company
- Bingen public utilities
- City transport Ingelheim
- BRN Busverkehr Rhein-Neckar
- Herz Reisen
The transport companies Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft and ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft as well as the bus company Rheintal-Reisen in Bacharach are RNN's co-operation partners in the Mainz-Wiesbaden Transport Association (VMW).
Rheingau-Taunus-Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, or RTV for short, is the local public transport company of the Rheingau-Taunus district. Since December 1994, RTV has assumed the statutory duties of the district for the organisation and implementation of local public transport. The shareholders of RTV GmbH are the Rheingau-Taunus district via its holding company and the 17 towns and municipalities in the district. As the public transport authority and ordering organisation, RTV does not own any buses or route concessions.
Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG), a subsidiary of Mainzer Stadtwerke AG, is the operator of buses and trams in Mainz and the surrounding area. MVG transports around 180,000 passengers on a school working day and more than 53 million passengers a year.
In addition to the general requirements of operating efficient and economical local transport in the state capital of Mainz, a major city in the Rhine-Main conurbation, MVG's efforts are focussed on the passenger as a customer. The efficiency and success of the company are reflected in the satisfaction and number of passengers.
Our annual reports
Our annual reports always summarise the most important developments and events of a calendar year - and thus not only give an account of "their" year, but also offer the opportunity to look back on the most recent company history of Wiesbadener Verkehrsbetriebe.
You can download the annual reports of ESWE Verkehr from the past three years in PDF format here (see right and below).
Please note that the reports are only available in German.
Certificates and awards
ESWE Verkehr is committed to sustainability and this starts with the choice of electricity provider and tariff. We purchase certified green electricity that is generated from renewable energy sources.
By making this conscious decision, we contribute to climate protection, reduce CO₂ emissions and support the expansion of environmentally friendly energy sources. For us, sustainability is not a trend, but a responsibility that we take seriously - for our environment, our customers and future generations.
By purchasing green electricity, we are making a contribution to an environmentally friendly future.
The ‘Exemplary Mobile’ award is presented by the Wiesbaden Chamber of Industry and Commerce in cooperation with the Gesellschaft für integriertes Verkehrs- und Mobilitätsmanagement Region Frankfurt RheinMain (ivm GmbH) and is an instrument for evaluating a company's operational mobility concept. During the audit, measures and processes are qualitatively assessed. A successful assessment confirms that participating companies or authorities are considered exemplary in corporate mobility management.
ESWE Verkehr was successfully re-audited in 2024. The re-audit is valid for 5 years.
View the certificate here.
To systematically combine economic and ecological interests, ESWE Verkehr has been participating in the ÖKOPROFIT environmental programme at its Gartenfeldstraße 18 site since 2007. Re-certification takes place every two years.
As a member of the ÖKOPROFIT-Klub Wiesbaden, we are integrated into a competent network, which is reflected in the annually documented measures of comprehensive environmental programmes.
Further information on the ÖKOPROFIT environmental programme can be found at wiesbaden.de.
View the certificate here.
As part of CSR Regio.Net, ESWE Verkehr strengthens its responsible behaviour - whether in environmental issues, for our employees or in the community. The exchange within the network inspires us to develop sustainable solutions and to be a role model in Wiesbaden and for all of us. For us, the network is an investment in responsible behaviour.
View the certificate here.
The Excellence Framework Europe (EFE) is a comprehensive assessment and development model for organisations. It combines proven management approaches and methods to improve organisational fitness and enable a holistic assessment. The framework helps organisations to identify their strengths, recognise potential and develop continuously.
ESWE Verkehr was recognised by external assessors in the area of excellence in 2025.
View the award here.
