Buses in Fiji are getting better. There are still some old ones in service but, increasingly, operators are introducing modern vehicles.
Here are some photographs, taken in 2007, 2008 and 2010.
Akbar Buses Ltd. vehicle at Rakiraki, 27 August 2008.
Akbar Buses Ltd. vehicle at Lautoka, 29 August 2008
A Bulileka Transport Limited bus photographed at Savusavu, 28 June 2007.
Central Transport Co. Ltd. vehicle, photographed in Suva, 24 June 2007.
Central Transport Co. Ltd. vehicle, photographed in Suva, 18 August 2010.
Citiline Bus Services Ltd. vehicle, Suva, 23 June 2007.
Citiline bus at Suva, 3 September 2008.
Citiline bus at Suva, 14 August 2010.
Classic Buses Ltd. vehicle at Nadi, 11 August 2010.
Classic Buses Ltd. vehicle at Nadi Airport, 12 August 2010. This would appear to have been acquired from Fiji Transport Ltd.
Classic Buses Ltd. vehicle at Nadi Airport, 12 August 2010.
Classic Buses Ltd. vehicle at Nadi Airport, 19 August 2010.
A Coral Sun coach at Suva on 4 September 2008. These coaches operate between Nadi Airport and Suva twice daily.
A Davuilevu Buses Ltd. vehicle at Suva, 1 September 2008.
Dayal Buses Limited vehicle at Nadi, 28 August 2008.
Dayal Buses Limited vehicle at Nadi Airport, 19 August 2010.
Dee Cee's bus at Suva Bus Station, 19 June 2007.
Dominion Transport Ltd. (Nadi) buses photographed in Nadi, 4 July 2007.
A Dominion Transport bus at Nadi, 28 August 2008.
An Empire bus near Nadi Airport, 30 August 2008.
Fiji Searoad Service vehicles at Natovi Landing, 31 August 2008.
Fiji Searoad Service bus at Tuvu, near Lautoka, 12 August 2010.
Fiji Transport Co bus at Tuvu, near Lautoka, 12 August 2010.
Fiji Transport Co bus (same vehicle as above) at Tuvu, near Lautoka, 12 August 2010.
A Flying Prince Transport Ltd. bus at Rakiraki, 27 August 2008.
George Transport Ltd. vehicle at Suva, 3 September 2008.
Island Buses Limited vehicle at Suva, 4 September 2008.
A Kadar Buksh minibus at Lautoka, 29 August 2008.
A Kadar Buksh bus at Lautoka, 29 August 2008.
M. R. Khan Transport Co. Lautoka vehicle at Lautoka, 29 August 2008.
M. R. Khan Transport Co. Ltd. Lautoka vehicle, Nadi, 4 July 2007.
Khan Buses Limited vehicle operating a Nadi - Lautoka service, near Nadi Airport, 4 July 2007.
A Lautoka General Transport Co. Ltd. bus at Lautoka, 29 August 2008.
A Lautoka General Transport Co. Ltd. bus at Lautoka, 19 August 2010.
A Lautoka General Transport Co. Ltd. bus at Lautoka, 19 August 2010.
A Lautoka General Transport Co. Ltd. bus at Lautoka, 19 August 2010.
A Lodoni Transport Limited bus at Suva, 4 September 2008. Note the registration number, LTL001.
A Maharaj's Transport Buses Ltd. vehicle at Suva, 1 September 2008.
A Maharaj's Transport Limited vehicle near Pacific Harbour, 17 August 2010.
Nadera Buses Ltd. vehicle, photographed in Suva, 23 June 2007. My thanks to Peter Rodda for identifying the operator.
A. K. Naicker & Sons Ltd. vehicle at Nadi, 28 August 2008.
A Nairs Transport Co. Ltd. bus at Suva, 4 September 2008
Another Nairs Transport Co. Ltd. bus at Suva, 4 September 2008
A Nasese Bus Co. Ltd. vehicle at Suva, 3 September 2008.
A Nasese Bus Co. Ltd. vehicle at Suva, 18 August 2010.
A Nasese Bus Co. Ltd. vehicle at Suva, 18 August 2010.
Northern Buses vehicle, photographed at Savusavu, 29 June 2007.
Pacific Transport Limited bus, photographed at Navua, 23 June 2007.
Pacific Transport Limited bus, near Nadi Airport, 19 August 2010.
Rajendra (Labasa) vehicle, photographed at Savusavu, 28 June 2007.
A Shahabud Dean Transport Limited bus at Nadi, 28 August 2008.
A Shahabud Dean Transport Limited bus at Nadi, 11 August 2010.
A Shankar Singh Transport Limited bus at Suva, 1 September 2008.
Shore Buses Limited vehicle at Suva, 4 September 2008.
A Sunbeam vehicle near Nadi Airport, 29 August 2008.
Another, older, Sunbeam bus at Suva, 1 September 2008.
A Sunset bus at Pacific Harbour, 17 August 2010.
Another Sunset bus at Pacific Harbour, 17 August 2010.
A Tacirua Transport Co. Ltd. bus, near Namadi Heights, 2 September 2008.
Taunovo Bus Co. Ltd. vehicle, Suva, 4 September 2008.
Tebara Transport Limited buses at Suva Bus Station, 19 June 2007.
A Tebara Bus vehicle, Suva, 3 September 2008.
Vatukoula Express bus at Rakiraki, 27 August 2008.
A Veiyasana Express minibus at Suva, 4 September 2008.
A Vishnu Holdings Limited bus at Savusavu Bus Station, 28 June 2007.
Another Vishnu Holdings bus at Savusavu Bus Station, 28 June 2007.
A Waiqele Buses Limited vehicle at Savusavu Bus Station, 28 June 2007.
A Westbus vehicle at Nadi, 28 August 2008.
Unidentified operator, Savusavu, 28 June 2007.
A modern vehicle, with air conditioning, photographed in Suva, 24 June 2007.














This is branded "Nakasi" and has similar livery to that of Nairs (see below).



The leading vehicle is fleet number 003 (registration number DTL003), with 006 following it. 


These vehicles run between Suva and Levuka and are carried on the ferry service.










Note the personalised number plate. The livery is similar to that of the M. R. Khan bus pictured above, so they may belong to the same operator.
















This company operates several scheduled services daily between Suva and Lautoka, calling at Nadi Airport. A timetable may be downloaded from their website.



















As is usual with older vehicles, there is no glass in the side windows; rain is kept out by lowering the curtains.