INDO CANADIAN BUS SERVICE

11 Reviews

sujit sadhu on Jan 11, 2011

NON COMPLIANCE

I was travelling from delhi to ludhiana on 7/01/11. i have paid Rs1000 (one thousand) as advance ticket for luxuary bus with heater,push back seat etc. but they (authorities in delhi) informed us that bus is out of order and arrange one mini bus(?) with insufficient space to seat (sleeping is impossible), no heating arrangement, no pushback seat. 8 hours journey was horrible in cold night without sleep. four to five passenger refused to travel but due to no alternative arrangement we had to travel on that bus.

10 Comments

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Jan 24, 2011 by

Flora83

Totally agree. They did the same to us.

Feb 23, 2011 by

friendz101

Same thing happened to me as well. I arrived at the airport in the morning and was told AC bus will take us to Punjab leaving at 6 AM. I waited with ten other people till 7.30 when a dilapidated worn out bus arrived and we were told to get on it. This bus is so old that doors did not close and seats were broken, AC did not work. Even local bus of punjab roadways is better. Bus stopped at the office of ICBS at Centaur hotel and waited for half an hour for more passengers. Then the inexperinced driver got lost and started going towards Gurgaon. Bus spent next two hours going round Delhi and by this time we were very tired and angry. This bus was so in so bad condition that every half an hour the helper had to run to water tap to get jug of water to fill the overheating engine. After a horrible days travel this bus reached Ludhiana at 6 PM in the evening. This is the last time I will travel on ICBS. Harjit Singh

Mar 31, 2011 by

jaggi_jaggi

Indo canadian Bus service is one of the worst service...I do agree...worst conditions of buses...NO Air con or Heater works ...takes longest time to reaches at destination...its 100 times better to take Volvo luxury buses...from punjab or chandigarh to IGI Newdelhi airport...cheaper then indo canadian and 100 times better in comfort, times to reach at dest...!

But please do check timings for those buses...!

Jul 4, 2011 by

desi traveller

I travelled with Indo Canadian recently and its a world of a difference from what I read earlier. Their coaches were brand new. I have to say I felt cramped on my flight to New Delhi but once aboard their coach I was surprised to see the amount of leg space I had and the recline was phenominal !! I reached Ludhiana in 7 hours and it was a great journey. Awesome coach and great service. Would I recommend them to anyone else... ABSOLUTELY !!!

Jan 22, 2012 by

paramjol

25% agree, 75% disagree

May 7, 2012 by

rammib@yahoo.ca

I had the worst experience while travelling to Patiala from Delhi.Bus was very slow.both Conductor and driver were unconcerned about the passengers. They dropped me at Rajpura ..stranded me in the middle of no where and demanded more money. they showed no concern and sympathy and I will never want any body to have nightmare which I have gone through.

Jun 11, 2012 by

kshergill

Its true. Indo Canadian bus service should not be operating. They advertise the luxury coach but then just before departure replace it with a mini van.
We used their services in Oct 2009. First they made us wait at the airport for few hours. Then they took us to their office and again waited for few hours. The don't depart until they have enough passengers for their bus. Just before departure they change the bus to a mini bus saying the other one is broken. Even the mini van is not in good condition. Our driver had to drive slowly cuz his bus was broken. It took us 14 hours to get to Jullundher from Delhi which should have been approx 8-9 hours. The bus lights were not working. It was night time, the driver still kept on driving. A few passengers did get angry and told him to park the bus and order a new one. The driver did not care. They made lots of stops along the way. They do not give you a receipt. Whe we reached Jullundher we were very angry. An argument ened into a flight. We told them to give our money back cuz it was a lousy service. We were trying to get home for a funeral. We were already not in a good state emotionally and then these guys made things worse. We never gave up. We waited for the police to come and registered a complaint against them.

If all affected passengers take action, we will ensure Indo-Canadian Bus Service improves their standard. Its not too far when these guys will cause a serious accident. People make online bookings only to be told in Delhi they don't have a reservation so they can collect the fee again. The guys working for this company are crooks. Please don't give any business to them.

I would suggest people look into taking a luxury coach with Punjab Roadways. We took it, the bus ride was smooth, bus is very nice, staff is friendly, punctual with 2 stops and priced reasonable. For more information check out www.punbus.com

Dec 2, 2012 by

majha

sat sri akal ji, what a service to NRI's. anyway we travelled back to delhi the driver was very rude & no courtsey at all. he picked us up in small car connecting to arriving bus @ rajpura on the way he picked two more indo canadian transport drivers & a washing machine, i think they started goods carrier service as well. i was trvelling with my family, it was quite a daunting process. i was not prepared to write my experience since i read all these comments from other travellers. well all i can say is please provide a professional service so that travellers like me have faith in indo canadian bus service in future & recommend to others as well.

Dec 20, 2012 by

Bsohal

The quality of Indo Canadian buses had improved but the attitude of bus driver and conductor is deplorable.I was travelling on bus no PB 0/A 1303 on 18th December, 2012 which started from Jalandhar at 2.00 pm. Bus was stopped at Ambala-Haveli at about 7pm. Stoppage was for 30-40 minutes.The bus started again to Delhi after break.about 10 Minute latter the conductor counted the passengers and he was one short. Argument started in the bus that the conductor should have counted the passengers . Sat before starting the bus not after 10 Minutes of journey. Satwant Singh who was sitting in seat number 18 was of the opinion that the conductor had slacked in his duty. As a result the poor passenger who was left behind could miss his flight. THe Driver and conductor were of the opinion that it was the fault of the passenger they had nothing to do with it. The passengers in the bus would not agree. Satwant singh was adamant that it was duty of the bus crew. the driver and the conducter left theit seats and ran towards Satwant to beat him and said ` we will throw Satwant out of the bus. They were very threatening and abusive . Had other passenger not stopped the bus crew they would have injured Satwant and posiiblly beat him and throw him out. It was an appauling behaviur on thr part of bus crew. They had no respect for the passengers . they acted as Badmash and Gunddas. Eventually with the passengers pressure they brought the bus back and picked up the passenger. I will never travel that bus again. Passengers are not safe with these drivers and conductors who may be on drugs or drunks on duty. they must be medically checked before they take charge of Bus. Otherwise RAB RAKHA.

Dec 30, 2012 by

kshergill

Yes I agree, Indo Canadian Bus Service is the worst bus service operating from Punjab. I had posted my feedback on June 11, 2012. We were glad to see PUNBUS operating the Volvo buses out of Punjab but unfortunately this company was taken over by Indo Canadian Bus Service. When we arrived in Delhi on October 5th we inquired about the bus to Punjab. The staff in Delhi speak professionally but are full of false promises. We told them we want to go to Saila and they said fine. They marked Saila on our bag tags. We were told we would be dropped in Phagwara and then dropped to our village by a small car. When we arrived in Phagwara they said they don't service our area. They will only drop to the nearest city which is Banga approximately 30 minutes away from our village. We were very angry and threatened to call police. At first they tried to get rid of us by ignoring us. They said let's talk in the office. We were very angry and adamant to report their corrupt business practices. They tried to talk us into settling down. I called police and told them we will stay there all day if we have to until they drop us to our village. We waited an house and finally they did drop us at our place. The local staff said they don't know what Delhi staff promises.

Well now coming to a recent issue which took place on December 18, 2012. My husband took the Indo Canadian Bus that left at 2pm from Jalandhar. The staff on this bus were very rude, uneducated and unmannered people.
He was travelling on bus no PB 0/A 1303. The bus stopped at Ambala for 30-40 mins and then they took off. Shortly 10 mins later they noticed one passenger was left at the last stop. They didn't want to go back and pick up the passenger. My husband, Satwant Singh insisted they go back and pick him up. I am surprised why others don't speak up. How would you feel if you got left behind from a bus. Everyone travelling on that bus is usually catching a flight. If one misses their flight, they will have to pay a change penalty to change their ticket. Well my husband stood up for that passenger. The driver and conductor got mad and threatened to beat my husband and told him they will kick him off the bus. I am glad my husband stood up and did not give in to the drivers threats. He made the driver go back and pick up the passenger. We are thankful to others who stood up to support my husband when he was being threatened. I spoke to my husband while he was in the bus and called Delhi Police. When the bus arrived in Delhi, Police met the drivers and hopefully this will teach them a lesson. They take advantage of the passengers cuz they know passengers don't have time to deal with them. I am requesting all passengers to speak up only them we can improve this bus service or close down their business. We are already tired when we arrive in India after a long flight from Canada and we don't need this kind of service nor we need this lousy service when we leave Punjab.

We have involved Police every time when we had problems but I guess they still have not learned. Enough is Enough. I have posted my feedback in Facebook and will ensure this is spread thru out the media.

I like to thank you Mr. B Sohal for standing up to support my husband. I see he has posted his feedback on December 20th. Should anyone need to contact me, please email me at kparadise2002@yahoo.ca