Rapido launches hotel and bus-train ticket booking service: Partnership with Goibibo, RedBus, and ConfirmTicket; company has 50 million users in 400 cities

India’s ridesharing platform Rapido now offers booking of hotel, flight, train, and bus tickets. To achieve this, it has partnered with travel companies like Goibibo, RedBus, and ConfirmTicket.

Rapido has integrated these companies into its app, eliminating the need to download separate apps to book tickets. The company has taken this step to enter India’s rapidly growing online travel market.

Industry estimates that India’s travel market will reach ₹5.8 lakh crore by 2026. Rapido aims to expand this number to 100 million by adding its 50 million monthly users to this service.

Bookings from hotels to trains will be available on one app.

Flights and hotels: Flights and hotels can now be booked directly through the Rapido app via GoIbibo.

Bus bookings: Buses from one city to another can be booked using RedBus.

Train tickets: Train ticket bookings will be available through ConfirmTicket.

Rapido co-founder said: Focus on tier 2-3 cities.

Rapido co-founder Arvind Sanka said that their goal has always been to make travel easy and affordable. He said, “We’re expanding this from everyday travel to long-distance travel. Our biggest focus is making travel easier for Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities (small and medium-sized cities).

Rapido has 50 million users in over 400 cities

Rapido currently has 50 million monthly active users in over 400 cities. The integration aims to create a single app for long-distance travel in India. Through this partnership, the company will compete with Southeast Asian companies like Grab and Gojek.