What qualifications do you need to drive a tour bus?

Driving a tour bus requires the following qualification certificates:

1, driver's license: First of all, you need to hold a legal motor vehicle driver's license. Tourist buses belong to large buses and generally need to hold a driver's license of C 1 or above;

2. Tourist car driving qualification certificate: In addition to the general driver's license, drivers engaged in tourist car driving in some areas also need to obtain a tourist car driving qualification certificate. This certificate is generally issued by the local transportation management department or the tourism administration department, and you need to participate in relevant training and examinations;

3. Other qualification certificates: According to the requirements of different regions and policies, drivers engaged in tour bus driving may also need to hold other qualification certificates, such as travel qualification certificates and tour guide certificates. The specific requirements of these certificates may vary from region to region.

The conditions for handling the tourist car driving qualification certificate are as follows:

1. Have a legal motor vehicle driver's license. As a coach driver, you need to have a legal motor vehicle driver's license. Generally speaking, you need to hold a driver's license of C 1 or above;

2, age requirements, in general, the applicant for the tourist car driving license must be at least 18 years old. The specific age requirements may vary from region to region, and it is necessary to consult the local transportation management department or relevant institutions to obtain accurate information;

3, good health, the coach driver should be healthy, competent for driving tasks, and have no diseases or disabilities that affect driving safety;

4. No major traffic violation records. Under normal circumstances, drivers who apply for tourist bus driver's license cannot have serious traffic violation records, such as drunk driving, hit-and-run and so on;

5, through the relevant training and examination, the driver who applies for a tourist car driver's license needs to attend relevant training courses and pass the corresponding examination. Training content usually includes driving skills, safety knowledge and service skills of coaches.

To sum up, driving tour buses also needs to comply with traffic regulations and related operational regulations, such as annual vehicle inspection, insurance and related traffic safety regulations.

Legal basis:

Article 9 of the Regulations on the Administration of Road Passenger Transport and Passenger Stations

According to the business area, chartered passenger transport is divided into inter-provincial chartered passenger transport and intra-provincial chartered passenger transport.

The transportation department of the provincial people's government can, according to the actual needs, divide the chartered passenger transport in the province into intercity chartered passenger transport, county chartered passenger transport and county chartered passenger transport, and implement classified management.

The chartered passenger transport operators can be backward compatible with the chartered passenger transport business.

Article 10

Tourist passenger transport is divided into fixed-line tourist passenger transport and non-fixed-line tourist passenger transport according to the operation mode.

Fixed-line tourist passenger transport is managed by bus, and non-fixed-line tourist passenger transport is managed by chartered passenger transport.