Formation
Oman National Transport Company is the public bus and coach operator in the Sultanate and begun operations in June 1975.

The basis of forming the Oman National Transport Company (ONTC) in 1972 was to provide school bus transport: the Government was originally in partnership with a prominent local citizen in this venture.

In 1984, the company was reformed under Royal Decree 59/84 and enfranchised to operate public bus services throughout the Sultanate. It is owned by the Government holding 99.98% shares and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Communications: the remaining shares are equally held by Oman Development Bank and Post Services Corporation. It has a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee both under the Chairmanship of Engineer Khalid Abdulla Bakatheer, Chairman of the Ministers Office, Ministry of Transport and Communications. It functions through the General Manager. The company operates in stiff competition with other transport operators and against private motoring.

History
By early 1974, orders has been placed for 64 buses and 05 coaches and also at the same time land had been allocated at Azaiba for the construction of a bus depot: Azaiba is close to Seeb International Airport and about 30 kms from the centre of the capital.
By early 1975 Dodge buses and Barrieros coaches from USA were delivered; operating staff and workshop staff were recruited and at the same time the garages, offices and staff accommodation were developed.

The principle of providing schools transport was then postpones in favour of operating conventional bus services and contract works transport. By June 1975, the company had secured a long-term contract to provide transport four times daily for the employees of Port Services Corporation (the nation’s major port, at Mutrah)