- Main article: Bus transport in the United Kingdom
- This list is a structured list of current operators, for an alphabetically ordered index of current and former operators, see List of bus operators of the United Kingdom
This is a list of current bus and coach operators of the United Kingdom, including public transport, private hire and tour operators.
Large groups[]
Most bus services in the United Kingdom are run by the Big 5, five large groups of companies which emerged in the 1990s from the consolidation of bus companies privatised in the 1980s. These groups are all focussed on transport. Some of them also run rail services, express coach services and overseas transport companies.
They are:
Foreign-owned groups[]
A number of large foreign companies have entered the UK bus market. Their UK bus operations are not yet large, but they are growing.
- ComfortDelGro Corporation, of Singapore
- See ComfortDelGro UK bus companies
- Transdev, of France
- Veolia Transport, of France
- See List of Veolia UK bus companies
Other bus groups[]
- Rotala, operating as Connect Buses
- Centrebus
- Centrebus Holdings (Formed in May 2008 as a 60:40 joint venture between Centrebus shareholders and Arriva to acquire Stagecoach Huddersfield and K-Line)
- K-Line
- The Huddersfield Bus Company
Municipal operators[]
For a list of the remaining local-government owned bus companies see Municipal bus companies.
London[]
- Main article: London Buses
In London, a variety of companies run buses under contract to London Buses. They are:
- companies owned by four of the Big 5:
- Arriva London
- First London
- Go-Ahead London (London Central, London General, Blue Triangle, Docklands Buses)
- National Express Travel London
- companies owned by two foreign-based groups:
- ComfortDelGro (Metroline)
- Transdev London
- subsidiaries of diversified groups:
- Macquarie Bank (East London, Selkent and Thameside)
- social enterprises:
- Independent companies:
File:NIShape.png Northern Ireland[]
In Northern Ireland most bus services are operated by government-owned Translink through their subsidiaries:
- Metro (formerly Citybus)
- Ulsterbus
Independent companies[]
England[]
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- AMK Mini Coaches
- Anglian Bus
- Avon Buses
- BakerBus
- The Big Lemon
- Bluebird Bus & Coach
- Blue Bus of Penwortham
- Blue Bus of Staffordshire (Scraggs Motors)
- Brijan Tours
- Buglers
- Bullocks Coaches
- Cavendish Motor Services
- Centrebus
- Centrebus Holdings
- Checkmate Transport
- Compass Bus
- Connect2Wiltshire
- Cotswold Green
- Courtney Coaches
- Countryliner
- Fleet Buzz
- Dales & District
- Delaine Buses
- Dorset Sprinter
- East Yorkshire Motor Services
- Finglands Coachways
- Emsworth and District
- Felix Bus Services
- Hardings coach company
- Halifax Joint Committee
- Hedingham Omnibuses
- Holderness Area Rural Transport (H.A.R.T.)
- HTL Buses
- Hulleys of Baslow
- Imperial Buses
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- JP Travel
- Jim Stones Coaches
- John Fishwick and Sons
- Kent Top Travel
- King Travel
- K-Line
- MASS Engineering
- Midland (bus operator)
- Mountain Goat Ltd
- NIBS
- Norfolk Green
- Nu-Venture
- Preston Bus
- Regal Busways
- Renown Coaches
- Safeguard Coaches
- Sargeants of Kington
- Shamrock Buses
- Soames Coaches
- Southdown PSV
- South Lancs Travel
- Speedwellbus
- Stansted Transit
- Stephensons of Essex
- Sunray Travel
- Teamdeck
- Thames Travel
- Timebus Travel
- Travel de Courcey
- Trent Barton
- Travel Express
- TrustyBus
- TWH Bus & Coach
- Uno (Universitybus)
- Velvet
- Western Greyhound
- Wilfreda Beehive
- Woottens Luxury Travel
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Scotland[]
- Avondale Coaches
- Ayrshire Bus Owners (A1 Service)
- Blue Bus of North Lanarkshire (Law of Shotts)
- Munro's of Jedburgh
- West Coast Motors
- Glasgow Citybus
- Lothian Buses
Wales[]
- Edwards Coaches
- Express Motors
- GHA Coaches
- George Edwards and Son
- Lloyds Coaches
- Padarn Bus
- Tanat Valley Coaches
- Townlynx
Tour bus companies[]
- See also: Open top buses in the United Kingdom
- City Sightseeing
- The Big Bus Company
- The Original Tour, part of Arriva
Express coaches[]
- Main article: Coach transport in the United Kingdom
UK express coach operators include:
- EasyBus
- Green Line, part of Arriva
- Megabus, part of Stagecoach
- National Express
- Dot2Dot [1]
- Parks Motor Group (parent company of Parks of Hamilton & Trathens)
- Scottish Citylink