List of current bus operators of 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 Five, five large groups of companies which emerged in the 1990s from the consolidation of bus companies privatised in the 1980s. These groups are all focused on transport. Some of them also run rail services, express coach services and overseas transport companies.

They are:

• Arriva
  • See List of Arriva bus companies
• FirstGroup
  • See List of First UK bus companies
• Go-Ahead Group
  • See List of Go-Ahead bus companies
• Mobico Group
  • See List of Mobico Group UK bus companies
• Stagecoach Group
  • See List of Stagecoach UK bus companies

Foreign-owned groups

A number of large foreign companies have entered the UK bus market, these include:

• ComfortDelGro
  • See ComfortDelGro UK bus companies
• RATPDev
  • See List of RATPDev companies
• Transdev
  • See List of Transdev UK bus companies

Other bus groups

• Rotala
  • Diamond East Midlands
  • Diamond North West
  • Diamond South East
  • Diamond West Midlands
  • Hotel Hoppa
  • Preston Bus

• Centrebus
  • Centrebus
  • Chaserider
  • D&G Bus
  • High Peak Buses (formed in April 2012 between Trentbarton (Dove Holes Depot) and Centrebus)

• Wellglade Group
  • Kinchbus
  • Notts + Derby
  • TM Travel
  • Trentbarton

Municipal operators

For a list of the remaining local-government owned bus companies see Municipal bus companies.

London

In London, a variety of companies run buses under contract to London Buses. They are:

• companies owned by three of the 'Big Five':
  • Arriva London
  • Go-Ahead London (London Central, London General, Blue Triangle, Docklands Buses)
  • Stagecoach London (East London, Selkent, Thameside)
• companies owned by other groups:
  • Transport UK Group (Transport UK London Bus)
  • ComfortDelGro (Metroline)
  • RATP (London Sovereign, London United)
• independent operators:
  • Sullivan Buses
  • Uno

Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland most bus services are operated by government-owned Translink through their subsidiaries:

• Metro (formerly Citybus)
• Ulsterbus

Some cross-border services are operated by Bus Éireann.

Independent companies

England

Scotland

• Bruce's Coaches
• Speciality Coach Hire
• McGill's Bus Services
  • McGill's Scotland East
  • Xplore Dundee
• West Coast Motors
  • Borders Buses
• Peter Hoggs of jedburgh
• Shiel Buses

Wales

• Leisuretime
• Edwards Coaches
• Lloyds Coaches
• Richards Brothers
• Tanat Valley Coaches

Tour bus companies

• Big Bus Tours
• City Sightseeing
• Golden Tours
• The Original Tour

Express coaches

UK express coach operators include:

• EasyBus
• Green Line Coaches, part of Arriva
• Megabus, part of Stagecoach
• National Express Coaches
• Parks Motor Group
• Scottish Citylink