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 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:

• 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
• National Express Group
  • See List of National Express 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. Their UK bus operations are not yet large, but they are growing.

• Abellio part of Nederlandse Spoorwegen.
• ComfortDelGro Corporation, of Singapore.
  • See ComfortDelGro UK bus companies.
• RATPDev, of France.
  • See List of RATPDev companies.
• Transdev, of France.
  • See List of Transdev UK bus companies.

Other bus groups

• Rotala, operating as Connect Buses
  • Flights Hallmark
• Centrebus
• Diamond Bus North West
  • High Peak Buses (formed in April 2012 between Trent Barton (Doves Hole Depot) and Centrebus)
• Wellglade Group
  • Kinchbus, Trent Barton, TM Travel

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 5':
  • Arriva London
  • Go-Ahead London (London Central, London General, Blue Triangle, Docklands Buses)
  • Stagecoach London (East London, Selkent, Thameside)
• companies owned by other groups:
  • Abellio (Abellio London)
  • ComfortDelGro (Metroline)
  • RATP (London Sovereign, London United)
  • Transit Systems (Tower Transit)
  • Quality Line
• social enterprises:
  • CT Plus

Northern Ireland

In Omagh with an Ulsterbus to Bundoran.

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

• Blue Bus of North Lanarkshire (Law of Shotts)
• Glasgow Citybus
• McGill's Bus Services
• West Coast Motors

Wales

• Edwards Coaches
• Express Motors
• Lloyds Coaches
• NAT Group
• Richard Bros
• Tanat Valley Coaches

Tour bus companies

• City Sightseeing
• The Big Bus Company
• The Original Tour, part of Arriva

Express coaches

UK express coach operators include:

• EasyBus
• Green Line Coaches, part of Arriva
• Megabus, part of Stagecoach
• National Express Coaches
• Dot2Dot
• Parks Motor Group (parent company of Parks of Hamilton & Trathens)
• Scottish Citylink