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 four of the 'Big Five': Arriva London Go-Ahead London (London Central, London General, Blue Triangle, Docklands Buses) First Bus London (London Sovereign, London United) Stagecoach London (East London, Selkent, Thameside) companies owned by other groups: Transport UK Group (Transport UK London Bus) ComfortDelGro (Metroline) independent operators: Uno
Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland most bus services are operated by government-owned Translink through their subsidiaries: Foyle Metro Metro (formerly Citybus) Ulsterbus
Some cross-border services are operated by Bus Éireann.
Independent companies England
Alba Coaches Bakers Dolphin Berrys Coaches The Big Lemon Bullocks Coaches Black Cat Travel Chalkwell Coaches Connect2Wiltshire Connexionsbuses Country Bus (Newton Abbot) Cumfybus Dales & District Delaine Buses Go-Coach Hatch Green Coaches Hodge's Coaches Hornsbys Bus & Coach Johnsons Coach & Bus Travel J.R Dent Bus & Coach Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches Leisuretime Lynx Mayne Coaches Minsterley Motors
Mountain Goat NIBS Buses PC Coaches of Lincoln Quantock Motor Services Redwing Coaches Redline Buses Red Rose Travel Red Eagle Buses Safeguard Coaches Skills Coaches Southdown PSV South West Coaches Speciality Coach Hire Stephensons of Essex Sullivan Buses Star Travel Buses Thames Valley Buses Travel Express Trustybus Tates Travel Uno Whippet Wilfreda Beehive Xelabus York Pullman Z & S Transport
Scotland Bruce's Coaches Speciality Coach Hire McGill's Bus Services McGill's Scotland East Xplore Dundee West Coast Motors Borders Buses Peter Hogg of Jedburgh Shiel Buses Shuttle 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 FlixBus Green Line Coaches, part of Arriva National Express Parks Motor Group Scottish Citylink Ember