List of current bus operators of the United Kingdom
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- 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.
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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.
- Arriva, a Deutsche Bahn company.
- Abellio part of Nederlandse Spoorwegen.
- ComfortDelGro Corporation, of Singapore.
- RATPDev, of France.
- Transdev, of France.
Other bus groups
- Rotala, operating as Connect Buses
- Centrebus
- High Peak Buses (formed in April 2012 between Trent Barton (Doves Hole Depot) and Centrebus)
- Wellglade Group
Municipal operators
For a list of the remaining local-government owned bus companies see Municipal bus companies.
London
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In London, a variety of companies run buses under contract to London Buses. They are:
- companies owned by three of the 'Big 5':
- companies owned by other groups:
Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland most bus services are operated by government-owned Translink through their subsidiaries:
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
- GHA Coaches
- Lloyds Coaches
- NAT Group
- Richard Bros
- Tanat Valley Coaches
Tour bus companies
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- City Sightseeing
- The Big Bus Company
- The Original Tour, part of Arriva
Express coaches
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UK express coach operators include:
- EasyBus
- Green Line, part of Arriva a Deutsche Bahn company.
- Megabus, part of Stagecoach
- National Express
- Dot2Dot
- Parks Motor Group (parent company of Parks of Hamilton & Trathens)
- Scottish Citylink
