Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Bus companies based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 857 bus companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 23,941 professional contacts across them, including 4,115 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers bus companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 15, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 15, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
857Companies
23,941Contacts tracked
4,115Verified emails
Explore this list → Free signup · no credit card · 500 free credits

The 25 largest bus companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 857 bus companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to bus companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidencePerth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 202610001+4,096 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We’re Stagecoach – the UK’s largest bus and coach operator, proudly connecting over 100 towns and cities across England, Scotland and Wales.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
2Indirect evidenceSunderland, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 202610001+3,690 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Arriva is the leading passenger transport operator in Europe, employing around 36,200 people and delivering 1.5 billion passenger journeys each year, with businesses across 11…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
3Indirect evidenceBirmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,0001,346 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“National Express is the UK’s largest scheduled coach operator.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
4Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 20265,001-10,0001,234 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are London's largest bus company and a part of The Go‑Ahead Group, an international provider of passenger transport.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
5Strong evidenceAberdeen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 202610001+1,161 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Hello there, we’re First Bus.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
6Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 20265,001-10,0001,013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A dynamic and ambitious company, Metroline is proudly serving one of the world’s busiest cities.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
7Strong evidenceLarbert, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000832 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We're a leading manufacturer of double-deck and lightweight buses, building on 130 years of heritage and expertise.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
8Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000377 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Part of the Transport UK Group, we operate bus services on behalf of Transport for London across the capital.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
9Indirect evidenceNewcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000344 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 100 years, Go North East, part of the Go-Ahead Group Ltd, has connected the region's towns and villages with the cities of Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland and currently…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
10Strong evidenceHove, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000244 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Brighton & Hove Buses, Metrobus, Spirit of Sussex Coaches and Eastbourne Sightseeing are all part of Brighton & Hove Bus And Coach Company Limited, part of Go-Ahead Group Ltd, an…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
11Strong evidenceGreenock, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000214 contacts →

Strong evidence

“McGill’s Bus Group is the UK’s largest independently owned bus company, proudly family-owned since 1933.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
12Strong evidencePoole, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000176 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Go South Coast is wholly owned by the Go-Ahead Group and is one of its largest companies in the bus division, and certainly its most diverse.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
13Strong evidenceDerby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026501-1,000166 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are a leading locally ran bus company who serve the East Midlands.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
14Indirect evidenceNottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000146 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is the biggest transport operator in Nottingham, providing a comprehensive network of services across the city, 7 days a week.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
15Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 202651-200141 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Zeelo are the #1 shuttle provider across the US, UK and Ireland.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
16Indirect evidenceWeston Street, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-500112 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hello from your friendly team at Go North West!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
17Strong evidenceReading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026501-1,000107 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Reading buses is one of Reading’s largest employers with 580 employees and operates 194 buses delivering passenger journeys each day.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
18Strong evidenceOxford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026501-1,00083 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Oxford Bus Company operate local bus and coach services in and around Oxfordshire.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
19Indirect evidenceHull, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026501-1,00081 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Part of the Go-Ahead Group Ltd.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
20Indirect evidenceHarrogate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,00080 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“amazing people.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
21Indirect evidenceLlantrisant, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026501-1,00077 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Edwards Coaches are one of South Wales’ leading premier tour operators who boast a history of innovation that began in 1925 and are still striving to display, celebrate and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
22Indirect evidenceRuncorn, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-50071 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are a leading coach operator located in North West England, with an enviable reputation for providing quality, reliability and value for money based on over 50 years’…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
23Indirect evidenceHenley In Arden, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-50068 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in 1909, we are an independent family business providing coach hire, holidays and excursions with an enviable reputation for high quality service.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
24Indirect evidenceBelfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 202651-20066 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With almost 1200 professionally qualified drivers fonaCAB is Irelands largest taxi company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
25Strong evidencePlymouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026501-1,00061 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Plymouth Citybus, part of the Go-Ahead Group runs the largest bus operation in Plymouth City and surrounding communities.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026

Showing 25 of 857 bus companies based in the United Kingdom

See the full list, filter by size, metro and specialty, and get verified emails and direct dials for all 4,115 reachable decision-makers.

Free signup · no credit card

View the full list →

Bus companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026
17.2%Verified-email coverage
27.9Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
7.0%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
400
11-50
244
51-200
115
201-500
24
501-1,000
17
1,001-5,000
16
5,001-10,000
4
10001+
6

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 857 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among bus companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “bus companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names bus companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among bus companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 4,115 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 15, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Bus companies by metro

  • Bus companies in London60

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names bus companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many bus companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 857 bus companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Stagecoach Group Limited, headquartered in Perth, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most bus companies?

London leads with 60 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (17) and Liverpool (11).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 4,115 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 857 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 15, 2026.

Ready to reach these companies? Verified emails and direct dials for all 857 bus companies based in the United Kingdom. Start with a free account, no credit card.

Download this list →

Related lists

About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.