List of current 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

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
* First Bus London
* Stagecoach London
companies owned by other groups:
* Transport UK Group
* ComfortDelGro
independent operators:
* Uno

Northern Ireland

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

List of current bus operators of the United Kingdom

Large groups

Foreign-owned groups

Other bus groups

Municipal operators

London

Northern Ireland

Independent companies

England

Scotland

Wales

Tour bus companies

Express coaches