Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of bus companies in Europe holds companies in 30 of its countries.
List of Bus Companies in Europe
Bus companies run city and regional bus lines, long-distance coaches, school transport and charter trips. We list 7,089 bus companies in Europe, most of them in Belgium (18%) and Poland (17%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
7,089 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies7,089
Countries30
Largest countryBelgium
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email36%
Phone57%
Website44%
CEO name79%
Live sample of bus companies in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 7,089 bus companies, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
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| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bus Átha Cliath - Dublin Bus | Ireland | Dublin | 59/60 O'Connell Gardens | Dublin | D04 ED78 | *****.ie | 1987 | $397,434,772 | 4,224 | Corporation | 1017 | 119569 |
| 2 | Bus Éireann - Irish Bus | Ireland | Dublin | Broadstone | Dublin | D07 X2AE | *****.ie | 1987 | $709,879,740 | 3,078 | Corporation | 1017 | 119570 |
| 3 | East London Bus & Coach Company LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Stockport | One Stockport Exchange | Manchester, Greater Manchester | SK1 3SW | *****.uk | 1989 | $305,457,584 | 2,806 | Corporation | 183 | 02328402 |
| 4 | Greater Manchester Buses South LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Stockport | One Stockport Exchange | Manchester, Greater Manchester | SK1 3SW | *****.uk | 1901 | $252,587,526 | 2,572 | Corporation | 183 | 02818654 |
| 5 | Tisseo Voyageurs | France | Toulouse | 4 Impasse Paul Mesple | Haute-garonne | 31100 | *****.fr | 2010 | $37,309 | 2,000 | Government body | 2 | 52080787600039 |
| 6 | Regie Autonome Des Transports Parisiens | France | Paris | 21 Bd Bourdon | Paris | 75004 | *****.fr?__cf_chl_captcha_tk__=pmd_2gpw8zytfuxioryilowa6kbncbmmrj6h7i1wrpxsoiy-1634138795-0-gqntzgznaxcjcnbszqtl | 1900 | 0 | 2,000 | 36005 | 77566343800882 | |
| 7 | Empresa Municipal De Transportes De Valencia SA. | Spain | València | Plaza Correu Vell 5 | Valencia | 46001 | *****.es | 1986 | $55,745,147 | 1,966 | Corporation | 35 | A46318416 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Bus And Coach Company LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 3rd Floor | Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear | NE1 6EE | *****.uk | 1935 | $175,514,376 | 1,670 | Corporation | 510 | 00307468 |
| 9 | Tramwaje Śląskie S A | Poland | Katowice | Ul. 1 Maja 152 | Województwo Śląskie | 40237 | *****.pl | 2002 | $132,630,322 | 1,647 | Corporation | 2 | 6340125637 |
| 10 | Lincolnshire Road Car Company LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Stockport | One Stockport Exchange | Manchester, Greater Manchester | SK1 3SW | *****.uk | 1928 | $122,912,757 | 1,469 | Corporation | 183 | 00232799 |
| 11 | Transportes Urbanos Y Servicios Generales Sal | Spain | Badalona | Plaza del Xarol 38, B 40 B | Barcelona | 08915 | *****.net | 1985 | $28,104,195 | 1,400 | Corporation | 37 | A58011339 |
| 12 | Transports Agglomeration De Montpellier | France | Montpellier Cedex 3 | Cs60014 | Occitanie | 34072 | *****.com | 1979 | $48,984,027 | 1,401 | Corporation | 8 | 31487181500093 |
| 13 | Regie Autonome Des Transports Parisiens | France | Fontenay-sous-bois | 11 Av Louison Bobet | Val-de-marne | 94120 | *****.fr | 2019 | 0 | 1,000 | 36005 | 77566343803233 | |
| 14 | Regie Autonome Des Transports Parisiens | France | Paris | 73 Rue Du Pere Corentin | Paris | 75014 | *****.fr | 1900 | 0 | 1,000 | 36005 | 77566343800239 | |
| 15 | Regie Autonome Des Transports Parisiens | France | Créteil | CAR Pompadour | Val-de-marne | 94000 | *****.fr | 1900 | 0 | 1,000 | 36005 | 77566343800478 | |
| 16 | Red & White Services LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Stockport | One Stockport Exchange | Manchester, Greater Manchester | SK1 3SW | *****.uk | 1937 | $59,670,971 | 831 | Corporation | 183 | 02555509 |
| 17 | Azienda Metropolitana Trasporti E Sosta Catania SPA | Italy | Catania | Strada Xiii Zona Industriale Snc | Catania | 95121 | *****.it | 1964 | $60,976,615 | 757 | Corporation | 37253 | IT04912390871 |
| 18 | Keolis Metropole Orleans | France | Saint-jean-de-braye | 64 Rue Pierre Louguet | Loiret | 45800 | *****.fr | 2017 | $84,386,448 | 697 | Corporation | 36005 | 83390859300027 |
| 19 | Mvk Miskolc Varosi Közlekedesi Zartköruen Muködö Reszvenytarsasag | Hungary | Miskolc | Szondi György Út 1. | Borsod-abaúj-zemplén Megye | 3527 | *****.hu | 1994 | $12,230,924 | 669 | Joint venture | 33 | 11072315205 |
| 20 | Arriva North West LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Atlantic Park | 73 Ormskirk Road | Sefton, Merseyside | L9 5AE | *****.uk | 1953 | $47,913,309 | 643 | Corporation | 518 | 00523376 |
| 21 | Boreal Travel AS | Norway | Stavanger | Treskeveien 5 | Rogaland | 4043 | *****.no | 1987 | $65,697,666 | 585 | Corporation | 194 | 942962568 |
| 22 | Thames Transit LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Stockport | One Stockport Exchange | Manchester, Greater Manchester | SK1 3SW | *****.uk | 1987 | $64,966,830 | 581 | Corporation | 183 | 02272113 |
| 23 | Connect Bus Norge AS | Norway | Sola | Moseidsletta 101 | Rogaland | 4033 | *****.no | 2016 | 0 | 532 | 100 | 917138346 | |
| 24 | Blaguss Reisen Gesellschaft M.B.H. | Austria | Wien | Richard Strauß-straße 32 | Wien | 1230 | *****.com | 1929 | $80,448,420 | 872 | Corporation | 16 | FN120323x |
| 25 | Compania De Transport Public SA | Romania | Arad | Calea Victoriei Nr. 35b-37 | Arad | N/A | N/A | 2026 | $16,857,545 | 509 | Corporation | 7 | 1708600 |
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Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most bus companies?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Bus companies per country, 30 countries
- 1Belgium1,272 (18%)
- 2Poland1,219 (17%)
- 3Germany770 (11%)
- 4France751 (11%)
- 5Romania640 (9%)
- 6Spain407 (6%)
- 7Sweden269 (4%)
- 8Italy241 (3%)
- 9Denmark241 (3%)
- 10Norway179 (3%)
- 11Slovenia177 (2%)
- 12Finland161 (2%)
- 13The Czech Republic154 (2%)
- 14The UK136 (2%)
- 15Portugal128 (2%)
Belgium and Poland together hold 35% of the bus companies in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 15 countries hold 344 more.
Largest bus companies in Europe
The biggest bus companies in Europe by staff and by revenue, the largest in Belgium, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Bus Átha Cliath - Dublin Bus is the largest bus company in Europe by headcount. 408 bus companies employ 50 people or more; 211 employ 100 or more.
308 bus companies in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 168 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
Belgium has the most bus companies in Europe: 1,272, or 18% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
58 bus companies were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
14 bus companies in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
Most bus companies in Europe are very small: 65% have 1 to 4 employees, and 71% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 4,306 | 65% | |
| 5-9 | 807 | 12% | |
| 10-19 | 611 | 9% | |
| 20-49 | 505 | 8% | |
| 50-99 | 197 | 3% | |
| 100-199 | 124 | 2% | |
| 200-499 | 51 | 1% | |
| 500+ | 36 | 1% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 2,412 | 42% | |
| $100K-$500K | 1,667 | 29% | |
| $500K-$1M | 560 | 10% | |
| $1M-$5M | 838 | 14% | |
| $5M-$10M | 140 | 2% | |
| $10M-$50M | 145 | 3% | |
| $50M+ | 23 | 0% |
How many bus companies started this year?
This year 58 new bus companies registered in Europe, after 93 last year.
Founded per year
- 1722022
- 1772023
- 992024
- 932025
- 582026 so far
Legal forms of bus companies in Europe
44% of the bus companies in Europe are corporations.
- Corporations3,140
- Sole traders2,171
- Partnerships274
- Foreign companies239
- Cooperatives25
- Non-profit16
- Other or unknown1,224
Which bus companies are part of a group?
2,116 of the 7,089 bus companies in Europe (30%) are part of a chain or group: 975 head offices or parent companies and 1,141 branches. The other 4,973 (70%) trade from a single location. 49 of the 50 largest bus companies in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 4,973 | 70% | |
| Head office | 975 | 14% | |
| Branch | 1,141 | 16% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Azienda Metropolitana Trasporti E Sosta Catania SPA37,253 in group
- 2Keolis Metropole Orleans36,005 in group
- 3Transdev Le Havre3,615 in group
- 4Nomago D.O.O.3,019 in group
- 5Bus Éireann - Irish Bus1,017 in group
The groups are counted from the 50 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 7,089; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do bus companies do?
Bus companies operate scheduled urban and regional services, often under contract to a transport authority, as well as long-distance coach lines, school runs and private hire. Their passengers are commuters, pupils, tourists and groups, and many public routes are tendered to private operators.
Our data comes from the business registers of 30 European countries. SIC has no code of its own for bus companies: they sit in SIC codes 4111 (local and suburban transit), 4131 (intercity and rural bus transportation), 4141 (local bus charter service), 4142 (bus charter service, except local) and 4151 (school buses), so within that we select them on the CompanyData industry label for bus and coach operators. In NACE, the European code those registers use, 7,089 of them (100%) sit in classes 49.31 (urban and suburban passenger land transport) and 49.39 (other passenger land transport n.e.c.), part of division 49 (land transport and transport via pipelines).
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Our data holds 7,089 bus companies in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
Belgium, with 1,272 bus companies or 18% of the total, followed by Poland (1,219) and Germany (770).
Most bus companies in Europe are very small: 65% have 1 to 4 employees, and 71% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Bus Átha Cliath - Dublin Bus in Dublin with 4,224 employees.
This year 58 new bus companies registered in Europe, after 93 last year.
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