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Biggest coach and bus operators in Wales
The 50 companies with the most vehicles authorised on PSV operator licences issued by the Traffic Commissioner for Wales, from the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
The biggest coach and bus operator in the Wales traffic area is Red & White Services Ltd, with 451 vehicles authorised on its PSV licences issued there. The top 10 hold 35% of the area’s 5,715 vehicles.
- Number 1, vehicles
- 451
- Top 10 share of the area
- 35%
- Also in the national top 100
- 7
- Companies in the area
- 236
Top 10 in Wales
- 1. Red & White Services Ltd (UK #27)451 vehicles, 8%
- 2. First Cymru Buses Ltd (UK #51)300 vehicles, 5%
- 3. Arriva Cymru Ltd (UK #54)296 vehicles, 5%
- 4. Cardiff City Transport Services Limited (UK #57)275 vehicles, 5%
- 5. Edwards Coaches Ltd (UK #62)185 vehicles, 3%
- 6. Newport Transport Limited (UK #85)160 vehicles, 3%
- 7. New Adventure Travel Limited (UK #98)135 vehicles, 2%
- 8. Hughes Bros (Llanrwst & Trefriw) Ltd90 vehicles, 2%
- 9. Lloyds Coaches Limited74 vehicles, 1%
- 10. Thomas of Rhondda Ltd51 vehicles, 0.9%
Top 50
Only licences issued in Wales count here, so a national group ranks by its Wales fleet. Share = share of all vehicles on PSV licences in the area.
| Rank | Company | Vehicles | Trailers | Licences | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red & White Services LtdCompany 02555509DVSA earned recognition | 451 | 0 | 1 | 7.9% |
| 2 | First Cymru Buses LtdCompany 00133884 | 300 | 0 | 1 | 5.2% |
| 3 | Arriva Cymru LtdCompany 00155374DVSA earned recognition | 296 | 0 | 1 | 5.2% |
| 4 | Cardiff City Transport Services LimitedCompany 02001229 | 275 | 0 | 1 | 4.8% |
| 5 | Edwards Coaches LtdCompany 04045308 | 185 | 0 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 6 | Newport Transport LimitedCompany 01997971Companies House: strike-off proposed | 160 | 0 | 1 | 2.8% |
| 7 | New Adventure Travel LimitedCompany 06507924 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 2.4% |
| 8 | Hughes Bros (Llanrwst & Trefriw) LtdCompany 02150933 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1.6% |
| 9 | Lloyds Coaches LimitedCompany 07106672 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 10 | Thomas of Rhondda LtdCompany 07420585 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 11 | Clynnog and Trevor Motor Company LimitedCompany 00121644 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 11 | Cymru Coaches LtdCompany 05400907 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 11 | Davies Coaches LtdCompany 05719721 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 11 | Llew Jones LtdCompany 05390742 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 11 | P & O Lloyd LtdCompany 05434004 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 11 | South Wales Transport (Neath) LtdCompany 05295622 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 17 | Mainline Coaches LtdCompany 04284621 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 17 | R E Morris & Sons LtdCompany 03759163 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 19 | Bysiau Cwm Taf Valley Coaches LtdCompany 04279046 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 19 | Williams Motors (Cwmdu) LtdCompany 01324639DVSA earned recognition | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 21 | D J Thomas Coaches LtdCompany 04980094 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 21 | Harris Coaches (Pengam) LtdCompany 01191212 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 21 | Keepings Coaches LtdCompany 10623642 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Phil Anslow LtdCompany 09909591 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Varteg Motors LimitedCompany 05845689 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Voel Coaches LtdCompany 03211899 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 27 | Ferris Holidays LtdCompany 04881112 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 28 | Mid-Wales Motorways (1963) LtdCompany 00768719 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 29 | Celtic Travel (Llanidloes) LimitedCompany 07781631 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 29 | Creigiau Travel LtdCompany 03268068 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 31 | Ac Jenkins LimitedCompany 03838793 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 31 | Morris Travel LtdCompany 04132738 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 33 | First Call Travel LtdCompany 06990477 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 33 | Laser Minicoach & Minitravel LtdCompany 05790751 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 33 | Watts Coaches LtdCompany 07549477 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 36 | O R Jones & Sons LtdCompany 00716069 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 36 | Watkins Coaches LtdCompany 07496046 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 38 | M & H Coaches LimitedCompany 08042576 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 39 | Midway Motors (Crymych) LtdCompany 06644757 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 39 | Pats Coaches LtdCompany 04462849 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 41 | Dansa LtdCompany 06567921 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 41 | Herdman Coaches LtdCompany 09214814 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 41 | Owens of Oswestry Coaches LtdCompany 02584905 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 41 | Peyton Travel LimitedCompany 05025396 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 45 | 1ST Choice Transport LtdCompany 05325832 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 45 | Cresta Cars LtdCompany 03212411 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 45 | Gwyn Jones & Son LtdCompany 00566537 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 48 | Castle Garage Limited(The)Company 00205581 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 49 | Cerbydau Cenarth CyfCompany 07034299 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 49 | Lewis Rhydlewis CyfCompany 06386883 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
Biggest coach and bus operators in the UK (Great Britain), top 100
How we rank
From the DVSA operator licence file dated 7 October 2026. Each company is ranked by the vehicles authorised on its PSV operator licences issued in the Wales traffic area. “Authorised” is the most vehicles the Traffic Commissioner allows the company to run, not a count of vehicles on the road on one day.
One row is one legal entity with its Companies House number. Companies in the same group are ranked separately. Public bodies, charities and other organisations are left out, and sole traders and partnerships are never ranked by name. Earned recognition is DVSA’s list; the Companies House status is shown when it is not “active”.
DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 October 2026. How we read it
Company facts: Companies House register at . Contains Companies House data.Earned recognition: DVSA’s list updated .
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