Coach and bus operators · Cardiff
Coach companies in Cardiff
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Cardiff, Cardiff: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 22 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Cardiff; the largest fleet is Red & White Services Ltd (451 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 22
- PSV licences
- 29
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,065
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Cardiff
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Cardiff, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Cardiff. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red & White Services LtdStandard International · 02555509 | 1 | 451 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Cardiff City Transport Services LimitedStandard National · 02001229 | 1 | 275 | Active |
| 3 | New Adventure Travel LimitedStandard International · 06507924 | 2 | 135 | Active |
| 4 | Ferris Holidays LtdStandard International · 04881112 | 2 | 35 | Active |
| 5 | Creigiau Travel LtdStandard International · 03268068 | 2 | 33 | Active |
| 6 | Watts Coaches LtdStandard International · 07549477 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 7 | Wheadon's Group Travel LimitedStandard National · 02981620 | 1 | 19 | Active |
| 8 | Apollo Minibus & Coach Hire LimitedStandard National · 05313035 | 1 | 18 | Active |
| 9 | Ariam Travel LtdStandard National · 07702261 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 10 | Hats Group LtdStandard International · 03135655 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 11 | Kings Monkton School LimitedStandard National · 11676081 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 12 | Roy's Travels LimitedStandard National · 13216538 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 13 | BUS4U Travel LtdRestricted · 14057087 | 2 | 4 | Active |
| 14 | Jy Travel LtdStandard National · 15957044 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 15 | Universal Trading Centre LimitedStandard International · 12708581 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 16 | Dmd Cardiff LtdStandard International · 12285436 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 17 | TAXI2CARDIFF LimitedStandard International · 12364449 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 18 | Wilson Chauffeur Services LtdRestricted · 04512554 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 19 | Duffryn Ffrwd Manor LimitedRestricted · 05769680 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 20 | Espana Cars LtdRestricted · 05760833 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 21 | Ibex Shuttle LtdRestricted · 12013995 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 22 | The Maltings LimitedRestricted · 01365451 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 6 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
62% of the 29 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 3. A restricted PSV licence covers two vehicles at most, and 9 to 16 seat vehicles only outside a passenger transport business: a full-size coach firm needs a standard licence.
- Standard National PSV11 38%
- Standard International PSV10 34%
- Restricted PSV8 28%
- 1 vehicles:8 licences
- 2 vehicles:5 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:5 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:2 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:3 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:3 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:0 licences
- 100+ vehicles:3 licences
Before you book a coach in Cardiff
Anyone who runs a vehicle for hire or reward that can carry 9 or more passengers needs a PSV operator licence (GOV.UK). Ask the company for its licence number, open its page here and check that the licence is valid and that the vehicles you need fit its authorisation.
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
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