Coach and bus operators · England
Coach companies in Cornwall
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in Cornwall: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and Companies House status for each company.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 26 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Cornwall, plus 21 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Stagecoach Devon Ltd, authorised for 475 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 26
- PSV licences
- 47
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,495
- Standard licences
- 37
Coach and bus companies in Cornwall
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Cornwall, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Cornwall. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stagecoach Devon LtdStandard National · 03142135 | 2 | 475 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Plymouth Citybus LtdStandard International · 02004966 | 14 | 410 | Active |
| 3 | First Beeline Buses LimitedStandard National · 02179403 | 1 | 136 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 4 | Dealtop LimitedStandard International · 02078288 | 1 | 80 | Active |
| 5 | Roselyn Coaches LimitedStandard International · 05132789 | 4 | 47 | Active |
| 6 | Hopleys Coaches LtdStandard International · 05506733 | 1 | 34 | Active |
| 7 | A2B Newquay Travel LtdStandard National · 06842881 | 2 | 32 | Active |
| 8 | Office & Transport Services LtdStandard National · 07039418 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 9 | Hills Services LtdStandard National · 05029891 | 2 | 23 | Active |
| 10 | Moon & Benney LtdStandard International · 05017914 | 1 | 17 | Active |
| 11 | S W Travel Services LtdStandard National · 07753711 | 2 | 11 | Active |
| 12 | A2B Taxis (Truro) LtdStandard International · 04517071 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 13 | Mounts Bay Coaches LtdStandard International · 03543673 | 2 | 9 | Active |
| 14 | Kp Cabs Cornwall LtdStandard National · 08203737 | 2 | 8 | Active |
| 15 | Smiths Coaches (Liskeard) LtdStandard National · 03496741 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 16 | St. Ives Bus Co. LtdStandard International · 05292741 | 3 | 8 | Active |
| 17 | Zoar Garages LtdStandard National · 04852369 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 18 | Callywith College TrustStandard National | 1 | 3 | |
| 19 | Cornwall Passenger Services LimitedStandard National · 14684940 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 20 | Ab Taxis and Minibus Hire LimitedRestricted · 05034947 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 21 | Dash Logistic Services LtdRestricted · 07909270 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 22 | Go 2 Cabs LimitedRestricted · 11846009 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 23 | Merlin Vehicle Rental LtdRestricted · 05846215 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 24 | Wheal Briton Travel LtdStandard International · 09335285 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 25 | Country Explorer LimitedStandard International · 11179471 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 26 | The Cornwall Independent School (UK) LtdRestricted · 15900933 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 21 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Cornwall with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- St Austell 7
- Truro 5
- Bodmin 4
- Launceston 4
- Newquay 4
- Falmouth 3
- Par 3
- Bude 2
- Hayle 2
- Liskeard 2
- Looe 2
- Callington 1
- Camborne 1
- Helston 1
- Penzance 1
- Redruth 1
- St Ives 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district PL26:6 company licences
- Postcode district PL15:4 company licences
- Postcode district PL31:4 company licences
- Postcode district PL24:3 company licences
- Postcode district TR11:3 company licences
- Postcode district TR4:3 company licences
- Postcode district TR8:3 company licences
- Postcode district TR27:2 company licences
- Postcode district EX23:2 company licences
- Postcode district PL13:2 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
53% of the 47 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 4. 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 International PSV20 43%
- Standard National PSV17 36%
- Restricted PSV10 21%
- 1 vehicles:5 licences
- 2 vehicles:10 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:10 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:9 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:4 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:4 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:2 licences
- 100+ vehicles:3 licences
Before you book a coach in Cornwall
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 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 October 2026. How we read it
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