Coach and bus operators · Dorset
Coach companies in Bournemouth
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Bournemouth, Dorset: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 11 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Bournemouth; the largest fleet is Go South Coast Limited (900 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 11
- PSV licences
- 12
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,070
- Earned recognition
- 0
Coach and bus companies in Bournemouth
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Bournemouth, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Bournemouth. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go South Coast LimitedStandard National · 03949597 | 1 | 900 | Active |
| 2 | National Express LimitedStandard National · 00232767 | 1 | 50 | Active |
| 3 | Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole CouncilStandard National | 3 | 40 | |
| 4 | Minibusing LtdStandard National · 11553649 | 1 | 18 | Active |
| 5 | Laguna Travel LimitedStandard International · 11871029 | 3 | 16 | Active |
| 6 | Bournemouth Collegiate School LimitedStandard National · 11494533 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 7 | South Coast Travel LimitedStandard International · 08112360 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 8 | Zaza Cars LtdStandard International · 15200117 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 9 | Park School (Bournemouth) LtdStandard National · 02737223 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 10 | Skyborne Aviation Training LimitedStandard National · 10561676 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 11 | Talbot House School LtdRestricted · 03569066 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 1 PSV licence for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
33% of the 12 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 12. 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 PSV8 67%
- Standard International PSV3 25%
- Restricted PSV1 8%
Before you book a coach in Bournemouth
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 8 October 2026. How we read it
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