Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in Edinburgh
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in the Edinburgh council area: 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: 43 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the Edinburgh council area, plus 6 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Lothian Buses Limited, authorised for 800 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 43
- PSV licences
- 49
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,605
- Standard licences
- 43
Coach and bus companies in Edinburgh
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Edinburgh, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Edinburgh. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lothian Buses LimitedStandard International · SC096849 | 5 | 800 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Lothian Country Buses LimitedStandard National · SC127512 | 5 | 90 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | Rabbie's Trail Burners LimitedStandard National · SC164516 | 1 | 90 | Active |
| 4 | East Coast Buses LimitedStandard National · SC208702 | 5 | 75 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 5 | Ratho Coaches LtdStandard International · SC216681 | 1 | 70 | Active |
| 6 | Edinburgh Bus Tours LtdStandard National · SC230326 | 5 | 62 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 7 | Lothian Coaches LimitedStandard International · SC127507 | 5 | 60 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 8 | Timberbush Tours LimitedStandard National · SC279983 | 1 | 50 | Active |
| 9 | Geo Amey LimitedStandard National · 07556404 | 1 | 41 | Active |
| 10 | The Ultimate Highland Experience LtdStandard International · SC294344 | 1 | 40 | Active |
| 11 | Radical Travel Group LtdStandard International · SC136334 | 2 | 28 | Active |
| 12 | Edinburgh Coach Lines LtdStandard International · SC065116 | 1 | 25 | Active |
| 13 | T A Scotland LimitedStandard International · SC447413 | 1 | 24 | Active |
| 14 | Discover Scotland Tours LtdStandard National · SC313476 | 1 | 18 | Active |
| 15 | Free the Coo LimitedStandard National · SC371692 | 3 | 18 | Active |
| 16 | Go Tours LimitedStandard International · 10465406 | 1 | 13 | Active |
| 17 | Macbackpackers LimitedStandard National · SC169936 | 1 | 11 | Active |
| 18 | Moka Holiday LtdStandard International · SC654072 | 3 | 7 | Active |
| 19 | Red Bus Bistro Company LimitedStandard National · SC517478 | 1 | 6 | Active – proposal to strike off |
| 20 | Tour Skye LtdStandard International · SC475537 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 21 | Heart of Scotland Tours Ltd.Standard National · SC357156 | 2 | 5 | Active |
| 22 | Highlander Coaches LtdStandard International · SC720654 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 23 | Route Vlc LtdStandard National · SC620526 | 2 | 5 | Active |
| 24 | Secure Air Parks (Edinburgh) LtdStandard National · SC115834 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 25 | TIMES24 UK LimitedStandard National · 06631612 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 26 | Coopers Tourmaster Travel (Scotland) LtdStandard National · SC309921 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 27 | Flying Scot Parking (Edinburgh) LimitedStandard National · SC199677 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 28 | Gwm Executive Travel LtdStandard National · SC736893 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 29 | National Car Parks LimitedStandard National · 00253240 | 1 | 3 | In administration |
| 30 | Clan McLeod Coaches LtdStandard National · SC435830 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 31 | Eet Group LtdRestricted · SC678892 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 32 | Executive Transfer Scotland LtdStandard National · SC807475 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 33 | Little's Chauffeur Drive LimitedStandard International · SC622741 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 34 | Low Cost Parking (Edinburgh) LtdRestricted · SC396057 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 35 | Red Bus Bistro Experiences LtdStandard National · SC831078 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 36 | Standard Focus LtdStandard International · SC469843 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 37 | City Sightseeing Edinburgh LtdStandard National · SC127511 | 5 | 1 | Active |
| 38 | Elder Homes LtdRestricted · SC154896 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 39 | Lothian Region Transport LtdStandard National · SC127508 | 5 | 1 | Active |
| 40 | Mac Tours LtdStandard National · SC225977 | 5 | 1 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 41 | Majestic Tours Edinburgh LtdStandard National · SC127509 | 5 | 1 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 42 | National Galleries of ScotlandRestricted | 1 | 1 | |
| 43 | Yoyotravel LimitedStandard National · SC747725 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 6 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Edinburgh with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Edinburgh 34
- Newbridge 7
- Kirkliston 1
- Midlothian 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district EH28:17 company licences
- Postcode district EH15:14 company licences
- Postcode district EH14:10 company licences
- Postcode district EH5:9 company licences
- Postcode district EH7:9 company licences
- Postcode district EH6:8 company licences
- Postcode district EH12:2 company licences
- Postcode district EH10:1 company licences
- Postcode district EH11:1 company licences
- Postcode district EH2:1 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
59% of the 49 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 5. 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 PSV30 61%
- Standard International PSV13 27%
- Restricted PSV6 12%
- 1 vehicles:9 licences
- 2 vehicles:10 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:10 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:3 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:6 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:4 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:6 licences
- 100+ vehicles:1 licences
Before you book a coach in Edinburgh
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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