Coach and bus operators · Gloucestershire
Coach companies in Bristol
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Bristol, Gloucestershire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 20 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Bristol; the largest fleet is Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Co Ltd (395 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 20
- PSV licences
- 24
- Vehicles on these licences
- 759
- Earned recognition
- 2
Coach and bus companies in Bristol
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Bristol, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Bristol. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Co LtdStandard National · 01713578 | 1 | 395 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Eurocoaches LtdStandard International · 02626854 | 1 | 120 | Active |
| 3 | Red & White Services LtdStandard International · 02555509 | 1 | 88 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 4 | S J & J M Munden LtdStandard National · 04806233 | 1 | 40 | Active |
| 5 | South Gloucestershire CouncilStandard National | 1 | 27 | |
| 6 | Kempsford Transport UK LtdStandard National · 15856131 | 1 | 14 | Active |
| 7 | Bristol Minibus Company LimitedStandard International · 16606820 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 8 | Zj Travel LtdStandard National · 13756950 | 1 | 11 | Active |
| 9 | Acorn Bus and Coach LimitedStandard National · 08789140 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 10 | South Bristol Minibuses LtdStandard International · 14994147 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 11 | Westcountryminibuses LtdStandard National · 14938444 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 12 | Chauffeurhire Plus LtdStandard International · 03538630 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 13 | Travel Southwest LtdStandard National · 15172139 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 14 | AM2PM Innovations LtdStandard International · 15588001 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 15 | Bristol Care Homes LimitedRestricted · 03037561 | 2 | 2 | Active |
| 16 | Brunel Executive Cars LimitedRestricted · 11618533 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 17 | Five Star Travel (UK) LtdRestricted · 04558007 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 18 | Magans Taxis LtdRestricted · 07675107 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 19 | Mojo Active LimitedRestricted · 07980540 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 20 | Town and Country Courier Service LtdRestricted · 13459559 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 4 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
58% of the 24 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 National PSV11 46%
- Restricted PSV7 29%
- Standard International PSV6 25%
- 1 vehicles:4 licences
- 2 vehicles:6 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:4 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:2 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:3 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:2 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:1 licences
- 100+ vehicles:2 licences
Before you book a coach in Bristol
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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