Coach and bus operators · Greater Manchester

Coach companies in Bolton

Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Bolton, Greater Manchester: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.

Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 47 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Bolton; the largest fleet is Go North West Limited (600 vehicles authorised).

Coach and bus companies: 47
PSV licences: 91
Vehicles on these licences: 1,419
Earned recognition: 1

Coach and bus companies in Bolton

Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Bolton, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Bolton. Company status comes from the Companies House register.

Coach and bus companies in Bolton
#	Operator	Sites here	Vehicles	Checks
1	Go North West LimitedStandard National · 08205871	2	600	Earned recognitionActive
2	Diamond Bus (North West) LimitedStandard National · 03037228	1	175	Active
3	Vision Bus LtdStandard National · 08982070	1	170	Active
4	R S Tyrer LimitedStandard International · 06871598	1	140	Active
5	Atlantic Travel GB LtdStandard International · 06460492	1	37	Active
6	Bestway Minibuses LtdStandard International · 08511090	2	17	Active
7	Atlas Minibuses LimitedStandard National · 11534658	2	14	Active
8	Solomon Travel Solutions LtdStandard National · 09523740	1	14	Active
9	Transport to School LtdStandard National · 09162811	2	14	Active
10	North West Mini Buses LtdStandard National · 05903412	2	10	Active
11	Valley Luxury Minibuses LtdStandard National · 13390597	1	10	Active
12	Alpha Luxury Minibuses LimitedStandard National · 10396883	1	8	Active
13	Auto Travel LtdStandard National · 09511871	1	8	Active
14	Home to Schools Travel LtdStandard National · 09637654	2	8	Active
15	Premier Mini Buses (Nw) LtdStandard National · 03852286	1	8	Active
16	Greenmount Travel LimitedStandard National · 14781425	1	7	Active
17	Oakdale Travel LtdStandard National · 13053818	1	7	Active
18	Aba Travels LtdStandard National · 12883937	1	6	Active
19	Atlantic Limousines LtdStandard International · 09662797	1	5	Active
20	Northwest Prestige Travel LtdStandard National · 15764712	1	5	Active
21	Britannia Minibuses LimitedStandard National · 07311887	1	4	Active
22	Hastings Cars Nw LimitedStandard International · 11053751	1	4	Active
23	Ocean Travels LtdStandard International · 10609566	1	4	Active
24	Supreme Minibuses LimitedStandard National · 10520526	1	4	Active
25	Tyldesley Travel LtdStandard National · 16081580	1	4	Active
26	Diya Coaches LimitedStandard International · 12304982	2	3	Active
27	Ocean Group Transport LtdStandard International · 13439487	1	3	Active
28	3D Private Hire Services Ltd.Restricted · 09217580	1	2	Active
29	5 Travel LtdStandard International · 15868981	1	2	Active
30	Aza Minibuses LtdStandard National · 16509907	1	2	Active
31	Cube Coaches LtdStandard International · 16110450	1	2	Active
32	Diamond Express Travel LtdStandard International · 16675886	1	2	Active
33	Express Travels (Bolton) LimitedRestricted · 10145259	1	2	Active
34	Medico UK LimitedRestricted · 03886211	1	2	Active
35	Mk Northwest Mini Buses LtdStandard National · 17311864	1	2
36	National Clinical Services LtdRestricted · 15876937	1	2	Active
37	Psi Minibuses & Travel LimitedStandard National · 16525767	1	2	Active
38	Rf Travel (GB) LtdStandard International · 15925680	1	2	Active
39	Zn Travels LimitedStandard International · 14500423	1	2	Active
40	Abacus Minibuses LtdRestricted · 07192739	1	1	Active
41	Abbasi Express LtdStandard International · 15011145	1	1	Active
42	Auto Assist (Nw) LimitedRestricted · 08505423	1	1	Active
43	Clevelands Prep School LimitedRestricted · 09738525	1	1	Active
44	Devito Travel LtdStandard National · 15636590	1	1
45	Foster Hartley LimitedStandard International · 14261682	1	1	Active
46	Swims Away LimitedRestricted · 05064309	1	1	Active
47	Travelwise Holidays LtdRestricted · 07420644	1	1	Active

Plus 44 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

Licence types and fleet sizes

76% of the 91 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 2. 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.

PSV licences in Bolton by type

Standard National PSV38 42%
Restricted PSV37 41%
Standard International PSV16 18%

PSV licences in Bolton by vehicles authorised

1 vehicles:28 licences
2 vehicles:26 licences
3–5 vehicles:15 licences
6–10 vehicles:13 licences
11–25 vehicles:4 licences
26–50 vehicles:1 licences
51–100 vehicles:0 licences
100+ vehicles:4 licences

Before you book a coach in Bolton

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 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 10 October 2026. How we read it

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