Coach and bus operators · Greater Manchester

Coach companies in Manchester

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

Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 60 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Manchester; the largest fleet is Greater Manchester Buses South Ltd (670 vehicles authorised).

Coach and bus companies: 60
PSV licences: 85
Vehicles on these licences: 2,653
Earned recognition: 2

Coach and bus companies in Manchester

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

Coach and bus companies in Manchester
#	Operator	Sites here	Vehicles	Checks
1	Greater Manchester Buses South LtdStandard International · 02818654	3	670	Earned recognitionActive
2	Go North West LimitedStandard National · 08205871	1	600	Earned recognitionActive
3	Metroline Manchester LimitedStandard National · 15639063	3	500	Active
4	Diamond Bus (North West) LimitedStandard National · 03037228	2	175	Active
5	Selwyns Travel LtdStandard International · 01385533	1	100	Active
6	Manchester Airport PLCStandard National · 01960988	1	45	Active
7	Atlantic Travel GB LtdStandard International · 06460492	1	37	Active
8	Hats Group LtdStandard International · 03135655	1	30	Active
9	Hnh Transport LtdStandard National · 13987561	1	30	Active
10	Orion Travel Coaches LimitedStandard International · 06886540	1	28	Active
11	Veezu UK LimitedStandard National · 04512568	2	28	Active
12	A. B. C. Coach Ltd.Standard International · 04266846	1	25	Active
13	M Travel Minibuses LtdStandard National · 05454948	3	25	Active
14	Coach Options LimitedStandard International · 04281219	1	20	Active
15	Travel Master (McR) LimitedStandard International · 05292353	1	17	Active
16	Geo Amey LimitedStandard National · 07556404	1	16	Active
17	Swinton Travel LtdStandard National · 07834703	2	16	Active
18	Transporabus LtdStandard National · 07804276	1	16	Active
19	Youbus LtdStandard National · 08588545	2	16	Active
20	Tranzcare Travel (International) LtdStandard International · 06255423	1	15	Active
21	Tranzcare Travel Group LtdStandard International · 13854911	1	15	Active
22	Travel Deluxe LimitedStandard International · 12296316	2	12	Active
23	Sky Coaches LimitedStandard International · 10412787	1	11	Active
24	Airport Parking & Hotels LtdStandard National · 01539777	1	10	Active
25	Bibby Bm LtdStandard National · 13043793	1	10	Active
26	Opus Minibuses LimitedStandard National · 14852495	2	10	Active
27	Jones Executive Coaches LimitedStandard International · 03896080	1	9	Active
28	Zirconia Executive Travel LtdStandard International · 14175872	1	8	Active
29	BUZZ2GO Minibuses LtdStandard National · 10069321	1	7	Active
30	Maple Parking LimitedStandard National · 11917639	1	7	Active
31	Galaxy Transport (Manchester) LimitedStandard National · 11294721	2	6	Active
32	M and J Hire LtdStandard National · 12857371	1	6
33	Ms Minibuses LtdStandard International · 10900817	1	6	Active
34	High Bee LtdStandard National · 12564347	1	5	Active
35	Mke Chauffeurs LtdStandard National · 10306216	1	5	Active
36	Monarq LtdStandard National · 16519547	1	5	Active
37	Viva Minibus LimitedStandard National · 10792872	1	5	Active
38	Britannia Minibuses LimitedStandard National · 07311887	1	4	Active
39	Passenger Minibuses Manchester LtdStandard National · 10174544	1	4	Active
40	Adl Executive Cars LtdStandard National · 06117194	1	3	Active
41	Apple Transport LimitedStandard International · 14953003	1	3	Active
42	Dnh Travel LimitedStandard International · 11869586	2	3	Active
43	Rst Travel LtdStandard International · 15191366	1	3	Active
44	TIMES24 UK LimitedStandard National · 06631612	1	3	Active
45	Abbotsound LimitedRestricted · 03148789	1	2	Active
46	B & S Travel LtdRestricted · 05278086	1	2	Active
47	Ds Travel LtdStandard International · 16692069	1	2	Active
48	Fab Travel LtdRestricted · 06755004	1	2	Active
49	Gomcr Minibuses LimitedStandard National · 17204340	1	2	Active
50	Hallowridge LimitedStandard National · 09291878	1	2	Active
51	I Link Travel LtdStandard National · 16632844	1	2	Active
52	Rm Buses LimitedStandard International · 07426587	1	2	Active – proposal to strike off
53	Speedy Travel LtdStandard International · 14808860	1	2	Active
54	Travelways Manchester LimitedStandard International · 16821647	1	2	Active
55	A S Northern LtdRestricted · 08458576	1	1	Active
56	Cheshire Travel LtdRestricted · 09325928	1	1	Active
57	Js Travel LtdStandard International · 14436757	1	1	Active
58	Premier Parking and Hotels LtdRestricted · 15612319	1	1	Active
59	Sumi Travel LtdStandard National · 10214204	1	1	Active
60	Tap Coaches LtdStandard National · 16639432	1	1	Active

Plus 25 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

Licence types and fleet sizes

58% of the 85 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.

PSV licences in Manchester by type

Standard National PSV41 48%
Standard International PSV25 29%
Restricted PSV19 22%

PSV licences in Manchester by vehicles authorised

1 vehicles:18 licences
2 vehicles:18 licences
3–5 vehicles:13 licences
6–10 vehicles:13 licences
11–25 vehicles:12 licences
26–50 vehicles:6 licences
51–100 vehicles:1 licences
100+ vehicles:4 licences

Before you book a coach in Manchester

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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Company status: Companies House register. Contains Companies House data. County lookup: ONS Postcode Directory (August 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.