Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in Highland
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in the Highland 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: 33 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the Highland council area, plus 26 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, authorised for 544 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 33
- PSV licences
- 59
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,887
- Standard licences
- 41
Coach and bus companies in Highland
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Highland, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Highland. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fife Scottish Omnibuses LtdStandard International · SC026126 | 1 | 544 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Bluebird Buses LimitedStandard International · SC019039 | 8 | 406 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | Loch Lomond Bus Services Ltd.Standard International · SC240425 | 1 | 190 | Active |
| 4 | Ember Core LtdStandard National · SC633049 | 3 | 127 | Active |
| 5 | D & E Coaches LtdStandard National · SC256333 | 5 | 100 | Active |
| 6 | Rabbie's Trail Burners LimitedStandard National · SC164516 | 1 | 90 | Active |
| 7 | Shiel Buses LtdStandard National · SC201989 | 6 | 50 | Active |
| 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 | 2 | 40 | Active |
| 11 | Radical Travel Group LtdStandard International · SC136334 | 1 | 28 | Active |
| 12 | Lochs and Glens (Transport) LtdStandard National · SC161833 | 1 | 21 | Active |
| 13 | Dunnetts Transport LtdStandard International · SC655611 | 3 | 17 | Active |
| 14 | Easter Ross Coach Company LLPStandard National · SO300363 | 3 | 16 | Active |
| 15 | Culloden LimitedStandard National · SC143189 | 2 | 12 | Active |
| 16 | The Durness Bus LtdStandard International · SC431260 | 5 | 10 | Active |
| 17 | Maclean Coaches LimitedStandard National · SC410391 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 18 | Waverley Engineering (Scotland) LtdStandard National · SC507233 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 19 | Macdonald Coaches (Skye) LtdStandard National · 00560520 | 1 | 6 | |
| 20 | Tour Skye LtdStandard International · SC475537 | 3 | 6 | Active |
| 21 | Wow Scotland Tours LtdStandard International · SC398846 | 2 | 6 | Active |
| 22 | Bremners of Aviemore LimitedStandard National · SC542046 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 23 | Active Outdoor Pursuits LtdStandard National · SC253458 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 24 | Caledonian Coaches LtdStandard National · SC374155 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 25 | Macneil Coaches LtdStandard National · SC543031 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 26 | Blargoans LimitedRestricted · SC360136 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 27 | Glenfold Ltd.Restricted · SC377452 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 28 | L & M Rattray LtdRestricted · SC289928 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 29 | Ridgway Adventure LtdRestricted · SC383605 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 30 | Taxi 24/7 LtdRestricted · SC360702 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 31 | Continuum (Loch Ness) LimitedRestricted · 11413196 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 32 | Munros Private Hire LtdStandard International · SC699530 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 33 | Seaprobe Atlantis LtdRestricted · SC315978 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 26 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Highland with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Inverness 14
- Thurso 5
- Fort William 4
- Isle of Skye 4
- Lairg 3
- Aviemore 2
- Portree 2
- Tain 2
- Wick 2
- Acharacle 1
- Dingwall 1
- Grantown-on-Spey 1
- Halkirk 1
- Kinlochbervie 1
- Kyle 1
- Lochinver 1
- Mallaig 1
- Nairn 1
- Newtonmore 1
- Rogart 1
- Sutherland 1
- Ullapool 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district IV1:7 company licences
- Postcode district KW14:5 company licences
- Postcode district IV3:5 company licences
- Postcode district IV27:4 company licences
- Postcode district PH33:4 company licences
- Postcode district IV51:3 company licences
- Postcode district KW1:2 company licences
- Postcode district IV19:2 company licences
- Postcode district PH22:2 company licences
- Postcode district IV40:1 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
56% of the 59 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 3. 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 51%
- Restricted PSV18 31%
- Standard International PSV11 19%
- 1 vehicles:15 licences
- 2 vehicles:12 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:6 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:10 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:5 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:5 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:2 licences
- 100+ vehicles:4 licences
Before you book a coach in Highland
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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