Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in Orkney Islands
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the Orkney Islands 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: 6 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the Orkney Islands council area, plus 4 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Bluebird Buses Limited, authorised for 406 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 6
- PSV licences
- 10
- Vehicles on these licences
- 491
- Standard licences
- 8
Coach and bus companies in Orkney Islands
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Orkney Islands, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Orkney Islands. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bluebird Buses LimitedStandard International · SC019039 | 5 | 406 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Maynes Coaches LtdStandard International · SC264683 | 1 | 45 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | Orkney TransportStandard National · SC787652 | 5 | 25 | Active |
| 4 | Orkney Community Transport Organisation Community Interest CompanyStandard National · SC348776 | 2 | 5 | Active |
| 5 | Orkney Travel LtdStandard National · SC753046 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 6 | E-Tour Orkney LtdRestricted · SC839838 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 4 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Orkney Islands with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Kirkwall 5
- Stromness 2
- Hope 1
- Orkeny 1
- Orkney 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district KW15:5 company licences
- Postcode district KW17:2 company licences
- Postcode district KW16:2 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
70% of the 10 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 PSV6 60%
- Standard International PSV2 20%
- Restricted PSV2 20%
Before you book a coach in Orkney Islands
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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