Coach and bus operators · England
Coach companies in Suffolk
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in Suffolk: 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: 49 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Suffolk, plus 9 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Cambus Limited, authorised for 472 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 49
- PSV licences
- 58
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,890
- Standard licences
- 50
Coach and bus companies in Suffolk
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Suffolk, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Suffolk. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambus LimitedStandard National · 01822941 | 1 | 472 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | First Eastern Counties Buses LimitedStandard International · 00257815 | 2 | 360 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | Konectbus LimitedStandard National · 03149258 | 1 | 227 | Active |
| 4 | Stephensons of Essex LtdStandard National · 01815977 | 2 | 140 | Active |
| 5 | Ipswich Buses LtdStandard National · 02000058 | 1 | 78 | Active |
| 6 | Vertas (Ipswich) LimitedStandard National · 10040474 | 3 | 65 | Active |
| 7 | Galloway European Coachlines LtdStandard International · 01185283 | 1 | 50 | Active |
| 8 | Beestons (Hadleigh) LtdStandard National · 00503643 | 1 | 40 | Active |
| 9 | B R Shreeve & Sons LtdStandard International · 00380931 | 2 | 36 | Active |
| 10 | Specialist Passenger Solutions LimitedStandard National · 09828017 | 2 | 35 | Active |
| 11 | Borderbus LtdStandard National · 08498641 | 2 | 30 | Active |
| 12 | Mulleys Motorways LtdStandard International · 00597044 | 1 | 25 | Active |
| 13 | Sodexo LtdStandard National · 00842846 | 1 | 25 | Active |
| 14 | Elite Travel LtdStandard International · 11503555 | 2 | 19 | Active |
| 15 | Star Cabs LtdStandard National · 07752852 | 1 | 19 | Active |
| 16 | Grebe Coaches LtdStandard National · 07342134 | 1 | 17 | Active |
| 17 | Charlise LtdStandard International · 09842158 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 18 | Inspired Learning Group (UK) LimitedStandard National · 01550681 | 2 | 15 | Active |
| 19 | Thompsons Coaches LtdStandard National · 04607949 | 1 | 13 | Active |
| 20 | Turners of Gt.Barton LimitedStandard National · 11333778 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 21 | Combs Coaches LtdStandard National · 00597165 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 22 | Stowmarket Minibus & Coach Hire LtdStandard National · 04284763 | 2 | 10 | Active |
| 23 | De Vere Transport LimitedStandard International · 10121407 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 24 | Squirrell's Coaches LimitedStandard National · 04626879 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 25 | Suffolk Travel LtdStandard International · 12754796 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 26 | Stansfields Transport Solutions LtdStandard National · 14016609 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 27 | Barnardiston Hall Prep School LtdStandard International · 03005470 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 28 | D.M.C Transport LtdStandard National · 13433230 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 29 | Finborough School LimitedStandard National · 07652302 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 30 | C & J Coaches LtdStandard International · 12084829 | 2 | 5 | Active |
| 31 | City to Coast Day Tours LtdStandard National · 11635469 | 2 | 5 | Active |
| 32 | Ipswich Education LimitedStandard National · 10875162 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 33 | P F Travel LimitedStandard National · 11377583 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 34 | First Stop Travel (East Anglia) LimitedStandard National · 06812725 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 35 | Three C's Travel LtdStandard National · 05771707 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 36 | Claydon Executive Travel LtdStandard National · 10129645 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 37 | Foxy Cars Private Hire Services LtdStandard International · 10582791 | 1 | 3 | In liquidation |
| 38 | Aspire Together CICStandard National · 07723134 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 39 | Cds (Superstores International) LimitedRestricted · 02699203 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 40 | D R Fosdike LimitedRestricted · 04670533 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 41 | Deltabus LtdStandard National · 16954804 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 42 | Herrco Cosmetics LimitedRestricted · 06822192 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 43 | National Horseracing MuseumRestricted · 01592031 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 44 | Schoollink Suffolk LtdStandard National · 16683912 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 45 | Tim's Minibus and Private Hire LtdStandard National · 10110805 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 46 | Tony Kirby Transport LtdRestricted · 04272894 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 47 | B K P Limousines LimitedRestricted · 06807261 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 48 | New Horizons Day Care LtdRestricted · 08547631 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 49 | Simonswhiteweddingcars LtdRestricted · 11713154 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 9 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Suffolk with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Ipswich 17
- Bury St Edmunds 7
- Stowmarket 7
- Haverhill 5
- Lowestoft 4
- Beccles 3
- Sudbury 3
- Woodbridge 3
- Blakenham 2
- Halesworth 2
- Ingham 1
- Leiston 1
- Newmarket 1
- Ringshall 1
- Southwold 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district IP14:7 company licences
- Postcode district IP6:6 company licences
- Postcode district IP7:6 company licences
- Postcode district CB9:5 company licences
- Postcode district IP31:4 company licences
- Postcode district CO10:3 company licences
- Postcode district NR34:3 company licences
- Postcode district NR33:3 company licences
- Postcode district IP30:2 company licences
- Postcode district IP1:2 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
41% of the 58 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 8. 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 PSV37 64%
- Standard International PSV13 22%
- Restricted PSV8 14%
- 1 vehicles:4 licences
- 2 vehicles:11 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:9 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:11 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:12 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:5 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:2 licences
- 100+ vehicles:4 licences
Before you book a coach in Suffolk
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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