Buses in United Kingdom
1,888 routes and 10 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

We sell 1,888 Buses routes in United Kingdom, serving 71 places through 10 operators. 84 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €10.07 and the median route runs 151 km.
Buses in United Kingdom, in numbers
What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.
- 1,888Routes we sell
- 71Places served
- 10Operators
- 1,804Domestic routes
- 84Cross border routes
- 151 kmMedian route
- 1,451 kmLongest route
- 8Countries
The busiest Buses routes in United Kingdom
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Buses, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 1,144 | 61% | Archway, 41 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 672 | 36% | Nottingham, 202 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 72 | 4% | Brighton, 605 km |
Where United Kingdom connects to
Countries reachable from United Kingdom by Buses on a route we sell.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
Bus destinations
Common questions about Buses in United Kingdom
What Buses routes are there in United Kingdom?
We sell 1888 Buses routes in United Kingdom, serving 71 places, run by 10 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.
How much do Buses tickets in United Kingdom cost?
The cheapest Buses fare in United Kingdom is €10.07 for one passenger, across the 1,888 routes we sell there. The median route runs 151 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.
Can I travel out of United Kingdom by Buses?
84 of the Buses routes we sell touching United Kingdom cross a border and 1804 stay inside it, reaching 8 other countries including Germany, Austria, Belgium. Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.
Which operators run Buses services in United Kingdom?
10 operators run Buses services on routes we sell in United Kingdom: Borders, East Yorkshire, Essex County Council, FlixBus, Oxford. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalog, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.
What is the longest Buses route in United Kingdom?
The longest Buses route we sell touching United Kingdom runs from Birmingham to Stockholm, 1,451 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 151 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Other ways to travel here
The wider region
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into London is not something we sell.

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