Bus statistics
Data and statistics about the local bus sector in Great Britain.
Latest daily local bus passenger and trip statistics
Further information and accompanying methodology notes are published on the department’s Developing faster indicators of transport activity page.
Latest bus statistics
Revisions
Both the Annual Bus Statistics and Concessionary Travel Statistics have been revised since the original release (26 November 2025) following changes made to the underlying data and a processing enhancement. They do not reflect changes in passenger, operator behaviour, or concessionary travel.
See the individual releases for more details.
Bus statistics
Statistics on the local bus sector in Great Britain, presenting information on passenger journeys, vehicle miles, levels of revenue, costs and government support, the vehicle fleet, staff employed and other indicators including punctuality. The department also collects statistics on concessionary travel, covering pass holders, journeys, expenditure and reimbursement to operators.
The majority of these statistics are updated annually, with information on bus fares available quarterly.
Bus statistics information on current and previous annual bus, quarterly bus, and concessionary travel statistics are available.
Data tables
Most bus statistics tables are published as part of the annual bus statistics publication. The structure of the bus statistics tables has changed. Full information on these changes can be found in the 2022 release and the tables index.
Historical bus statistics data tables and discontinued bus statistics data tables are also available for download.
About the bus statistics data and reports
Most of the statistics are from an annual survey of over 500 bus operators. Some figures are from smaller surveys of local authorities (for example, concessionary travel), the larger bus operators or other sources. London figures are provided by Transport for London.
Concessionary travel statistics tables containing data supplied by local authorities and industry bodies and those relating to bus service provision are outside the scope of accredited official statistics. The department’s view is that all statistics which are not designated are robust and have been produced to a suitable standard.
Full details of the data sources and methods used can be found in the bus and concessionary travel information page.
A Digital Data Collection Discovery Report is available, outlining potential improvements to the data collection process. This report explores opportunities to collect statistical data through digital solutions.
Other information on buses is available from these external sources:
- Transport Focus research on behalf of bus, coach and tram passengers
- bus and coach statistics: Scotland
- Welsh transport statistics - public service vehicles
- Northern Ireland transport statistics chapter 6 – public transport