Bus statistics data tables
Data and statistics about the local bus sector in Great Britain.
Revision
Finalised data on government support for buses was not available when these statistics were originally published (27 November 2024). The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have since published that data so the following have been revised to include it:
- tables BUS04i and BUS04ii covering costs, fares and revenue
- tables BUS05i and BUS05ii covering government support
- table BUS08 covering concessionary travel
Revision
The following figures relating to local bus passenger journeys per head have been revised:
Table BUS01f provides figures on passenger journeys per head of population at Local Transport Authority (LTA) level. Population data for 21 counties were duplicated in error, resulting in the halving of figures in this table. This issue does not affect any other figures in the published tables, including the regional and national breakdowns.
The affected LTAs were: Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, and Worcestershire.
A minor typo in the units was also corrected in the BUS02_mi spreadsheet.
A full list of tables can be found in the table index.
Quarterly bus fares statistics
BUS0415:
Local bus passenger journeys (BUS01)
This spreadsheet includes breakdowns by country, region, metropolitan area status, urban-rural classification and Local Authority. It also includes data per head of population, and concessionary journeys.
BUS01:
Limited historic data is available
Local bus vehicle distance travelled (BUS02)
These spreadsheets include breakdowns by country, region, metropolitan area status, urban-rural classification and Local Authority, as well as by service type. Vehicle distance travelled is a measure of levels of service provision.
BUS02_mi:
BUS02_km:
Limited historic data is available
Passenger distance travelled (BUS03)
This spreadsheet includes breakdowns by country and metropolitan area status, as well as average occupancy data.
BUS03:
Limited historic data is available
Costs, fares and revenue (BUS04)
These spreadsheets include breakdowns by country and metropolitan area status, as well as revenue and costs per passenger journey and vehicle mile/kilometre.
BUS04i:
BUS04ii:
Government support for the bus industry and concessionary travel (England) (BUS05)
These spreadsheets contain data on funding support provided by central and local government to the bus sector, including for concessionary travel and subsidised (tendered) services.
BUS05i:
BUS05ii:
Vehicles operated by local bus operators (BUS06)
This spreadsheet includes number of buses operated, percentage of buses fitted with various accessibility features and type of equipment, as well as the fuel type, emissions standards, and age of the bus fleet in operation.
BUS06:
Limited historic data is available
Staff employed by local bus operators (BUS07)
This spreadsheet includes weekly earnings, hours worked, and the number of staff employed across the bus industry.
BUS07:
Limited historic data is available
Concessionary travel (BUS08)
These spreadsheets include breakdowns by metropolitan area status and travel concession authority in England. They include metrics on concessionary passes and journeys, expenditure and reimbursement, as well as details on policies for the upcoming year.
BUS08:
BUS08_policy:
Bus reliability and punctuality (BUS09)
These spreadsheets contain data about the reliability and punctuality of buses.
BUS09:
Historical data downloads
These files include historic data omitted from current data tables due to changes in data collection methods. The figures for 2004 to 2005 will not match those in the current tables.
BUS01_hist:
BUS02_km_hist:
BUS02_mi_hist:
BUS03_hist:
BUS06_hist:
BUS07_hist:
Discontinued bus statistics data tables
These data tables are no longer updated.
BUS0106:
BUS0112:
BUS0504:
BUS0605:
BUS0611:
BUS0901:
BUS1001:
BUS1002:
BUS1003:
BUS1004:
BUS1101:
BUS1102:
BUS9901:
BUS9902:
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Updates to this page
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Revision to include financial data for year ending March 2024
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BUS0415 updated for July to September 2024. Revisions made to tables BUS01 and BUS02_mi.
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Bus data tables updated for the latest annual bus and concessionary travel reports.
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Local bus fares index by metropolitan area status and country, quarterly table for Great Britain updated for April to June 2024.
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Local bus fares index by metropolitan area status and country, quarterly table for Great Britain updated for January to March 2024.
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Data table for local bus fares index by metropolitan area status and country in Great Britain has been updated for October to December 2023. Tables BUS04, BUS05, and BUS08 have been revised.
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Data tables updated for the annual bus and concessionary travel statistics reports.
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Data table for local bus fares index by metropolitan area status and country in Great Britain has been updated for April to June 2023.
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Data table on local bus fares index by metropolitan area status and country, quarterly in Great Britain, updated for January to March 2023.
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Concessionary travel data tables for the latest financial year updated and added.
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Data tables on vehicle distance travelled in miles and kilometres and vehicles operated by local bus operators have been revised. Local bus fares index by metropolitan area status and country, quarterly data table updated for October to December 2022.
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First published.