Bus services, routes and timetables

Services

Apply for supported bus services funding

Application guidance and funding allocations for supported bus services funding in 2020 to 2021.

拢3 national bus fare cap
- Detailed guide
- 1 January 2026
- Department for Transport
Report a bus or coach service or driver
- Detailed guide
- 13 October 2025
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Find and use bus open data
- Detailed guide
- 25 November 2020
- Department for Transport
Report a bus arriving late, early, not stopping or not turning up
- Detailed guide
- 13 October 2025
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
A guide to registering and operating local bus services in England and Wales
- Detailed guide
- 12 March 2025
- Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain

Bus services: local transport authority capacity and capability
- 19 December 2023
- Department for Transport
- Research
Bus elasticities and diversion factors
- 5 July 2018
- Department for Transport
- Research
Local bus market study
- 26 January 2016
- Department for Transport
- Independent report
Factors that affect bus journey times
- 17 December 2015
- Department for Transport
- Research
Review of DfT bus fares index
- 28 August 2013
- Department for Transport
- Research

Bus Services Act 2017: bus open data
- 27 March 2019
- Department for Transport
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 16 September 2018
Restricted licence holders: level of financial resources
- 23 November 2018
- Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
- Closed consultation
- Date closed 31 August 2018
Bus back better
- 15 March 2021
- Department for Transport
- Policy paper
A better deal for bus users
- 6 February 2020
- Department for Transport
- Policy paper