Arriva UK Bus
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transport |
| Headquarters | Sunderland, England |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Martijn Gilbert (managing director) |
| Products | Bus services |
| Owner | Arriva |
Number of employees | 35,000[citation needed] |
| Website | www |
Arriva UK Bus is a major bus operator in the United Kingdom based in Sunderland, England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva which runs transport services across Europe, which was a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn from 2010. In October 2023, Deutsche Bahn agreed terms to sell Arriva to I Squared Capital with the transaction completed in June 2024. This included Arriva UK Bus.
Arriva UK Bus operates 793 buses in the North East, North West, South East, Yorkshire & the Humber, West Midlands, East Midlands, Greater London and Wales. It employs 16,000 people.[1]
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Arriva's bus network in the UK originates from its acquisition of Grey-Green in 1980 and British Bus in August 1996.[2][3] It has the following operating units:
| Network | Information |
|---|---|
| Arriva Buses Wales | Separated from Arriva North West & Wales in January 2009. |
| Arriva London | Arriva London North and South. Regulated by Transport for London. |
| Arriva Midlands | Arriva Derby, Arriva Midlands East and Arriva Midlands North |
| Arriva Herts & Essex | Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex |
| Arriva Southern Counties | Arriva Colchester, Arriva Kent & Surrey, Arriva Kent Thameside, Arriva Southend |
| Arriva North East | Arriva Durham County & Arriva Northumbria. Originally included Arriva Teesside and Arriva Tees and District which were brought under the Durham County Division. |
| Arriva North West | Arriva Merseyside & Arriva North West |
| Arriva Yorkshire | All five Yorkshire based depots now operate under Arriva Yorkshire Limited |
| Green Line | Operates express coach services between London and the Home Counties |