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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.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transport |
| Headquarters | Sunderland, England |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Iain Jago (Interim managing director) |
| Products | Bus services |
| Owner | I Squared Capital |
Number of employees | 35,000[citation needed] |
| Website | www |
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 |
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- Wardle Transport (later including D&G Bus) sold to D&G Bus in 2015
- Arriva Scotland West sold to McGill's Bus Services in March 2012[4][5]
- The Original Tour sold to RATP Group in September 2014[6]
- Tellings-Golden Miller sold to management in 2016[7]
- Yorkshire Tiger sold to Transdev Blazefield in 2021[8][9]
Fleet livery is aquamarine and blue. Arriva London buses operating services for Transport for London are painted red. Yorkshire Tiger buses were painted in an orange livery and Tiger Blue blue. New Enterprise Coaches retains its existing white and red livery.
In some regions, premium services are operated under the Sapphire brand[10] while interurban services are operated under the Max brand.[11]
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