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Bus Operators

A number of bus operators have websites. Those that run services for Transport for London are listed below.

• Abellio London (New name for Travel London)
• Arriva
• First London
• Blue Triangle, Docklands Buses, London Central and London General
• London Sovereign
• London United
• Metrobus
• Metroline
• NSL Services
• Stagecoach London
• Sullivan Buses - also operates on many Rail Replacement services throughout London.
• Tower Transit

Several other operators also run bus services within London.

• Carousel Buses - although mostly operating services outside of London, Carousel operates Route A40, linking Heathrow Airport and Uxbridge with High Wycombe.
• Ensign Bus - Bus Dealer, also operates route X80 linking Lakeside and Bluewater Shopping Centres with towns in Kent. Full details can be found on their website.
• First Berkshire - operates services mainly in Berkshire, but operate services to Uxbridge and Heathrow Airport
• Southdown PSV - Operates route 409 into the Croydon area.
• Uno - Operates many services to Hertfordshire University in Hatfield but there are several services into North London.

Each of the large bus groups (many with rail interests) have websites. On these, can be found company information as well as timetables, maps and other information which can be found through the main page.

• Arriva - Includes timetables and maps for all areas, except London.
• First - Includes timetables and maps for each area although some areas may not be available.
• Go Ahead
• Stagecoach - Includes timetable information for all areas, except London.

There are also several operators that run express services into London. The majority of these fall into 2 groups

• National Express - details of the extensive network throughout England and Wales, as well as details of Jetlink, Airbus and Speedlink services can be found on their website.
• Green Line - services from the Home Counties, generally into Central London.
• Further coach services from Oxford to London Victoria are operated by Route X90 and The Oxford Tube.

And for those who want to get between London and selected cities in the UK on a tight budget, there are 2 'no thrills' who offer bus services with services starting at £1.

• EasyBus - Run by the EasyGroup. Services from Baker Street operate to Milton Keynes and Luton Airport. Fares start from £1, plus booking fee.
• Megabus - Operated by the Stagecoach group. Services from Victoria operate to many cities in the UK, with fares starting from £1, plus 50p booking fee.

Transport for London & Journey Planners

The Transport for London website can be found here. The London Underground web site can be found here. The Transport for London Journey Planner can be found here BEWARE! of inadequate information.

Other Journey Planners for the UK can be found courtesy of Traveline. The most relevant Traveline site to the London area is the South East area.

PTI - Contains details of operators throughout the UK.

Train Operators

The following train companies in the London area have websites. Those known are listed below.

• C2C Railways
• Chiltern Railways
• Docklands Light Railway
• East Midland
• First Capital Connect
• First Great Western
• Gatwick Express
• Grand Central
• Greater Anglia
• Heathrow Express
• London Midland
• London Underground
• Midland Mainline
• National Express East Coast
• Southern Railway
• South Eastern
• South West Trains
• Stansted Express
• Tramlink
• Virgin Trains
• Wrexham & Shropshire

Lets not forget the Network Rail website. This can be found here.

Local Authorities

Govorning Bodies

If you have had bad experiences using Bus Services in London, which the Bus Company or Transport for London have not been able to help you with, you can contact the London Transport Users Committee.

• London Transport Users Committee
• Traffic Commissioners - all services outside of London need to be registered with the TC.

Airports

• Heathrow Airport
• London City Airport

River Services

• City Cruises
• Collins River Enterprises
• Connissuers Charters
• Thames Leisure
• White Horse Fast Ferries
• Woods River Cruises

Other Sites of Interest

• All Change!
• www.buses.org
• Capital Omnibus
• Doe's Directory of Bus Timetables & Enquiry Offices
• Greater London Bus Map
• London Bus Routes
• Ian's Bus Stop
• Londonbuses.net
• London Bus Routes
• London Bus Page
• Richard's London Bus Station
• Frixo - http://www.frixo.com. This is a road traffic reporting site which provides live traffic information. Visitors to this site might find it useful.

Industry Sites

Coach & Bus Week. Industry magazine for Bus and Coach operators.

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