Become a bus driver in the West of England

Bus driving down the road

Could you be a bus driver? There are hundreds of opportunities to drive buses and coaches across Bristol, Bath, North East Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. You can join more and more different people switching to a rewarding career that makes a massive difference to the lives of people in communities across the West of England and play a huge part in meeting our ambitious net zero targets.

Why become a bus driver in the West of England?

  • Salary from £30,000
  • Opportunities for flexible, term-time only and part-time working
  • Training is provided, which can take just 6 weeks
  • Benefits can include free bus travel for you and your family

If we’re going to have a quicker, more reliable and more affordable bus network, we need more bus drivers.

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Drive for a good income

Become a bus driver to fund studies

Callum turned to bus driving to help fund his University studies, and add some extra skills to his CV.

Student Callum Pringle (19) has ambitions of flying high one day taking the controls of a commercial airline to get people to destinations across the world. For now, he is happy with his feet firmly on the ground working for bus operator Stagecoach as a driver in his spare time, helping local people get to where they need to be across the region.

Drive to learn new skills

Become a bus driver in just 6 weeks

Didi is now a confident driver in the UK after moving from Romania to the UK and having 6 weeks training.

Didi is a coach driver for Bakers Dolphin and has not looked back since he joined the company last year.

See the region and beyond

Drive to see the region

Ryan Holt was initially inspired to work as a coach driver from his Grandad who used to work for Bakers Dolphin.

Now he travels to exciting locations including Longleat, Harry Potter Studios, even Lake Garda in Italy!

A change of career

Drive a bus to start a new career

People from all walks of life and backgrounds can be a bus driver, there are shift patterns to suit everyone.

Andy Ballentine decided to try coach driving after redundancy and now enjoys travelling the South West and beyond and meeting people.

Who can become a bus driver in the West of England?

People from all walks of life and backgrounds can be a bus driver, there are shift patterns to suit everyone.

Some say it’s a chance to have a job where you get thanked more than any other profession. That’s because drivers are respected people at the heart of communities, moving people to work, school, doctors appointments and the shops. Quite simply life would grind to a halt for many residents without bus drivers.

There are a number of bus operators that operate in the West of England, to find out more about these operators and the vacancies they have available click the link below.

Local bus operators

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