Private company

Bath Bus Company

British bus operator operating in Bath and Cardiff

The Bath Bus Company is a bus operator in the United Kingdom which runs open top tours in Bath, Bristol and Cardiff, and the 'Bristol Air Decker' service between Bath and Bristol Airport. The company was a subsidiary of the French RATP Group from 2011 until 2025 when it was sold to FirstGroup.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded1

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Bath The Circus - Bath Bus Company 702 (WO14OFV)
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Bath Bus Company is a bus operator in the United Kingdom which runs open top tours in Bath, Bristol and Cardiff, and the 'Bristol Air Decker' service between Bath and Bristol Airport. The company was a subsidiary of the French RATP Group from 2011 until 2025 when it was sold to FirstGroup.2

Corporate structure

Bath Bus Company is part of a group headed by RATP. 25 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • RATP Paris, France
    • Bath Bus Company
    • Epsom Coaches Subsidiary · Epsom
    • Ixxi Subsidiary · Paris
    • London United Busways Subsidiary · Twickenham, United Kingdom
    • Open Loop New York Subsidiary · New York City
    • Quality Line Subsidiary · Epsom
    • RATP El Djazaïr Subsidiary · Algiers, Algeria
    • Reolian Public Transport Co. Subsidiary · Macau
    • Selwyns Travel Subsidiary · Runcorn, United Kingdom
    • SOFRETU Subsidiary
    • The Original Tour Subsidiary
    • Yellow Buses Subsidiary
    • Compagnie des transports du Yonnais Subsidiary · France
    • DC Streetcar Subsidiary · Washington, D.C., United States
    • Manchester Metrolink Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
    • Orlyval Subsidiary · Essonne, France
    • RATP Dev Subsidiary · France
    • RATP DEVELOPPEMENT Subsidiary · Paris, France
      • RATP DEV FRANCE INVEST Subsidiary · Paris, France
      • SCI FONCIERE RD Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • TELCITE NAO Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • Transports annemassiens collectifs Subsidiary · Agglomeration community of Annemasse – Les Voirons, France
    • Transports de l'agglomération de Charleville-Mézières Subsidiary · Ardenne Métropole, France
    • Anatole France Owned · Levallois-Perret, France
    • Gambetta Owned · 20th arrondissement of Paris, France
    • Gare de Cité Universitaire Owned · Paris, France
    • Gare du Nord Owned · 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris, France
    • and 3 more

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1997Founded Founded1

Sources

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