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Giving you the Know How on how to use the bus

We’ve heard from over 12,000 of our fantastic customers lately, and guess what? They’ve let us know some of the areas they’d love a bit of help with to understand how to use the bus. So we decided to create a few Know How tips to lend a hand. Enjoy!

Our people

We are now the UK’s largest national bus operator to achieve real Living Wage employer status

As of the 1st of April 2024, we are now an accredited real Living Wage (RLW) employer meaning 1300 colleagues across the UK have benefitted with a pay rise in line with the new commitment. The move brings every employee to at least £12 per hour in pay rates. Find out more.

First Bus to invest £89m in zero-emission bus operations

First Bus to invest £89m in zero-emission bus operations

First Bus is investing £89m in a further 178 zero-emission buses and infrastructure across four of its regions. In partnership with Local Authorities, funding of £16m has been secured through the latest round of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) scheme. Find out more.

First for Opportunities

First for Opportunities

We’re looking for qualified and trainee drivers, engineers and a host of enabling function roles and we’d love to hear from you – visit our careers website to view all opportunities.

Get around for £2

To help people with cost of living pressures and save on everyday travel costs, the government is extending the £2 bus fare cap on most routes in England outside London until the end of December 2024. Find out more.