Bus and coach driver pay in Edinburgh April 2026

How much do bus and coach drivers in Edinburgh get paid?

Bus and coach drivers in Edinburgh earn

£11.54-18.00 per hour

Based on 11 employee reviews

Bus or coach driver salaries can range between £11.54-18.00 per hour in the Edinburgh area. This data is based on quiz results from 11 employees who live in and around Edinburgh.

What do top employers pay bus and coach drivers?

Lothian Buses
£15.55-18.96
See more about Lothian Buses pay

Who are the top bus or coach driver employers?

  1. Bluestar
    9.2
  2. Reading Buses
    9.2
  3. Lothian Buses
    8.4

Who are the worst bus or coach driver employers?

  1. Johnson Bros Tours
    1.5
  2. TM Travel
    1.8
  3. Moffat & Williamson
    2.4

Recent bus or coach driver Jobs in Edinburgh

  1. PCV/Qualified Driver - Edinburgh at Lothian Buses posted 8 months ago
  2. Bus Driver at Arriva posted 9 months ago
  3. PCV/Qualified Driver - Livingston at Lothian Buses posted 8 months ago
  4. PCV/Qualified Driver - Musselburgh (PART-TIME) at Lothian Buses posted 4 months ago
  5. PCV/Qualified Driver - Musselburgh at Lothian Buses posted 8 months ago
  6. Qualified bus driver £15.60ph plus £18.60ph overtime rate at Stagecoach posted 1 year ago
See all bus or coach driver jobs in the Edinburgh area

How are people paid?

82%
by the hour
18%
an annual salary

Based on 11 employees

What contracts are people on?

Full time 89% report having full time contracts. (more than 35 hours)

Based on 18 employees

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What do bus and coach drivers do?

Bus and coach drivers have the job of driving buses or coaches.

Buses are used by the public. Coaches tend to be privately hired.

Other names for bus and coach drivers are:

  • PCV drivers
  • Drivers
  • Class 1 drivers

This type of job might involve:

  • Driving locally, across the country or to other countries
  • Driving short or long journeys
  • Taking card payments from passengers
  • Driving and arriving to destinations on-time

You may have to work early mornings, late nights, on weekends and bank holidays.

You can apply for this job directly.

Unless you have previous experience, you can do Passenger Carrying Vehicle (PCV) training whilst you work.

If you want to apply for a bus or coach driver job, you might need the following:

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