Bus and coach driver pay in Portsmouth April 2026

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

Bus and coach drivers in Portsmouth earn

£11.25-14.00 per hour

Based on 39 employee reviews

Bus or coach driver salaries can range between £11.25-14.00 per hour in the Portsmouth area. This data is based on quiz results from 39 employees who live in and around Portsmouth.

What do top employers pay bus and coach drivers?

Lothian Buses
£15.55-18.96
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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 Portsmouth

  1. Coach Driver at Sodexo posted yesterday
  2. Coach Driver at Sodexo posted 2 days ago
  3. PCV Bus Driver (Hiring Immediately) at Arriva posted 3 days ago
  4. PCV Bus Driver (Hiring Immediately) at Arriva posted 3 days ago
  5. Qualified Bus Drivers at Stagecoach posted 11 months ago
  6. Qualified Bus Driver at Arriva posted 18 days ago
See all bus or coach driver jobs in the Portsmouth area

How are people paid?

By the hour 97% of people report they get paid by the hour.

Based on 39 employees

What contracts are people on?

Full time 94% report having full time contracts. (more than 35 hours)

Based on 36 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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