First Glasgow is the largest bus operator in Scotland, running services on more than 80 different routes. The company operates over 600 buses and employs approximately 2,400 staff members. Its head office is located at Caledonia Depot, on the south side of Glasgow’s City Centre. First Glasgow maintains four additional depots—Scotstoun, Dumbarton, Overtown and Blantyre enabling it to serve the extensive area and population of Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire.
Stagecoach West Scotland operates in west central and southwest Scotland, in an area bounded by Largs and Easterhouse to the north, Cumbernauld to the east, Stranraer and Dumfries to the south and the Isle of Arran to the west. Frequent express services also reach Glasgow from throughout Ayrshire and Dumfries. As of 2024, Stagecoach West Scotland operates 315 buses and coaches and has employs 944 staff members.
Since its inception West Coast Motors has remained privately owned by the Craig family and headquartered in Campbeltown, Argyll. From humble beginnings in the early 1920’s, the company now employs approximately 600 staff and has a fleet of 270 buses and coaches.
West Coast Motors operates Glasgow routes: 15 (Milngavie-City Centre), 17 (City Centre-Duntocher), 8A (Maryhill-Riddrie), 11 (Gartnavel Hospital-Clydebank), 94 (Knightswood-Maryhill), M4 (Partick-Anniesland) and 926 (Glasgow-Campbeltown for Citylink)
The company also operates the City Sightseeing Glasgow bus tours service.
Whitelaw’s Coaches, based in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, is a family-run business with over 50 years of experience. The company provides services in the Glasgow region, including routes like the 250 (Birkenshaw to East Kilbride) and 253 (Coalburn to Blackwood).
