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.
History
Bath Bus Company was formed in May 1997 by Martin Curtis and three other former Badgerline managers. It commenced operating open top tours in Bath with Bristol VRTs and an AEC Routemaster. It later diversified into the operation of tendered services. In 1999, Bath Bus Company became a City Sightseeing franchisee.[1]
The business was purchased by Ensignbus in June 2004, who transferred its existing City Sightseeing operations in Cardiff