page_title: Bus transport in Cardiff
section_title: Cardiff Bus
hierarchical_section_title: Bus transport in Cardiff / Local services and operators / Cardiff Bus
caption_attribution_description: English: Cardiff Bus double decker, Cardiff Bus Station, Cardiff, Wales
context_page_description: Bus transport in Cardiff, the capital and most populous city in Wales, forms the major part of the city's public transport network, which also includes water, air travel and an urban rail network. Cardiff is a major city of the United Kingdom and a centre of employment, retail, business, government, culture, media, sport and higher education.
  Most of the city's comprehensive bus network is operated by Cardiff Bus, owned by Cardiff County Council. The main hub and terminus of the network was Cardiff Central bus station, also known as Central station which closed for redevelopment of the site in the autumn of 2015.
  Other operators such as Stagecoach South Wales and Newport Bus link the city with other urban areas in South Wales. TrawsCymru operates a long distance route to Aberystwyth, Cardiff Airport and West Wales, whereas National Express, Megabus and Snap operate long distance coaches to towns and cities throughout Wales, Scotland and England.
context_section_description: Cardiff Bus is the dominant bus operator in Cardiff and also serves Penarth, Sully, Barry and Llantwit Major. Its network consists of 64 routes using Scania OmniCity, Scania N230UD, East Lancs Olympus and articulated buses, Alexander Dennis Enviro200, Enviro300 and Enviro400 MMC, also use Dennis Dart MPDs LMPDs and SPDs and Mercedes-Benz Citaros are also used. Cardiff Bus carries 100,000 passengers daily, has a turnover of £27million and employs around 720 people. The fleet and drivers are managed against a timetable using software systems supplied by UK based software supplier Omnibus Systems, which allows the real-time digital information displays positioned at many stops around the city, to inform people when the next bus is due and alerting waiting passengers of any delays. Raised kerbs have been installed at the majority of stops.
  In addition to scheduled city buses, Cardiff Bus is contracted to operate some school routes in the city.
  Smart cards for Cardiff Bus passengers were trialled in spring 2009 and could be rolled out at a later stage. The options could include rechargeable cards along the lines of London’s Oyster card or fixed-price plastic cards already charged with a certain number of journeys. Pensioners’ free bus passes are also set to be equipped with smart card technology.
  Branded routes
  Cardiff Bus operates three branded routes: Baycar, Capital City Red, and Capital City Green.
caption: Cardiff Bus at Cardiff Central bus station
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