Throughout September, Bus Users UK brought together communities, operators, campaigners and government to celebrate bus travel, highlighting its value and putting buses firmly back into the national conversation.
From online engagement to real-world conversations, we demonstrated the huge difference buses make to our lives and communities and showed just how much buses matter.
The headlines:
- 376 partners signed up to pledge their support – a rise of 45% on 2024
- More than 7,000 people (up by 49%) joined 170 separate events (up by 21%)
- Website visitors more than doubled during the month to over 25k
- Over 1,000 posts were made on social media with potential impressions of over 3.5 million
- Hundreds of LinkedIn posts drove thousands of impressions and huge engagement
- And 60 Catch the Bus Month-related articles were published online and in print, from regional to national news outlets
Read the full report: Impact Report English | Impact Report Welsh
This year, we’re aiming even higher. With stronger partnerships, louder voices and even greater participation, we’ll be driving meaningful change and turning awareness into action.
Whether you run services, shape policy, or you’re one of the millions of people whose lives are improved by the bus – get on board and help make 2026 our most impactful yet.
Find out more and SIGN UP AS A CATCH THE BUS MONTH PARTNER