Falcon Coaches

Falcon Coaches
Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC in November 2023
ParentRichard Telling
FoundedJune 2012
HeadquartersByfleet, England
Service areaSurrey
Routes24 (September 2026)
HubsCromwell Road bus station
Guildford bus station
Depots1
Fleet56 (July 2026)
Websitewww.falconcoaches.co.uk
www.falconbuses.co.uk

Falcon Coaches Limited, trading as Falcon Coaches and Falcon Buses, is a bus and coach company based in Byfleet, England, operating services in London and Surrey.

History

Falcon Travel was founded by Tony Risby. In June 2012 the business was incorporated, renamed Falcon Coaches and sold to Richard Telling of the Tellings-Golden Miller family. At this stage it operated four vehicles from a depot in Shepperton. In June 2012, Hounslow Minicoaches was acquired adding another four vehicles.

In September 2016 Falcon Coaches was awarded a contract by Surrey County Council to operate bus services serving Hersham, Esher, Molesey, Thames Ditton, Surbiton and Kingston. The Falcon Buses brand was introduced for these services. In September 2018 it took over route 461 from Abellio Surrey.

In September 2026, Falcon Buses became a Transport for London-contracted operator as it took over route 467 from First Bus London subsidiary London United. It also took over operations of the Kingston University inter campus contract from First Bus London subsidiary London United in the same month.

Garage

Falcon Buses operates their bus routes from a single garage in Byfleet.

Byfleet (BF)

Byfleet garage operates routes 408, 436, 437, 456, 461, 479, 514, 515, 557, 564, 615, 714, 715, 814, E5 and E16. Byfleet garage also operates Transport for London-contracted route 467 and Kingston University-contracted routes KU1 and KU2.

Fleet

As of July 2026, the fleet consists of 56 vehicles.

References

  1. ↑ Companies House extract company no 07962652 Falcon Coaches Limited
  2. 1 2 Company History Falcon Coaches
  3. ↑ A close shave Buses issue 744 March 2017 page 32
  4. ↑ New operator for route 461 from 15th September Abellio 6 August 2018
  5. ↑ Falcon Coaches to take over Abellio's remaining Surrey route Coach & Bus Week issue 1357 28 August 2018 page 11
  6. ↑ Falcon flies in as Abellio finally quits Surrey Buses issue 763 October 2018 page 24
  7. ↑ Provision of bus service - Route 467 Gov.uk 25 November 2025
  8. ↑ Falcon wins TfL contract Buses issue 849 December 2025 page 17
  9. ↑ Falcon wins Kingston University contract Buses issue 851 February 2026 page 20
  10. ↑ Intersite bus at Kingston University Kingston University
  11. ↑ Routes & Maps Falcon Coaches
  12. ↑ Fleet List Falcon Coaches

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