Plymouth Citybus is celebrating Catch the Bus Month 2025

Buses boost the economy, reduce congestion and pollution, and improve our health and wellbeing. Around 10 million journeys are made by bus every day yet Government figures show they account for just 2% of transport emissions compared to 60% from cars and taxis.

To celebrate these amazing, sustainable and accessible services, Plymouth Citybus is planning an event on Tuesday 16th September in the city centre. Come and have a chat with one of our team.

Catch the Bus Month Campaign Lead, Lydia Horbury, from Bus Users UK said: “We’re thrilled to have Plymouth Citybus championing Catch the Bus Month 2025 and celebrating these vital services and the incredible people who run them and rely on them. Buses are the unsung heroes of transport - connecting our communities, reducing traffic and emissions, and keeping life moving. “We want to get even more people on board because Catch the Bus Month isn’t just about riding the bus, it’s about driving change!"

Why should you catch the bus this September?

• 1% modal shift car to bus could see a 23% increase in bus demand.
• Operators have invested £2 billion over the last 5 years in new cleaner and greener buses, meaning the UK has its cleanest ever bus fleet.
• A fully loaded double decker bus can take 75 cars off the road.
• A brand new diesel car with a single occupant can emit more nitrogen oxides than a new bus carrying 50 or more passengers.
• Buses and coaches account for just 6% of nitrogen oxide emissions from road transport compared to 71% for diesel cars and vans.
• If everyone switched just one car journey a month to bus, there would be a billion fewer car journeys and a saving of 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
• In the UK 55% of greenhouse gas emissions from cars and just 3% are from buses.
• In 2018 33% of nitrogen oxide emissions were from cars and just 2% were from buses.
• In the UK buses are responsible for 3% of greenhouse gas emissions but deliver over 5% of the journeys we make.