9,036 Red Rose Travel bus journeys followed to their destination across 71 days, 15 Aug 2026 to 24 Oct 2026. 55% arrived on time by the GB bus standard, and 13% arrived early.
That is about 127 journeys a day, 0.1% of all the bus journeys we followed on the same dates.
Its on-time share is 15 points below the 70% for every operator we followed on those dates. It ranks 57 of 71 operators with a page here.
Its buses run late more often than early, 32% of journeys late and 6.4% more than fifteen minutes down, so congestion rather than the timetable is what holds the on-time figure back.
Averaged across every journey, its buses arrived 4.1 min late, against 0.1 min early for all operators on the same dates.
Its best day was Wednesday, 26 August 2026, 69% on time over 161 journeys, and its worst Sunday, 27 September 2026, at 28% over 46.
Red Rose Travel in numbers
Days covered
71
15 Aug 2026 to 24 Oct 2026
Journeys followed
9,036
0.1% of 8,972,755 on the same dates
…on time
4,998
55.3% · all operators 69.8%
…early
1,158
12.8% · all operators 24.5%
…late
2,880
31.9% · all operators 5.7%
…of which more than 15 minutes late
579
6.4%
Average arrival
4.1 min late
all operators 0.1 min early
Rank by on-time share
57
of 71 operators with a page
These are the 9,036 Red Rose Travel journeys we followed to within 250 metres of their last
stop in the urban areas we sample, so they describe its running where we sample rather than on
every route it operates. On time, early and late add up to every journey; "more than 15 minutes
late" is part of late. How bus punctuality is measured and why so many buses arrive early.