Editing Norwich (section)

===Buses and coaches===
[[File:Norwich Bus Station - geograph.org.uk - 6309204.jpg|thumb|Norwich bus station]]
[[File:First 36531 BK73 AEV.jpg|thumb|[[First Bus East of England|First Eastern Counties]] [[Wright StreetDeck Electroliner]] on Thorpe Road in October 2023]]

The main bus companies operating routes in and around Norwich are [[First Bus East of England|First Eastern Counties]], [[Konectbus]] and [[Sanders Coaches]]; destinations throughout the city and the rest of Norfolk are served, as are Peterborough and Lowestoft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stops in Norwich City Centre |work=Bus Times |date=2023 |access-date=8 June 2023 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/norwich-city-centre |quote=}}</ref>

[[National Express Coaches|National Express]] runs ten coaches a day to three main London airports: [[Stansted Airport|Stansted]], [[Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]] and [[Gatwick Airport|Gatwick]]; there are also five services each day to [[Victoria Coach Station|London]] and one a day to [[Birmingham Coach Station|Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coach travel to Norwich |work=National Express |date=2023 |access-date=8 June 2023 |url= https://www.nationalexpress.com/en/destinations/norwich |quote=}}</ref> [[Megabus (Europe)|Megabus]] also operates a daily service to London.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables |work=Megabus |date=2023 |access-date=8 June 2023 |url= https://uk.megabus.com/timetables |quote=}}</ref>

Most bus and coach services run from [[Norwich bus station]] or Castle Meadow.

The [[Norwich park and ride]] network has six sites run by Konectbus; in 2004, it was reported to have one of the UK's largest [[park & ride]] operations.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/3820385.stm |title=Work starts on new park and ride |publisher=news.bbc.co.uk |access-date=29 September 2010 |date=19 June 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040728122238/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/3820385.stm |archive-date=28 July 2004 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.norwichparkandride.co.uk |title=Norwich Park & Ride |access-date=15 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815232903/https://www.norwichparkandride.co.uk/ |archive-date=15 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Almost 5,000 parking spaces are provided; between April and December 2023, the number of passengers using the service increased by 2.6&nbsp;million compared to the same time period in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.konectbus.co.uk/norfolk-bus-passengers-16-after-investment |title= Norfolk bus passengers up by 16% after investment |date= 29 January 2024 |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=Konectbus.co.uk}}</ref>

First Eastern Counties' operations in Norwich was one of five [[FirstGroup]] operations to begin taking delivery of [[battery electric bus]]es in 2023, funded through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) grant from the UK government. The first seven buses from an order for 60 [[Wright StreetDeck Electroliner]] [[double-decker bus]]es began entering service in Norwich from October 2023,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Halford |first=Paul |date=31 October 2023|title=Norwich sees first electric buses on the road |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/norwich-sees-first-electric-buses-on-the-road/ |access-date=2 October 2024|work=routeone}}</ref> with eleven [[Wright GB Kite Electroliner]] [[single-deck bus]]es later delivered during 2024, replacing pre-existing diesel buses at First's Roundtree Way depot.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hampel |first=Carrie |url=https://www.electrive.com/2023/07/24/first-bus-begins-transformation-of-norwich-depot/ |title=First Bus begins transformation of Norwich depot |date=24 June 2023 |website=electrive |access-date=2 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Deakin |first=Tim |date=2 March 2023 |title=First Bus orders 117 more Wrightbus battery-electrics |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/first-bus-orders-117-more-wrightbus-battery-electrics/ |access-date=2 October 2024|work=routeone}}</ref>