Local

Perth and Kinross Council has divided the council area (plus a couple of adjoining areas) into six regions:^[1]

• Auchterarder and Crieff
• Carse and Scone

• Kinross-shire and Bridge of Earn
• Blairgowrie
• Highland Perthshire and Stanley
• City of Perth

Local buses are operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, Docherty's Midland Coaches (seven routes), Glenfarg Community Transport Group (one route) and Bay Travel (one route).

Stagecoach launched Perth's fleet of fully electric buses, for its routes 1 and 2, in 2022. It is part of the company's commitment to achieve a zero-emissions bus fleet by 2035.^[2] Scotland, as a whole, is targeting net zero by 2045.^[3]

The routes given below are for Stagecoach East Scotland, unless otherwise noted.

Auchterarder and Crieff

The number 19 on Auchterarder's High Street (2011), operated by Docherty's Midland Coaches

There are fourteen routes in Auchterarder and Crieff.^[4] Six services begin in Perth: the 14 (from Kinnoull Street to Almondbank and Pitcairngreen), 15 (from Perth bus station to Crieff, Comrie and St Fillans),^[5] 15A (from Perth bus station to Crieff, Braco, Dunblane and Stirling)^[6] and 17 (from Aviva to Bridge of Earn, Dunning and Auchterarder). Docherty's Midland Coaches' numbers 19 and 20, originating at Perth bus station, stop in Auchterarder, Gleneagles, Blackford, Braco and Stirling.^[7]

The 115 serves Comrie and St Fillans.

The centre of Crieff is served by the number 45, while the 46 loops between Madderty, Fowlis Wester and Crieff.

Auchterarder's town service is Docherty's number 49.

Docherty's number 601 runs between Balgowan, Madderty, Gilmerton and the Crieff schools. Balgowan's route 155 service from Docherty's was withdrawn in July 2023 (during Scottish Bus Week)^[8] due to a decline in usage.^[9] This left residents of Tibbermore with no bus service.^[8]

Docherty's 613 and 618 both serve Auchterarder and Dunning, while their 890 runs from Crieff to Comrie, St Fillans, Lochearnhead and Killin. The 892 serves Aberfeldy and Coshieville.

Carse and Scone

The route 58 outside the Anglers Inn in Guildtown (2023)

Nine routes serve Carse of Gowrie and Scone, four of which originate in Perth.^[10] Route 3 picks up at South Street and loops through Goshen, Catmore and Scone. The 7 begins at Broxden park and ride and travels to the Hillend park and ride via Perth city centre. Route 11 circles between Kinnoull Street and Kinnoull, while the 12 begins in Gannochy and travels to Viewlands on the Glasgow Road via Perth city centre.

Route 16 begins in Dundee and travels west along the River Tay to Perth bus station.^[11] The 51 runs between Abernyte and Perth Royal Infirmary. Route 57 runs between Dundee and Perth's Hillyland via Blairgowrie, Coupar Angus and Scone, while the 58 begins in Blairgowrie and serves Meikleour, Wolfhill, Guildtown, Scone and terminates at Perth Academy in Viewlands.

Kinross-shire and Bridge of Earn

Eight routes serve this area,^[12] four of which originate in Perth: the number 17 Bridge of Earn, Dunning and Auchterarder circular; the 36 Bridge of Earn, Newburgh and Glenrothes route; the 56A Perth–to–Halbeath route;^[13] and the X56 route to Edinburgh via Kinross, Halbeath and Ferrytoll.^[14]

The 66 originates in Glenrothes and terminates at Perth bus station.

Glenfarg is the starting point of the 55, run by Glenfarg Community Transport Group,^[15] which stops in Milnathort and Kinross.^[16][17] It replaced a service run by Earnside Coaches.^[15]

The 201 runs between Glenrothes, Scotlandwell, Milnathort and Kinross, while the 202 is a circular between Kinross and Tillicoultry, operated by Bay Travel. This replaced the First Bus X53 service, which was withdrawn in 2022.^[18]

Blairgowrie

The Blairgowrie-bound 57 at Perth bus station (2014)

Ten routes serve the Blairgowrie and Rattray area.^[19]

The number 34(A), which sets out from Perth's Mill Street, serves Luncarty, Stanley, Spittalfield before reaching Blairgowrie.^[14]

The 51 originates in Abernyte and terminates at Perth Royal Infirmary.

Dundee is the starting point for the 57, which passes through Blairgowrie en route to Perth bus station. The 6:30 am service terminates at Perth College UHI in Hillyland.^[20]

The 58 originates in Blairgowrie and passes through Scone before terminating at Perth Academy.

A Blairgowrie–Coupar Angus–Dundee circular is served by the 59.

The 60 runs from Blairgowrie to Aberfeldy via Dunkeld.

The 63 is a Blairgowrie town service.

Tarvie is the destination of the number 71, which runs between Blairgowrie, Bridge of Cally and Kirkmichael.

The 125, from Forfar, stops in Glamis, Eassie, Meigle en route to Newtyle in Angus.

Finally, the 128 is a Kirriemuir–Alyth circular.

Highland Perthshire and Stanley

Two Stagecoach buses in Ballinluig (2016)

Eleven services in rural Perth and Kinross are available.^[21]

The 23 begins at Mill Street in Perth and makes its way to Aberfeldy. The 6:25 pm service terminates in Pitlochry.

Ballinluig is the starting point for the 24, which loops through Pitlochry and Moulin.

The 34, originating from Mill Street in Perth, passes through Inveralmond, Stanley and Blairgowrie.

Blairgowrie's number 60 serves Dunkeld and Aberfeldy.

The 82 departs from Pitlochry and serves Faskally, Tummel Bridge and Kinloch Rannoch.

Aberfeldy is the origination of the 83, which stops in Grandtully, Ballinluig, Pitlochry, Blair Atholl and Calvine. Aberfeldy Motor Services, established in 1976, went out of business in 2023.^[22]

The 87 serves Pitlochry, Faskally, Killiecrankie, Blair Atholl, Bruar and Calvine.

The 91A is a circular service between Aberfeldy and Kenmore, while the 91B is an Aberfeldy town service.

The 893 runs between Killin, Lawers, Fearnan, Kenmore, Acharn and Aberfeldy.

Aberfeldy is the origin of Docherty's 896, which serves Amulree and Crieff.

City of Perth

Perth's route 5 service on King James's Place (2015)

Perth has fifteen local routes, most of which originate from the city centre. Route 1 loops between Mill Street exchange in the city centre, Perth Royal Infirmary, Letham and Tulloch. Route 2 runs from Mill Street to Tulloch, Letham and Perth Royal Infirmary.^[23] Route 3 runs to from South Street to Goshen, Catmoor and Scone. Route 4 begins at Perth bus station and serves Inveralmond and Bertha Park.^[24] Routes 5 and 6, originating at Mill Street, both serve Moncreiffe and Craigie. The Broxden park and ride is the origin of route 7; it travels to Scone's park and ride.^[23] Route 8 begins at Mill Street in the city centre and runs to Hillend.^[23] Route 9, beginning from Mill Street, serves Muirton and North Muirton. Route 11, originating from Kinnoull Street, crosses the River Tay to Bridgend and Kinnoull Hill. Route 12 begins in Gannochy and runs to Viewlands via the city centre. Route 13 runs from Kinnoull Street to Dobbies Garden Centre in East Huntingtower via Perth Royal Infirmary. Routes 14 and 14A run from Kinnoull Street to Almondbank and Pitcairngreen. Route 18 runs between Mill Street and Aviva in Pitheavlis. Finally, route 70 runs between Inveralmond, Moncreiffe, the city centre and North Muirton.^[25]