25 Bus Coloring Pages - Free!

If you don't have a car to get around, maybe you have had to take another means of transport, like a train, a taxi, or a bus. The latter are vitally important in cities, since they can move a large number of people.

This has a particular advantage, which is that it reduces the number of cars on the road and with it the pollution. However, that's not the only interesting thing about buses. Would you like to know more?

The first buses were nothing more than carts pulled by horses, and they couldn't carry so many people at once, but over time they became essential transports for our daily lives.

We have many more facts about buses that you will love, so if you go ahead and paint these pictures to color you will gain useful and very interesting knowledge about this topic. You'll see that you are going to have fun!

Don't think about it too much, pick your favorite topic, and come with us to learn while coloring.

1. Some records indicate that buses appeared around the 17th century.
2. The first city to start using buses was Paris, in France.
3. Do you know what the first bus in history was called? It was known as the “Infant.”
4. In the year 1662 buses began to be used in France.
5. The first buses that existed were actually carriages pulled by horses.
6. The “London General Omnibus” company of London chose to paint its buses red to set them apart from other companies.
7. In China, long-distance buses often have beds for passengers instead of seats.
8. The inventor Walter Hancock was the creator of the first steam-powered bus, which could fit 10 people.
9. In the experimental phase of the world's first bus, they had it make a trip from Stratford to London.
10. Six decades after the creation of the first bus, a model emerged that replaced steam, built by the firm Benz.
11. In the Netherlands there are buses that go from dry land into the water with no problem. Amazing! Can you imagine it?
12. In San Francisco, old and unused buses were used by an NGO to offer shower services to homeless people.
13. In the Netherlands there is a bus that travels over land and water. It is known as “The Amphibus” and was designed by the company DAT.
14. London double-decker buses have been running through the city of London since the 20th century, and they are very popular among tourists.
15. In Japan you can find buses shaped like Pikachu and other animated characters, and they are used by children to go to school.
16. The first bus that ran on gasoline carried between 6 and 8 passengers, plus two drivers and a fare collector.
17. School buses in Japan are shaped like animated characters to catch children's attention and make the trip more fun for them.
18. One of the most famous buses is the “Magical Mystery Tour” of the famous band The Beatles, and today it is a tourist transport.
19. In London there is a legend that tells of a ghost bus that races at great speed among pedestrians until it vanishes among them.
20. Just as there are electric cars, there are also electric buses, that is, they are powered by one or more electric motors.
21. The Devil's Curve, in Peru, is a road on the edge of a cliff that is the scene of multiple accidents, and the most affected vehicles are buses.
22. The local bus network in London is one of the largest in the world. Currently it has around 6,800 buses.
23. Buses were very useful during the First and Second World Wars. Thousands of buses were requisitioned by the military for their carrying capacity.
24. In London several bus routes serve as a shelter for people who live on the street and who need refuge on winter nights.
25. In the Netherlands there is a bus that travels over land and water. It is known as “The Amphibus” and was designed by the company DAT.