Lucketts Travel

Coach hire from Fareham with a century of group travel behind it

Lucketts Travel is a coach and minibus hire operator based at its Fareham depot in Hampshire. The company states it was established in 1926 and will mark 100 years in 2026. It describes itself as part of The Coach Travel Group and presents itself as the leading coach hire operator in the South of England, a claim it supports by pointing to the size of its fleet in the region.

Its stated coverage centres on Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire, with journeys extending across the UK and Europe. The company says it has provided coach hire to tens of thousands of customers.

Hire services for schools, companies and private groups

The service range is organised around the type of group travelling rather than a single product. Lucketts lists private coach hire for special occasions, school trips, corporate travel and group transport for clubs and events, with tailored arrangements from Somerset and beyond to destinations in the UK and Europe.

The online enquiry form indicates the occasions the operator handles, including airport transfers, birthday parties, charity events, Christmas parties, club runs and nights out, contract work, corporate events, family events, football matches, funerals, golf tours and societies, hen events, horse racing days out, international coach trips, music events, school trips, sporting events and weddings. Quotes can be requested for single or return journeys, with flexibility of up to three or seven days around the travel date, and with the option of keeping the vehicle on site for the duration of the event.

School transport is promoted separately, with the site advertising coach hire for schools at £349 under the line "NO CATCH". A Middle of the Day service is also listed for flexible travel options during the day.

Fleet from 19 to 77 seats

The fleet spans 19-seater minibuses for small group outings up to 77-seater coaches for larger events. The company presents these vehicles as modern and well maintained, positioned for school trips, corporate travel and private hire. Two new Scania Touring coaches were added to the fleet, announced in April 2026 as part of a wider investment programme by The Coach Travel Group that is due to introduce 55 new coaches across the group in FY26.

Football away travel and sports partnerships

Lucketts is the official away travel supplier for Portsmouth F.C., with seats for away games bookable directly. The site also sells away travel for Southampton FC, Worthing FC and Crystal Palace FC, and offers dedicated coach hire for sports teams.

Beyond football, the company announced in April 2026 an enhanced partnership with Hampshire Cricket and Utilita Bowl, becoming the coach travel partner for both after a relationship spanning more than a decade. Since securing a contract in 2024, it has also provided first-team transport for Eastleigh Football Club in a high-spec VIP coach, a arrangement now in its second year.

Holidays, day trips and brochures

Alongside hire work, Lucketts runs a holiday programme and a schedule of day trips described as luxury coach excursions. Brochures are offered for both the holidays and the day trips, and a brochure request option appears on the site.

What customers describe

The site reproduces comments from travellers. One refers to a patient and kind driver on a resumed trip; another thanks two named drivers on a week's break in the Italian Dolomites operated by Touromo; a third praises a driver for smooth driving, politeness and for helping a group locate their buses. These are individual accounts rather than an aggregate rating.