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title: "Double-decker bus vs school bus — size, weight and speed compa"
description: "Double-decker bus is somewhat greater than school bus on weight — about 1.3×. Compared on 4 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
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# Double-decker bus vs School bus

**Double-decker bus vs school bus: Double-decker bus is larger on weight**

Double-decker bus is somewhat greater than school bus on weight — about 1.3×.

A double-decker bus and a school bus can be compared on 4 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

## Side by side

*Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.*

|  | Double-decker bus | School bus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 12.65 t | 6,500–12,000 kg |
| Height | 4.39 m | 280–330 cm |
| Length | 8.4–12 m | 670–1,370 cm |
| Width | 2.52 m | 244 cm |

## What the numbers say

- Double-decker bus is somewhat greater than school bus on weight — about 1.3×.
- Double-decker bus is somewhat greater than school bus on height — about 1.4×.
- Double-decker bus and school bus are near enough identical on length.
- Double-decker bus and school bus are near enough identical on width.

*Weight compared.*

- Double-decker bus: 12.65 t
- School bus: 6,500–12,000 kg

## Double-decker bus

A London double-decker in the class of the New Routemaster; the classic 1954 Routemaster was slightly shorter.

## School bus

A purpose-built bus for carrying schoolchildren, painted national school bus glossy yellow in North America.

> This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

## Common questions

### Which is bigger, double-decker bus or school bus?

Double-decker bus is somewhat greater than school bus on weight — about 1.3×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do double-decker buses and school buses compare on height?

Double-decker bus: 4.39 m. School bus: 280–330 cm. Double-decker bus is somewhat greater than school bus on height — about 1.4×.

### How do double-decker buses and school buses compare on length?

Double-decker bus: 8.4–12 m. School bus: 670–1,370 cm. Double-decker bus and school bus are near enough identical on length.

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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)