Dreams of buses are more related to unnamed people, more related to strangers, and more related to peers than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to insects, and less related to fantastic beings.

Dreams of buses are less related to happiness, less related to fear, and less related to pain.

Bus dreams are much more related to home, much more related to human-made places, and much more related to transportation than dreams in general. They are less related to magical places.

Bus dreams are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to death.

Bus dreams are less related to lucid dreams, less related to nightmares, and less related to sleep paralysis.

Bus dreams are less related to hearing, less related to taste, and less related to touch.

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience buses in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about buses in dreams. See how you feel about buses now, in your waking life.

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. A bus is a form of group transportation, so it can symbolize group projects, situations, and endeavors. You are figuratively going the same direction as the other passengers. You’re all in the same boat, the same bus. See: Passengers For example, a man who freelances as a graphic designer dreams that he sees other freelancers on a bus that passes him by without picking him up. It symbolizes the perception that other freelancers he knows are getting plenty of work, but he’s hardly getting any. He feels passed over. Riding a bus with passengers can symbolize your inner life. The passengers are projections from your inner world. They can symbolize what you bring together internally for a purpose, such as to do your job: intellect, skill, will, motivation. They all brought together to go the same direction in your life. Riding alone on a bus can symbolize feeling like you aren’t understood, or are alone in an endeavor or path in life. The bus driver can symbolize the leader of an organization or group. For example, a pastor is a leader of a flock of believers. A coach is the leader of a team. They figuratively drive the bus that carries the flock or team. The idea extends to leadership in your psyche. Your ego is usually the driver, but not always. Plus, different parts of the psyche can get in the driver’s seat depending on the situation and need. See: Egos, Psyches A bus on fire can symbolize that a group project or endeavor is figuratively going up in flames. A bus that lumbers, or that is especially large, can symbolize being overweight, or struggling with too much figurative weight, such as the weight of expectation. Because buses are associated with public transportation, they can have related symbolism. For example, being hit by a city bus can symbolize a public dispute. Riding on a bus can symbolize being on someone else’s schedule. And because the bus is usually driven by someone else, it can symbolize lacking control of the direction of your life or something about it, such as your love life. The potential for symbolism expands if you actually ride a bus. Consider recent experiences on the bus, why you ride it, your impressions, and whom you regularly encounter. For example, if you ride the bus because you lost your driver’s license, consider why it happened and how it affects your life. Being unable to leave a bus station can mean you feel trapped or hopeless. See: Beggars, Jails As a place of transition between destination, a bus station can symbolize a transition in your life. See: Airports, Apartments When interpreting the symbolism of a bus, consider who is on the bus with you, where it is going, and how you feel about the direction and pace of travel. See also: Airports, Apartments, Beggars, Boats, Cages, Cars, Cities, Crashes, Egos, Fires, Jails, Passengers