oncoming bus

This emoji depicts a bus approaching from the front. It means that the bus is coming.

You can use it at a bus stop to announce "The bus is coming!" or to mean "Arriving soon 🚍" when you're on a bus heading to a friend.

Windows 11

Apple

🚍

Google

While the side-view bus (🚌) represents the general concept of a "bus," this emoji emphasizes "movement" and "direction." It shows a dynamic situation of something coming toward you or you heading somewhere.

It's effective for conveying urgent situations like "The bus just got here, hurry!" or for vividly communicating that you've almost reached your destination. It's also sometimes used humorously to represent an unavoidably approaching deadline or exam.