about PLUSBUS
PLUSBUS is a cheap bus pass (like a travelcard) that you buy with your train ticket at any station ticket office, by 'phone or online. It gives you bus (and tram) travel to and from the rail station and around the whole urban area of town that's at the start &/or end of your train journey. PLUSBUS is accepted for travel on services of over 200 British bus companies and trams in Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield & Wolverhampton. PLUSBUS prices start from £2 a day (or £9 for a week season). Railcard holders get 33% off PLUSBUS day ticket prices.
View map of Britain showing PLUSBUS served towns & our list for Northern Ireland.
Advantages of PLUSBUS save time - buy tickets for your complete door-to-door journey |
 |
Great value from just £2 a dayPLUSBUS can save you money and is easier than buying separate fares. Buy your train and bus tickets together - pay with cash, a debit or credit card. For sample PLUSBUS fares. Children (under 16 years) pay half the adult PLUSBUS day price. Child seasons are available for some towns - discount rates vary. Railcard holders get 33% off adult PLUSBUS day ticket prices. |
 |
Any time, anywhereIt's easy to know where you can go with PLUSBUS. There's just one travel zone covering the whole urban area of town. You can travel as much as you like on participating buses within the zone. To view each towns travel zone map, go to towns, fares & maps. There are no time restrictions on when you can use a PLUSBUS ticket. It's valid from the first bus to the last bus (up to mid-night on the valid date). |
 |
Easy to buy at stationAsk for PLUSBUS when buying your train tickets at:- - National Rail station ticket offices, - by calling 08457 000 125 or 0191 387 1 387 These lines are for ticket purchase only, sorry no enquires. |
 |
Buy online tooBuy PLUSBUS day tickets online with train tickets from most rail websites. PLUSBUS can be bought with all "advance" & "walk-up" train tickets, including: Single, Day Return and Period Return tickets. With Period Return train tickets you'll need to buy two PLUSBUS day tickets. One dated for your outward train journey and a second dated for your return trip.
To start your journey by bus, please buy your train and PLUSBUS tickets in advance by 'phone or online and have them posted to you (or delivered by next-day courier). |
 |
Season tickets for commutersAvailable for 7 consecutive days, 1-month, 3-months and a whole year, to match the validity of the most popular rail season tickets. You can only buy a PLUSBUS season ticket, if you also buy (or already have) a valid rail season ticket. Both season tickets should expire on the same date. |
 |
Sorry, you cannot buy PLUSBUS if you're making a local train journey between two stations within the same PLUSBUS travel zone or city-wide region (Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire, West Midlands or West Yorkshire).
Got a question about PLUSBUS ? Visit Questions & Answers
For the latest updates, visit news homepage
Sample destinations & PLUSBUS prices
PLUSBUS is nearlyalways cheaper then the price you'd pay for a days' bus pass bought from the main bus company in town. Our prices start from just £2 a day. Here's a sample of adult PLUSBUS ticket prices:-
| destinations | adult day ticket | 7-day season | 1-month season |
| £3 | £16 | £58 | |
| £3 | £11 | £40 | |
| £3.50 | £15.80 | £53.70 | |
| £2.70 | no seasons | no seasons | |
| £3 | £14 | £40 | |
| £3 | £15 | £58 | |
| £2 | £10 | £35 | |
| £3.50 | £15.80 | £53.70 | |
| £3 | £11 | £40 | |
| £2.80 | £11 | £42 | |
| £4.20 | £16.10 | £58.80 | |
| £2.70 | no seasons | no seasons | |
| £3 | £12 | £40 | |
| £2.30 | £11.50 | £45 | |
| £3 | no seasons | no seasons | |
| £2.50 | £9 | £30 | |
| £3.20 | £12.50 | £48 | |
| £3 | £14 | £46 | |
| £2.50 | £11 | £42.30 | |
| £3.10 | £7.70 | £28.50 | |
| £3 | £15 | £60 | |
| £3 | £15 | £58 | |
| £3 | £12 | £35 | |
| £3.20 | £12 | £46 | |
| £2.50 | £11 | £38.50 | |
| £3.50 | £12.70 | £47.60 | |
| £2.20 | £10 | £35 | |
| £2.60 | £11.50 | £46 | |
| £3 | £15 | £60 | |
| £3.70 | no seasons | no seasons | |
| £3.70 | £15 | £40 | |
| £3 | £11 | £40 | |
| £3.20 | £14 | £45 | |
| £2.70 | £11.50 | £40 | |
| £3 | £14 | £50 | |
| £3.50 | £15 | £57 | |
| £3 | £12 | £48 | |
| £2.30 | £11 | £37 | |
|
£3 |
£10.90 |
£39.60 | |
|
£3 |
£12 |
£40 |
|
| £2.50 | £12 | £46 | |
| £3 | £12 | £40 | |
| £2.70 | no seasons | no seasons | |
| £3 | £9.50 | £35 | |
| £3 | £12 | £40 |
To view all PLUSBUS ticket prices for other towns, go to towns, fares & maps or to the homepage and type the town name into the 'Search box' (& click on 'GO'). Sorry, PLUSBUS is not available for London.
Students get 33% offbus travel to & from the train station |
 |
Yes it's true! A 16-25 Railcard gives you 33% off the price of bus (and tram) travel to and from the train station and around the whole urban area of town, using a PLUSBUS day ticket. This is an exclusive discount - bus companies don't normally give students a discount off the price of their day passes.
example: unlimited bus travel around Bristol £3.50 (adult price)
Student just £2.30 (with 16-25 Railcard)
YOU SAVE: £1.20
For more information about PLUSBUS
Ask for PLUSBUS when buying your train tickets and show your 16-25 Railcard to the ticket office clerk at the station (or select the 'Railcard' box when buying tickets online). For details see our student flyer (PDF).
Holders of the following other national Railcards also get 33% off PLUSBUS day ticket prices:-
- Disabled Persons Railcard
- Family & Friends Railcard (sorry, online purchase of PLUSBUS is not available with this Railcard)
- HM Forces Railcard
- Network Railcard (or Gold Card)
- Senior Railcard.
The Railcard discount has some restrictions.
Wherever you're going - to visit family, friends or for a weekend away, buy PLUSBUS with your train ticket.
And remember to get 33% off with your Railcard!
Ten facts about PLUSBUS. There's lots of good reasons to get the bus.
PLUSBUS is brought to you by the Journey Solutions partnership & is funded by participating operators.
Updated: 03/01/2012. Ticket prices are valid from 02/01/2012 until 19/05/2012.
