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Here you'll find prices and validity details of the various bus company
explorer or 'rover' type tickets.
Note: The reason for this page will become apparent...
the Explorer ticket is a leftover from the old National Bus Company days... but
now the map has been carved up between only a few big players some of the old
agreements still survive, and other new facilities have been opened up according
to who owns neighbouring companies and who bought which firms on the way... Also
in a lot of cases Company A's ticket may be valid on Company B's services, but
it does NOT follow at all that Company B's ticket will allow you to travel on
Company A's services!! Beware!
Another common occurence is the tickets of
companies like Stagecoach Coastline and Stagecoach South Coast: They are part of
the same group, both operate to Brighton and their tickets have IDENTICAL
validity, yet there is more than £1 difference in the cost - pick where you
start your excursion carefully, or where to buy up stocks of scratch offs in
advance!!
Note also: It DOES generally follow, however, that with
a service which is a combined operation between two companies, the explorer
tickets of both companies will be ok on the vehicles of either operator on that
particular route only.
I would very much like to thank Michael Wadman for his
enormous help with the compilation of this section.....
***** Health Warning: ***** MOST of the
Prices and some of the validity comments are now OUT OF DATE - you have been
warned!!! Updated sections are near the top!
It was an
intention of Stagecoach to have one national Explorer ticket across all of
their companies, but was stopped in
2004 due to the problems with differing prices across the county, particularly
the North West and Scotland. Therefore the Central & Southern operators have
agreed to continue interavailability of both Explorers and Goldriders as many of
the areas overlap at one end or another, but you may have problems up north,
although they do have their own Explorer tickets.
You will find details of companies beyond
those which are included on this web site also listed here....
FIRST in DORSET /
previously part of SOUTHERN NATIONAL
First Day Explorer:
Buy on the bus. Adult £6, Child £4.50, OAP £4.00, Family
£13.00
Valid on:
Advertised as "valid on most
First services between Exeter & Bournemouth" but proven as still valid
also on services of Go Ahead Wilts and Dorset as at August 2009. Should also
still be valid on the following, but unproven... First services in Southampton
& Hampshire, plus Solent Blue Line/Bluestar, Stagecoach Hampshire
Bus and Stagecoach Coastline.
(Updated Aug 2009)
FIRST in SOMERSET /
previously part of SOUTHERN NATIONAL
Day South West:
Buy on the bus. Adult £6.90 Off Peak, £7.70 Peak, Child
£5.60, OAP £5.80, Family £16.50
Note: Com Peak is before 9am weekedays, off peak is after 9am weekdays
and all day saturday, Sundays and Bank Holidays. (Note that Children, OAPs and
Families have only 1 version of the ticket, regardless of time of issue
weekdays)
Also valid on:
First Services in Cornwall, Devon,
North Devon, Avon and Bristol, plus First Dorset, but NOT on
any other operator's services (apart from Devon County Council supported
services in Devon)
Note: Compare with Day South West as issued by First Devon &
Cornwall below.. exactly the same validity, but different prices and even
different times for the adult peak/off peak ticket!!
Note Also: Services 92A & 398 to Tiverton, 25A to Bampton & 92 to
Exeter via Cullompton are operated by First Somerset, so are classed as
"Somerset" services as regards validity of tickets though they operate
over into Devon. Similarly Services X53 and X54 to Seaton and Exeter are
operated by First Dorset, so are classed as "Dorset" services for
ticket validity.
(Updated Aug 2009)
FIRST in DEVON & CORNWALL / previously WESTERN NATIONAL
and RED BUS
First Day South West (PEAK VERSION):
Buy in advance or on the bus. Adult £7.50
Valid on:
First Services in Cornwall, Somerset, Devon,
North Devon, Avon and Bristol, plus First Dorset and First Hampshire, but NOT on
any other operator's services.
Note: Buy this version if buying from a Devon & Cornwall driver, but
using also a non Devon & Cornwall First bus, and all before 8.45am!! For
travel within Devon & Cornwall alone there is no Peak/Off Peak distinction.
Also Valid On: Devon County Council Supported Services of other operators
in Devon only.
First Day South West:
Buy on the bus. Adult £6.70, Child £5.50, Family
£16.50
Valid on:
First Services in Cornwall, Somerset, Devon,
North Devon, Avon and Bristol, plus First Dorset and maybe First Hampshire, but NOT on
any other operator's services (except DCC supported services see below)
NOT VALID ON SERVICES OUTSIDE DEVON & CORNWALL BEFORE 8.45am!
Also Valid On: Devon County Council Supported Services of other operators
in Devon only.
Note Also: Services 92A & 398 to Tiverton, 25A to Bampton & 92 to
Exeter via Cullompton are operated by First Somerset, so are classed as
"Somerset" services as regards validity of tickets though they operate
over into Devon. Similarly Services X53 and X54 to Seaton and Exeter are
operated by First Dorset, so are classed as "Dorset" services for
ticket validity.
First Day Cornwall:
Buy on the bus. Adult £6.50, Child £4.30.
Valid on:
First Services within Cornwall
only (now includes former Truronian services, which have now been incorporated
into the First Cornwall network)
First Day Devon:
Buy on the bus. Adult £6.50, Child £4.30, OAP £3
Valid on:
First Services within Devon only,
plus Devon County Council Supported Services of other operators.
Note Also: Services 92A & 398 to Tiverton, 25A to Bampton & 92 to
Exeter via Cullompton are operated by First Somerset, so are classed as
"Somerset" services as regards validity of tickets though they operate
over into Devon. Similarly Services X53 and X54 to Seaton and Exeter are
operated by First Dorset, so are classed as "Dorset" services for
ticket validity, so a FirstDay Devon is NOT VALID on any of 92A, 398, 25A, 92,
X53 or X54!!
First Day Plymouth:
Buy on the bus. Adult £3.30, Child £2.20, Family £7.00
Valid on:
First Services within the Plymouth
Zone Area only - This is bounded roughly by and includes: Cornwall: Latchbrook
& Burraton in Saltash, plus Torpoint and Raleigh across the Torpoint ferry;
Ernesettle, Tamerton & Roborough in the North, and Chaddlewood,
Elburton & Stadiscombe in the East. Ivybridge, Wembury, Yelverton and most
of the rame peninsula are NOT included, see below.
First Day Plymouth PLUS: Buy
on the bus. Adult £4.30, Child £2.80
Valid on:
First Services within the Plymouth
PLUS Zone - This is all of that for the FirstDay Plymouth above, PLUS Anthony
and the entire Rame Peninsula in Cornwall, and an area bounded by and including
Ivybridge, Wembury and Yelverton.
Ride Cornwall
(otherwise known as Ride Cornwall Ranger): A
Brilliant Cornwall Council initiative: Buy on the bus or train. Adult £10,
Child £7.50 (Railcard holders pay £8.30 to buy on trains, but whether they can
buy at that rate on a bus is unknown!)
A Day's worth of travel on all TRAINS in
Cornwall, plus BUSES of First and Western Greyhound... Valid after 9am Mon-Fri,
or all day on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Also Valid on:
TRAINS between Cornwall and Plymouth, including to/from or via Saltash and the
Tamar Valley line to/from Gunnislake. May also be used on Western Greyhound and
First BUSES between Cornwall and Plymouth Bus Station, but not for local
journeys on those buses wholly within Devon or any other service of any operator
in Plymouth.
(Updated Aug 2009)
STAGECOACH in DEVON / previously DEVON
GENERAL
Explorer: Buy on the bus.
Adult £6.50, Child £4, OAP £5.00, Family £16, Pets (Yes Pets!) 50p
Also valid on: Western Greyhound,
Stagecoach Cooks/Stagecoach Somerset, Dial A Bus Torbay, Riverlink 100 between
Paignton & Totnes. Also may be used on Devon County Council Supported
services operated by other operators.
Note:
Unlike explorer tickets for the South & South East First and Stagecoach companies, this
explorer is NOT valid on any other Stagecoach company's services, nor on any of
the adjacent First group company services either (except the DCC services
mentioned above).
Explorer PLUS: Buy on the bus.
Adult £8.00, Child £6, OAP £6.50
Validity: As Above, plus
all PLYMOUTH CITYBUS services.
Megarider/Megarider Gold/Goldrider: or Weekly/
Monthly/ Annual all Stagecoach Devon services tickets are available... the
Annual version IS valid on all other Stagecoach ordinary bus services throughout the UK.
(updated Aug 2009)
ARRIVA SOUTHERN COUNTIES (Surrey &
West Sussex, Kent Thameside, Medway Towns, Kent & Sussex, formerly parts of
London Country and Maidstone and District)
Country Rover:
Buy on bus. Adult £5, Child & OAP
£3, Family £10.
Also valid on: First
Beeline.
Not valid on: Before 09:00 Mondays to Fridays, LT tendered services, Green Line,
Londonlink, 707, 711, 729, Park & Ride services.
Diamond Rover: Buy
on bus or Green Line. Adult £8, Child & OAP £5.
Also valid on: Arriva The Shires,
Arriva East Herts & Essex, First Beeline, Sovereign, Green Line, Londonlink.
Not valid on:
LT tendered services; Green Line
services arriving in Central London before 09:00; Arriva Kent & Sussex 707
711 and 729; Park & Ride services; Green Line 757. Probably not on Green
Line 290.
Explorer:
Buy on bus. Adult £6, Child & OAP £4, Family £12. May also be available in advance from Arriva Kent & Sussex sales
outlets.
Also valid on: Stagecoach East Kent, Stagecoach in Hastings, Sussex Coastline, Hants & Surrey,
and Hampshire Bus; Brighton & Hove, Eastbourne Buses, First Provincial,
Metrobus, Solent Blue Line, all Kent & East
Sussex CC's tendered services, South Coast Motor Services 77, RDH 177.
Not valid on: LT tendered
services, Green Line, 707, 711, Park & Ride services; Metrobus Coastlink
services south of East Grinstead or Tunbridge Wells, Brighton & Hove Night
Buses.
Beware: Bus-issued tickets may not be
valid on First Provincial
ARRIVA THE SHIRES including ARRIVA EAST
HERTS & ESSEX (formerly parts of London Country)
Explorer:
Buy on bus or 724. Adult £5, Child
& OAP £2.50.
Also valid on: Stagecoach
United Counties & Viscount, Midland Fox, Sovereign 300, 301, 330 and 734 between Hemel
Hempstead & St Albans, First Beeline, Green Line 724, Arriva Colchester and
Southend; Green Line 721 between Lakeside and Southend
Not valid on: LT tendered
services, Green Line (except 724 and 721 section as above), Londonlink, Stagecoach Express.
Diamond Rover:
Buy on bus or Green Line. Adult £8,
Child & OAP £5.
Also valid on: Arriva Southern
Counties, First Beeline, Sovereign, Green Line, Londonlink.
Not valid
on: LT tendered services; Green
Line services arriving in Central London before 09:00; Arriva Kent & Sussex
707 711 and 729; Park & Ride services; Green Line 757. Probably not on Green
Line 290.
AVMT (Axe Valley Mini Travel)
(services 885 and 899)
Axe Valley Rover:
Buy on the bus. Adult £5, Child £3.50, Family £13.50
(updated June 2005)
BOURNEMOUTH YELLOW BUSES
Town Tripper Buzzcard:
Buy on bus or in advance. Adult £3.20,
Child £1.50.
Not valid on: 11, 12, 90. Child ticket
notvalid after 18:00
Seaside Day Out Buzzcard:
Buy on bus or in advance. Adult £4.80,
Child £2.40.
Not valid on: 90
Holiday Buzzcard:
Buy in advance, only available for 3 days. Adult £7.40,
Child £3.70.
Not valid on: 11, 90.
Off Peak Buzzcard:
Buy in advance. Only available as
monthly. Adult £23.
Not valid: Mondays to Fridays
before 09:00 or between 15:30 and 18:00.
Period Travel Buzzcard:
Available for periods varying from 1 to
13 weeks. Adult only, in advance or on the bus for 1 week £17 or 2 weeks £32.
In advance only for 3 weeks £45, 4 weeks £55, 6 weeks £68, 8 weeks £79, 10
weeks £87, 13 weeks £95
Buzzcards are not accepted on
services A1, 89 - 98 inclusive.
BRIGHTON & HOVE (a Go-Ahead company,
formerly part of Southdown and Brighton Council operated services)
Explorer:
Buy in advance or on the bus. Adult
£5, Child & OAP £3.75
Also valid on: Stagecoach East
Kent, Hants & Surrey, Sussex Coastline, Hampshire Bus, Stagecoach in Hastings;
Solent Blue Line; Arriva Southern Counties, Metrobus, Eastbourne Buses, South
Coast Motor Services 77, RDH 177.
Not valid on: Brighton and Hove Night Buses, LT tendered
services, Green Line, Arriva 707 & 711, Park & Ride services; Metrobus
Coastlink services south of East Grinstead or Tunbridge Wells.
Saver: Buy
in advance: Adult £2.50 (OAPs may buy a pack of five of £6.25). Also weekly
(Adult £13), monthly (Adult £42, OAP £21), 3 months (Adult £105, Child
£60), annual (Adult £350).
Buy on the bus. Adult £2.60, Child & OAP £1.30 (OAPs may buy a pack of 5
for £6.25). Also weekly (Adult £13, Child £6), monthly (Adult £42, OAP
£21).
Also valid on: Stagecoach Coastline
20 28 and 129, also X28 and 729 between Brighton and Falmer; Arriva Kent &
Sussex 729 between Brighton and Falmer; Stagecoach Coastline 712 between
Brighton and Denton Corner; Compass Travel 100 between Upper Beeding and Steyning;
Compass Travel 108 and 109
between Shoreham and Steyning; Metrobus
47 56 87 and 88; Metrobus 113 114 and 115
west of Denton Corner; Metrobus
123 between Peacehaven and Newhaven; Connex 145 and 146; Stagecoach Coastline 770 between Brighton and Patcham..
Not valid on: 182; night buses; Park & Ride services.
Thameslink saver:
Buy on the bus. Adult £9, Child £4.50
Also valid on: one return
journey on Thameslink trains to any Thameslink station between Brighton and
Bedford.
Not valid on: Before 09:30
Mondays to Fridays; on night buses; Park & Ride services.
EASTBOURNE BUSES
Weekly Season Ticket:
Buy in advance. Valid for one week. Adult £10.
Explorer:
Buy in advance or on bus. Adult £6, Child and OAP £4.
Also valid on: Arriva Southern Counties; Brighton
& Hove; Metrobus; Stagecoach East Kent, Hampshire Bus, Hants & Surrey,
RDH 177,Stagecoach in Hastings, Sussex Coastline; Solent Blue Line; Wilts & Dorset; South
Coast Motor Services 77.
Not valid on: LT tendered services; Brighton & Hove Night Buses; Green Line;
Arriva 707 and 711; Park & Ride services; Metrobus Coastlink services south
of East Grinstead or Tunbridge Wells; Wilts & Dorset X4 and X6.
FIRST in AVON, BATH and BRISTOL, formerly BADGERLINE, CITY LINE, and
STREAMLINE
Day Explorer:
Buy on bus.
From Sunday 18th February 2001 the prices for Day
Explorer tickets increased to: Adult £5.70 (up 40p), Child/OAP £4.00 (up
25p) , Family (up to 4 people whom no more than 2 can be over 16) £12.00. Also
can be bought on Wilts & Dorset X4 and
X6. On Stagecoach
Red & White X10 X11 and X14 a voucher is issued which
must be exchanged at Bristol Bus Station for onward travel.
Also valid on: First Southern
National; First
Red Bus; First Western National; Stagecoach Swindon & District X54 between
Bath & Calne; Wilts & Dorset X4 and X6; ABus 349 and 778; MC Travel B;
Stagecoach Red & White X10 X11 and X14; Stagecoach Gloucester 91 and 91A
between Dursley and Gloucester only; Thamesdown 49; Somerset County Council 985
Not valid on: 22; X34; X55;
X56; Bath Tour 51; First City Line X34; Park & Ride services; First Southern National X94
south of Blandford Forum
FIRST in BERKSHIRE, formerly BEELINE
(formerly part of London Country)
Buzzabout:
Buy on bus. Adult £5, Child & OAP
£3.50.
Also valid on: Arriva Southern Counties, Arriva The Shires, Newbury &
Reading Buses, Oxford Bus Co, Stagecoach Hants & Surrey and Hampshire Bus,
Tellings Golden Miller.
Not valid on: Before 09:00
Mondays to Fridays on Arriva Southern Counties; LT tendered
services; Green Line; Londonlink; Arriva 707 711 & 729; Park & Ride
services.
Diamond Rover:
Buy on bus or Green Line / Londonlink.
Adult £8, Child & OAP £5.
Also valid on: Arriva Southern
Counties; Arriva The Shires; Arriva East Herts & Essex; Sovereign; Green Line; Londonlink.
Not valid on:
LT tendered services; Green
Line services arriving in Central London before 09:00; Arriva Kent & Sussex
707 711 and 729; Park & Ride services; Green Line 757. Probably not on Green
Line 290.
FIRST in ESSEX, formerly EASTERN COUNTIES,
EASTERN
NATIONAL, and THAMESWAY
Bus Ranger:
Buy on bus or in advance. Adult £5.50,
Child £3.75, OAP £4.50. Also '3 out of 7' day: Adult £13.50, Child £9,
OAP £11.
Not valid on: First Eastern National 193
and 194; LT tendered services; Norfolk and Essex tendered services except
evening services on which the daytime service is operated commercially by First
Eastern Counties, Eastern National, or Thamesway. Validity on Suffolk tendered
services is unclear
FIRST PROVINCIAL and FIRST SOUTHAMPTON
All Zone Ticket:
Buy in advance. Tickets for periods of up to 4 weeks can
also be bought on the bus. Available for periods of between 1 and 52 weeks. Prices
for one week: Adult £15, OAP £11.25
Not valid on: 7A beyond Toogood's Corner.
Daytripper:
Buy on bus or in advance. Adult £3.80, Child &
OAP £2.50.
Explorer:
Buy in advance:
Adult £4.60, Child £2.30, OAP £3.35
Also
Hoverbus:
Buy on bus. Adult £8.70, Child £4.70,
OAP £6.90.
Also valid on: One return trip
on Hovertravel to Ryde.
Not valid on: First Southampton.
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON BUS SERVICES
Fares revised annually around 6th January, THOSE QUOTED are the 2002 fares, so
they are a bit out of date:
The 'Greater London' area for TRAINS is bounded by
the following stations, clockwise: Slade Green, Crayford, St Mary Cray,
Knockholt, Riddlesdown, Kenley, Coulsdon South, Woodmansterne, Belmont, Cheam,
Stoneleigh, Surbiton (on Guildford/Woking lines), Hampton Court, Hampton,
Feltham, West Drayton, West Ruislip, Moor Park, Hatch End, Elstree &
Borehamwood, Hadley Wood, Crews Hill, Turkey Street, Enfield Lock, Harold Wood,
Upminster and Rainham.
The Greater London area for BUSES is broadly the same,
except that the Stoneleigh area is not included, nor is Moor Park, Borehamwood,
or any of Buckhurst Hill, Chigwell, Loughton, Debden or Epping.
Within the 'Greater London Area' Zones are arranged
from Zones 1 to 6 on rail services, Zone 1 is Central London, and then
concentric rings around this one from 2 to 6. On the buses there are only 4
zones, 1 to 4 - 1 to 3 are the same as rail zones 1 to 3, Bus Zone 4 is
equivalent to rail zones 4, 5 and 6 added together.
All zone one day travelcard: Cannot
be bought on the bus. Buy on the day or up to 7 days in advance from Underground or Railway stations within
Greater London. Can also be bought at Network South East Railway stations as an
'add-on' to a return to London, generally at about £2.30 above the cost of the
usual return fare to Zone 1. Now available in Peak and Off Peak versions on
Mon-Fri: Peak valid from 0001 on day of validity, Off Peak version from 0930.
Both then valid until any journey commencing before 0430 the following morning.
On Saturdays and Sundays Off-Peak version is valid all day, so Peak version only
necessary Mon-Fri. Peak One day: £10.50 (Child £5.20), Off Peak £5.30 (2004
fare) Adult , £2 Child (No change).
Valid on: All London Underground lines (except North of Moor Park on the
Metropolitan line), Docklands Light Railway, Croydon Tramlink and National Rail
services within Greater London. All Buses in Greater London which display the
'London Transport Bus Service' sign, including X26 (previously known as 726), and LT N-Prefixed
Night buses for journeys which commence anytime before 4.30am on the morning
following expiry.
Also valid on: Services from Outside that go in: Most non London
transport ordinary stopping bus services for journeys wholly within the Greater
London area (e.g. 402 Bromley North-Pratts Bottom or 370/373 Romford - Corbetts
Tey are OK. The general exceptions are the Green Line and other express type
services e.g. Airbus or Oxford Tube services not OK). Also, some non London
Transport services are valid for sections outside the usual area as well as the
usual part within it... They are: 84 beyond Hadley Highstone through to Potters
Bar (Cranbourne Road), 511/512 beyond
Lovelace Road to Effingham Road Ewell Road, 420 to Banstead (Victoria), 610 to
Cuffley Station.
Also valid on: Services from Inside that go out: Many London
Transport Bus Services are valid throughout their entire length even though some
or much of this may be outside the Greater London area... These are: 20, 80, 81,
96, 107, 142, 167, 203, 233, 235, 258, 290 (to
Staines Sainsburys), 292, 298, 313, 331, 350, 383, 400 (to Ashford Common,
Spelthorne), 403, 404, 405, 407, 428, 465 (to Leatherhead), 466, 492, B15, K3,
S1 and W10. Thus travel to Potters Bar, Slough, Epping, Redhill and Bluewater
Shopping Centre are all possible within the scope of this ticket though these
locations are well outside the usual area, however travel to these places is
ONLY available on the services listed above, and not ALL services to these
locations (even if that service runs there from within the London area!! eg 81
to Slough is OK but not 58 from Uxbridge to Slough even though Uxbridge is
within the London Area. Example 2: 96 ok to Bluewater but not 477 from Orpington
to Bluewater, even though Orpington is within London area.)
Not Valid on: Off Peak version not valid Monday-Friday before 9.30am,
Both types not valid on certain special services and excursions (710, Round
London Sightseeing Tour, Airbuses, Green Line etc)
One Day Travelcard (i.e. not for 'ALL ZONES' as
above, but only some): Cannot be bought on the bus.
Buy on the day or up to 7 days in advance from Underground or Railway stations within the zones required.
Adult Off Peak: Zones 1 & 2 £4.10 (up 10p), Zones 1 to 4 £4.40 (up 10p),
Zones 2 to 6 £3.50 (no Change). Peak versions: Zones 1 & 2 Adult £5.30,
Child £2.60; Zones 1, 2 & 3 Adult £6.20, Child £3.10; Zones 1, 2, 3 &
4 Adult £6.80, Child £3.40; Zones 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 Adult £8.70, Child £4.30.
The only child off peak version is for all zones at £2.
Valid on: As per all zone travelcards within their zones of validity,
except that to be valid for travel on inside services that go out, the
travelcard must cover a minimum of 2 zones including Zone 4.
Not Valid on: Off Peak not before Monday-Friday before 9.30am, Peak and
Off Peak versions not valid on certain special services and excursions (710,
Airbuses, Green Line etc). Only travelcards valid for at least zones 4 and 5 may
be used on the 726.
Weekend Travelcard: Zones
1 & 2 £6.10 (up 10p) Adult, Zones 1 to 4 £6.60 (up 20p) Adult, All Zones
Adult £7.50 (up 30p), Zones 2 to 6 Adult £5.20 (no change), Child (any
combination of zones £3 (no change)
Valid on: Allows travel all day on Saturday
and Sunday, or 2 consecutive days over bank holiday weekends. Valid as per
equivalent One day version.
Family Travelcard: As
per equivalent full version, except that for 1 or 2 adults travelling with
between 1 and 4 children this is a cheaper option. All members of the group must
hold a Family Travelcard, though the group members do not need to be related.
Zones 1 & 2 Adult £2.70 (up 10p), Zones 1 to 4 £2.90 (up 10p), All zones
Adult £3.30 (up 10p), Zones 2 to 6 Adult £2.30 (no change), Child (any zone
compination) 80p (no change)
Travelcard Seasons:
May be bought up to 4 days in advance of commencement from Underground or
National rail stations. Available for 7 days, monthly or for any longer period
up to one year. Child rate Travelcard seasons are valid for a maximum period of
4 months. Travelcard seasons can start on any day of the week. A valid photocard
is required, but there are no time restrictions and it is valid on N-prefixed
night services in the zones selected. Example rates: All zones: Adult £36.90
7 days (up 50p), £141.70 Monthly (up £1.90), £1476 annually (up £20).
Child all zones £15.70 7 days (up 30p), £60.30 monthly (up £1.10). 4
zones: Zones 1-4, Adult £28.10 7 days (up 50p), £108 monthly (up £2) , £1124
annually (up £20). Child 4 zones: zones 1-4 £13 7 days (up 20p), £50
monthly (up 80p). 4 zones without Zone 1 (i.e. 2 to 5 or 3 to 6) Adult £20.70 7
days (up 20p), £79.50 monthly (up 70p), £828 annually (up £8). Child 4 zones
without zone 1 (i.e. 2 to 5 or 3 to 6) £10.30 7 days (up 10p), £39.60 monthly
(up 40p). An annual travelcard season is known as a gold card and offers various
other travel discounts when either travelling by train outside of London at
offpeak times, or when buying one day travelcards for friends inside London.
All Zone One Day LT card: All
day version of travelcard but without most of the National rail element. Cannot
be bought on the bus. Buy on the day from Underground stations within Greater
London. One day: £7.90 Adult (up 20p), £3.40 Child (up 10p).
Valid on: All London Underground lines except Bakerloo Line north of
Kenton. Docklands Light Railway, Croydon Tramlink, all Buses in Greater London
which display the 'London Transport Bus Service' sign, including Express 726.
National Rail services on the following sections only: Amersham-Marylebone,
Finsbury Park - Kings Cross/Moorgate, Kentish Town-Moorgate/Elephant/London
Bridge, Richmond - Gunnersbury, Stratford - Liverpool Street, Stratford - Custom
House, West Ruislip - South Ruislip and Upminster - Fenchurch Street/Liverpool
Street (But not at Forest Gate/Maryland). Also valid on LT N-Prefixed Night
buses for journeys which commence anytime before 4.30am on the morning following
expiry.
Also valid on: Services from Outside that go in: Most non London
transport ordinary stopping bus services for journeys wholly within the Greater
London area (the exceptions are the Green Line and other express type services).
Also, some non London Transport services are valid for sections outside the
usual area as well as the usual part within it... They are: 84 beyond Hadley
Highstone through to Potters Bar (Cranbourne Road), 511/512 beyond Lovelace Road to Effingham Road Ewell Road, 420 to Banstead
(Victoria)
Also valid on: Services from Inside that go out: Many London
Transport Bus Services are valid throughout their entire length even though some
or much of this may be outside the Greater London area... These are: 20,80, 81,
96, 107, 142, 167, 203, 233, 235, 258, 290 (to
Staines Sainsburys), 292, 298,313, 331, 383, 400 (to Ashford Common, Spelthorne),
403, 404, 407, 409 (to Caterham Golden Lion), 428, 465 (to Leatherhead), 466,
492, B15, K3, S1 and W10. Thus travel to Potters Bar, Slough, Epping and
Bluewater Shopping Centre are possible within the scope of this ticket though
these locations are well outside the usual area, however travel to these places
is only available on the services listed above, and not ALL services to these
locations....
Not Valid on: Certain special services and excursions (710, Airbuses,
Green Line etc)
Bus Passes: As per equivalent LT card, but
with no Underground, Tramlink, or Express 726 validity. They are valid all day,
but will need to be bought from Underground stations, pass agents or from the
limited number of roadside ticket machines. One Day All zones Adult £2 (no
change), Child £1 (no change).
Period Bus Passes: Available
for 7 days, monthly or for any longer period up to one year. Child rate Period
Bus Passes are valid for a maximum period of 4 months. Period Bus Passes can
start on any day of the week. There are no time restrictions and it is valid on
N-prefixed night services in the zones selected. Example rates: All zones Adult
£8.50 7 days, £32.70 Monthly, £340 annually. Child all zones £4 7
days, £15.40 monthly. 1 zone of 2 or 3 or 4 (bus zone 4 comprises rail zones
4,5 & 6) Adult £7.50 7 days, £28.8 monthly, £300 annually.
One Day Bus & Tram Pass: As
per Bus only Pass with added Tramlink. Valid all day, to 4.30am the following
morning. One day aLL Zones Adult £2.80, Child £1.20 (no change either adult or
child). Like bus pass this ticket is not valid on 726 etc.
Some other tickets are available
- 'Youth' LT Card and Bus Passes for 16 and 17 year olds, plus Carnet
tickets and Group day tickets on the underground for regular Zone 1 travellers
or large groups travelling together. There is also a range of DLR Shuttle and
City Flyer tickets for unlimited travel on various sections of the Docklands
Light Railway and now thre is the Oyster pre-pay system, which will eventually
allow you to travel at will, charging you the least expensive combination fare
for the journeys you have undertaken... but anything beyond basic underground
and individual bus fares are still in the planning stage as at sept 2004. Ring London Transport Travel Enquiries on (020) 7222 1234,
24 hours a day. Monthly or annual passes may also be ordered by Credit or Debit
card on (0870) 849 9999 daily between 8am and 10pm.
METROBUS (A Go-Ahead company)
Explorer :
Buy
on the bus. Adult £6, Child & OAP £4.
Also valid on: Stagecoach East Kent, Stagecoach in Hastings, Sussex Coastline, Arriva Southern Counties, Brighton & Hove;
all East Sussex and Kent tendered services, Eastbourne Buses, RDH 177, South Coast Motor
Services 77.
Not valid on: Coastlink services
south of East Grinstead or Tunbridge Wells; LT tendered services, Green Line,
Arriva 707 & 711, Park & Ride services, Brighton & Hove Night Buses.
NORTHDOWN
Red Rider: Buy
on the bus. Adult £5
Also
valid on: Tellings Golden Miller; White Rose; Anglia Bus Co; Epsom Buses;
Timetrak.
Not valid on: London Transport tendered services; Sundays and Bank
Holidays (use Sunday Rider on these days).
OXFORD BUS COMPANY
Freedom:
Buy on the bus. Available on a zonal
basis - the All Zones card covers the entire network. Adult £4.90, Child
£2.70. Also: weekly/5 day: Adult £17; 2
weeks: Adult £31; 4 weeks: Adult £61. Also buy in advance: 13 weeks: Adult
£176; annual: Adult £589
Not valid on: Citylink.
PLYMOUTH CITYBUS
Dayrider: Buy in advance or on the bus. Adult
£2.70, Child £1.60, OAP £1.95.
Also valid on: First Western
National 10A 15A 15B between City Centre and Mount Gould.
Not valid on: Park
and Ride, Guide Friday City Tour, 77 and 78.
Explorer Plus:
Buy on the bus. Adult £6.90,
Child & OAP £5.50.
Also valid on: Stagecoach Devon, First Western
National 10A 15A 15B between City Centre and Mount Gould.
Not valid on: Park and Ride, Guide Friday City Tour.
READING TRANSPORT
(READING BUSES and NEWBURY BUSES)
Network Busabout: Buy
on the bus. Adult £5, Child & OAP £3.30.
Also valid on: First Berkshire,
Stagecoach Hampshire Bus; Stagecoach Hants & Surrey
(updated June 2005)
SOLENT BLUESTAR (part of the Go Ahead
Group)
Solent Dayrider:
Adult £6.20,
Child £6.20 (yes, same price, according to the BlueStar website in Aug 2009!)
All Blue Star and Uni-link buses.
Also valid on: Wilts and Dorset buses, but only between Southampton
& Totton.
Explorer:
Adult £7.00,
Child £4.00, Family £14
All Blue Star and Uni-link buses.
Also valid on: Wilts and Dorset.
NOTE: This ticket was traditionally valid on many other operators
services as a reciprocal agreement, though in keeping with most of those
operators the official statement is now a bit vague, stating in August 2009
"an Explorer ticket allows you to travel all over the south coast on most
of the large bus operators".. back along this used to include the
following, but these are untested recently (your observations on this subject
will be welcome!!): Stagecoach Hampshire, Hants & Surrey, Sussex Coastline,
East Kent; First Hampshire; Arriva Southern Counties; Brighton & Hove
(Updated Aug 2009)
SOUTHERN VECTIS
Southern Vectis has the dubious
honour of the Most expensive Explorer tickets in the area that we cover, with
the least 'other company' availability, and they go up in leaps and bounds every
year!
Rovers: 2003
Prices: Adult £7.25, Child £3.75. Also 2 day:
Adult £13.90, Child £6.50; 7 day: Adult £30.00, Child £15.00. 28 day: Adult
£62, Child £31.00 (available in advance only).
Also valid on: Island Line trains.
Not valid on: Nightclubber 25A, 25B and 25C.
Evening Rover: Was
£3, but no mention of it in the 2003 Timetable, so may be discontinued...
Also valid on: Island Line trains.
Not valid: Before 18:00 or on Nightclubber 25A, 25B and 25C.
SOVEREIGN
Golden Sovereign:
Buy on bus or 797. Adult £6, Child £3
Also valid on: Green Line 797.
Not valid on: LT tendered
services; Green Line (except 797); Green Line 797 journeys arriving in Central
London before 09:00 Mondays to Fridays.
Diamond Rover:
Buy on bus or Green Line. Adult £8,
Child & OAP £5.
Also valid on: Arriva Southern
Counties; Arriva The Shires; Arriva East Herts & Essex; First Beeline; Green
Line; Londonlink.
Not valid on: LT
tendered services; Green Line services arriving in Central London before 09:00;
Arriva Kent & Sussex 707 711 and 729; Park & Ride services; Green Line
757. Probably not on Green Line 290.
STAGECOACH CHELTENHAM DISTRICT,
CIRENCESTER, GLOUCESTER CITYBUS, STROUD VALLEYS, SWINDON & DISTRICT
Explorer:
Buy in advance or on the bus. Adult
£4.50, Child & OAP £3.
Also valid on: Stagecoach Red
& White, Stagecoach Oxford, Midland Red South, Hampshire Bus; First Badgerline 306 / 309 (Dursley - Charfield) except before 09:00
Mondays to Fridays.
Not valid on: X26 or any
summer only “Coaster” services; Stagecoach Express, Oxford Tube
County Rider:
Buy on the bus. Adult £3.75. Also 7 day version: buy on the bus or
in advance. Adult £14; and monthly: Adult £52.50.
Valid on: services within Gloucestershire.
Also valid on: 51 to Swindon; 38 to Hereford.
Not valid on: X26.
STAGECOACH in EAST KENT / formerly EAST
KENT before that EAST KENT ROAD CAR COMPANY
Explorer:
Buy in advance or on the bus. Adult
£6, Child & OAP £4.
Also valid on: Stagecoach Stagecoach in Hastings, Hants & Surrey, Sussex
Coastline, Hampshire Bus; Solent Blue Line; Wilts & Dorset; First
Provincial, Arriva Southern Counties, Eastbourne Buses, Brighton & Hove; Metrobus; all East Sussex and Kent tendered
services, RDH 177, South Coast Motor Services 77.
Not valid on: LT tendered services, Green Line, Arriva 707 & 711,
Park & Ride services, Wilts & Dorset X4 and X6; Metrobus Coastlink services
south of East Grinstead or Tunbridge Wells, Brighton & Hove Night buses,
Oxford Tube.
Beware: Bus-issued tickets may not be valid on First Provincial.
STAGECOACH in HAMPSHIRE / HANTS
& SURREY (formerly part of Hants and Dorset and Alder Valley)
Explorer:
Buy in advance. Adult £4.90, Child £2.50 &
OAP £3.65.
Also valid on: Stagecoach Sussex
Coastline, Stagecoach in Hastings; Solent Blue Line; Wilts & Dorset; First Provincial, Arriva Southern
Counties, Brighton & Hove, First Beeline, Brue Travel 125 and 126,
Eastbourne Buses, RDH 177, South Coast Motor Services 77.
Not Valid on: LT
tendered services, Green Line, Londonlink, Arriva 707 & 711, Park & Ride
services, Wilts and Dorset X4 and X6.
Getaway:
Buy on bus. Adult £4.90, Child £2.50 & OAP
£3.65.
Also valid on: Stagecoach Sussex Coastline, Stagecoach in Hastings; Solent Blue
Line; Wilts & Dorset; Newbury Buses, Reading Buses (country services),
Arriva Southern Counties, First Beeline, Brue Travel 125 and 126.
Not valid on: LT tendered services, Green Line, Londonlink, Arriva 707
& 711, Park & Ride services.
Note: Tickets may be exchanged at Salisbury Bus Station for Wilts &
Dorset Explorers or Getaways to permit travel on First Badgerline buses to Bath
and Bristol.
STAGECOACH in OXFORDSHIRE
Explorer:
Buy in advance, online or on the bus. Adult
£5.50, Child £3.50, OAP £3.50, Family £10.
Also valid on: Stagecoach West,
Stagecoach Wales, Stagecoach South East, Stagecoach East (United Counties),
Stagecoach Warwickshire (Midland Red) and on the Oxford tube between Oxford and
Lewknor.
Not Valid on: to,
from or within the London Area.
Note: Publicity states that this exporer is valid on "almost all
Stagecoach buses across Central and Southern England except to, from or within
London.. so you can go from Brighton in the South to Birmingham in the
North, and from Swindon in the West to Kings Lynn in the East.
STAGECOACH in HASTINGS (formerly Hastings and District)
Explorer:
Buy in advance or on the bus. Adult £6.00, Child & OAP £4.
Also available as a book of 10 OAP tickets for £36.
Also valid on: Stagecoach East Kent, Hants & Surrey, Sussex
Coastline, Hampshire Bus; Solent Blue Line; Wilts & Dorset; First
Provincial, Arriva Southern Counties, Brighton & Hove; Metrobus; all East Sussex and Kent tendered
services, Eastbourne Buses,
RDH 177; Stagecoach Oxford and Midland
Red, South Coast Motor Services 77.
Not valid on: LT tendered services, Green Line, Arriva 707 & 711,
Park & Ride services, Wilts & Dorset X4 and X6; Metrobus Coastlink services
south of East Grinstead or Tunbridge Wells, Brighton and Hove Night Buses,
Oxford Tube.
Beware: Bus-issued tickets may not be valid on First Provincial.
STAGECOACH COASTLINE (formerly Southdown)
Explorer:
Buy in advance or on the bus. Adult £4.90, Child £2.50, OAP
£3.65.
Also valid on: Stagecoach East
Kent, Hants & Surrey, Stagecoach in Hastings, Hampshire Bus; Solent Blue Line;
Wilts & Dorset; First Provincial, Arriva Southern Counties, Brighton &
Hove; Metrobus; all East Sussex and Kent tendered services,
RDH 177; Stagecoach Oxford and Midland
Red, South Coast Motor
Services 77
Not valid on: LT tendered
services, Green Line, Arriva 707 & 711, Park & Ride services, Wilts
& Dorset X4 and X6; Metrobus Coastlink services south of East Grinstead or
Tunbridge Wells, Brighton & Hove Night Buses, Oxford Tube.
Beware: Bus-issued tickets may not be
valid on First Provincial.
Coastline Freedom: Buy
on the bus. Weekly: Adult £12.45, Child £7.50. Buy in advance. Monthly: Adult
£45. 3 months: Adult £125. 6 months: £240. Annual: £450.
Triplelink 1:
Buy on the bus. (also available on Stagecoach Hampshire
Bus 69). Adult £7.99, Child £5.
Also valid on: Stagecoach Hampshire
Bus 69, one return Wightlink FastCat crossing from Portsmouth to Ryde; Island
Line train from Ryde Pier Head to/from Ryde Esplanade only.
Not valid on: 91, 91A, 92, 92A, 93, 900, 901, 902, Sussex Bus
Triplelink 2:
Buy on the bus. (also available on Stagecoach Hampshire
Bus 69). Adult £9.50, Child £5.75 - As per Triplelink 1 except valid for full
length of Island Line: Ryde Pier Head - Shanklin.
Triplelink 3:
Buy on the bus. (also available on Stagecoach Hampshire
Bus 69). Adult £12.50, Child £7.50 - As per Triplelink 2 except valid also on
all Southern Vectis services except Nightclubbers 25A, 25B, 25C and 26.
STAGECOACH UNITED COUNTIES
Explorer:
Buy in advance or on the bus. Adult £5.99, Child & OAP £4.00, Family
£7.99.
(Family in this particular case means either 1 or 2 adults plus zero, 1, 2 or 3 children, therefore 2 adults together only with no kids can even travel as a
'family' and can save on the cost of even the majority of moderate longer
distance individual return fares.. e.g. X4 Northampton-Peterborough)
Also valid on: Stagecoach Midland Red, Stagecoach Oxford, Stagecoach
Cambus, Stagecoach Viscount, Stagecoach Cheltenham and Gloucester, Stagecoach
Swindon. Apparently no longer valid on Arriva the Shires and Arriva Fox (sept
2004). From Aug 2000 valid on X5
Oxford-Cambridge without supplement. The
fare table now has maximum fares set at Explorer prices as appropriate
and the very nicely produced X5 booklet actually advertises the 4
different explorer classes (so that a family of 5 don't have to go far to save
money using one!)
Not Valid on: LT
tendered services, Green Line, UC services
to London (X49, X50, X52) on which it is not available at all
TELLINGS GOLDEN MILLER
Blue Rover:
Buy on the bus. Adult £5, Child and OAP £2.50
Also Valid on: First Beeline, Epsom Buses, Northdown, White Rose, Anglia
Bus Co, Timetrak
Not Valid on: LT tendered services
THAMESDOWN TRANSPORT
Thamesdown Day Tripper:
Buy on the bus. Adult £3.50, Child
£2. Child not available before 09:00 Mondays to Fridays.
Not valid on: X99.
TRURONIAN
Day Rover:
Buy on bus. Adult £4.50, Child £2.50,
OAP £3.50.
UNIVERSITY BUS
Rover:
Buy on the Bus. Adult £4, Child & OAP £2
WESTERN GREYHOUND
Day Rover:
Price is £4.
WILTS & DORSET (now part of the
go-Ahead group)
Explorer:
Buy in advance. £5.25 adult, £2.60 child, £3.85 OAP.
Also valid on: Damory
Coaches; Tourist Coaches; Stagecoach Hampshire Bus, Hants & Surrey, Sussex
Coastline, Stagecoach in Hastings; First Provincial; First Southern National; Solent Blueline; First Badgerline X4 X5 and X6;
First Badgerline X39 339 and 649 between Bath and Bristol; Brue Travel 125 and
126, First Badgerline 87 between Westbury and Trowbridge, RDH 177, South Coast Motor
Services 77
Not valid on: First Southern
National X94 south of Blandford Forum or X53 west
of Lyme Regis,
First Southern National X1, X65 between Wareham and
Bournemouth, X66 between Bere Regis and Bournemouth.
Getaway:
Buy on the bus. Adult £5.25, Child £2.60, OAP £3.85. Also
available on Badgerline X4 X5 and X6, and Damory Coaches
Also valid on:
Damory Coaches; Tourist Coaches;
Stagecoach Hampshire Bus; Solent Blueline; First Badgerline X4 X5 and X6; First
Badgerline X39 339 and 649 between Bath and Bristol; Brue Travel 125 and
126, First Provincial 26 26A and 48A;
Stagecoach Swindon & District 70A between Marlborough and Pewsey.
Note X4,X5 and X6 are combined Wilts and Dorset/First Badgerline services -
tickets issued by First Badgerline are not valid on Stagecoach Hampshire Bus or
Solent Blueline, but may be exchanged at Salisbury Bus Station for Wilts &
Dorset Explorers or Getaways which are...
Busabout:
Buy in advance: Valid for 7 days: Adult £23, Child £12.50
Also valid on: Solent Blue Line,
Tourist Coaches, Stagecoach Hampshire Bus, Badgerline X4 X5 and X6, also X39 339
and 649 between Bristol and Bath.
Not valid on:
Stagecoach Hampshire Bus before 09:00 M-F (except routes 7 8 9 and 87)
Other tickets of interest which may or
may not still be available:
DARTMOOR SUNDAY ROVER: Applies
on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays Only..
Buy
on the bus or train, or at Plymouth railway station. 2005 prices: Adult £5,
Child £4, Family £12.
Valid on:
Stagecoach Devon, all First services in Devon (except X67 and 31), Carmel
Coaches, Riverlink plus Plymouth - Gunnislake and Exeter - Okehampton trains.
Not valid on Plymouth -
Gunnislake trains on Bank Holiday Mondays.
Also: Discount available on Dartmoor Railway "Dartmoor Pony" Trains.
ESSEX SUNDAY SAVER: Buy
on the bus. Adult £4.50, Child £2.50, OAP £3.25. Note that this ticket is
not issued on First Eastern National 96 96A 97 and 97A.
Valid on: Sunday and Bank Holiday
buses in Essex, including cross-boundary services. Only valid on Sundays and
Bank Holidays.
Not valid on: London Transport tendered services; Chambers 90 90C 93 and 757;
First Eastern National 90; First Eastern National 96 96A 97 and 97A between
Stratford St Mary and Ipswich; Myalls 102; Green Line 757; Green Line 721 722
and 723 between Rainham and Victoria.
SUNDAY RIDER: Buy
on the bus. Adult £6, Child & OAP £4. (Note: different counties quote
different prices for this ticket. These figures are the maxima that I have seen
quoted
Valid on: Sunday and Bank Holiday buses in Hampshire, Surrey, and West
Sussex.
Also valid on: Wilts
& Dorset 7 123 X3 X34 and X71 to Bournemouth, Poole, and Salisbury;
Stagecoach Hampshire Bus 7 to Salisbury; Solent Blueline X34 to Bournemouth;
Countywide Travel 68 to Salisbury; Stagecoach Sussex Coastline 700 to Brighton; Discount available on Mid Hants
Railway and on Hythe - Southampton and Gosport - Portsmouth ferries. Supplement
payable on London General 70D between Clapham Common and Morden. Only
valid on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Not valid on: Green Line; Londonlink; Brighton & Hove; Wilts &
Dorset X66. Oxford Bus Co Citylink; London Transport services 267 and R68.
SUNDAY ROVER:
Buy on the bus or at railway stations, or on
First Great Eastern trains as specified below. Adult
£5.50, Child £3.75, OAP £4.50
Valid on: Sunday and Bank
Holiday buses in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire,
Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex. Suffolk, and Norfolk; LUL Metropolitan
Line trains between Moor Park and Watford, Chesham, and Amersham; Chiltern
Trains between Moor Park and Aylesbury; and between Denham and Aylesbury, and
Haddenham.; First Great Eastern trains between Wickford and Southminster,
between Colchester and Harwich, between Colchester and Clacton, and between
Thorpe le Soken and Walton-on-the-Naze; Green Line 724 between Uxbridge and
Harlow; Stagecoach Express., First Great Eastern trains between Marks Tey and
Sudbury.
Only valid on: Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Not valid on: Chiltern Trains on Bank Holidays; First Beeline 7 and 75;
First Beeline 89 between Slough and Wexham Park Hospital; First Beeline 90 and
92 between Slough and Langley; Green Line (except 724), Green Line 724 between
Heathrow and Uxbridge; Oxford Tube; Oxford Bus Co Citylink, Jetlink Services,
United Counties 774, London Transport Tendered services.
SWINDON DAY RIDER:
Buy on the bus. Adult £2, Child £1.60.
Also Available as TRAVEL PASS weekly (buy on the bus) Adult £9, monthly (buy in
advance) Adult £31, or annual (buy in advance) Adult £310.
Valid on: Stagecoach Swindon and District and Thamesdown Transportbuses
within the Swindon urban area (zones A-D)
SWINDON DAY RIDER PLUS: Buy
on the bus. Adult £3, Child £2. Also available as TRAVEL PASS PLUS weekly (Buy
on the bus) Adult £11, monthly (But in advance) Adult £36, or annual (buy in
advance) Adult £360
Valid on: Almost all buses in
Wiltshire, plus some cross-boundary services to Bristol, Bath, Frome, Wincanton,
Yate, Andover, Shaftesbury, Cirencester, Southampton, Tetbury, Newbury, Oxford.
For full details of availability see leaflet.
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