“What is PLUSBUS?”

It's a discount price ticket for unlimited local bus travel around town that you buy with your train ticket. Bus travel can be at the start, the finish, or both ends of your train journey. So you pay for your complete train and bus travel in one easy transaction at the station (or by 'phone.) With PLUSBUS ticket you can make as many bus journeys as you like on participating bus operators services. PLUSBUS is now available to 231 towns and cities across Britain - click here to view a map.

Buy PLUSBUS with most train tickets, including "walk-up" and "advance purchase" fares:

• single
• day returns
• period returns
  You will buy two PLUSBUS tickets, one for your outward journey and a second for your return trip. You must specify the date of your return journey.
• season ticket
  Currently available to 147 selected towns across Britain, for set periods to match your train season ticket: 7-day, 1-month, 3-months and a year.

“How does it work?”

Ask for PLUSBUS when buying your train ticket at the station (or by phone) and say whether you want bus travel at the start, the finish, or both ends of your train journey. You will be issued with tickets for your train and bus travel. The PLUSBUS ticket will have '+BUS' printed after the name of your origin or destination station e.g. BEDFORD+BUS. Simply show this ticket to the driver as you get on the bus.

For bus travel at the start of your journey, buy your PLUSBUS ticket in adavance from a station (or by 'phone and have it posted to you). We are working towards online sales of PLUSBUS tickets.

With PLUSBUS it's easy to know where you can go. There's just one zone covering the whole urban area. You can travel as much as you like on participating buses within this zone. Zone maps for all PLUSBUS served towns are available on this website. To view Zone maps, go to the 'Towns, fares & maps' pages of the PLUSBUS website.

PLUSBUS is not available if the origin and destination stations of your train journey are wholly within the same bus travel zone. One station of your train journey MUST be outside the town bus travel zone.

Convenient commuting
With a PLUSBUS season ticket you don’t have to drive in peak hour traffic, hunt around for a parking space or pay high parking fees. It's ideal for your journey to work. Simply hop-on any bus, show your PLUSBUS season ticket to the driver and away you go!

For comparisons between monthly PLUSBUS prices and station car parking fees click here and see how much you can save!

With your PLUSBUS season ticket you can travel as much as you like during the evening and at weekends too! Use PLUSBUS for your journeys to the shops, leisure attractions and to visit your friends!

A PLUSBUS ticket gives you the freedom and flexibility your busy lifestyle demands.

“ What is the fare?”

A PLUSBUS ticket is great value and can save you money. It is also more convienient than buying separate tickets for your train and bus journeys. PLUSBUS costs a set amount each day, in addition to your train fare. The PLUSBUS day ticket price is discounted compared to the price you'd normally pay!

Prices start from just £1.50 a day! Most PLUSBUS day tickets cost between £2 and £3. To check all PLUSBUS ticket prices go to the 'Towns, fares & maps' pages of the PLUSBUS website.

Children (aged 5 to 15 years) pay half-fare for a PLUSBUS day ticket.

Railcard discounts
Save one-third off the adult PLUSBUS with your Railcard, when buying a single, day or period return train ticket. Available with a Disabled Persons, Family, Network, Senior or Young Persons (subject to usual morning peak restrictions and minimum fares.) It's ideal for days-out and for breaks to to visit your family!

For more information about Railcards, visit: www.railcard.co.uk