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Guidance: £2 bus fare cap

Department For Transport

December 19
09:23 2022

New bus fare cap from 1 January 2023

From 1 January 2023, 130 bus operators will introduce a 2 fare cap on single tickets. The cap will remain in place until 31 March 2023.

This guidance tells you how to find the 2 fares and lists the operators that are taking part in the scheme.

How to get a 2 ticket

To find fare cap tickets and plan your journey you can use Traveline or check the website of your local bus operator.

Bus operators taking part in the scheme

This is a list of bus operators taking part in the scheme with links to their websites for more information about fares and travel.

Bus operator Region Operator website for ticketing information
1st Bus Stop Limited South East www.1stbusstop.co.uk
Arriva Merseyside Ltd North West www.arrivabus.co.uk/floating-pages/2-pound-bus-fare
Arriva Midlands Ltd - Fox East Midland www.arrivabus.co.uk/floating-pages/2-pound-bus-fare
Arriva Midlands North Ltd West Midlands www.arrivabus.co.uk/floating-pages/2-pound-bus-fare
Arriva Cymru Ltd North West www.arrivabus.co.uk/floating-pages/2-pound-bus-fare
Arriva Durham County Ltd North East www.arrivabus.co.uk/floating-pages/2-pound-bus-fare
Arriva Kent & Surrey Ltd South East www.arrivabus.co.uk/floating-pages/2-pound-bus-fare
Arriva Kent Thameside Ltd South East www.arrivabus.co.uk/floating-pages/2-pound-bus-fare
Arriva Midlands Ltd - Derby East Midland www.arrivabus.co.uk/floating-pages/2-pound-bus-fare
Arriva North West Ltd North West www.arrivabus.co.uk/floating-pages/2-pound-bus-fare
Arriva Northumbria Ltd North East www.arrivabus.co.uk/floating-pages/2-pound-bus-fare
Arriva The Shires Ltd South East www.arrivabus.co.uk/floating-pages/2-pound-bus-fare
Arriva Yorkshire Limited Yorkshire and Humber www.arrivabus.co.uk/floating-pages/2-pound-bus-fare
AVMT Buses Ltd South West www.avmtbustimes.wixsite.com/mysite
B P BROWN TRAVEL LTD T/A SELECT BUS SERVICES West Midlands www.selectbusservices.com
Banga Buses West Midlands www.bangabuses.co.uk
Bishops Stortford Community Transport CIO East of England www.bishopsstortfordtc.gov.uk/council-services/stortford-shuttle
Blackpool Transport Services Ltd North West www.blackpooltransport.com/twopound-fare-cap
Blueworks Taxis ltd North West www.blueworksph.com
Boomerang Travel Limited t/as Pilkingtonbus North West www.pilkingtonbus.com
BorderBus Ltd East of England www.border-bus.co.uk
Brighton & Hove Buses South East www.buses.co.uk/
Brylaine Travel Ltd East Midland www.brylaine.co.uk
Burnley and Pendle Travel Ltd North West, Yorkshire & Humber Not available
BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED, t/a STAGECOACH NORTH EAST North East www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/2-pound-fare
Cambus Limited T/A Stagecoach East East of England www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/2-pound-fare
Carousel Buses South East www.carouselbuses.co.uk/tickets
Centrebus Ltd East of England www.centrebus.info
Centrebus North Ltd East of England www.centrebus.info
Chalkwell Coach Hire Limited South East www.chalkwell.co.uk
Cheltenham and Gloucester Omnibus Company Ltd South West www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/2-pound-fare
CLEVELAND TRANSIT LIMITED, t/a STAGECOACH NORTH EAST North East www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/2-pound-fare
Coach Services Ltd East of England www.coachservicesltd.co.uk/200-bus-fare-cap
COASTLINER BUSES LTD North West www.coastlinerbuses.co.uk
Cogenhoe & Whiston Parish Council East Midland www.cogenhoeandwhiston-pc.gov.uk/village-hopper-bus.html
Compass Travel (Sussex) Ltd South East www.compass-travel.co.uk
CT4N Ltd North East www.ct4n.co.uk
Cuckmere Community Bus Ltd South East cuckmerebuses.org.uk
Cumbria Classic Coaches Limited North East, North West www.cumbriaclassiccoaches.co.uk
D&G BUS North West, West Midlands www.dgbus.co.uk
D&G Bus (Chaserider) West Midlands www.chaserider.co.uk
Dartline Coaches South West www.dartline-coaches.co.uk
DRM (Bromyard) Ltd t/a DRMBUS West Midlands www.drmbus.com
East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd Yorkshire and Humber www.eastyorkshirebuses.co.uk
Faresaver Buses South West www.faresaver.co.uk
First Beeline Buses Ltd t/a First Berkshire South East www.firstbus.co.uk/berkshire-thames-valley
First Eastern Counties Buses Ltd East of England www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk
First Essex Buses Ltd East of England www.firstbus.co.uk/essex
First Hampshire & Dorset Ltd t/a First Dorset South West www.firstbus.co.uk/wessex-dorset-south-somerset
First Hampshire & Dorset Ltd t/a First Provincial South East www.firstbus.co.uk/portsmouth-fareham-gosport
First Hampshire & Dorset Ltd t/a First Southampton South East www.firstbus.co.uk/southampton
First Potteries Limited West Midlands www.firstbus.co.uk/potteries
FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED South West www.firstbus.co.uk
FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED South West www.firstbus.co.uk
First South Yorkshire Ltd North East www.firstbus.co.uk
First West of England South West www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west
First Wyvern West Midlands www.firstbus.co.uk/worcestershire
First York Limited Yorkshire and Humber www.firstbus.co.uk/york
G Abbott and Sons Limited North East
G E SCRAGG & SONS LTD West Midlands N/A
Galleon Travel 2009 Ltd East of England www.centralconnect.info
Go North East North East www.gonortheast.co.uk/tickets
Go North West Limited North East www.gonorthwest.co.uk/fares-and-tickets
Go South Coast Ltd South East and South West www.bluestarbus.co.uk
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