£2 bus fare cap
A list of bus companies and bus routes included in the £2 bus fare cap scheme.
Applies to England
This guidance lists the:
- bus companies that are taking part in the £2 bus fare cap scheme
- bus routes that are included in the £2 fare cap
- bus routes that are not included in the £2 fare cap
1 July update. This page has been updated to show the bus operators and routes included in the scheme until 31 October. Minor changes may be made as we receive final details from operators.
The £2 bus fare cap will run until 31 October 2023.
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East Midlands
Bus |
Routes included |
Routes not included in the £2 fare cap |
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Arriva Midlands Ltd (Derby) | 1, 1A, 1C, 2, 20, 22, 24, 26, |
901, 902, 903, 904 |
Arriva Midlands Ltd 1 Fox | 1, 158, 2, 6, 6A, 6B, 7, 73, 74, |
N/A |
Arriva Midlands North Ltd | 2, 2A, 2C, 405, 449, 53, 54, 576, 71, 79A, X5, 1, 11, 12, 17, 17A, 2, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 37, 3A, 436, 511, 519, 524, 544, 546, 64, 738, 740, 9, BLU, GRN, PNK, 110, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65, 7, 765, 785, 786, 7A, 7E, 8, X65, 1, 101, 11, 113, 114, 115, 116, 11A, 13, 14, 14, 14A, 15, 16, 18, 19, 19, 19A, 2, 297, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 5A, 5E, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, IPR, X7 | AV1, 894, 895 |
trentbarton (Barton |
Calverton Connection, Cotgrave |
N/A |
Brylaine | A1, A7, A7X, A8, B16, B1A, B1B, |
N/A |
CT4N Ltd | 29, L14, X2, L2, W1, L75, L73, |
601, 606, Eventlink, 9, SB1 |
Diamond Bus East Midlands | 1, 10, 11, 12, 129, 12E, 17, 18, |
9, 322, Florette, X11 |
First |
13, 13W, 14, 14A, 15, 16, 17, |
BHX5, BHX3, JetParks, Long Stay |
trentbarton (Kinchbus) |
11, 12, 2, 5, 9, Skylink, Sprint | N/A |
Marshalls of Sutton on Trent | 37, 37A, 77, 91, 91A, 339, 856, 857 |
22, 22A, 22B, X22, 23, 365, 40, 55, 609B, 731, X37 |
Nottingham City Transport | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, |
N/A |
Notts & Derby | 27, 59A, 59, |
2, 15, 111, 137, 222, 234, 238, |
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95, 97, 98, 99, 101, 106, 107, |
61, 105, 354, 367, 554, 555, | |
TM Travel | 8, 8A, 9A, 9, |
508, 510, 511, 512, 513, 583, |
Trent Motor Traction | Rainbow 1, 18, 31, 32, 33, 34, |
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Village Hopper | VH1, VH1 | N/A |
East of England
Bus |
Routes included |
Routes not included in the £2 fare cap | |
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Arriva Kent & Surrey | 1, 100, 101, 116, 132, 133, 140, 141, 145, 155, 164, 166, 175, 176, 177, 182, 190, 191, 193, 2, 700, 12, 3, 4, 5, 59, 7, 71, 72, 79, 8, 82, 85, 89, 9, X1, X2, 202, 211, 218, 219, 277, 281, 402, 402A, 402B, 402W, 6, 6X | 10, 6, 633, 653, 658, 659, 660, 668, 670, 689, 692, 693, 694, 695, 9, 570, 572, 575, 576, 641, 642, 643, 647, 286, 531, 582, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 77X | |
Arriva Kent Thameside | 1, 133, 2, 8, PR, 1, 10, 2, 3, 308, 309, 311, 4, 508, 509, 510, 59, 6, 724, 8, 86, 9, 10, 2, 20, 3, 302, 304, 335, 336, 357, 4, 500, 508, 8, 9, 414, 414A, 414B, 423, 433, 477, 480, 481, 483, 489, 490, A, AZ, B, 1, 2, 29, 4A, 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 101, 301, 390, 55, 97, 97A, 98, 98A, SB1, SB10, SB11, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB40, SB5, SB50, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, 242, 251, 308, 310, 324, 331, 378, 379, 380, 395, 401, 403, 404, 405, 6, 66, C1, M2, M3, M4, M5 | 821, 824, 497, 856 | |
Arriva The Shires Ltd | 150, 250, 280, 300, 500, 9, 9A, 9C, X30, X8, 30, 31, 31, 31A, 32, 32A, 33, 33A, 35, 36, 36B, 36S, 37, 37A, 41, 48, 800, 80X, 850, APS, 1, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 28B, 29, 31, 32, 321, 34, 35, 4, 800, A, D1, F70, F77, LB32, Z, 1, 2, 2A, 3, 310, 33, 33A, 3A, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 8E, 8S, 9, 9A, M5, M6, X33, X60 | 755, 757, 801, 802, 810, 812, 817, 823, 828, 829, 835, 838 | |
Bishop’s Stortford Community Transport CIO | STSH |
N/A | |
BorderBus Ltd | 146, 580, 521, 522, 524, BTS | SJL1, SJL2, SJL3, SJL4, SJL5, |
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Central Connect | 5, 7, 9, 14, 301, 305, 315, 316, |
306, 383 | |
Centrebus Ltd | 10A, 10, 17A, 17, 19, 200, 201, |
N/A | |
Centrebus North Ltd | 1, 100, 13, 14, 154, 15, 162, |
N/A | |
Coach Services Ltd | 81, 83, 84, 86, 86A, 40, 37A, |
N/A | |
Ensign Bus Company Ltd | 22, 33, 44, 66, 73, 73A, 77, |
32, 68 | |
First | |||
1, 1A, 1C, 4, 5, 6, 6A, 6B, 7, |
510, 511, 901, 902, 903, 905, |
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Hedingham & Chambers and Konectbus | 84, 84A, 89X, 89X, 236, 374, |
237, 373, 694, 707, 751, 756, |
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Ipswich Buses | 1, 10, 118, 119, 12, 13, 14, 15, |
11a, 11b, 18a, 98, 414, 511, |
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Metroline | 242, 305 | PB1 | |
NIBS Buses Ltd | 1, 11, 21, 21, 81, 269, 374, 565 |
2, 3, 31, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, |
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Ourhire | 85, 86, 33, 33A, 32, 132, 70’s, |
N/A | |
Sanders Coaches | 210, 24, 25, CH1, 43, 44, 5, 55, |
202, 203, 204, 205, 302, 308, |
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Simonds Coach |
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Stagecoach |
1, 10, 2, 3, 4, 41, 5, 51, 53, |
101, X12, 904 |
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Stagecoach |
1, |
CSS, |
Stagecoach |
1, 2, 2C, 3, 4, 10, 14, 15, 16, |
N/A |
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Stephensons of Essex Ltd | Br1, 7, 8A, 9A, 11, 12, 12A, 14, |
311, 414, 417, 418, 419, 441, |
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Shuttle, 341, 641, 601, 602, |
N/A |
Uno Buses |
18, 19A, 19, 21, 59, 60 | N/A |
Whippet | X2, X3, 18, 61, 61X, 66, U | N/A |
North East
Bus |
Routes included |
Routes not included in the £2 fare cap |
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Arriva Durham | 1, 10, 12, 13A, 13B, 19, 2, 2A, |
ED3, ED5, 86, ED1, ED2, ED4, |
Arriva Northumbria |
1, 2, 35, 57, 57A, X14, X14, |
116, 652, 695, 105, 654, 656, |
Coatham Coaches | 18, 80, 89 | N/A |
Connexionsbuses | 16, 13, 412, X1, X12, X52, X70 | N/A |
Cumbria Classic Coaches | 570, 571, 572, 106 | N/A |
Go North East | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, |
327, NHS HOPPER, X50, TOON TOUR, S2, X75 |
Hulleys |
48, 48a, 49, 55, 63, 84, 111, |
48 |
Procters | ||
73, 159, 138, 139, 144, RS1, RS2 | 136 | |
Stagecoach Cumbria & |
1, 1, 1, 1A, 2, 2, 2, 2A, 2X, 3, |
6C, 40A, 41B, 99, 445, 500, 501, |
Stagecoach North |
1, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 18, 22, |
457, 510, 516, 525, 542, 552, |
Stagecoach North East | 1, 3, 3A, |
Tees Flex Hartlepool, Tees Flex |
Travelsure | 418, X18 | N/A |
Weardale Motor Services Ltd | 51, 84, 84, 84A, 85, 88, 9, 95, |
101B, 101C, 101D, 101E, 101H |
North West
Routes listed as ‘not included’ in the national £2 fare cap may still offer a discounted fare as part of the locally run North West £2 fare cap initiative.
Bus |
Routes included |
Routes not included in the £2 fare cap |
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Arriva Cymru | 1, 10, 10A, 15, 15B, 1A, 3, 4, |
13, 14, 15, 23, 24, 24, 25, 26, |
Arriva Merseyside Ltd | 310, 7, 110, 110, 62, 62, X30, |
216, 217, 407, 409, 410, 411, |
Arriva North West Ltd | 362, |
10, 534, 541, 575, 18, 280, 281, |
Blackburn Bus Company | 1, 2, 4, 6, 6A, 7, 7A, 22, 152, |
122 |
Blackpool Transport | 11, 14, 17, 18, 2, 2C, 3, 4, 5, |
N/A |
Blueworks, Blueworks | 11, X12, X7, X70F, X60 | N/A |
Burnley Bus Company | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 852, M1, M2, |
109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 120, |
Cumbria Classic Coaches | 570, 571, 572, 106 | N/A |
D&G Bus | 1, 100, 108, 12, 130, 16, 16A, |
X41 |
First Potteries | 101, 11, 11B, 21, 23, 25, 3, 3A, |
B1, B2, PC5, PC6, PC7, PC8, PC9 |
Go North West | 100 | 100, 129, 135, 17, 17A, 18, 33, |
Hulleys of Baslow | 48, 48a, 49, 55, 63, 84, 111, 110, 170, 170a, 171, 172, 173, 257, 271, 272 | 48 |
High Peak Buses | 30, 113, 114, 14, 185, 190, 199, |
N/A |
Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire | L1, 8, 9, 75, 80, 81, 82, 89, |
81S, 81Q, 445, 467, 468, 503, |
MD Bus |
329, 34E, 99 | 755, 717, 654, 778, 888, 555, |
Pilkingtonbus | 1, 11, 2, 25, 25A, 3, 4, 4B, 5, |
14, 15, 530, 531, 547, 617, 623, |
Rosso | 126, 402, 103, 457, 458, 467, |
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1, 1, 1, 1A, 2, 2, 2, 2A, 2X, 3, |
6C, 40A, 41B, 99, 445, 500, 501, |
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Stagecoach Manchester | 237, 358, 360 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7w, 8, 9, |
Stagecoach Merseyside & |
2, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 7, 9, 12, 16, 51, |
19, 21, 53, 82, 86, 100, 200, |
Stagecoach Yorkshire | 1, |
N/A |
Stagecoach |
1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2b, 5, 25, 25a, |
15, 16 |
Travel Assist / |
TA01, TA02, TA03, TA3A, TA05, |
LW03, R10, 480 |
Warrington’s Own Buses | 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, |
39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 49, 70, 98, |
Western Dales Bus | S1, S3, S4, S5, S6 | N/A |
South East
Bus |
Routes included |
Routes not included in the £2 fare cap |
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1st Bus Stop Ltd | 111, 305, 34, 423, D2, M1, NAG |
N/A |
Arriva | ||
150, 250, 280, 300, 500, 9, 9A, |
755, 757, 801, 802, 810, 812, |
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Bluestar, Damory, morebus, Salisbury Reds, Southern Vectis, Swindon Bus | 1, 1, 1, 1, |
46, 52, 55, 67, 81, 151, 152, |
Brighton & Hove Buses | 1, |
617 |
Carousel Buses | 1, 1A, 1B, 8, 27, 39, 41, 101, |
5, BB12, 180 |
Chalkwell Coach Hire | 326, 327, 328, 355, |
N/A |
Compass Bus | 8, 12, 16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, |
43, 45, 107, 227, 428, 468, 492, 493, 625, |
Cuckmere Buses | 25, 26, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, |
N/A |
Diamond |
458, |
N/A |
Falcon Coaches Ltd | 28, 73, 408, 456, 461, 564, 514, |
621 |
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100, 103, 104, 11, 13, 13A, 14, |
16A, 525, 561, 570, 17, 620, |
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Harting Minibus | CH1 | N/A |
Metrobus | 1, 1A, 2, 2B, |
CSS |
Newbury & |
2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 103, 103A, |
CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS6, CS7, |
Oxford Bus Company | X1, NX1, C1, 3, 3A, X3, 4A, 5, |
LHR, LGW, OXF, X70, X71, X80, |
Pulhams Coaches | 99, 801, X9, 15, 15A, 19, 832, 855, 51, 606, 608, 656, 802, 803, P, Q | A, B, BF04, BF05, BF06, PC01, Robin |
Reading Buses | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, |
81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, |
Red Eagle Buses | 61, 61a, 62, 34, ML1, 1, H11, |
W21, W22, 398, 331, 334, KL80, |
Redline Buses Ltd | 130, X20, WP1, 320, 110, 60, |
2, 4, 6, 11, 14, 120, 121, 621, |
Southdown |
236, 324, 409, 410, 411, 422, |
N/A |
Stagecoach in |
B3, B4, B5, B9, S4, 200, 488, |
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Stagecoach |
1, 1A, |
25, |
Stagecoach |
1, 1, |
N1, |
Thames Travel | 23, 23A, 33, 41, 45, 63, 63S, |
N/A |
Thames Valley Buses | 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 156, 171, 172, |
C10, F10, 10S |
South West
Bus |
Routes included |
Routes not included in the £2 fare cap | |
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AVMT | 52, 378, 885, 897, 899, 899S | 897A, 897B, 899C, 923, 924 | |
Bluestar, Damory, morebus, Salisbury Reds, Southern Vectis, Swindon Bus | 1, 1, 1, 1, |
46, 52, 55, 67, 81, 151, 152, |
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Country Bus | 125, 149, 15, 16, 165, 167, 174, 176, |
179, 898 |
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Dartline | 863, 387, 174, 184, 55B, 398, |
7, 343, 347, 348, 349, 350, 352, |
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68, 91, 95, 76, 87, 44, x34, |
x86, x10, 555, x37, x83, 287, 49 | |
Filers Travel | 303, 309, 310, 655 | N/A | |
First Berkshire & Thames Valley | 12, 13, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, X74 | 8B, RA1, RA2, RA3 | |
First Bristol, First Bath, First Weston | 1, 17, 2, 23, 24, 2a, 3, 349, |
51s, A1, A3, AG1, AG2, AG3, AZ1, |
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First Worcester |
144, 30, 31, 31A, 34, 35, 36, 363, 417, 420, 44, 45, 482, 51, 600, 672, 673, 675, 676, 32, 38, 54, X38, X50 | 32S, 333, 365, 405, 674, AST3, S1, S2, S23, S3, S4, S43, S44, S45, S5, S51, S55, TOR SER | |
First Kernow | 17, 19, 24, 27, 91, Atlantic Coaster, Dartmoor Explorer, Falmouth Coaster, Land’s End Coaster, The Mousehole, Tin Coaster, Sunseeker, T1, T2, U1, U1A, U1X, U2, U3, U4, U4X, 100, 160, |
PR1, | |
First Solent (portsmouth-fareham-gosport) |
1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 2, 20, |
2A, 652, 654, 7A, PC1, PC2, PC3, |
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First Somerset | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 21, |
N/A | |
First Wessex | 1, 10, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 9A, X51, X53, X54, Portland Coaster, X50 |
10A, 6A, |
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Hatch Green |
10C, 16, 19, 23, 23B, 51, 98, |
97 | |
Plymouth Citybus, Go Cornwall Bus |
1, 5, 5, |
101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, |
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Pulhams Coaches | 99, 801, X9, 15, 15A, 19, 832, 855, 51, 606, 608, 656, 802, 803, P, Q | A, B, BF04, BF05, BF06, PC01, Robin | |
South West Coaches | 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 52, 58, 81, 96, |
N/A | |
Stagecoach in |
B3, B4, B5, B9, S4, 200, 488, |
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Stagecoach South West | A, |
FALCON, 13C, 13D, 28, 30, 32C, 41, 88C, 110, 257, 663S, 815, 819, 821, 903, 904, 919, 921, 985, SD1, SD2, SD3, X1 | |
Stagecoach |
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 402, 2, 2, |
N1, N700 | |
Stagecoach |
3X, | ||
Tallyho | 12, 124, 49, 94, 162, 164, 612, |
160 | |
Go |
466, 428, 497, 498, 23, 28, 51, |
N/A |
West Midlands
Bus |
Routes included |
Routes not included in the £2 fare cap |
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Aimee’s Travel | 109, 165, 166, 30, 116 | N/A |
Arriva Midlands North Ltd | 2, 2A, 2C, 405, 449, 53, 54, |
AV1, 894, 895 |
BangaBuses | 530, 891, 81, 53 | N/A |
Chaserider |
1, 3, 10, 25, 26, 60, 62, 63, |
AV2 |
D&G Bus | 1, 100, 108, 12, 130, 16, 16A, |
X41 |
Diamond Bus East Midlands | 1, 10, 11, 12, 129, 12E, 17, 18, |
9, 322, Florette, X11 |
Diamond Bus | 2, 125, 13, 145, 145A, 149, |
B1, C, DRT, N1, N2, R1, 142, |
DRM |
476, 469, 420 | N/A |
Scraggs |
5 |
N/A |
Minsterley Motors | 435, 552, 553, 745A, 745B | 38, 55, 740, 738, 701, 722 |
National Express West Midlands | 1, 1, 1S, 2, 2, 2, 2A, 3, 3, 3, |
710, CG4, SFA1, SFA2 |
Pulhams Coaches | 99, 801, X9, 15, 15A, 19, 832, 855, 51, 606, 608, 656, 802, 803, P, Q | A, B, BF04, BF05, BF06, PC01, Robin |
Select |
7, 8, 8A, |
878, 813, 812, 71A, 71, 67, 547, |
Stagecoach |
X3, T14 | N/A |
Stagecoach Midlands | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1A, 2, 2, 2, 2A, 3, |
CSS, 7C, A9, 41, 46, 51, 169, |
Yorkshire and The Humber
Routes listed as ‘not included’ in the national £2 fare cap may still offer a discounted fare as part of the locally run Yorkshire and The Humber £2 fare cap initiative.
Bus |
Routes included in the £2 fare cap | Routes not |
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Arriva Yorkshire Ltd | 164, 401, 408, 409, 415, 42, |
135, 136, 140, 140A, 141, 147, |
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Coastliner and York & |
14, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, |
226R, CS, A1, A3 | |
Connexionsbuses | 16, 13, 412, X1, X12, X52, X70 | N/A | |
East |
2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8, |
N/A | |
First |
1, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 5A, |
Y22, 68, 69 |
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First South |
1a, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, |
A1, A1X, A2, A3, MAN4, N1, N2, |
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Harrogate Bus Company | 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, |
620H, 727H, S36, X98, X99 | |
Hornsbys Bus and Coach | 4, 4C, x4, 6, 12, 94, 399 | x399 | |
The Keighley Bus |
64, 66, 72, 441, 873, 884 | 60, 62, 67, 360, 440, 662, 862, |
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Kirkby |
L1, |
81S, | |
Reliance |
19, |
70 |
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Stagecoach |
1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2b, 5, 25, 25a, |
15, 16 | |
Stagecoach Yorkshire | 1, 6, 8, 8A, 9, 11, 12, 21, 27, | R21, 135, 137, 223, 725, 59A |
N/A |
Thornes Independent Ltd | 4a, |
87s | |
TM Travel | 8, 8A, 9A, 9, |
508, 510, 511, 512, 513, 583, |
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York |
X36, 36, 37, |
A43, M2, M3, T1, T2 |
Rural Mobility Fund operators offering the £2 fare cap
Some local authorities and their operations in DfT’s Rural Mobility Fund offer £2 single fares as part of the DfT’s fare cap. The participating operators and the regions they cover are:
Carousel/Pick me up: Buckinghamshire (rural areas around High Wycombe – Booker, Downley and Wooburn Green)
Digi Go: Essex (central Essex and South Braintree)
Fox Connect: Leicestershire (rural area between Leicester and Hinckley)
HertsLynx: Hertfordshire (rural area around Buntingford)
IndigoPlus: Warwickshire (rural area west of Warwick and Kenilworth)
Mole Valley Connect: Surrey (Mole Valley – rural communities around Dorking)
Bus routes not included in the fare cap
Participation in the bus fare cap scheme is voluntary, and some bus companies have chosen not to take part. If your local company is not included in the list, they may have other types of ticket which are suitable for your needs.
Some types of routes are not covered by this scheme so they are not included, for example, coach services, school only services or airport services.
Fares are already capped in the following areas, so they are not included in this scheme:
Changes to bus fare cap scheme from November 2023
From 1 November 2023, the bus fare cap will change to £2.50 for single tickets. This cap will last until 30 November 2024.
Reporting fraudulent activity
If you think that someone is committing fraud, theft or corruption related to the bus fare cap you can report it by:
- calling the DfT fraud hotline on 07827 843 953
- emailing Counter-FraudBribery@dft.gov.uk
We will deal with your report in confidence.
Other help with transport costs
You can find more information about other kinds of help with transport costs and wider government support.
Last updated 1
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Updated to show which bus routes are covered by the £2 bus fare cap from 1 July 2023.
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The bus fare cap has been extended to 31 October 2023.
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Bus fare cap extended to 30 June 2023.
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We intend to extend the £2 bus fare cap until 30 June 2023.
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First published.