£2 bus fare cap
A list of bus companies and bus routes included in the £2 bus fare cap scheme.
Applies to England
£2 bus fare cap extended until December 2024
On 4 October the Prime Minister announced that the £2 bus fare cap will be extended to 31 December 2024.
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
The £2 bus fare cap will run until 31 December 2024.
East Midlands
Bus |
Routes included |
Routes not |
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Arriva Midlands Ltd |
1, |
901, 902, 903, 904 | |
Arriva Midlands Ltd 1 |
1, |
N/A | |
Arriva Midlands North |
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trentbarton (Barton |
N/A | ||
Brylaine | A1, A7, A7X, A8, B16, B1A, B1B, B1C, B1D, |
N/A | |
CT4N Ltd | 601, 606, Eventlink, 9, SB1 | ||
Diamond Bus East |
1, 10, 11, 12, 129, 12E, 17, 18, 19, 19C, 2, |
009, 19A, 322, Florette, 831, 801, 802, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, | |
First |
13, 13W, 14, 14A, 15, 16, |
BHX5, BHX3, JetParks, Long |
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N/A | ||
Marshalls of Sutton on |
37, |
22, 22A, 22B, X22, 23, |
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Nottingham City |
1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, |
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Notts & |
27, 59A, 59, 71, 72, 138, |
2, 15, 111, 137, 222, 234, 238, 239, 240, 244, 255, 261, 301, |
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PC Coaches of Lincoln Ltd | Walk & Ride, PC1, PC38, 24, 29, 30, 40, 40A, 40B, 43, 44, 48, 49, 50, 55, 56, 77, 161 | 906, 916, 931, 943, 946, 951, 958, 975, 984 | |
Stagecoach East |
95, 97, 98, 99, 101, 106, 107, 291, 398, 100, 100, 98, 1, 2, |
61, 105, 354, 367, 554, 555, 570, 573, 597, 595B, 595G, C3, |
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CSS, 5, 762 | ||
Stagecoach Midlands | 1, 2, 2C, 3, 4, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17A, 18, 19, 20, 276, 45, 48, 50, W1, W2, W8, X10, X4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7/7B, 8, 9/9A/9B/9C, 11/11A, 12/12A, 14, 15/15A, 16, 51, 53, 54, 55, |
33/33A/33B/33C | |
Stagecoach Yorkshire | 1, 6, 11, 12, 20, 21, 21A, 22, 22X, 27, 27A, 27B, 28, 28C, 32, 43, 44, 57, 59, 59A, 66, 67, 67A, 67B, 67C, 93, 94A, 95, 95A, 203, 219, 219A, X19, 1, 83, 83A, 86, 88, 2, 2A, 57, 57A, 61, 62, 72, 72A, 7, 7A, 25, 52, 73, 74H, 75, 120, 6, 8, 8A, 9, 135, 136, 137, 208, 218, 218A, 221, 223, 226, 21, 114, 138, 217, 10, 10A, 108, 109, 22A, 22C, 219E | 130, 408, 409, 410, 412, 416, 420, 422, 783, A, B, C, D | |
Stagecoach Yorkshire | 1, 1a, 5, 15, 16, 25, 50, 50a, 39, 43, 44, 51, 54, 54a, 74, 74a, 77, 77a, 90, X17, 65, 66, 157, 158, 159, 160, 90a, 90b, 43a, 48, 49 | 169, 470, 65a, 583, PS1, PS, 48a | |
TM Travel | 5, 8, 8A, 9, 9A, 20, 26, 26A, 30, 30A, 31, 32, 41, 55, 76A, 81, 117, 218, 252, M17, X30, X54, X7, X74 | 508, 510, 511, 512, 513, 583, 626, 710 | |
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Uno (Uno Buses Ltd) | 18, 19, 19A, 21, 59, 60 | N/A | |
Village |
N/A | ||
Vectare | 2N, 2X, 8, 9, 9A, 9C, 10, 13, 13A, 13B, 13C, 14, 14B, 15, 18, 18C, 20, 20, 21, 22, 22, 22A, 22A, 22X, 23, 24, 24X, 30, 31, 61, 61C, 62, 90, 90B, 90C, 92, 92B, 93, 93B, 94, 94B, 97, 418, 505, 833, NovusDirect, NovusFosse | 701, 702, F3, R4 |
East of England
Bus |
Routes included |
Routes not |
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Arriva Kent |
1, 2, 100, 101, 116, 132, 133, |
6, 9, 10, |
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Arriva Thameside | 1, 2, 8, 132, 133, PR, 414, 470, 477, 480, 481, 483, 489, 490, 414A, 414B, 480A, 490A, A, AZ, B, 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 29, 4A, |
497, 821, 824, |
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Arriva The Shires |
150, 250, 280, 300, 500, |
9, 9A, APS, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, 755, 757, 801, 802, 810, 812, 817, 823, 828, 829, 835, |
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Bishop’s Stortford Community Transport |
STSH | N/A | |
BorderBus |
146, 580, 521, 522, 524, BTS | SJL1, SJL2, SJL3, SJL4, SJL5, SJL6, SJL7, |
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Central |
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Centrebus |
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Centrebus North |
1, |
BB, | |
Coach Services |
84, 81, 83, |
N/A | |
Ensign Bus Company |
22, 33, 44, 66, |
32, 68 | |
First Bus Norfolk & |
1, 1A, 1C, 4, 5, 6, 6A, 6B, 7, 8, 10, 10A, 11, 11A, 12, 13, |
509, 510, 511, 901, 902, 903, 905, 913, 915, 916, 917, 918, 921, |
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Ipswich Buses | 1, 10, 118, 119, 12, 13, 15, 15a, 16, 2, 3, 3E, 4, 5, 5E, 6, 7, 8, 9, 91, 92, 93, 93a, 94, 97, X93 | 98, 603, 604, 635, 636, 923, 914, 695, 695r, 693, 997, 11a, 11b, 18a, 615, 616, 988, 997, 694 | |
Konectbus and Hedingham & Chambers |
84, 84A, 89X, 89X, 236, 373, 374, 375, 375, 379, 461, 750, 751, 753, 754, 756, 784, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 6A, 6B, 7, 9, 15, 16, 21, |
237, | |
Metroline | 242, 305 | PB1 | |
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2, 3, 31, 44, 45, 46, |
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210, 24, 25, CH1, 43, 44, 5, |
202, 203, |
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Simonds Coach |
110, 112, 113, 114, |
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Stagecoach |
1, |
101, X12, | |
Stagecoach |
1, 2, 2C, 3, 4, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17A, 18, 19, 20, 276, |
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Stephensons of Essex |
Br1, 7, 8A, 9A, 11, 12, 12A, 14, 15, 14fn, 16, X16, 17, 21, |
311, 414, 417, 418, 419, 441, 444, 446, 451, 453, 491, 492, |
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N/A | |||
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18, |
N/A | |
Grant Palmer | 21, |
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North East
Bus |
Routes included |
Routes not |
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Arriva |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, |
12, 865, ED3, ED5, ED1, ED2, ED3, ED4, 193, 318S, 323S, |
Arriva Northumbria |
1, 2, 35, 43, 44, 45, 47, 57, 434, 57A, X14, X14, X15, X15, X15, X18, X18, X18, X18, X20, X20, X21, X22, |
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N/A | ||
Cumbria Classic |
570, 571, 572, 106 | N/A |
Dales and District | 73, 159, 144, 138, 139 | RS1, RS2, 139 |
Go North |
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35, |
103, 104, 105, 106, 110, 111, 116, 118, 128, 129, 131, 134, 135, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, |
Harrogate |
1, |
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Hulleys of |
48, 48a, 49, 55, 63, 84, |
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64, |
60, 62, 67, 360, 440, 662, 862, 941, 943, 948, 962, 966, 972, 975, A2, B1, B2, B3, B27, B28, B36, B38, B46, B58, B68, DASH, G21, G22, G23, G24, G25, G26, K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, K7, K9, K11, K12, K14, K15, K16, P23, P31, P32, P34, P35, P64, P66, P93, P98, P99, PS20, PS21, PS22, PS23, PS24, PS25, PS26, PS27, PS28, PS29, S30, S31, S32, S33, S34, S35, S40, S64, S65, S66, S67, V44, V63, V64, V66, V67 |
Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire | ||
Stagecoach Cumbria & North |
1, |
6C, 40A, 41B, 99, 445, 500, 501, 502, 504, 935, 940, 941, 942, |
Stagecoach North |
1, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 18, 22, 22X, 30, 31, 32, 32A, 35, 36, 38, |
457, 510, |
Stagecoach North |
1, |
Tees Flex Hartlepool, Tees Flex Redcar and Cleveland, Tees |
N/A | ||
Weardale Motor Services |
9, 51, 84, 84, 84A, 85, 88, |
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 |
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Arriva |
1, |
4, 5, 5, 13, 14, 15, |
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Arriva Merseyside |
216, 217, 407, 409, 410, 411, 413, 414, 418, 420, 423, 432, |
781, |
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Arriva North West |
362, 19, 245, 247, 263 | ||
10, | |||
Blackpool |
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Blueworks |
11, |
N/A | |
Burnley Bus |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 852, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, V1, V3, |
109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 120, 121, V2, |
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Cumbria Classic |
570, 571, 572, 106 | N/A | |
D&G Bus | 3, 10, 19, 38, 43, 85, 317, 318, 1, 100, 101, 108, 12, 12E, 130, 16, 16A, 18, 188, |
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Go North |
100 | ||
Hulleys of |
48, 48a, 49, 55, 63, 84, |
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High Peak |
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Kirkby Lonsdale Coach |
81S, 81Q, 445, 467, 468, 503, 512, 565, 581, |
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MD Bus | 99, 329, |
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1, |
14, |
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Preston Bus Ltd | 100, 114, |
401, 433, 437, 663, 664, 959, 961, 962, 963, 995 | |
7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 464, 481, 483, 743, 808, 844, 864, |
126, 402, 103, 457, 458, 467, 468, 469, 700, |
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Stagecoach Cumbria & North |
1, |
6C, 40A, 41B, 99, 445, 500, 501, 502, 504, 935, 940, 941, 942, |
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Stagecoach |
237, 358, 360 | ||
Stagecoach |
1/1A/S1, |
1/1A | |
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1, |
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21, 24, |
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Travel Assist |
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Warrington’s Own |
1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, |
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Western Dales |
N/A |
South East
Bus |
Routes included |
Routes not |
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1st Bus Stop |
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Arriva |
10, | ||
1, | |||
150, 250, |
9, | 755, 757, 801, 802, 810, 812, 817, 823, 828, 829, 835, |
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1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, |
46, |
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Brighton & Hove |
1, 1A, 2, 2B, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 7, 11X, 12, 12A, 12X, 14, 14A, 14B, 14C, 18, |
CSS, 70, 71, | |
Carousel |
1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 8, X8, 27, 28, 28A, 38, 39, 41, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 106C, 107, |
5, BB12, 180 | |
Chalkwell |
326, 327, 328, | ||
Cuckmere |
25, 26, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, |
N/A | |
Diamond Bus South |
N/A | ||
Falcon |
28, |
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First |
411, 418 | 418 (school only services) | |
First Berkshire & Thames Valley | 12, 13, 3, A4, 6, 7, 8, X74 | RA1, RA2, RA3 | |
First Essex | 100, 103, 104, |
16A, 525, 561, 570, 17, 620, 625, 633, 725, |
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Harting |
CH1 | N/A | |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 21, 22, 23, 32, 51, 61, 65, 84, 93, 98, 100, 200, 231, 233, 236, 270, 271, 272, 273, 280, 281, 291, 318, |
324, 398, 410A, 500, 600, 603, 609, 610, 611, 612, 617, 619, 624, 638, 643, 646, 648, 657, 658, 690, 692, 693, | ||
Newbury & |
2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 103, 103A, 103B, 103C, 1A, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2C, |
CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS6, CS7, DS10, DS12, DS3, DS4, DS5, DS6, |
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Oxford Bus |
X1, NX1, C1, 3, 3A, X3, 4A, 5, 5A, |
LHR, LGW, OXF, X70, X71, X80, X81, |
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Pulhams |
99, 801, X9, 15, 15A, 19, 832, 855, 51, 606, 608, 656, 802, |
A, B, BF04, BF05, BF06, PC01, Robin | |
Reading |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, |
81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 97, 98, 360, |
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130, X20, |
2, 4, 6, | ||
Stagecoach |
B3, B4, B5, B9, S4, 200, |
Tube | |
Stagecoach South |
1, 1A, 1, 1A, 1X, 1X, 2, 2A, 3, 3, 3A, |
23, 23A, 25, 32, 63, 84, 953, P2, P3, |
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Stagecoach |
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, |
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Stagecoach West | 60, 41, 42, 43, 43A, 94, 94X, N94, N94X, A, B, C, D, H, N, T, W, 1, 2, 2A, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33, 35, 36, 71, 97, 98, 351, 353, 711, 746, 882, 62, 63, 64, 65, 65X, 66, 67, 69, 165, 166, 620, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 49, 49, 50, 51, 51X, 55, 57, 76, 77, 78, 81, 82, S6, 62, 86, 525, 12, X10 | C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C50, C51, C52, C53, C54, C59, C59X, C60, C62, C63, C64, C65, C67, C68, C69, C71, 427, 458, 459, 460, 3X, 9, 10, 11, 13, 59, 462, 505 | |
Sullivan Buses | 84 | N/A | |
Thames |
23, 23A, 33, 41, 45, 63, 63S, 91, 92, |
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Thames Valley |
Go2G, C10, F10, |
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Uno (UniversityBus) | X10, C1, C10, C11, 341, 641, 601, 602, 610, 614, 644, 635, 653, the Shuttle | CX, C5, A, B |
South West
Bus |
Routes included |
Routes not |
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897A, 897B, 899C, 923, |
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1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, |
46, |
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Country |
167, 179, 88B, 898 | ||
118, ED/20, 369, 387, 398, 355, 668, 675, 677, 679, 694, |
343, 347, 348, 349, 350, 352, 353, |
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Faresaver |
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Filers |
303, 309, |
N/A | |
First |
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51s, |
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First |
144, |
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First |
17, |
PR1, PR1A, |
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First Solent |
1, 11, 2, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 28A, 3, 7, 8, 9, 9A, D1, D2, E1, E2, F1, F2, X4, X5, 50 | ||
First |
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First |
1, 10, 10A, 2, 3, 4, 6, CR6, 8, |
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Hatch Green |
10C, 16, 19, 23, 23B, 51, 95, 98, 382, 613, |
97, 391, 392, 393 | |
Plymouth |
101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 112, 118, 806, 807, 808, |
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Pulhams |
99, 801, X9, 15, 15A, 19, 832, 855, 51, 606, 608, 656, 802, |
A, B, BF04, BF05, BF06, PC01, Robin | |
South West |
1, 11, 81, 2, 3, 5, |
N/A | |
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A, B, C, E1, E2, F, H, I, J, P, R, S, UNI, GREEN, 1, 4, 4A, 5, |
FALCON, 1S, 13C, 13D, 28, 30, 32C, 41, 88C, 91, 97, 110, 257, 663S, 815, |
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Stagecoach |
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, |
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Stagecoach |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C50, C51, C52, C53, C54, C59, C59X, C60, C62, |
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160 | |||
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N/A |
West Midlands
Bus |
Routes included |
Routes not |
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N/A | |||
Arriva Midlands North Ltd | |||
BangaBuses | 530, 891, 81, 53 | N/A | |
Chaserider | 1, |
BWH1, | |
D&G Bus | 3, 10, 19, 38, 43, 85, 317, 318, 1, 100, 101, 108, 12, 12E, 130, 16, 16A, 18, 188, |
SJD, 409, A1, BH1, E1, E2, E3, T2, T3, U3, U5, U9, X41 | |
Diamond Bus East |
1, 10, 11, 12, 129, 12E, 17, 18, 19, 19C, 2, |
009, 19A, 322, Florette, 831, 801, 802, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, | |
Diamond |
2, 125, 13, 142, 142A, 145, 145A, 149, 149S, 150, 16A, 17H, 192, 20, 202, 202S, 21, 22, 223, 224, 226, 226A, 229, 23, 231, 247, 247A, 247S, 26A, 27, 27A, 292, 292S, 294, 296, 31, 310, 32, 326, 4, 41, 41A, 45, 4H, 5, 50, 52, 52A, 53, 530, 54, 580, 5A, 64, 65, 66, |
B1, |
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DRM Bus | 476, 469, 420 | N/A | |
First |
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1, | |||
Select Bus |
7, |
878, 813, 812, 71A, 71, 67, 547, 849, 560, 11S, 877, 12S, |
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Stagecoach South |
N/A | ||
Stagecoach |
1, 1, 1, |
CSS, 5, 762 | |
Stagecoach West | 60, 41, 42, 43, 43A, 94, 94X, N94, N94X, A, B, C, D, H, N, T, W, 1, 2, 2A, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33, 35, 36, 71, 97, 98, 351, 353, 711, 746, 882, 62, 63, 64, 65, 65X, 66, 67, |
C1, |
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Taxico / Aimee’s Travel | N/A | ||
trentbarton |
rainbow |
red arrow, 31, 35, hucknall connect |
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 |
Routes not included in the £2 |
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Arriva Yorkshire |
164, |
21, 22, 135, 136, 140, |
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Coastliner and York & |
14, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 194, 840, 843, CAS, A2 | 226R, CS, A1, A3 | |
2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, |
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First |
1, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11, |
Y22, |
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First South Yorkshire |
A1, | ||
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355, 399, 560, 601, 100, 103, 103, 1, 1A, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 35, 60, 90, 18, 59, 1, 2, 2A, |
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Stagecoach |
1, 6, |
130, 408, 409, 410, 412, 416, 420, 422, |
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Stagecoach Yorkshire | 1, |
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Thornes Independent |
4a, 486, 488 | 87s | |
TM Travel | 5, 8, 8A, |
508, 510, 511, 512, 513, 583, 626, 710 | |
York |
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:
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)
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:
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
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Bus routes taking part in the £2 bus fare scheme from 1 November 2023.
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The £2 bus fare cap will now run until 31 December 2024.
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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.