£3 national bus fare cap
A list of bus companies and bus routes included in the £3 bus fare cap scheme.
Applies to England
This guidance lists the:
- bus companies that are taking part in the £3 bus fare cap scheme
- bus routes that are included in the £3 fare cap
- bus routes that are not included in the £3 fare cap
SeeThe lists include routes tendered or operated by local councils, including those supported by the busRural companyMobility websitesFund.
Local forauthorities informationand aboutmetro individualmayors services.may also fund their own schemes to reduce fares lower than £3.
East Midlands
| Bus company | Routes included in the £3 fare cap | Routes not included in the £3 fare cap |
|---|---|---|
| Aimees |
30, 108, 109, 116, 165, 166 | N/A |
| Arriva Derby | 1, 1A, 1C, 2, |
901, 902, 903, 904, 906 |
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Arriva Midlands
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5, 5A, 6, 6A, 7, 7A, 8, 11, 11A, 12, 15, 16, 16A, 27, 28, 29, 29A, 29B, 29S, 31, 31A, 37, 44, 44A, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 56, 56A, 58, 58A, 64, 73, 73A, 74, 74A, 74B, 74S, 75, 78, 78A, 79, 79A, 84, 85, 87, 104, 126, 127, 153, 158, 625, |
625 |
| Arriva Midlands North | 5, 5A, 5E, 6, 7, 7A, 7E, 8, 8A, 9, |
99, 894, 895, |
| Brylaine | 64, 83, 96A, 96X, A1, A7, A7X, A8, |
N/A |
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Central |
2X, |
306, |
|
Centrebus |
1, 1A, 1B, |
667, |
| Diamond Bus East Midlands | 2, |
9, |
|
First |
4, 4E, 13, 13W, 14A, 15, 16, 18, 21, 25, 26, 38, 38A, 54, 74, 88, 88A, 88E |
14, |
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First South Yorkshire |
50S, |
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| Grayscroft Coaches | 1, 12, 25, 28, 50 |
N100S |
| High Peak Buses | 14, 14A, 58, 60, 60A, 61, 62, 76, 77, 113, 114, 130, |
30, U1, U3, U4, U5 |
| Hunts |
SKEGNESS/7 |
E83S, E86S |
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2, 3, 5, 9, 11, 12, SKYLINK, SPRINT | N/A |
| Marshalls of Sutton on Trent | 37, 38, 77 |
22, 22A, 22B, |
| Nottingham City Transport | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, |
A2 |
| PC Coaches of Lincoln | 24, |
901, 902, 903, 904, |
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Stagecoach | ||
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 6S, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 9A, 9B, 9D, |
TOUR, |
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| Stagecoach East Midlands | 1, 1A, 1E, |
1, |
| Stagecoach Midlands | 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 4, 4A, 5, 5A, 5B, 7, 7C, 8, 8A, 8B, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 18A, 19, |
731, |
| Stagecoach Midlands | 1, 2, 2C, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, 7B, 8, 9, 9A, 9B, 9C, 10, 11, 11A, 12, 12A, 13, 14, 15, 15A, 16, 17, 18, 19, 33A, 33B, 33C, 45, 48, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 77, 80, 82, 83, 87, 88, 94, 276, 601, CB1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, W1, W2, W8, X4, X6, X7, X10, X46, X47, X88, X91 | N/A |
| Stagecoach Oxfordshire | 1, 2, 2A, 8, 10, |
TUBE |
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Stagecoach |
1, |
48A, 65A, 169, 470, 583, 583A |
| TM Travel | 5, 9, 9A, 20, 26, 26A, 30, |
508, 510, 511, 512, 513, 626, 710 |
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Trentbarton |
CALVERTON, |
N/A |
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Trentbarton |
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| RED, |
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| Village Hopper | VH1 | N/A |
East of England
| Bus company | Routes included in the £3 fare cap | Routes not included in the £3 fare cap | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Arriva Kent and Sussex
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6X, 7, 9, 12, 59, 71, 72, 82, 85, 89, 116, 132, 133, 140, 141, 145, 146, 155, 164, 166, 175, 176, 177, 182, 190, 191, 193, 218, 219, 277, 281, 402, 402A, 402B, 402W, 700 | 6, 9, 10, 77X, 286, 531, 570, 572, 575, 576, 582, 633, 641, 642, 643, 653, 658, 659, 660, 668, 670, 692, 694, 695, 774, 775, 776 | |
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Arriva |
1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 29, 55, 59, 66, 97, 98, 100, 101, 132, 133, 251, 301, 302, 308, 309, 310, 311, 320, 322, 323, 324, 328, 331, 378, 379, 380, 395, 401, 403, 404, 405, 414, 414A, 414B, 470, 477, 480, 480A, 481, 483, 489, 490, 490A, 508, 509, 510, 724, 725, 907, 908, A, AZ, B, C1, M2, M3, M4, M5, PR, SB1, |
497, 824 | |
| Arriva The Shires | 1, 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 28B, 29, 31, 32, 33, 33A, 150, 250, 321, 721, 800, 821, A, F70, F77, M5, M6, X4, X6, X33, |
755, 757, 801, 802, 810, 812, 817, 823, 828, 829, 835, 838, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6 | |
| Bishop’s Stortford Community Transport CIO | STSH | N/A | |
| BorderBus | 146, |
BH1, BH2, SET, BECHS, SJL1, SJL2, SJL3, SJL4, SJL5, SJL6, SJL7, SJL9 |
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| Carousel Buses | 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1S, 3, 3A, 4, 7A, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 15, 27, |
604, 607, 620, |
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Central Connect Transport |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 20, 23, 24, 25, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38, 242, 305, 306, 315, 325, 836, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, SB6, |
N/A | |
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Central |
2X, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 34, 37, 48, |
306, 701, 702, F1, F2, F3 |
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| Centrebus | 10, 10A, 17, 17A, 44, 45, 46, 80, 81, 89, 92, 92A, 93A, 200, 201, 203, 204, 206, 216, 230, 304, 305, 312, 314, 315, 324, 366, |
215, 819, AMZ1, TUI | |
| Coach Services | 37A, 37D, 37E, 37T, 80, 80A, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 86A, 88, 89, 90, 332, 357, 358, 401, 411, T1, T2, T3 |
N/A | |
| Dews Coaches | N/A | ||
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Epping and |
347/HIBUS, |
N/A | |
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| 1, 1A, 1C, 3, 3B, 4, 7, 8, 10, 10A, 11, 11A, 12, 13, 14, 14A, 15, 15A, 16, 16A, 17, 21, 21A, 23, 23A, 24, 24A, 24B, 25, 26, 26A, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 33A, 36, 36A, 36B, 37, 37B, 38, 39, 40, 40A, 41, 41A, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 66A, 70, 73, 75, 77, 87, 87A, 88, 99, 99A, 101, 102, 105, 106, 109, 116, 122, 800, A, B, C, D, X1, X2, X7, X11, X13, X21, X22, X29, X41 | 2, 509, 510, 511, 901, 902, 903, 905, 913, 915, 916, 917, 918, 921, 923, 931, 935, 936, 937, 941, 972, 975, 978, 979, 981, 982, 983, 985, 987, 989, 994, 998, BM11, BM12, BM13, BM14, GP13, O1, O2, O3, O4, O5, O7, TS11, TS12, TS14, TS21, TS24, TSFL, TSTH, UOS, UTC |
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First |
1A, |
16A, |
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Grant |
3, 3A, 25, 30, 34, 42, 43, 44, 68, 72, 73, 74, 79, 134, 189, 190, 200, C, CX, HI, JO, Z1 |
S1, S2 |
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| Ipswich Buses | 1, |
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Konectbus |
1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 3, 3B, 3C, 4, 4A, 5, |
6A, |
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| London Bus Company | 339 | N/A | |
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NIBSbuses |
14, 21, |
2, 3, 44, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 431, 434, 436, 473, 475, 481, 483 |
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Ourhire |
32, |
N/A | |
| Red Eagle | 1, 34, 51, 61, 61A, 62, 63, |
178, |
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Red |
1, | ||
| 108, |
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Redline |
4, | N/A | |
| Sanders Coaches | 5, |
29A, |
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Simonds |
14, 37A, 70, 73, 73A, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 110, 112, 113, 114, P&R, |
371 | |
| Stagecoach East | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, |
TOUR, |
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| Stagecoach East Midlands | 1, 1A, 1E, |
1, 1B, 1N, 2, 2N, 3, 3C, 3N, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 33S, 47, 47A, 61, 66, 68, 70, 91A, 96, 105, 108, 151, 152, 153, 173, 180, 217, 218, 219, 240, 254S, 304, 305, 343, 354, 363, 364, 367, 510, 511, 544, 548, 552, 573, 574, 575, 595, 597, 609, 619, 620, 643, 644, 732, 733, 749, 963, 964, 965, A1, A2, CRC1, CT1, IT1, IT2, MC1, MC2, MX90, NG1, RC2, RC3, RC4, RC4A, RC5, T7, X90 |
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| Stagecoach Midlands | 1, 2, 2C, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, |
N/A | |
| Stephensons of Essex | 7, |
25, 311, 414, 417, |
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| Sullivan Buses | 84, 306, 398 | 303, |
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| Uno | 242, |
N/A |
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Wanderbus |
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| W1, W2, W3, W3S, W4, W5, W6, W6A, W7, W8, W8A, W9, W10, W11, W12, W12B, W13, W14, W15, W16 | N/A | ||
| Whippet | N/A | ||
| Z&S Transport | 4, 7, 50, 51, 60, 70, 100, 111, 112, 113, 153, 601, 603, 604, 606, 607, 609, 611, K1, SR1 | N/A |
North East
| Bus company | Routes included in the £3 fare cap | Routes not included in the £3 fare cap | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Arriva Durham
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9, 16, 17B, 95, 96, MC1, MC2, MC3, MC5, P1, P2, X2, X3, X3A, X4, X4A, X12, |
318S, 323S, 805, 865, ED1, ED2, ED3, ED4, ED5 | |
| Arriva Northumbria | 1, 2, |
105, 116, 652, 654, 656, 693, 695, 699 | |
| Go North East | 18A, |
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Stagecoach Cumbria and Lanacshire |
1, 1A, 1S, 2, 2A, 2X, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7, 9, |
3, | |
| Stagecoach North East | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 18A, 20, 22, 22X, 23, 30, 31, 32, 32A, 35, 36, 37, 38, 38A, 39, 40, |
18A, 68, 105, 115, 116, 140, 146, 151, |
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Stagecoach on |
1, 2, 6, 6A, 6B, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 34, 35, 36, 36A, 37, 38, 39, 52, 57, 58, 59, 61, 101, |
3, |
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| Weardale Travel | 9, 51, 84, |
101B, 101C, 101D, 101E, 101H |
North West
| Bus company | Routes included in the £3 fare cap | Routes not included in the £3 fare cap |
|---|---|---|
| Aimees |
30, 108, 109, 116, 165, 166 |
N/A |
| Arriva Cymru | 3, 4, 4A, 4C, 4L, 4X, |
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| Arriva Merseyside | 6, |
781, 786, 786A |
| Ashcrofts | 26, 26A, 27, 27A, 52, 62, 200 |
N/A |
| Blackburn Bus Company | 1, 2, 2A, 4, 6, 6A, 7, 7A, 22, 152, 464, X41 | 122 |
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Blackpool Transport |
1, |
400, 853, X2C |
| Blueworks | 532, |
N/A |
| Burnley Bus Company | 1, 2, |
109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 120, 121, CG1, |
| D&G Bus | 1, 1A, 1C, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 8A, 9, |
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First |
2, |
B1, B2, PC5, PC6, PC7, PC8, PC9 |
| Go North East | 18A, |
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| High Peak Buses | 14, 14A, 58, 60, 60A, 61, 62, 76, 77, 113, 114, 130, |
30, U1, U3, U4, U5 |
| Lonsdale Buses | ||
|
MD BUS |
254, 289, | |
| Moving PEOPLE |
HS1 | N/A |
| Pilkington Bus | A1, |
14, 15, 530, 531, 547, 623, 637, 643, |
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| Reays Coaches | ||
| 68, |
N/A |
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Stagecoach |
1, 2, | |
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Stagecoach Cumbria |
1, 1A, 1S, 2, 2A, 2X, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7, |
3, |
| Team Pennine | 20, 21, 22, 303, 304, 343, 356, 358, 360, 396, 502, 524, 526, 530, 532, 534, 536, 537, 546, 561, 562, 563, 563A, 574, 577, D1, D2, D3, KM1, |
418, C6, C35, C39, C40, FTB, K1, K3, K4, K5, K7, K9, K65, K78, K79, K80, K81, K82, K85, K86, K89, K98, S6, S7, TA5 |
| Telfords |
680A |
N/A |
| Warrington’s Own Buses | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 9A, 9B, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17, 17A, 17C, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 22A, |
39, 39A, 40, 40B, 41, 41A, 41B, 42, 42A, 43, 49, 98, 263, 286, 741, 755, C39, C40, C41, C41A, C42, C43, C44, C44A, C45, C46, C47, C48, C49, C50, C51, C52, P4, P5, P5A, P6, P8, P9, WVR1, WVR2, WVR3, WVR4, WVR5, WVR6, |
| Western Dales Bus | S1 S (Saturday), S1 |
N/A |
South East
| Bus company | Routes included in the £3 fare cap | Routes not included in the £3 fare cap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Bus Stop | 3, |
N/A |
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| Ability (Northants) CIC | 81, 82, 108 | N/A | |
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Arriva Kent and Sussex
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2, |
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Arriva |
1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 29, 55, 59, 66, 97, 98, 100, 101, 132, 133, |
497, 824 | |
| Arriva The Shires | 1, 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 12, 13, 14, |
755, 757, 801, 802, 810, 812, 817, 823, 828, 829, 835, 838, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6 | |
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Berkshire and Thames Valley |
RA1, |
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Brighton and Hove Buses |
1, 1X, 2, 2B, 3X, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 7, 11X, 12, 12A, 12X, 13X, 14, 14A, 14B, 14C, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 25X, 26, 27, 27B, 27C, 28, 29, 29A, 29B, 29X, 46, 48, 49, 50, 54, 55, 59, 60, 77, |
59A, |
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| Carousel Buses | 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1S, 3, |
604, | |
| Chalkwell Coach Hire | 150, 326, 327, 334, |
N/A | |
| Compass Travel | 8, 8A, 12, 16, 16A, 18, 19, 19A, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 31A, 31B, 32, 33, 33A, 37, 37B, 37C, 42, 47, 52, 62, 64, 66A, 66C, 67, 69, 71, 74, 74A, 74B, 85, 85A, 89, 99, 100, 106, 119, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 166, 167, 168, 228, 231, 261, 331, 900 | 30, | 43, 45, 107, 120, 127, 128, 145, 225, 227, 318, 468, 625, 662, 740, 743 |
| Cuckmere Buses | 24, 25, 26, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 44A, 44B, 47, 48, 49, 50, 120, 125, 126, 195, 196, H1, H3, H4 | N/A | |
| 12, 28, 39A, 39B, 39C, 40, 400, 408, 436, 437, 456, 461, 479, 514, 515, 557, 564, 714, |
81, 615, 621, 663, 690, 814, E5, E16 | ||
| First and Last Mile | 471 |
N/A |
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First Solent |
1, | ||
| 50, |
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| Harting Minibus | CH1, PD1, PD3, PD5 | N/A | |
| Metrobus | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 21, 22, 23, 23X, 32, 51, 61, 65, 71, 84, 93, 98, 100, 200, 231, 233, 236, 270, 271, 272, 273, 281, 284, 291, 318, 400, 409, 410, 411, 420, |
280, 324, 398, 410A, |
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more bus (Salisbury Reds; Southern Vectis; Swindon’s Bus Company; Bluestar; Unilink; UniBus) |
1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1X, 2, 2A, 3, 3X, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 6A, 7, 7A, 7B, 7C, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 14A, 15, 16, 17, 17A, 17X, 18, 18X, 19, 19A, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 26A, 27, 28, 28A, 29, 29A, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 40A, 40B, 40C, 42, 44, 46A, 48, 48A, 49, 50, 51, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 80, 86, 87, 88, 99, 100, 101, 110, 112, 119, 120, 125, 187, 191, 193, 201, 210, 211, 217, 401, 405, 424, 425, 504, 505, 538, 539, 651, |
46, 81, 85, 86, 87, 152, 153, 154, 155, 155A, 156, 157, 158, 159, 287, 333, 415, 416, 418, 419, 425, 441, 443, 447, 448, 449, 450, 503, 506, 566, 603, 620, 625, 634, 635, 642, 650, 663, |
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Newbury and |
1A, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2, 2A, 2C, 3, 3A, 3C, 3X, 4, 4A, 4B, 4C, 6, 6A, 8, 9, 9B, 9C, 103, 103A, 103B, 103C, 730, 731 | CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, |
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| Oxford Bus Company | 3S, 35A, BB1A, LGW, LHR, |
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Pulhams |
19, |
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| Red Eagle | 1, 34, 51, 61, 61A, 62, 63, |
178, |
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Red |
1, | ||
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Redline |
N/A |
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| Stagecoach East | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, | ||
| TOUR, X12 |
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| Stagecoach Midlands | 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 4, 4A, 5, 5A, 5B, 7, 7C, 8, 8A, 8B, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 18A, 19, |
731, |
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Stagecoach Midlands |
1, |
N/A | |
| Stagecoach Oxfordshire | 1, 2, 2A, 8, 10, 14, 25, 26, 29, 200, |
TUBE | |
| Stagecoach South | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 46, 47, 49, 49H, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 63X, 64, 65, 65X, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 86, 87, 91, 92, 93, 113, 123, 200, 201, 300, 404, 405, 406, 410, 418, 500, 600, 621, 638, 676, 700, 701, 725, 737, D1, D2, |
74, |
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| Stagecoach South East | 1, 1A, 1B, 1X, 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 4, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 8X, 9, 9X, 10, 10A, 10E, 10X, 11, 11A, 11B, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 18A, 19, 21, 21A, 22, 23, 23A, 24, 25, 27, 32, 34, 36, 43, 43A, 44, 45, 45A, 48, 48A, 51, 51X, 52, 53, 53A, 54, 54A, 54B, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 71A, 73, 74, 76, 80, 80A, 80B, 81, 81A, 81B, 82, 82A, 84, 85, 88, 88A, 89, 89B, 91, 91A, 92, 93, 94, 94A, 95, 96, 96A, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 113, 125, 251, 293, 312, 313, 319, 320, 321, 322, 322A, 322C, 323, 323B, 324, 328, 329, 329A, 331, 342, 347, 349, 382, 384, 400, 401, 501, 501E, 502, 502E, 503, 507, 510, 511, 511A, 511B, 514, 525, 600, 601, 602, 603, 638, 649, 653, 666, 701, 903, 904, 905, 906, 908, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 919, 921, 932, 942, 944, 946, 951, 953, 954, 955, 956, 960, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, 980, 981, 982, 983, 991, 1066, A, AD, B, C, D, (FASTRACK), G, LOOP, UNI1, UNI2, X3 | 359, P1, P2, P3 |
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| Stagecoach West | 1, 2, 2A, 4, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, |
N/A |
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| 33, 33A, 41, 43, 44, 63, 63S, 94, 94S, 95, 134, 136, H2, |
91, 92, BB0, BB1, BB2, BB4, BB5, DS1 |
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| Thames Valley Buses | 1, 1A, 2, 5, 7, 12, 16, 20, 53, 108, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 125A, 125B, 127, 128, 129, 150, 151, 151A, 156, 157, 158, 171, 172, 194, 227, 227A, 228, 299, 598, 703, 704 |
FOUNDATION, |
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Uno |
242, | ||
| 341, |
N/A |
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| Wanderbus | W1, W2, W3, W3S, W4, W5, W6, W6A, W7, W8, W8A, W9, W10, W11, W12, W12B, W13, W14, W15, W16 | N/A | |
| Z&S |
4, |
N/A |
South West
| Bus company | Routes included in the £3 fare cap | Routes not included in the £3 fare cap | |
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AVMT |
52, | ||
| 378, 885, 897, |
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| Country Bus | 80, 81, 88A, | 167, 179, 186, |
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Dartline |
343, 355, 366, 387, 398, 668, 675, 677, 679, 694, 863, |
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Faresaver |
1A, |
555, |
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First |
1, |
895, |
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First |
1, |
6A, |
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First | |||
| 1, |
22C |
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First West |
1, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 6, 6A, 7, |
1S, |
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| 19, 20, 20A, 20B, 22, 22A, 27, 28, 30, 31, 31A, 32, 34, 35, 35A, 36, 38, 43, 44, 45, 144, 153, 157, 310, 311, 313, 314, 315, 316, 332, 363, 417, 420, 482, 671, 672, 673, 675, |
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| G1, G3, G4 | N/A | ||
| 10C, 16, 19, 23, 23B, 51, 52, 95, 99, |
97, 391, 392, 393 | ||
| Hopleys Coaches | 304, 315 | N/A | |
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| 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1X, 2, 2A, 3, 3X, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 6A, 7, 7A, 7B, 7C, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 14A, 15, 16, 17, 17A, 17X, 18, 18X, 19, 19A, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 26A, 27, 28, 28A, 29, 29A, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 40A, 40B, 40C, 42, 44, 46A, 48, 48A, 49, 50, 51, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 80, 86, 87, 88, 99, 100, 101, 110, 112, 119, 120, 125, 187, 191, 193, 201, 210, 211, 217, 401, 405, 424, 425, 504, 505, 538, 539, 651, |
46, 81, 85, 86, 87, 152, 153, 154, 155, 155A, 156, 157, 158, 159, 287, 333, 415, 416, 418, 419, 425, 441, 443, 447, 448, 449, 450, 503, 506, 566, 603, 620, 625, 634, 635, 642, 650, 663, |
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| Plymouth Citybus and Go Cornwall Bus | 2, 2A, 5, 5A, 6A, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 10, 10S, 11, 11A, 11S, 12, 12A, 13, |
101, 102, 103, 104, |
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Pulhams |
19, |
81, |
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South |
1, |
N/A | |
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Stagecoach |
1, | ||
| 731, |
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| Stagecoach Oxfordshire | 1, 2, 2A, 8, 10, |
TUBE | |
| Stagecoach South | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 46, 47, 49, 49H, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 63X, 64, 65, 65X, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 86, 87, 91, 92, 93, 113, 123, 200, 201, 300, 404, 405, 406, 410, 418, 500, 600, 621, 638, 676, 700, 701, 725, 737, D1, D2, |
74, 75, 87, 401, 402, 403, 415, 422, 470, 603, 607, 610, 614, 615, 622, 649, 651, 652, 654, 655, 657, 658, 667, 62275, B44, N1, N700, S1, |
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| Stagecoach South Wales | 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23, 71, 86, 505, 525 | N/A | |
| Stagecoach South West | 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 5B, 5C, 6, 6A, 6B, 7, 9, 9A, 11, 11A, 11C, 12, 13, |
1S, 10, 10A, 13, 13C, 13S, |
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| Stagecoach West | 1, 2, 2A, 4, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, |
N/A |
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Tally |
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| 49, 94, 124, |
N/A | ||
| Tavistock Country Bus | 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 123, | ||
| N/A |
West Midlands
| Bus company | Routes included in the £3 fare cap | Routes not included in the £3 fare cap |
|---|---|---|
| Aimees |
30, |
N/A |
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Arriva |
5, | |
| 625 | ||
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Arriva |
5, 5A, |
99, 894, 895, |
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53, 81, 530, 891 | N/A |
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| 1, 3, 5, 25, 26, 35A, 36, 36A, 60, 62, 63, 70, 70A, 71, 74, 405, 432, 826, 827, 828, 828A, |
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1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, |
20, |
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2, |
9, |
| DRM Bus |
420, |
N/A |
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First |
2, 5, 6, 6A, 6C, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 11, 11B, 11X, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 36, 36A, 37, 38, 38A, 39, 39A, 40, 40A, 43, 98, 99, 101, 103, 501 | B1, B2, PC5, PC6, PC7, PC8, PC9 |
| First West of England | 1, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 9, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 31, 36, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 47X, 48, 48X, 49, 49X, 50, 55, 58, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 125, 126, 171, 172, 173, 174, 349, 373, 374, 375, 376, 376A, 376X, 515, 522, A4, D1, D1X, D2, D2X, M1, M2, M3, M3X, M4, T1, U1, U1N, U2, U3, U4, U5, X1, X1S, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8, X9, X11, X12, X14, X18, X21, X39, Y1, Y2, Y6 | 1S, 20, 21, 41, 125S, 444, 555, 611, A1, A3, A4, AG1, AG2, AG3, AZ1, AZ2, DROP, &, C, GF1, GF2, GF3, GF6, HPC1, OS1, RACE, SB1, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, WSX |
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First |
19, 20, 20A, 20B, 22, 22A, 27, 28, 30, 31, 31A, 32, 34, 35, 35A, 36, 38, 43, 44, 45, 144, 153, 157, 310, 311, 313, 314, 315, 316, 332, 363, 417, 420, 482, 671, 672, 673, 675, |
50, 51, |
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| 14, 14A, 58, 60, 60A, 61, 62, 76, 77, 113, 114, 130, 185, 186, 190, 199, 271, 272, 389, 390, 393, 394, 440, 441, 442, TP2, TP3 | 30, U1, U3, U4, U5 |
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| 435, 540, 552, 553, |
38, |
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81, |
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11S, 12S, 36S, 67, 71, 71A, 103S, |
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1, 1A, 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 4, 4A, 5, 5A, 5B, 7, 7C, 8, 8A, 8B, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 18A, 19, |
731, |
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| 1, 2, 2A, 4, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, |
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Walsall |
22, |
N/A |
Yorkshire and The Humber
| Bus company | Routes included in the £3 fare cap | Routes not included in the £3 fare cap | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Arriva |
9, | ||
| 318S, 323S, 805, 865, ED1, ED2, ED3, ED4, ED5 | |||
| Arriva Northumbria | 1, 2, |
105, 116, 652, 654, 656, 693, 695, 699 | |
| Arriva Yorkshire | 5, | 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 118, 122, 126, 135, |
136, 140A, 212, 232S, 254, 260, 377, 378, 616, 626, 641, 651, 697, |
| Burnley Bus Company | 1, 2, |
109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 120, 121, CG1, |
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| Connexionsbuses | 11, |
61, BS40, BS41, BS42, BS43, BS44, BS45, BS47, BS49, BS50, PH1, PH2, PH3, PH4, PH5, PH6, PH8, X71, X73, X74, X76, X77 |
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East Yorkshire Buses |
1, 2, 3, 4, |
N/A |
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| 50S, 57S, 95S, 101, 128, |
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First |
2, | ||
| 80, |
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First |
1, | 197, |
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Grayscroft |
1, |
N100S |
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Harrogate Bus Company |
1, |
S36 |
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High |
14, |
30, U1, U3, U4, U5 |
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Keighley |
60, |
360, 440, 941, 943, 972, 975, A2, B27, B28, B36, B37, B38, B46, B58, B68, G21, G22, 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, SK2, SK3, SK4, SK5 |
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Lonsdale Buses |
81Q, |
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| Shoreline Travel |
555, |
109, | |
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Stagecoach Cumbria and Lanacshire |
1, 1A, 1S, 2, 2A, 2X, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7, |
3, 3A, 6C, 43, 43A, 44, 46, 99, 445, |
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| 1, 1A, 1E, |
1, 1B, 1N, 2, 2N, 3, 3C, 3N, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 33S, 47, 47A, 61, 66, 68, 70, 91A, 96, 105, 108, 151, 152, 153, 173, 180, 217, 218, 219, 240, 254S, 304, 305, 343, 354, 363, 364, 367, 510, 511, 544, 548, 552, 573, 574, 575, 595, 597, 609, 619, 620, 643, 644, 732, 733, 749, 963, 964, 965, A1, A2, CRC1, CT1, IT1, IT2, MC1, MC2, MX90, NG1, RC2, RC3, RC4, RC4A, RC5, | ||
| Stagecoach Yorkshire | 1, 2, 2A, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 10A, 11, 12, 20, 21, 21A, 22A, 22C, 22X, 25, 27, 27A, 27B, 28, 32, 38, 52, 57, 57A, 59, 59A, 61, 62, 66, 67, 67A, 67B, 67C, 72, 73, 74, 83, 86, 88, 93, 94A, 95, 95A, 108, 109, 114, 114A, 120, 135, |
75, 130, |
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Stagecoach |
1, |
48A, 65A, 169, 470, 583, 583A |
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| Team Pennine | 20, 21, 22, 303, 304, 343, 356, 358, 360, 396, 502, 524, 526, 530, 532, 534, 536, 537, 546, 561, 562, 563, 563A, 574, 577, D1, D2, D3, KM1, |
418, C6, C35, C39, C40, FTB, K1, K3, K4, K5, K7, K9, K65, K78, K79, K80, K81, K82, K85, K86, K89, K98, S6, S7, TA5 |
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| Thornes Independent | 4A, 486, 488 | 87S | |
| TM Travel | 5, 9, 9A, 20, 26, 26A, 30, 30A, 31, |
508, 510, 511, 512, 513, 626, 710 | |
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York |
19, | ||
| 155R, 160R, 162R, CS |
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York Pullman |
16, |
093S, |
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| Yorkshire |
1, |
61, 61A |
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 tickets that 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 capped locally in London, so it is not included in this scheme.
Routes listed as ‘not included’ in the national £3 fare cap may still offer a discounted fare as part of a locally run initiative.
Funding and service numbers
The lists of services include routes tendered or operated by local councils, including those supported by the Rural Mobility Fund.
Local authorities and metro mayors may also fund their own schemes to reduce fares lower than £3.
There may be more than one service with the same number in an area. For ease of understanding, these duplicate service numbers are not listed on this page. See the bus company websites for full service details.
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.
Updates to this page
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Updated list of bus routes.
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Updated list of bus routes.
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First published.
Update history
2026-08-19 12:02
List of bus routes updated.
2026-07-22 13:59
Information about £2 bus fare scheme for 2027 added.
2026-01-01 00:01
Updated list of bus routes.
2025-08-23 00:01
Updated list of bus routes.
2025-01-01 00:01
First published.