We accept payment by credit or debit card. Full payment is required before your booking can be confirmed.
Can I pay cash for bus in England?
You can pay on the bus with cash, contactless or a debit or credit card. We’re happy for you to use all major debit and credit card providers, like Visa, MasterCard. Unfortunately, you can’t buy a longer term bus passes on the bus. But you can do this on our website or on the Stagecoach Bus app.
How do I buy a bus ticket in England?
You can buy a Bus & Tram Pass season ticket: Online with a contactless and Oyster account, if you have a UK bank account (7 Day, Monthly and Annual Passes) Using the free TfL Oyster and contactless app (7 Day, Monthly and Annual Passes) At Oyster Ticket Stops in many newsagents in London (7 Day and Monthly Passes)
Do buses in UK take card?
There are four easy ways for you to buy your tickets on the bus, using Tap & cap, Contactless payments, paying with cash or paying with a Swift Pay As You Go card.
How much is a UK bus ticket?
The Transport Secretary has today (3 September 2022) announced the government will provide up to £60 million from January to March next year, to help bus operators to cap single adult fares at £2 per journey.
Can I use my debit card on the bus UK?
Contactless cards
If your bank card shows the contactless payment symbol, you can use it to pay as you go straight away. You’ll pay an adult rate fare. Many contactless cards issued outside the UK can be used to pay as you go for travel (overseas transaction fees may apply):
How do you pay for public transport in England?
In some areas, such as London, you are only able to pay using either your contactless credit/debit card or a local transport card, such as London’s Oyster card. In more rural areas, contactless payment may not be possible. However, there may be a ticket machine at the bus stop/station.
Is there free bus travel in England?
Everyone over state pension age and eligible disabled people are entitled to free off-peak local bus travel anywhere in England. Local authorities can offer further benefits to their residents and in some areas you can get a pass for free travel if you are over the age of 60 so it is best to check local information.
Do I need an Oyster card in London?
Yes, each person travelling needs their own Oyster card, Travelcard or contactless payment card. If you are coming to London in a group of 10 or more people who plan to travel around the capital together, you can buy a Group Day Travelcard*.
Can I pay my bus fare with a debit card?
No problem. Secure contactless payments are now available on all of our buses. Paying with contactless is a simple and secure way to pay for tickets without cash. One tap of your contactless card, Apple Pay or Google Pay and you’re aboard and ready to go, no need to worry about having the right change.
Can I use my bank card on the bus?
Look for the contactless symbol on your credit or debit card to see if your card is contactless enabled. Then, board a bus with the contactless symbol and instead of paying with cash, simply tap your card or contactless-enabled device onto the reader and wait for the beep.
Can you use a debit card to get on the bus?
Credit/Debit Card
Customers can pay their fare with the following major credit cards – VISA®, MasterCard®, or Discover®. Customers may also use debit cards to pay for their fare.
How do bus tickets work UK?
London buses are all cashless, so you need an Oyster card, Travelcard or contactless payment card to ride. Bus fare is £1.65, and a day of bus-only travel will cost a maximum of £4.95. You can transfer to other buses or trams for free an unlimited number of times within one hour of touching in for your first journey.
Why do buses only cost 10p?
When you make journeys with Transport for London, you will be initially charged a 10p authorisation on your card. This is because the total amount owed for your travel is unknown at that moment.
How do you pay for the bus in London?
Step 1: To go on a bus, you must have a ticket or a card to tap in with. You can use your contactless card, an Oyster card or you can purchase a paper day travelcard from train stations. Note: you cannot pay the fare using cash.
Do you have to tap your debit card when leaving a bus?
Tap your contactless debit/credit card on the yellow card reader when you get on the bus. You don’t need to tap your card when you get off.
How many times can you use contactless before it asks for your PIN?
Card issuers only allow five consecutive contactless transactions that can be made before a PIN is requested in order to prevent fraud.
Can I pay contactless on bus?
No problem. Secure contactless payments are now available on all of our buses. Paying with contactless is a simple and secure way to pay for tickets without cash. One tap of your contactless card, Apple Pay or Google Pay and you’re aboard and ready to go, no need to worry about having the right change.
Can you pay cash on the bus in London?
On the buses there are flat fares whether you go one stop or to the end of the route. It is not possible to pay for London bus fares in cash. Instead you can pay with a Visitor Oyster card, Oyster card, Travelcard or contactless payment card, or use a bus pass.
Is contactless cheaper than oyster?
It’s the easiest and most convenient way to pay, is supported on every form of transport, and in most cases is either cheaper or the same price as using an Oyster card.
What is the cheapest way to get around the UK?
Take the bus to ease the strain on your budget
Long-distance buses are known as coaches in the UK, and services run between most major towns and cities. If you’re on a tight budget, coaches are nearly always the cheapest way to get around England, although they’re also the slowest – sometimes by a considerable margin.