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PlusBus bus and train passes are available with most train tickets, including 'walk-up' and 'advance purchase' fares.

What is PlusBus?

The ultimate in convenience, with just one easy purchase, PlusBus bus and train passes give you unlimited bus travel to use alongside your train ticket. With PlusBus, you can make as many bus journeys as you like on all participating operators' services and is available in 290 towns and cities across Britain.

Buy PLUSBUS with most train tickets, including "walk-up" and "advance purchase" fares:

  • Singles
  • Day returns
  • Period returns. When purchasing a PlusBus ticket alongside a period return, you simply specify the date of your return journey and buy two PlusBus tickets, one for the outward journey and a second for the return trip
  • Season Tickets. PlusBus tickets can work alongside your train season ticket too and can be bought for a set period to match your train season ticket: seven days, one month, three months and a year 

How does it work?

Add PlusBus when buying your train ticket online or at the station and state if you want bus travel at the start, the finish, or both ends of your train journey and then you will be issued with tickets for your train and bus travel. The PlusBus ticket will have 'PlusBus' printed after the name of your origin or destination station for example BEDFORD+BUS. Simply show this ticket to the driver as you get on the bus.

For bus travel at the start of your journey, buy your PlusBus ticket in advance online, from a staffed station, or by phone and have it posted to you.

With PlusBus it's easy to know where you can go. There's just one zone covering the whole urban area. You can travel as much as you like on participating buses within this zone. Zone maps for all PlusBus served towns are available on the PlusBus website.

PlusBus is not available if the origin and destination stations of your train journey are wholly within the same bus travel zone; one station of your train journey must be outside the town bus travel zone.

Convenient commuting

The PlusBus bus and train pass is so convenient for your journey to work. There’s no battling with peak traffic, hunting around for a parking space or paying high parking fees. It's ideal for your journey to work. Simply hop on the bus, show your PlusBus Season Ticket to the driver and away you go!
With your PlusBus season ticket you can travel as much as you like during the evening and at weekends too! Use PlusBus for your journeys to the shops, leisure attractions and to visit your friends!

A PlusBus ticket gives you the freedom and flexibility your busy lifestyle demands.

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