All-day Bus Tickets
Single tickets between any two points are, of course, available from the driver. If you are making a return journey (particularly on Stagecoach) then one of the tickets below is generally the one to buy - and you can use it for other journeys too. All tickets are available from the driver on the day (except where shown). Stagecoach Dayrider and Megarider tickets (including the Plus variants) can be shared by family and friends when you are not using them. Information is subject to change.
Stagecoach Dayrider / Megarider
Area covered: All Stagecoach Citi services (including Eye and Yaxley), service 22 (Deepings), 23 to Wansford, 24 to Elton, 31/32/33 to Whittlesey, 35/37 to Masons Bridge (just beyond Eye Green), 36 to Thorney, 46 to Norman Cross, X4 to Elton.
Dayrider gives one day's unlimited travel for £3.40.
Family Dayrider Plus is valid for 1 adult and up to 2 under-16s for £5.50. Not valid before 0930 on Mondays to Fridays. This also covers the wider "Plus" area (see below). There is no child version of the Dayrider or Megarider.
Megarider gives seven days' unlimited travel for £11.50 (the day you buy it plus the following 6 days).
Buy from: the driver of the first Stagecoach bus you board.
Can also be used on: all Peterborough City Council's Local Link services (even country services out to Stamford).
Longer periods: Megariders are also available for four weeks (£42.00), 13 weeks (£126) and 52 weeks (£483). Buy from the Travelchoice shop at Queensgate Bus Station - two passport size photos required. These will soon be available to buy from the Stagecoach website as well.
Stagecoach Dayrider Plus / Megarider Plus
Area covered: All Stagecoach services from Peterborough throughout the entire route, but only valid as far as Oundle on service X4. The area therefore includes Stagecoach services to the Deepings, Spalding, Wisbech, March, Chatteris, Ramsey, Huntingdon, Oundle and Thrapston. Also valid on services operated by Stagecoach in the Cambridge and Fenland areas.
Dayrider Plus gives one day's unlimited travel for £5.20.
Family Dayrider Plus is valid for 1 adult and up to 2 under 16s for £5.70. Not valid before 0930 on Mondays to Fridays (this restriction is usually dropped for the month of August). There is no child version of the Dayrider Plus or Megarider Plus.
Megarider Plus gives seven days' unlimited travel for £20.50 (the day you buy it plus the following 6 days).
Buy from: the driver of the first Stagecoach bus you board.
Can also be used on: all Peterborough City Council's Local Link services. Megarider Plus can also be used on Whippet's Sunday service 1A Peterborough to Huntingdon.
Longer periods: Megarider Plus is also available for four weeks (£78.00), 13 weeks and 52 weeks. Buy from the Travelchoice shop at Queensgate Bus Station - two passport size photos required. These will soon be available to buy from the Stagecoach website as well.
Multibus throughout Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Area covered: all services within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough operated by Stagecoach (valid Cambridge - St Neots on X5), A and P Coaches, Burtons Coaches (not H1), Cedar Coaches, Myalls Coaches, and Whippet. Cambridge Park and Ride services are included.
One day Multibus: costs £7.00. The child/senior version costs £3.50.
Seven day Multibus: costs £28.00.
Buy from: the driver of the first bus you board, provided it is one of the operators listed above.
Stagecoach Dayrider Gold (formerly Explorer)
Area covered: most Stagecoach bus services in Southern Britain (except London). Includes the Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire routes, but excludes VT99 and the Oxford Tube (Oxford - London). See here for further unofficial details. A supplement of £1.10 is payable for travel on service X5 (Cambridge - St Neots - Bedford - Milton Keynes - Oxford).
Dayrider Gold: one day's unlimited travel, adult fare £7.00, child/senior fare £5.25.
Family Dayrider Gold is valid for up to 5 people (maximum 2 adults) for £10.00.
Note: Stagecoach East, who operate service X4 into Peterborough, charge higher fares: adult £9.50, child/senior £7.50, family £16.00. An X5 Dayrider Gold ticket is also available for £10.50 (child £8.50, family £21) which includes travel on route X5, or you can pay the £1.10 supplement per person on the X5.
Buy from: the driver of the first Stagecoach bus you board. Note that many of the Peterborough drivers seem unsure how to issue the ticket.
Note: no longer valid on First Excel X1 Peterborough - Norwich - Great Yarmouth - Lowestoft.
First Eastern Counties
Area covered: all First Eastern Counties services including X1 (Peterborough - Norwich - Great Yarmouth - Lowestoft) and other Excel services.
FirstDay Network ticket: one day's unlimited travel, adult fare £12.00, child (aged 5-15) fare £8.00, family 1+2 £14.00, family 2+2 £25.00.
FirstWeek Network ticket: seven days' unlimited travel, adult fare £27.00, child (aged 5-15) fare £18.00. Monthly and annual tickets also available.
Buy from: the driver of the first Excel/First Eastern Counties bus you board.
Note: no longer valid on Stagecoach X4 (Peterborough - Northampton - Milton Keynes).
Delaine Rovers
Area covered: all Delaine services.
Day Rover: one day's unlimited travel, adult fare £4.25. Child version available. Day Saver discounted tickets also available.
Week Rover: seven day's unlimited travel, adult fare £17.00. Week Saver discounted tickets also available.
Month Rover: one month's unlimited travel, adult fare £59.50.
Kimes Day Rover
Area covered: Kimes service 9, Peterborough - Stamford - Oakham.
Day Rover: adult fare £5.00, child fare £2.50.
Can also be used on: Paul James service 19, Oakham - Nottingham (but cannot be issued on this service).
City Council Local Link Day Ticket
Area covered: All Peterborough City Council's Local Link services, including the country services to Stamford etc.
Day Ticket: adult fare £3.00. Family tickets: £5.00 for one adult and up to three children, £7.50 for two adults and up to three children.
Seven Day Ticket: adult fare £10.00.
Buy from: the driver of the first City Council bus you board.
Concessionary Fares for Senior Citizens
The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) commenced on April 1st 2008, allowing free travel for senior citizens (aged 60 and over) throughout England.
Free Travel is available between 09.30 and 23.00 on Mondays to Fridays and all day on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays on production of a special photo pass, available from the Bus Station enquiry office. It is not valid on National Express coaches. Note that in certain areas of the country travel before 09.30 on Mondays to Fridays may be permitted.
Disabled: The scheme also applies to those who are registered as disabled - in these cases there are no time restrictions if travelling locally (e.g. Peterborough and Cambridgeshire) but the time restrictions apply elsewhere.
Page updated 29/12/09.