Derbyshire Wayfarer (WAY) - Ticket Information

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Off-peak multi-journey day ticket valid for travel on most trains and buses in Derbyshire.

Derbyshire Wayfarer tickets can be used between any of the stations on the following rail lines at any time on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays and after 09:00 on Mondays to Fridays:

Buxton - Chapel-en-le-Frith - New Mills (Newtown)
Sheffield - Hathersage - Hope - Edale - Chinley - New Mills (Central)
Sheffield - Chesterfield - Alfreton - Langley Mill
Sheffield - Chesterfield - Derby
Derby - Belper - Ambergate - Cromford - Matlock
Derby - Long Eaton
Derby - Tutbury and Hatton - Uttoxeter
Derby - Willington - Burton-on-Trent
Shirebrook - Whitwell.

These tickets can be used on the above lines on trains operated by CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Northern and TransPennine Express The tickets are not valid to/from East Midlands Parkway.

Nottingham and Beeston stations sell special Derbyshire Wayfarer tickets which also include rail travel from those stations to Long Eaton or Langley Mill. Group tickets are not available from these stations.

In addition, Derbyshire Wayfarer tickets can be used for travel within Derbyshire on all the local bus services operated by the companies listed, at any time on any day of the week.

They can also be used for journeys to or from Derbyshire on these companies' services operating between Derbyshire and Sheffield (city centre), Macclesfield (town centre), Leek (town centre), Burton-on-Trent (town centre) or Uttoxeter (town centre).

Aimée's
Arriva Midlands
D W Coaches
First
Glovers
G & J Holmes
High Peak (including Transpeak)
Huddersfield Bus
Hulleys
Kinchbus
Little's Trave
McEwen's
Midland Classic
Notts & Derby
Stagecoach
TM Travel
Trent Barton (including, Spondon Flyer, The Mickleover, The Allestree, Amberline, Royal Derby, Harlequin, Villager, Ilkeston Flyer, Black Cat, Pronto, Swift, Two and Rainbow services)
Wardle Transport
Warringtons
Yourbus.

Derbyshire Wayfarer tickets cannot be used on local buses within Sheffield, Macclesfield, Leek, Burton-on-Trent or Uttoxeter, although travel between these town centres and Derbyshire is allowed.

In addition, Derbyshire Wayfarer tickets are valid:

within Staffordshire on Services 441 and 442
within Nottinghamshire on Service 15 (Ilkeston - Sawley)
between Derbyshire and East Midlands Airport on Services SKY ("Skylink" and "Skylink Nottingham")
between New Mills and Lyme Park on Service 199 (on Sundays only)
between Glossop and Holmfirth on Service 951.

WAY - Adult WAX - Adult (from Nottingham or Beeston) WAZ - Group

Ticket Code

WAY

Travel Class

Standard Class

Journey Type

Return

Fare Category

Flexible

Outward Journey

Days of Travel

Valid any day as shown on the ticket.

Time Restrictions

Valid on trains from 09:00 Monday-Friday and any time Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Valid on buses at any time.

Return Journey

Days of Travel

Valid any day as shown on the ticket.

Time Restrictions

Valid on trains from 09:00 Monday-Friday and any time Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Valid on buses at any time.

Availability

Any day.

Booking Deadlines

Can only be purchased on the day at stations but can be purchased in advance from many of the locations listed above.

Changes & Amendments

Refunds

Wholly unused tickets are refunded. An administration charge is deducted.

Where to Buy

You can buy Derbyshire Wayfarer tickets in advance, or (subject to opening hours) on the day you wish to travel, from any of these outlets:

tourist information centres in Ashbourne, Bakewell, Buxton, Castleton, Chesterfield, Derby, Leek, Sheffield and Swadlincote
the bus travel office at Derby Bus Station
public libraries in Alfreton, Belper, Heanor, Ilkeston, Long Eaton, Melbourne and Swadlincote
Peak Rail at Matlock Rail Station
New Mills Heritage Centre
Newbury's News near Dronfield Station
East Staffordshire Council customer service centre in Burton-on-Trent
Uttoxeter Town Hall.

You can also buy Derbyshire Wayfarer tickets on the day of travel from the drivers of these local buses: