PlusBus (PBD) - Ticket Information

About this ticket

PlusBus is a discount price bus pass (like a Travelcard) for unlimited bus and tram travel around the whole urban area of the town that's at the start and/or end of a rail journey.

PlusBus is available about 300 towns & cities in Britain as a Day ticket or as a Season Ticket for fixed periods, as follows:

PBD - PlusBus Day [PLUSBUS DAY]

PB7 - 7 Day Season [PLUSBUS 7-DAY]

BMS - 1-month Season [BUS SEASN 1MTH]

BQS - 3-month Season [BUS SEASN 3MTH]

BAS - Annual Season [BUS ANNUAL SEAS]

Ticket Code

PBD

Travel Class

Standard Class

Journey Type

Return

Fare Category

Open

Outward Journey

Days of Travel

PlusBus Day or Season Tickets can be used for unlimited journeys within the defined area for each town and on participating bus operators.

PlusBus is an add-on to a rail ticket and does alter the conditions or any restrictions applicable to the rail portion of the ticket.

Return Journey

Days of Travel

PlusBus Day or Season Tickets can be used for unlimited journeys within the defined area for each town and on participating bus operators.

PlusBus is an add-on to a rail ticket and does alter the conditions or any restrictions applicable to the rail portion of the ticket.

Availability

PlusBus can be purchased in advance or on the day.

It is usually bought at the same time as a rail ticket but can be issued to a customer who already has a valid

PlusBus can be issued with all “advance”& “walk-up” train fares, as follows:

Single rail ticket = issue a PlusBus Day ticket for origin &/or destination town
Day Return rail ticket = issue a PlusBus Day ticket for origin &/or destination town
Period Return rail ticket = issue 2x PlusBus Day tickets for origin &/or destination town, one for the outward date and a second for the return date. If the return date is not known, you can only issue a PlusBus Day ticket for the customers outward journey.
Season Tickets = issue the relevant period PlusBus Season Ticket - 7-day, I month, 3 months or Annual.

Booking Deadlines

None.

Changes & Amendments

National Rail conditions apply. Changes or refunds are only available at the issuing ticket office.

Refunds

National Rail refund conditions apply. Refunds are only available at the issuing ticket office.

Replacements for lost or stolen PlusBus Season Tickets (for a month or longer) can be issued, in accordance with the normal National Rail conditions.

Where to Buy

PlusBus can be issued at all ticket offices and by some telesales.

A PlusBus ticket must not be issued if both the origin and destination stations of the rail journey are located wholly within the same towns' PlusBus travel zone or within the same metropolitan region (e.g. Greater Manchester; South Yorkshire; West Midlands; West Yorkshire).