Guidance: £2 bus fare cap

New bus fare cap from 1 January 2023

From 1 January 2023, 130 bus operators will introduce a £2 fare cap on single tickets. The cap will remain in place until 31 March 2023.

This guidance tells you how to find the £2 fares and lists the operators that are taking part in the scheme.

How to get a £2 ticket

To find fare cap tickets and plan your journey you can use Traveline or check the website of your local bus operator.

Bus operators taking part in the scheme

This is a list of bus operators taking part in the scheme with links to their websites for more information about fares and travel.

Operator Name Regions Served Operator website for ticketing information 1st Bus Stop Limited South East www.1stbusstop.co.uk Arriva Merseyside Ltd North West www.arrivabus.co.uk/two-pound Arriva Midlands Ltd - Fox East Midland www.arrivabus.co.uk/two-pound Arriva Midlands North Ltd West Midlands www.arrivabus.co.uk/two-pound AVMT Buses Ltd South West www.avmtbustimes.wixsite.com/mysite B P BROWN TRAVEL LTD T/A SELECT BUS SERVICES West Midlands www.selectbusservices.com Banga Buses West Midlands www.bangabuses.co.uk Bishop’s Stortford Community Transport CIO East of England www.bishopsstortfordtc.gov.uk/council-services/stortford-shuttle Blackpool Transport Services Ltd North West www.blackpooltransport.com/twopound-fare-cap Blueworks Taxis ltd North West www.blueworksph.com Boomerang Travel Limited t/as Pilkingtonbus North West www.pilkingtonbus.com BorderBus Ltd East of England www.border-bus.co.uk Brighton & Hove Buses South East www.buses.co.uk/ Brylaine Travel Ltd East Midland www.brylaine.co.uk Burnley and Pendle Travel Ltd North West, Yorkshire & Humber Not available BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED, t/a STAGECOACH NORTH EAST North East www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/2-pound-fare Cambus Limited T/A Stagecoach East East of England www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/2-pound-fare Carousel Buses South East www.carouselbuses.co.uk/tickets Centrebus Ltd East of England www.centrebus.info Centrebus North Ltd East of England www.centrebus.info Chalkwell Coach Hire Limited South East www.chalkwell.co.uk Cheltenham and Gloucester Omnibus Company Ltd South West www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/2-pound-fare CLEVELAND TRANSIT LIMITED, t/a STAGECOACH NORTH EAST North East www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/2-pound-fare Coach Services Ltd East of England www.coachservicesltd.co.uk/200-bus-fare-cap COASTLINER BUSES LTD North West www.coastlinerbuses.co.uk Cogenhoe & Whiston Parish Council East Midland www.cogenhoeandwhiston-pc.gov.uk/village-hopper-bus.html Compass Travel (Sussex) Ltd South East www.compass-travel.co.uk CT4N Ltd North East www.ct4n.co.uk Cuckmere Community Bus Ltd South East cuckmerebuses.org.uk Cumbria Classic Coaches Limited North East, North West www.cumbriaclassiccoaches.co.uk D&G BUS North West, West Midlands www.dgbus.co.uk D&G Bus (Chaserider) West Midlands www.chaserider.co.uk Dartline Coaches South West www.dartline-coaches.co.uk DRM (Bromyard) Ltd t/a DRMBUS West Midlands www.drmbus.com East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd Yorkshire and Humber www.eastyorkshirebuses.co.uk Faresaver Buses South West www.faresaver.co.uk First Beeline Buses Ltd t/a First Berkshire South East www.firstbus.co.uk/berkshire-thames-valley First Eastern Counties Buses Ltd East of England www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk First Essex Buses Ltd East of England www.firstbus.co.uk/essex First Hampshire & Dorset Ltd t/a First Dorset South West www.firstbus.co.uk/wessex-dorset-south-somerset First Hampshire & Dorset Ltd t/a First Provincial South East www.firstbus.co.uk/portsmouth-fareham-gosport First Hampshire & Dorset Ltd t/a First Southampton South East www.firstbus.co.uk/southampton First Potteries Limited West Midlands www.firstbus.co.uk/potteries FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED South West www.firstbus.co.uk FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED South West www.firstbus.co.uk First South Yorkshire Ltd North East www.firstbus.co.uk First West of England South West www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west First Wyvern West Midlands www.firstbus.co.uk/worcestershire First York Limited Yorkshire and Humber www.firstbus.co.uk/york G Abbott and Sons Limited North East   G E SCRAGG & SONS LTD West Midlands N/A Galleon Travel 2009 Ltd East of England www.centralconnect.info Go North East North East www.gonortheast.co.uk/tickets Go North West Limited North East www.gonorthwest.co.uk/fares-and-tickets Go South Coast Ltd South East and South West www.bluestarbus.co.uk Go South Coast Ltd South East and South West www.morebus.co.uk Go South Coast Ltd South East and South West www.unibuses.co.uk Greater Manchester Buses South Ltd T/A Stagecoach Manchester North West www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/2-pound-fare Harrogate & District Travel Ltd Ltd Yorkshire and Humber Not available Harrogate Coach Travel Limited Yorkshire and Humber www.connexionsbuses.com Harting Minibus CIC South East Hartingminibus.org.uk Hatch Green Garage Ltd South West www.hatchgreencoaches.co.uk HIGH PEAK BUSES (BOWERS COACHES LTD) North West www.highpeakbuses.com Hornsby Travel Services Ltd Yorkshire and Humber www.hornsbys.net HULLEYS OF BASLOW North East, North West www.hulleys-of-baslow.co.uk Ipswich Buses Limited