The new weekly Derbyshire Wayfarer Bus 7-day ticket offers unlimited bus travel throughout the county for the price of £21 per adult, and £16 for b_line card holders, from 1 October 2023 until 31 March 2024. The ticket is ideal for commuters who use 2 or more different buses to get to their destination.
Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways Assets and Transport, Councillor Charlotte Cupit said:
“I’m delighted that we can offer these discounted tickets.
“The funding for these offers comes from the government from the Bus Service Improvement Plan money the council was awarded to improve bus services in the county and ticketing offers like this are one of several measures to do just that.
“We hope that this discounted price will encourage more people to give the bus a go.”
Roads Minister Richard Holden said:
“People up and down the country deserve a modern, reliable, and affordable public transport system. That is why we have provided Derbyshire County Council with over £47 million to boost its bus services.
“Supporting the council with introducing the new Derbyshire Wayfarer Bus 7-day ticket is fantastic for local residents, who will now be able to save money and get to work, attend medical appointments and visit loved ones for less.”
The 7-day tickets are only available online to load onto smart cards. Find more information from TravelMaster.
There is a range of Derbyshire Wayfarer Bus tickets, which all aim to save money for those doing multiple bus journeys in one day:
- Derbyshire Wayfarer Bus 1-day adult £8
- Derbyshire Wayfarer Bus 1-day concessions (includes b_line card holders) £6
- Derbyshire Wayfarer Bus 1-day group (up to 2 adults and 3 children) £15.50
- Derbyshire Wayfarer Bus 7-day adult £21
- Derbyshire Wayfarer Bus 7-day concession (includes b_line card holders) £16
Derbyshire Wayfarer tickets can be used for travel within Derbyshire and Derby on all the local bus services operated by the companies listed, at any time on any day of the week, but with some exceptions. They are not valid on any TrentBarton buses on any day between midnight and 4am.
They can also be used for journeys to or from Derbyshire on the following companies' services operating between Derbyshire and Sheffield (city centre), Macclesfield (town centre), Leek (town centre), Burton-on-Trent (town centre) or Uttoxeter (town centre):
- Arriva Midlands
- Ashbourne CT 'Derbyshire Connect'
- D&G
- Derbyshire community transport
- First
- High Peak
- Hulleys
- Kinchbus
- Little's Travel
- Midland Classic
- Notts and Derby
- Stagecoach
- TM Travel
- trentbarton
Derbyshire Wayfarer tickets can't 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 My15 (Ilkeston - Sawley square)
- on Skylink and My15 services operated by trentbarton and Kinch in Derbyshire as far as Shardlow on skylink Derby, and Sawley square on skylink Nottingham and My15, but not to East Midlands Airport
- between Glossop and Holmfirth on service 351