Ticket easy
Ticket easy, with fairer fares for all!
We've made our tickets cheaper, simpler, fairer and more flexible to help you get where you want to be.
See which ticket is best for you:
How often do you travel each week?
How many trips do you make each day?
Cheaper
With lower priced singles for many from as little as £1.40, £1.80 and £2.40 to the NEW max Single – £2.90.
Price of your Single ticket is dependent on distance travelled.
Our simple £2 flat fare mTicket is still available on the First Bus App.
Simpler
With our NEW on-bus readers, you can Tap on and Tap off each journey and enjoy ultimate flexibility, paying only for what you use and never paying more than a max Day ticket rate of £5.20*. What's more - keep using the Tap on Tap off service throughout the same week to unlock greater daily discounts!
Removal of our area boundaries - no more Halifax <-> Huddersfield or Leeds <-> Bradford area boundaries, there will only be one set of tickets valid for travel across all of West Yorkshire*.
* Our Hebden Bridge Day, Homfirth Day, Meltham Week and Red Arrow Week tickets will still be available and at their current price.
Fairer
We're introducing a NEW discounted Return ticket alongside our traditional Day, Week and Month tickets, to ensure our customers are paying the fairest price.
- Perfect for when you only need to make 2 trips in a day; save money and avoid purchasing our Day ticket or 2 Single tickets.
- Return ticket prices vary from £2.50, £3.20 and £4.30 to the NEW max Return - £4.70. Price of your Return ticket is dependent on distance travelled.
More flexible
Take advantage of our NEW Flexi range including 3, 5 and 13-day tickets, allowing you to choose how many days to travel and over what period!
- FirstWeek ticket for £20
Unlimited travel for 7 consecutive days from as little as £2.86 per day or £95p per trip!** - 3-Day Flexi ticket for £14 (valid over 5 consecutive days - available via the First Bus App).
- 5-Day Flexi ticket for £18 (valid over 8 consecutive days - available via the First Bus App).
Month tickets - our best value tickets for customers travelling regularly!
- FirstMonth ticket for £75
Unlimited travel for one calendar month from as little as £2.42 per day* or 81p per trip!** - NEW FlexiMonth ticket for £52 (valid for unlimited travel on any 13 days within a 30 day period).
Changes to local tickets
- Change to prices of Holmfirth & Meltham train connect tickets:
- Combine your bus and train travel into one ticket and save £££ compared to buying separately!
| To Manchester | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Day Return | £22 | £11.90 |
| Off peak Day Return | £18 | £10.50 |
| 7 Day Season ticket | £75 | £32.50 |
| To Dewsbury | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Day Return | £10 | £5.50 |
| Off peak Day Return | £8 | £4.90 |
| 7 Day Season ticket | £40 | £16 |
| To Leeds | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Day Return | £14 | £6.75 |
| Off peak Day Return | £12 | £4.75 |
| 7 Day Season ticket | £45 | £17 |
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On Bus Cash |
Contactless |
First Bus App |
Tap on Tap off (TOTO) |
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Single Ticket |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ (£2) | ✓ |
New Return Tickets |
✓ | ✓ | ||
Day Tickets |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Week Tickets |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Month Tickets |
✓ |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Remember, if you’re only making two trips a day you should switch to purchasing our new Return ticket on bus via cash or contactless, which will save you money with a max price of £4.70. Our Day ticket still offers the best value for multiple trips - if you’re making 4 journeys a day this is £1.30 each, so lower than the cheapest Single fare. Prices for all tickets are now consistent across West Yorkshire to achieve equality between districts and be fairer to all customers. You can also travel to places outside Halifax on the same ticket. Our Flexi tickets might now be a better option or depending how far you travel the new Return will be cheaper - the information above explains some of the new choices you have. Prices for all tickets are now consistent across West Yorkshire to achieve equality between districts and be fairer to all customers. You can also travel to places outside Huddersfield on the same ticket. Our Flexi tickets might now be a better option or depending how far you travel the new Return will be cheaper - the information above explains some of the new choices you have. Long-term tickets such as monthly and yearly now relate to the average per trip of other formats This is designed to be fairer to all customers and still provides the best value per trip. Depending on how much you travel through the month, our Flexi tickets might now be better for you with options of 3, 5 and 13 days over different time periods. Prices for all tickets are now consistent across West Yorkshire - to achieve equality, boundaries between districts have been removed, enabling you to travel anywhere in the region with the same ticket. No, the great news is we’ve removed boundaries so you can travel on the same ticket - and with our new Return you’ll be able to save money. The new fares reflect changes to both bus and rail daily and weekly tickets and that there has not been an increase in the price for 3 years. It is still much cheaper than buying bus and rail journeys separately. We are operating within the funding rules set by the Government and our fares changes are in line with guidelines from the Department for Transport. Our new fares structure is based on the Single ticket with discounts for the more you travel. This is designed to be fairer to all customers to pay for what they use and the average cost per trip remains low.
Tap on Tap off
Experience ultimate flexibility with our NEW Tap on Tap off service!
£1 evening offer
Rediscover your city with our £1 evening offer!
mTickets
mTickets are the most convenient way to buy tickets 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Young Person Under 19
Children Under 5 Children under 5 travel free at any time of day – they must be accompanied by a fare paying passenger.
Great Value Group Tickets
Schedule in your shopping for this weekend with our great value Weekend Group ticket!
Concessions
English National Concessionary passes can be used as a Smartcard on our buses.
Multi-Operator Tickets
Find out about the MCard and PlusBus
Holmfirth & Meltham Connection
Bus and train all on one great value ticket!