Get the best deal on bus fares
A significant number of bus companies in Greater Manchester offer different ticket products to cover multiple journeys, such as daily and weekly tickets. Buying these tickets can often give parents a lower per-journey cost than simply buying a single-journey or return ticket.
To help find the ticket package that best suits you below is a list of all the bus companies operating in Greater Manchester that offer one or more products.
The list is interactive so you can use it to click through to the information you need.
Parents can also consider a SystemOne ticket. These are tickets which are valid on almost all bus services across Greater Manchester and accepted by most bus companies. This ticket might be helpful if your child uses more than one bus company or where the bus operator does not have their own multiple ticket available.
igo Pass
By way of a reminder, anyone aged between 11 and 16 years old needs to show an igo travel pass from May 16 if they want to prove they are eligible for the child concessionary fare on buses. If your child does not have an igo pass, they should pick up an application form from one of Transport for Greater Manchester bus stations, from one of their Travelshops or download the form from their website: www.tfgm.com/igo.
Operators have period tickets available which can help you save money if you are making lots of bus journeys. Examples of ticket prices are below.
If each day your child uses a school service provided by TfGM, including a Yellow School Bus, a weekly School Saver ticket might be best for you. These tickets are available from Travelshops and PayPoint retailers.
Click on the link below to find out on which services you can use our School Saver ticket. If return tickets are not available on your service, consider the SystemOne option. More details below. | Child day ticket £ | Child weekly £ |
School Saver – click and scroll down to the section at the bottom on school travel. | N/A | 8.50 |
If your child regularly uses more than one form of public transport, or makes lots of trips with different bus companies, a SystemOne card might help them travel more cheaply.
Click on the link below to find out more | Child day ticket £ | Child weekly £ | Child four weekly £ |
System One Travelcards | 2.70 | 9.50 | 34.00 |
Individual restrictions may apply to certain of the above products; please refer to operators’ conditions.