Leicestershire Ticketing Schemes

Leicestershire ticketing schemes will support our approach in making Leicestershire Buses easier to use, through ticketing, travel and trial schemes.

The Leicestershire Bus Service Improvement Plan, includes aspirations to deliver successful ticketing schemes for bus passengers across Leicestershire. There is more information about goals and aspirations of Leicestershire Buses on the Leicestershire Enhanced Partnership page.

Current Leicestershire Ticketing Schemes

Leicestershire Buses supports and promotes national bus fare schemes as well as implementing specific schemes for bus passengers across Leicestershire.

Festive Timetables and FREE Seasonal Services

FREE travel on exclusive seasonal services across Leicestershire this December!

There’s festive cheer with FREE travel for bus passengers using any of our 12 new seasonal services across Leicestershire. Get in the holiday mood by taking the bus to a range of local events and destinations!

The full list of services, including timetables, routes and dates the services are running can be found on the Festive Timetables page.

Get around for £2

National official get around for £2 fare cap graphic. Included in ticketing schemes across Leicestershire

The £2 adult single fare cap applies until 31st December 2024.

Passengers in Leicestershire can enjoy more affordable bus travel thanks to the Government’s fare cap which allows one-way travel for a maximum fare of £2 no matter the distance travelled.

Information on the local bus operators in Leicestershire and the wider East Midlands region who are currently participating in the £2 scheme can be found on the Government’s £2 Bus Fare Cap Guidance.

The Government announced on 28th October 2024 that the fare cap will be INCREASED to £3 from 1st January 2025 and the scheme EXTENDED until the end of 2025.

Details of participating operators in Leicestershire will be shared when this information is available.

Completed Schemes

Details of previous ticketing schemes implemented by Leicestershire Buses are shown below.

Youth Fares Free Travel (April 2024)

During the Easter half-term (2024), children and young people under 16 were offered free bus travel across Leicestershire. This encouraged young people to think about the benefits of bus travel. It also provided an opportunity to develop independent thinking skills. Schemes like this can help teach young people sustainable and active travel options.

Summer By Bus (July – August 2024)

The Summer By Bus campaign aimed to provide families and groups inspiration and information on how to use the bus during the summer holidays. This campaign brought together key tourist attractions and local events to provide people with easily accessible details on how to travel across the county by bus.

Free Fare Super Saturdays (October – November 2024)

This promotion offered free travel on seven consecutive Saturdays on major operators’ bus routes serving the market towns and also cross-boundary services including into Leicester city centre provided that customers either got on or off the bus in Leicestershire. As well as encouraging bus travel, the campaign was timed ahead of the winter months and holiday season to help people save money, stay connected to others and combat loneliness and isolation.