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3 weeks ago Tue 28th Jan 2025

Why Choose Our Tickets?

For regular travellers within Oxfordshire and those making frequent trips to Reading, period and multi-trip tickets offer a cost-effective and convenient solution. Whether it's daily commutes, academic pursuits, or leisure travel, these tickets offer unparalleled value, including significant savings and the ability to travel with peace of mind.

Key Benefits:

  • Cost-effective: Zone tickets often cost less than £3 per day, with savings increasing with longer durations.
  • Convenient: Tickets can be purchased and stored on the Oxford Bus mobile app, eliminating the need to carry physical tickets.
  • Different ticket options to suit your needs: weekly tickets, monthly tickets, and multi-trip tickets.
  • Travel without limits: Unlimited travel within your chosen zone for the validity period of your ticket.
  • App Benefits: Exclusive discounts at various businesses and attractions around Oxford when you present your mobile ticket.
  • Doing your bit: Environmentally friendly mode of transportation.

Our Ticket Options:

  1. Weekly Tickets: Ideal for short-term travellers and commuters. Unlimited travel within your chosen zone for 7 consecutive days.
  2. Multi-trip Tickets: Perfect for the occasional travellers. Purchase a bundle of journeys to use at your convenience.
  3. Subscribe & Save: Customers are able to create a subscription using the Oxford Bus app or website. Simply select an applicable ticket and select ‘Start subscription’. Payment will be taken at the frequency shown and your ticket will automatically be added to your app account, so it’s always ready when you are!

Find out more about our Zone Tickets

Where Can You Travel? 

Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel offer an extensive network of bus services across the Oxford region. Whether you're traveling within the city or exploring the surrounding areas, our network has you covered. Thames Travel, focuses on connecting communities in South Oxfordshire and into Berkshire, while Oxford Bus Company operates a comprehensive network in and around Oxford.

In addition to this, our express coach service, The Airline, provides convenient connections to major travel hubs like Gatwick and Heathrow airports. 

How much can I save? 

Our zone tickets often cost less than £3 per day, with the daily rate decreasing as the pass duration increases. For example, a CityZone 4-week pass costs just £61 via our mobile app—that’s just over £2 per day. In fact, it's often cheaper to travel with us than it is to buy a daily coffee—now that's a deal worth brewing over! A 13-week pass purchased on the app offers even more savings for those committed to long-term travel.

If you work part-time or split your time between home and work, our 5 day and 12-trip passes can be tailored to suit your schedule and cost just over £2 per trip. 

For more information visit our fares page.

Why use the app?

The OxfordBus app is designed to make bus travel easier, it will work out how to get to your destination, show you where the nearest bus stop is and the departure time of the next bus. The Oxford Bus app now includes ‘personalised travel alerts’ which allows users to receive bespoke real-time updates

With the app, your period pass is effectively prepaid, allowing unlimited travel during that time. Simply scan your mobile phone ticket when boarding. You can also access exclusive discounts at various businesses and attractions around Oxford when you present your mobile ticket. New to using the app? See the video below to find out how to get started. 

How to Use Your Ticket:

 

Ready to Get Started?

Make the switch to cost-effective, eco-friendly travel today. Download the app and purchase your period or multi-trip ticket now to start saving!

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Questions?

Contact our customer service team at:

Oxford Bus Company

Thames Travel