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NX West Midlands Hero

Single trips & day tickets

Pay for bus travel on the go

Single trips & day tickets

nBus Adult

Single trip

£3 from 15th June

Buy on our mTicket app, using Tap & Cap, cash or contactless, or with a Swift PAYG card

Single trip

Buy on our mTicket app, using Tap & Cap, cash or contactless, or with a Swift PAYG card

£2.90

£3 from 15th June

£2.90

Buy

Day ticket

£5.20 from 15th June

Buy on the bus using contactless payment or cash, on our mTicket app or with a Swift PAYG card

Day ticket

Buy on the bus using contactless payment or cash, on our mTicket app or with a Swift PAYG card

£4.80

£5.20 from 15th June

£4.80

Buy

5 Day ticket bundle

£25 from 15th June

Buy on our mTicket app

5 Day ticket bundle

Buy on our mTicket app

£23

£25 from 15th June

£23

Buy

10 Day ticket bundle

£42 from 15th June

Buy on our mTicket app

10 Day ticket bundle

Buy on our mTicket app

£39

£42 from 15th June

£39

Buy

nBus 18 & under

Single trip

Frozen at £1.50

Buy on the bus using contactless payment or cash or with a Swift PAYG card

Single trip

Buy on the bus using contactless payment or cash or with a Swift PAYG card

£1.50

Frozen at £1.50

£1.50

Day ticket

£2.60 from 15th June

Buy on the bus using contactless payment or cash or with a Swift PAYG card

Day ticket

Buy on the bus using contactless payment or cash or with a Swift PAYG card

£2.40

£2.60 from 15th June

£2.40

Single ticket bundle

Single tickets are valid on a National Express bus for one journey only.

10 individual single tickets will be delivered via the mTicket app, to be used within 28 days of being bought.

10 single ticket bundle

Available from 15th June

Buy on the mTicket app

10 single ticket bundle

Buy on the mTicket app

£25

Available from 15th June

£25

nBus Group ticket

Unlimited group* travel on all National Express buses and any other bus operator that is part of the nBus scheme, within the nBus zone.

You can find out more about our Group day ticket here.

*Up to 5 adults or 2 adults and up to 4 children

Group ticket

£9.20 from 15th June

Buy on the bus using contactless payment or cash, on our mTicket app or with a Swift PAYG card

Group ticket

Buy on the bus using contactless payment or cash, on our mTicket app or with a Swift PAYG card

£8.50

£9.20 from 15th June

£8.50

Buy

NX Outer Zones

Travel on all National Express services within the NX Outer Zones, excluding Rugby. Also includes travel on National Express services within the nBus zone

Adult NX Outer Zones single ticket

£3 from 15th June

Buy using cash, contactless or Tap & Cap

Adult NX Outer Zones single ticket

Buy using cash, contactless or Tap & Cap

£2.90

£3 from 15th June

£2.90

NX Outer Zones day ticket

£5.50 from 15th June

Buy using cash, contactless or Tap & Cap

NX Outer Zones day ticket

Buy using cash, contactless or Tap & Cap

£5

£5.50 from 15th June

£5

NX Outer Zones 5 day ticket bundle

£26 from 15th June

Buy on the mTicket app

NX Outer Zones 5 day ticket bundle

Buy on the mTicket app

£24

£26 from 15th June

£24

Buy

NX Outer Zones 10 day ticket bundle

£45 from 15th June

Buy on the mTicket app

NX Outer Zones 10 day ticket bundle

Buy on the mTicket app

£41

£45 from 15th June

£41

Buy

NX Outer Zones Group ticket

£9.70 from 15th June

Buy using cash or contactless

NX Outer Zones Group ticket

Buy using cash or contactless

£8.90

£9.70 from 15th June

£8.90

18 & under

Child NX Outer Zones single ticket

Frozen at £1.50

Buy on the bus using cash or contactless

Child NX Outer Zones single ticket

Buy on the bus using cash or contactless

£1.50

Frozen at £1.50

£1.50

Child NX Outer Zones Day ticket

£2.80 from 15th June

Buy on the bus using cash or contactless

Child NX Outer Zones Day ticket

Buy on the bus using cash or contactless

£2.50

£2.80 from 15th June

£2.50

nBus & metro - travel on bus and Metro tram

Unlimited travel on all National Express buses and any other bus operator that is part of the nBus scheme, within the nBus zone and the West Midlands Metro tram zones 1-4.

Adult

nBus + Metro day ticket

£8.70 from 15th June

Buy on the bus using contactless payment or cash, or with a Swift PAYG card

nBus + Metro day ticket

Buy on the bus using contactless payment or cash, or with a Swift PAYG card

£8.20

£8.70 from 15th June

£8.20

18 & under

nBus + Metro day ticket

£4.50 from 15th June

Buy on the bus using contactless payment or cash, or with a Swift PAYG card

nBus + Metro day ticket

Buy on the bus using contactless payment or cash, or with a Swift PAYG card

£4.20

£4.50 from 15th June

£4.20

nNetwork - travel on bus, rail and Metro tram

Unlimited travel on all National Express buses and any other bus operator that is part of the nBus scheme, within the nBus zone, the West Midlands Metro tram zones 1-4, and train travel within zones 1-5.

Family tickets are for a family of up to 2 adults and 4 children* travelling together.

*Minimum of 1 adult and 1 child needed.

One day nNetwork zones 1-5 ticket

Buy on the bus using cash, contactless payment or Swift PAYG card, on the tram or at West Midlands rail station

One day nNetwork zones 1-5 ticket

Buy on the bus using cash, contactless payment or Swift PAYG card, on the tram or at West Midlands rail station

£11

£11

nNetwork daytripper

Buy on the bus using cash, contactless payment or Swift PAYG card, on the tram or at West Midlands rail station

nNetwork daytripper

Buy on the bus using cash, contactless payment or Swift PAYG card, on the tram or at West Midlands rail station

£8.80

£8.80

Family daytripper

Buy on the bus using cash, contactless payment or Swift PAYG card, on the tram or at West Midlands rail station

Family daytripper

Buy on the bus using cash, contactless payment or Swift PAYG card, on the tram or at West Midlands rail station

£15

£15

18 & under

nNetwork daytripper

Buy on the bus using cash, contactless payment or Swift PAYG card, on the tram or at West Midlands rail station

nNetwork daytripper

Buy on the bus using cash, contactless payment or Swift PAYG card, on the tram or at West Midlands rail station

£6

£6

Concession single pre-9.30am

Valid on a single journey on a National Express bus with a free concessionary travel pass.

Simply place your free concessionary travel pass on the reader and if you want to pay with cash, put £1.50 in the cash chute.

If you want to pay by contactless, ask the driver for the £1.50 ticket and place your contactless card/device on the reader when instructed by the driver.

Concession single pre-9.30am

£2 from 15th June

Buy with cash, PAYG or by contactless

Concession single pre-9.30am

Buy with cash, PAYG or by contactless

£1.50

£2 from 15th June

£1.50

Swift Pay As You Go (PAYG) top up

Pay As You Go Swift cards can be used as a cashless way to pay for Adult and 18 & under tickets on the bus.

PAYG cards can now only be topped up at a Payzone agent. The minimum you can add to your PAYG card is £10 and the card can hold a maximum of £50.

Exact fare system

Our buses have an exact fare system and the driver cannot give change, so please make sure you have the correct money. The exact fare system ensures that loading times are kept to a minimum.

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