News and articles regarding tickets and fares
The Mayor’s pre-Christmas offer of a free evening bus service saw passenger numbers increase by a third across the region. Now, working with all of the region’s bus operators, the …
Mayor launches free buses for New Year’s Day – following success of Christmas evening offer Read More
Free weekday evening travel is being offered across the West Midlands, on all bus services, in the run up to Christmas this year, in a unique move never seen before …
Mayor of the West Midlands unveils UK’s biggest free bus travel offer this Christmas Read More
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has revealed today that the bus fare cap scheme will be extended through to the end of 2025, however from 1st January 2025, the single fare …
Single bus fares capped at £3 for 2025 Read More
Diamond Buses have announced that from 1st September 2024, Diamond Tap&Go Fare Capping Payment Service will be removed from their bus services in the West Midlands and Worcestershire areas. This …
Diamond to withdraw Tap&Go fare capping from 1st September 2024 Read More
From 30th June 2024 bus fares will be changing, due to the rising costs of operating and maintaining the bus network in the West Midlands region. While the maximum single …
Changes to nBus ticket prices from Sunday 30th June 2024 Read More
Two years ago, I published the below article about how TfWM were removing a large number of Swift collectors installed at bus stops, while leaving a select few at strategic …
TfWM removing all on-street Swift collectors from 1st June 2024 Read More
Since last year when changes were made to bus tickets that saw the removal of operator-only tickets/passes, I’ve been using my NX Direct Debit monthly pass on other operators’ services …
Problems using your NX Direct Debit Regional Travelcard on other services? Read More
Notices have appeared inside NX West Midlands and Coventry buses advising passengers that the Hop tickets will no longer be available for purchase from 8th April 2024. Hop tickets being …
‘Hop’ tickets to be withdrawn from sale Read More
In line with general rail fare increases, there will be changes to the price of nNetwork and nTrain tickets from 3rd March. TfWM’s nNetwork ticket allows unlimited travel on all …
Changes to nNetwork and nTrain ticket prices from 3rd March 2024 Read More
A review of ticket prices on West Midland Metro will see ticket prices changing for the first time since June 2022. Fares were frozen in 2023 to help Metro customers …
Changes to Metro tram fares from 2nd January 2024 Read MoreProtected by Security by CleanTalk
