Paying for a journey by public transport is now easier than ever! With a number of season tickets available in the area, contactless payments accepted on most services and even the option of purchasing and storing tickets on your smart phone you’ll find it super easy to find a payment method that suits you!
If you are a regular public transport user, make sure that you have spent some time exploring ways you could save some money. Paying on the day may be a quick and flexible option, but you could make some serious savings by buying a monthly or annual pass, or by booking your travel in advance.
Stagecoach Bus Tickets
The majority of local services are operated by Stagecoach, who offer a range of ticketing options aimed at making your journeys as cheap as possible. Stagecoach also now accept contactless payments on all services across the UK, which is ideal if you plan on paying for your bus journey on the day of your travel.
For further details on Stagecoach tickets, including information on how to buy tickets via your smart phone, follow the links below.
PlusBus
If you often use the bus to travel to/from the train station, then a PLUSBUS ticket may be for you. A Sheffield PlusBus ticket gives you unlimited bus & tram travel around the South Yorkshire zone, which includes Oughtibridge and the surrounding area.
National Railcard holders get 33% off and children under 16 get 50% off day ticket prices. There are also season tickets available for commuters for seven days, a month, three months or a year.
Tram Tickets
Whether your daily commute is by tram or you just make the occasional tram trip, there are plenty of ticket options to choose from to suit your journey.
There’s a new Flexi5 ticket, available through the Stagecoach app, which allows you to purchase five Supertram day tickets for the price of four. You’ll have one month from the day of purchase to use all 5 tickets, perfect if you plan on returning to the office for just a few days per week.
You can also purchase tickets which will cover travel on the Supertram as well as all Stagecoach buses across South Yorkshire. Stagecoach also offer park and ride options and concessionary tickets for children, families and students. You can use Stagecoach’s journey planner to help you find the best ticket, no matter how often you’re travelling.
Alternatively, Travel South Yorkshire offer a Ticket Finder tool on their website, which will search all of your options from across the region on all forms of public transport and find the best option for you.
Train Tickets
Finding good value train tickets is easier than ever, with a number of great online tools available! Sheffield has a ticket office and ticket machines, making purchasing train tickets in person really simple. Alternatively, the Trainline app gives you ability to purchase digital tickets to store on your smartphone, as well as giving you live journey information.
Booking train travel in advance is an easy way to get cheaper tickets, with the number of cheap advance fares available doubling in the last few years! Advance tickets are available to buy as far as 12 weeks before your date of travel and can usually be purchased up until 6pm the day before!
Rail Season Tickets
If you’re making the same train journey three days per week or more, perhaps on your journey to work, then getting a Season Ticket could save you a considerable amount of money! Most season tickets of 7-days or longer can only be used by a specific person and will require a Photocard to validate them.
If you’re travelling between 2-3 days per week and need a little extra flexibility, new Flexi Season Tickets allow you to travel between two specified stations 8 days in 28, working out at 2.5 per week. The Flexi Season ticket will offer a minimum of 20% discount on an equivalent Monthly Season ticket, so definitely worth looking into if you know you’re going to be splitting your time between home and the office.
Use National Rail’s handy tool to calculate the cost of different season tickets by follow the link below.
Further Discounts
If you regularly commute to work by bus it would be worth checking whether your employer facilitates workplace bus ticket discounting.
Stagecoach have a discount scheme in place which employers can sign up to, giving employees significant cost savings. Find out more by clicking the link below.
If you regularly travel by train it’s worth checking if you’re eligible for a Railcard. You could be saving 1/3 on all of your train travel!
There are a number of different concessions for seniors wishing to travel locally and nationally in England, across all types of public transport. For more information about eligibility and the concessions available check out Age UK’s guide by following the link below.