Red Rose Travel

Guide to Bus Travel & Special Ticket Offers

Please arrive at the bus stop at least five minutes before the bus is due and give a clear hand signal to the driver to stop the bus. In rural areas where there are no bus stops drivers will stop where it is safe to do so.
Please have a valid bus pass, cash or national transport tokens ready to pay the driver. A very limited amount of change is carried on board, so having the exact fare is helpful and speeds up boarding time.
Remember to take your ticket! You will need to keep it for your entire journey ready for inspection.
To stop the bus please press one of the bells, situated throughout the vehicle, giving the driver enough time to slow down and come to a safe stop. Drivers will only set down passengers at bus stops except in rural areas without bus stops, in which case they will stop where it is safe to do so.

Intalink Explorer

Red Rose is a member of the Intalink partnership and explorer tickets are issued and accepted on all of our buses (after 9am on our buses in Oxfordshire), allowing a day's unlimited travel on the Intalink bus network for ANY group of up to 4 people for only Ł10. A Ł7 ticket is available for one person along with a concessionary Explorer ticket, priced at Ł3.50. Adult - Ł7.00
Concessionary - Ł3.50 (Senior Citizens with Herts half fare permit or Children)
Group of 4 - Ł10.00

Sunday Rover

The Sunday Rover is issued and accepted on Red Rose service 501 and is valid on most bus services in Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire as well as Milton Keynes. It is also valid on selected rail services operated by Chiltern Railways and London Underground Metropolitan Line.
Adult - Ł6.00 60 & over - Ł3.00
16 and Under - Ł4.00
Group of 4 (up to 2 adults) - Ł12.00

Season Tickets

If you travel regularly to work or school you can save money with a Season Ticket. Available for one week, one month or by term/half term for Scholars tickets, depending on the route. Please email seasons@redrosetravel.com stating your regular journey for specific details.

Plus Bus

Plus Bus is a national scheme where you can add bus travel on to the price of a train ticket. It must be bought from train stations and cannot be bought on the bus. You can then travel on buses in the local area as many times as they want on the day of the ticket only. Details of Plus Bus locally and accross the UK are on the Plus Bus website.