All buses in Greater Manchester are now part of the Bee Network.
It means that there may be some changes to the tickets you used to buy.
Bus company tickets are not valid on Bee Network services. Instead, you can choose from a range of affordable Bee Bus tickets that you can use on all bus services in Greater Manchester.
Use our ticket finder to find the right ticket for you or read more about the changes below.
Making the switch to Bee Bus tickets
We’ve made paying for travel cheaper and simpler, with an easy-to-understand range of Bee Bus tickets.
- Most people will need to buy a single ‘hopper’ ticket, or a 1-day, 7-day or 28-day Bee Bus ticket to travel on all bus services in Greater Manchester.
- A small number of adults will need to keep on buying the Bee AnyBus ticket.
More information is available below by ticket type.
Jump to:
- Single and 1-day travel
- 7-day and 28-day travel
- Annual Bee Bus tickets
- Continuing Adult Bee AnyBus ticket customers
- Student tickets
Single and 1-day travel
You can now buy a Bee Bus single ‘hopper’ fare or a 1-day Bee Bus ticket to travel on Bee Network bus services:
- 1-day Bee Bus tickets are £2.50 for children and £5 for adults. You can buy them on bus or from the Bee Network app.
- The Bee Bus single ‘hopper’ fare (£2 Adult / £1 Child) has replaced single tickets, which you then can use to travel on other Bee Network buses, at no additional charge, within 60 minutes of buying your ticket.
The hopper ticket is a paper ticket which can only be bought on bus. Just keep hold of your ticket and scan the QR code on your next bus.
Find the right ticket for your journey.
7-day and 28-day travel
The Bee Bus ticket is the go-to ticket if you want to buy a 7-day or 28-day ticket to travel on all bus services in Greater Manchester. This includes Bee Network buses that travel over the Greater Manchester boundary.
- Buy 7-day (£20 Adult / £10 Child) and 28-day Bee Bus (£80 Adult / £40 Child) tickets on the Bee Network app and from other places.
Find the right ticket for your journey.
Annual Bee Bus tickets
A new Annual Adult Bee Bus ticket is now available. You can pay up front or spread the cost:
- Unlimited bus travel on the Bee Network for just £2.20 a day, offering savings of up to £240 compared to lower fares being introduced on 7-day and 28-day tickets.
- You can buy the ticket on the Bee Network app or at an Information and Ticket Office.
- You can also spread the cost of the ticket through your local Greater Manchester Credit Union.
Continuing Adult Bee AnyBus ticket customers
Adults using the following bus services will need to buy Bee AnyBus tickets for journeys that start or end outside Greater Manchester but within the AnyBus boundary line shown on this map:
- 464, 481, 483, X41 (Transdev)
- 199, 394 (High Peak)
- 391, 392, 393 (Belle Vue)
- 88, 130 (D&G)
- CAT5 (Warrington’s Own Buses)
Buy Bee Bus tickets: If you are travelling on one of the listed services in Greater Manchester only.
From 5 January, Adult Bee AnyBus tickets will no longer be available on the Bee Network app, but can be bought on the bus or from other outlets:
- 1-day Adult Bee AnyBus ticket: Available on bus only (pay with cash/contactless)
- 7-day Adult Bee AnyBus ticket: Smartcard needed. Available on bus (cash only), from PayPoint outlets / Information and Ticket Offices at Interchanges.
- 28-day Adult Bee AnyBus ticket: Smartcard needed. Available from PayPoint outlets / Information and Ticket Offices at Interchanges.
You can apply for a smartcard online or get one from Information and Ticket Offices at interchanges in Greater Manchester.
Find the right ticket for your journey.
Student tickets
You can buy Bee Bus Student term tickets to travel on any bus in Greater Manchester:
- Term 2 Bee Bus Student ticket (1 January to 31 March): £105*
- Term 3 Bee Bus Student ticket (1 April to 30 June): £105*
Students (up to the age of 26) and young people (up to the age of 21) can also a buy cheaper 7-day (£18.20) or 28-day (£61.90) Bee AnyBus Ticket.
Bee Network Student Term tickets are available through the Bee Network app and from Information and Ticket Offices at interchanges in Greater Manchester.
*Students that purchased a Stagecoach Autumn Unirider ticket may be eligible for a combined Bee Bus Term 2 & 3 ticket. Find out more about Unirider tickets (external link).