Tickets & Fares (Details)

Bus Fares & Passes

TICKET TYPES

Good Value Tickets

Buy from the driver! Please click on the area of interest.

Valid on services 21, 38, 38a anywhere on the route.

TICKET VALIDITYTYPEPRICE
1 DayUnlimitedAdult £7.70
1 DayUnlimitedChild £5.50
1 WeekUnlimitedAdult £29.70
1 WeekUnlimitedChild £19.80

Valid on routes 21,38, 38a.

  • 21 – Anywhere on the route.
  • 38, 38a – Stops Four Releet through to Freeport or Fowlers Farm.
TICKET VALIDITYTYPEPRICE
1 Day UnlimitedAdult£5.00
1 Day UnlimitedChild £3.60
1 WeekUnlimitedAdult£19.80
1 WeekUnlimitedChild £13.75
4 weeksUnlimitedAdult£67.20
4 WeeksUnlimitedChild£49.55

Valid within Halstead and to/from central Braintree.

Service 38, 38a – stops Halsted to Braintree Bus Park.

TICKETVALIDITYTYPEPRICE
1 Day Unlimited Adult £5.50
1 Day Unlimited Child £4.15
1 Week Unlimited Adult £20.90
1 Week Unlimited Child £17.15

Valid within Maldon and Heybridge.

TICKETSVALIDITYTYPEPRICE
1 Day UnlimitedAdult£4.40
1 Day UnlimitedChild £3.30

Service 90 Weekly – Valid on Blackwater link 90 – Witham to Maldon £33

Valid on Witham services 38, 39 and 90.

  • Service 38 – stops Conrad Road to Allectus Way.
  • Service 39 – anywhere on the route.
  • Service 90 – Maldon Road, North of A12 Bridge to Forest Road Loop.
TICKETSVALIDITYTYPEPRICE
1 Day UnlimitedAdult£4.40
1 Day UnlimitedChild £3.30
1 WeekUnlimitedAdult£19.80
1 Week UnlimitedChild £13.75

Service 90 Weekly – Valid on Blackwater link 90 – Witham to Maldon (Maldon Road, North of A12 Bridge to Forest Road Loop) £33

Southend Rover – Valid on service 60.

TICKETSVALIDITYTYPEPRICE
1 Day UnlimitedAdult£4.40
1 Day UnlimitedChild £3.00
1 WeekUnlimitedAdult or Child£19.00

Breeze Rover – Valid on Breeze services.

TICKETSVALIDITYTYPEPRICE
1 Day UnlimitedAdult£3.50
7 Days UnlimitedAdult£10.00
4 Weeks UnlimitedAdult£35.00
Service 14/15/15AUnlimitedStudent Weekly £34.00

Stephensons Rover – a day’s travel on all of our services.

TICKETSVALIDITYPRICE
1 Day Unlimited£10.00

Essex Saver Tickets

The Essex Saver offers one day’s travel throughout the county. Buy and use an Essex Saver on almost any bus, exceptions below, irrespective of operator.

 

Explore historic towns and villages, the countryside, seaside… visit stately homes, museums, leisure attractions… go shopping somewhere different, visit friends or relatives, or when the sun shines, just take a day out and see where you end up!

 

Tickets can be used, but are not issued on Transport for London buses, for journeys starting or finishing in Essex only.

 

Click here for ECC Essex Saver page

 

Please note: Essex Saver cannot be purchased or used on National Express coaches, buses 724, X10, X30 or Stephensons routes numbered 400 or above.

 

Essex Saver: Adult Day Ticket £11.00

Visit the Real Essex website for ideas and inspiration on where to go next!

  1. The Essex Saver may only be used for travel when a valid bus ticket of the appropriate value is sealed within the provided wallet.
  2. Essex Saver tickets will allow users unlimited same day travel on every registered local bus service within the administrative boundary of Essex County Council, and also into neighbouring local authorities, providing the journey starts or finishes in Essex and no change of bus is made outside of Essex (exceptions apply, visit www.essex.gov.uk/publictransport or call 0345 6037 631 for further information).
  3. The Essex Saver must be shown on boarding the vehicle and when requested by officials of the operator or Essex County Council or other local authorities.
  4. The ticket holder is responsible for ensuring that tickets are correctly dated, priced and validated.
  5. The Essex Saver ticket will become invalid if altered, mutilated or defaced and anyone making improper use of the ticket will be liable to forfeit of the ticket and prosecution.
  6. The Essex Saver is issued subject to the conditions of each operator and Essex County Council.
  7. No refunds will be given for any reason in respect of Essex Savers.
  8. The Essex Saver is NOT TRANSFERABLE and remains the property of Essex County Council.

Octopus Tickets

Regular traveller in the Southend area? The Octopus ticket gives you the freedom of all buses operated by us in the Southend area – see exceptions below*, plus Arriva and First Essex. Available for a day, a week or four weeks from your driver.

 

Octopus tickets are valid throughout the Southend, Rochford and Castle Point districts in the area bounded by the River Crouch in the north, the coast to the east and south and Sadlers Farm Roundabout and the A1245 between Rettendon Turnpike and Carpenter’s Arms in the west.

 

*Exceptions: buses 500-599, 800-899 and service X30.

TICKETTICKET TYPEADULTCHILD
1 Day On-Bus£6.50 £4.30
1 Week On-Bus£26.00 £18.00
4 Weeks On-Bus£75.00 £52.50

PlusBus Tickets

 

PLUSBUS is a cheap bus pass (like a travelcard) that you buy with your train ticket. It gives you unlimited bus travel around the origin and/or destination towns of your rail journey, including to and from the rail station. Buy PLUSBUS with your train ticket at any rail station ticket office, by phone or online – it’s easy. With a PLUSBUS ticket you can travel anywhere on most buses around the whole urban area of the town.

 

Please click on the PLUSBUS of interest for map and boundary details:

 

School Bus Tickets & Passes

All of our school bus services are open to any passengers wishing to travel on them.  You’ll find details of all of our routes here.

 

Single journey tickets are available at both  Adult & Child fares.  Child fares are valid for anyone aged 5 and over who is travelling to school, college or sixth form.  Adult fares apply to all other users.

 

Return tickets are not available.

 

Pre-paid One Term and Annual Passes are available, with the option to purchase travel in the morning only, afternoon only or in both morning and afternoon.


You can buy your pass online here. 

ScholarSmart

Overview
The size of a standard credit card and containing electronic data stored on a micro-chip, the ScholarSmart
travel pass replaces the need for money when travelling on Stephensons buses. This provides you with an
easier way to manage your travel. ScholarSmart travel passes are issued to a specific individual and are valid
between two dates, normally a term or academic year.


How to use it
It really couldn’t be simpler! As you get on the bus, touch the yellow reader pad
with your ScholarSmart travel pass, wait for the green light and the ‘beep’ and then
find your seat.


More secure
If you lose your ScholarSmart travel pass between the valid dates of the card, then simply contact us and we
will block the card. You then order a replacement online (a small charge will apply). Once you lose a paper
ticket or money, they’re gone for good which means the cost of your travel instantly increases!


Pre-allocated routes
Each ScholarSmart travel pass is pre-programmed to work on the specific service needed to get a student to
and from home and the place of study. The pass will not be accepted on other routes, making it even more
secure.


Online top-up
Once you have a ScholarSmart travel pass card, you don’t have to worry about replacing it for the next term
or academic year. Simply top-up the card online. No more repeated applications, no more lost cards in the
post!

 

For further information, please call our ticketing team on:
01376 503050 or email: ticketing@stephensonsofessex.com

Concessionary Passes

Concessionary Passes issued by local authorities in England (including the London Councils Freedom Pass) are welcome on our buses for free travel:

 

Mondays to Fridays

 

in Essex – 09:00 to 23:00

 

in Suffolk – 09:00 to 23:00

 

in Cambridgeshire – 09:30 to 23:00

 

in Hertfordshire – Herts CC Passes only – at any time

 

in Hertfordshire – all other Passes – 09:30 to 23:00

 

 

Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays – at any time.

 

Our ‘smart’ ticket machines check Passes automatically, so please place your Pass on the reader as you get on the bus:

    •  Green light and beep
          your Pass is valid – please take your ticket
    •  Red light and no beep
          show the Pass to the driver who will check that it is valid

 

Passes can only be used within the hours shown above. If a red light shows but the Pass is valid, it may be damaged – please contact your local council – see below – to obtain a replacement.

 

Issue, renewal and replacement of Concessionary Passes is handled by the council in whose area you live:

 

Stephensons Mobile App

The Stephensons of Essex  mobile app allows you to purchase and validate bus tickets on our buses. You can also search for particular stops and check scheduled departure times for your route.

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Stephensons Mobile App

The Stephensons mobile app allows you to purchase and validate bus tickets on our buses. You can also search for particular stops and check scheduled departure times for your route.

Mobile Tickets

Bus Stops

Journey Info

Get the App now