Free bus pass

I've regularly used my bus pass to go to Exeter and Plymouth.
Saves petrol/parking.

junie1

Hi
I have a Welsh bus pass, and travelled all over wales with it.
Don’t think I can use it in the uk
Others will come on soon and be able to help more.
Have a lovely day

Wales is not in the UK? When did that happen :-)

Friends of ours travelled right up the Hebrides on their bus passes (obviously had to use ferry tickets over the wetbits) . I've used mine all over mainland Scotland, the long distance buses are particularly good. Far more reliable than trains.

I've had my bus pass for twenty two years. I'm so thankful for it as over the last fourteen years I've lived south of Oxford. My family live in Oxford. I've made the journey, by bus, in excess of twenty miles each way, hundreds of times. I wouldn't like to guess how many miles that adds up to. It must have saved me a fortune.

I have had to give up driving so have started to use my (English) bus pass regularly, often to the out of town shopping centre or into the town centre itself. The service is generally ok but buses can be cancelled. What makes the difference is the app which shows the buses on a map in real time so you can see exactly where your bus is. I can stay in my home until the bus appears on the map three stops away, then walk out to get it with no hanging around at the bus stop wondering where it is. If you have one of these apps available for your business service I highly recommend it.

I have an Irish free travel pass and a Northern Irish one.
We've travelled from Dublin to Killarney, Dublin to Galway and Dublin to Belfast on the train for free, and to lots of closer towns on the bus.
I use it every day on the tram.
It's a real perk of retirement!

We in Scotland can't use ours in England or Wales or N Ireland Gwenisgreat
But I also have a senior railcard so I'm not stuck in 😅😆

While I thank my lucky stars I have my bus pass and can travel round England at will, it's a pity it doesn't allow us half price travel in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?

I live in London (it's very expensive nowadays!) but I get free travel with a Freedom Pass since '98. You can apply if you're 66 in the UK, or 60+ for an Oyster card if you live in London

I got my free bus pass at 60 (Scotland) and was looking forward to using it. Unfortunately the buses are so few and far between so I have only managed a couple of journeys. Our local buses are frequently cancelled and are unreliable. The only reliable ones seem to be the ones on the longer routes eg to Glasgow, Carlisle or Edinburgh. If I lived in the central belt I would definitely use my pass regularly as I don't really e jpy driving.

Grammaretto, Thank you! I hope so too.

Aberdeen to Edinburgh.

Aberdeen to Berwick upon Tweed would be longest single journey for me using my bus pass

Welsh buss pass, so St David’s and Pembroke to the west, Newport and Chepstow to the east. Will try north soon. No south as we are at the coast

mokryna

I have never had a free bus pass in France nor a winter fuel allowance moreover there is not a triple lock guarantee on the pension but I do believe the social health service is a tiny bit better off in big towns and of course there are free school places from the age of 3 and sometimes 2 in someplaces.

The downside in France for three different family groups, was the lack of aftercare following back surgery for one family member and finding your own interpreters with appropriate medical terminology proved costly and difficult. The nurses, being mainly from nuns, was apparently very professional and they proved to be exceptionally kind and caring. Perhaps the nuns don’t have the same outside lives to deal with!

One cannot use one's Wales oap bus pass in England,

In Hungary you don’t need a card and brits qualify. Over 60 the bus, tram and metro all free.

I am 68 and haven’t yet used my bus pass. I’d go to Venice on it like a shot, though!

How exciting LadyStardust!

Here in Scotland we get ours at 60. It was honestly my best present.
Not just that it was free but the ease of travel without needing to carry cash it was pre phone payment back then and being able to jump on and off buses and long distance coaches.
I'm sure it must have helped the Scottish economy as we oldies spend money in distant towns and avoid depression and loneliness.
I hope you have many happy years of freedom.

Use of bus passes across county boundaries in England seems quite random. I am near to 2 such and can use mine West but not North, and not East a little further, even though I am on the same bus, nor can I use them on park and ride or express buses (useful to get to hospital) or trains

lighty

I am lucky that the borough of London that I live in provides a free pass that can be used on buses, tube trains & overground all through London & the far outskirts

but you do not get one if you live outside of a London borough that works in London

Not really answering this question but I have an appointment next week to apply for my bus pass! 14 days before my 66th birthday. So excited!

A lady in her 80s who used to come to my Tai Chi group was the world's greatest expert on travelling with a bus pass. There wasn't a bus route she didn't know in the Home Counties and across London. She could work out the most complicated routes with bus numbers and times, and all without spending a penny.

Belfast to Cork via Dublin

Belfast to Cork via Dublin.

An old (91) friend and I have had lots of very cheap holidays by travelling free with our bus passes.
Bus services have been much reduced so it takes some planning and takes hours longer than travelling the same distance by car. Some buses are very rattle and noisy.
My friend recently wanted a day out which would have involved 2 1/2 hours there, 3 1/2 back and an open-topped sight seeing bus around the city. I’m afraid I said No!