Bus Tickets are Changing on 1 January 2025

The £3 bus fare cap (from 1 January 2025) has been in the news a lot recently, following the announcement by the Prime Minister.  The current £2 cap has almost become a flat fare for most bus users and can regularly be heard as passengers board buses throughout Sheffield and beyond.  Throughout the cap and beyond, TravelMaster tickets remain great value for money.  In fact, our bus only tickets are less than £3 a day* for our longer-term tickets.

TravelMaster tickets are a convenient way to travel and from 1 January 2025 will be simpler.  We’re reducing our zones to either Sheffield or South Yorkshire to reduce buying confusion and enhance value for money.  This means the BConnect and RConnect tickets will no longer be available to buy from 1 January 2025.  However, if you have tickets or stock of scratchcards they will continue to be valid until 31 January 2026. 

The SYBus ticket launched in August 2024 is valid anywhere on buses in South Yorkshire and priced to be the same value for money as BConnect and RConnect.  This means you can explore more of South Yorkshire with your daily, weekly or longer pass.

TravelMaster tickets are valid on all** public bus services.  This means you can get on the first bus that turns up and have a variety of options to get you from A to B or C and back again.  TravelMaster helps businesses by getting employees to work, clients to interviews, students to education and many other reasons for travel.

Since its introduction in June 2023, the TravelMaster app continues to grow in popularity.  Starting as a convenient way to buy and load tickets to your smartcard, functionality has continued to evolve to include live bus times and 1-day m-tickets.  Coupons issued to business are easily redeemed via the app.   Day tickets are now available on our app as an m-ticket including as bundles of 5 for hybrid and part-time workers.

TravelMaster tickets are great for employee retention, attracting potential employees and improving your CSR rating.  We have a range of tailored options for employers and always happy to talk to businesses about the benefits of public transport tickets.  We know not every business is the same and if you would like to discuss what’s best for you drop us an email on [email protected]

If you have any questions about what the best ticket is for you then you can contact the Travel South Yorkshire team on 0800 952 0002 or visit the website https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/

* based on CityBus 28 day and Annual and SYBus Annual tickets.

** exclusions apply – see www.sytravelmaster.com for details.