Our Services - Route Maps and More

For the occasional traveller!

Our adult single fares on city services start at £1.50, going to £1.80 and £2.00 depending on length of journey and service.

Valid on the following services: 6/6A, 8, 14, 16, 19, 19A (RPH Shuttle), 23, 31, 35, 44, 88 & 89.

Please Note: Saver Strips, Preston Bus EasiDay, EasiWeek, Easi28Day tickets are no longer valid for travel on Park & Ride Service 1 (Preston - Walton-le-Dale).

Fares on LCC contracted services are set by Lancashire County Council. Please ask your driver about returns, route riders and special tickets. Our LCC contracted services are:

• 2, 3, 5, 25A, Clitheroe/Ribble Valley
• 5/6 Ormskirk
• 29 Preston
• 35 Longridge - Blackburn
• 75, 76, 77/77A, Fylde
• 112, 114, South Ribble
• 337, 347 Chorley - Southport/Ormskirk

Service 12 (Preston - Longton) has a different fare structure, including returns. Preston Bus Easi passes are sold and accepted on this service. Please ask your driver for details.

Service 280/X80 (Preston - Skipton) have different fare structures, including period returns, valid for up to 28 days, GOLD passes valid on these and all Preston Bus services, and passes local to the Ribble Valley and Clitheroe - please ask your driver for details.

Preston Bus GOLD EasiTickets are valid for travel on the following services:

• 2, 3, 5, 25, 25A, 35 Clitheroe services FULL ROUTES
• And all services where regular ‘Easi’ passes can be used.

Please note on City Network services, an exact fare system is in operation, and our drivers do not have access to change. 

Park & Ride Service 1 operates between Walton-le-Dale (parking behind the Capitol Centre) and Preston City Centre. The following fares are available:

Adult Day Return £1.60

Adult Weekly Return £6.50

Child Day Return 80p

Family return (up to 2 adults + 3 children) £3.20

Group return (up to 4 adults travelling in the same vehicle) £4.30

Pensioner and disabled NoWCards are accepted for travel

Saver Strips, Preston Bus EasiDay, EasiWeek, Easi28Day tickets are no longer valid for travel on Service 1.

On Services 2 and 89 (between Portway and the city) the following tickets are available:

Adult Day Return £1.60

Child Day Return 80p

Group Day Return (up to 4 people using the same car, both journeys must be made together as only one ticket is issued) £3.00

Pensioner and disabled NoWCards are accepted for travel

Preston Bus EasiDay, EasiWeek, Easi28Day tickets are valid for travel on services 2 and 89

Walton-le-Dale and Portway Park & Ride services 1, 2 & 89

Valid on services Fylde services 75, 76, 77, 77A: buy from your bus driver.

Fylde Day Ticket - Adult £8.00, Child £4.00

Fylde Weekly Ticket - Adult £17.00, Child £12.00

Fares on LCC contracted services are set by Lancashire County Council. Please ask your driver about singles, returns, route riders and special tickets.

Preston Bus EasiTickets can be used on contracted services within limits:

• 29 (full route)
• 75 between Preston city centre and Lea Gate
• 77/77A between Preston city centre and Hoyles Lane
• 112 between Preston city centre and Bamber Bridge Hob Inn
• 114 between Preston city centre and Whitestake Corner

Preston Bus GOLD EasiTickets are valid for travel on the following services:

• 2, 3, 5, 25, 25A, 35 Clitheroe services FULL ROUTES
• And all services where regular ‘Easi’ passes can be used.

In Preston between Preston Bus Station and Farringdon Park the fares match those currently charged along this corridor by service 16 - no return fares are available, the child fare is a flat £1.30 per journey and Preston Bus Easi ticket and passes all valid and available.

For destinations between the Tickled Trout Hotel Preston and Skipton both single and period return fares are available, and Preston Bus Gold Easi Tickets are valid for day, week and 28 day travel along the whole of the route between Preston and Skipton. Family EasiDay Gold tickets (£12.00) are now available from your driver, allowing groups of up to five people (up to two adults plus up to three children) to travel together. Gold Easi Tickets are also valid on the same Preston Bus services the Preston Bus Easi tickets are.

Please note that change is given on service 280/X80.

Holders of English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) cards travel for free on any Preston Bus service between 09.30 and 2300 weekdays, and anytime at the weekend. Holders of these cards issued by North Yorkshire County Council are permitted to travel free at all times except between 06.00 and 08.59 weekdays.

See below for more multi trip options on the Preston-Skipton route, including the Clitheroe Local Weekly, and Dales Rover passes (Sundays & Bank Holidays only).

Single and Return Fares between The Tickled Trout Hotel and Skipton:
Single fares are best for passengers making only occasional journeys.

Child single fares (for under 18s) are available at 65% of the equivalent adult fare, rounded to the nearest 5p. These tickets are available without producing any proof of age, but we reserve the right to ask for ID if a passenger looks much older than 18.

Through tickets for journeys across Clitheroe are available.

Return fares are calculated as the equivalent single fare multiplied by 1.8, rounded to the nearest 5p. The return portion of the ticket is valid for 28 days following the outward journey.

Plus Bus:
PlusBus is an ‘add on’ fare to a rail ticket that allows the passenger unlimited bus travel around their destination. Plus Bus tickets are accepted on the entire Preston Bus City Network, and on service 280 between Preston City Centre and Farringdon Park only. 

Transdev Lancashire United Tickets and Passes:
Transdev Lancashire United passes and tickets are not valid on the 280/X80 services.