Our Services - Route Maps and More

For the occasional traveller!

Our adult single fares on city services start at £1.40, going to £1.60 and £1.80 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.

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 112, 114, 74, 75/75A, 80.

The Penwortham-Preston service 13 is also contracted by LCC, but exceptionally, Easi passes (EasiDay, EasiWeek, Easi28Day) ARE valid on this service

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.

Unlimited travel on Preston Bus City network, including the whole of service 12 Preston - Longton. Also valid on Park & Ride Cross City service 1; all of Preston - Penwortham service 13; service 112 Preston - Sainsbury's Bamber Bridge; Service 75 between Preston city centre and Lea Gate; Service 80 between Preston City and Hoyles Lane; Service 280 between Preston city centre and Faringdon Park.

On service 280/X80 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 also 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.

EasiWeek and Easi28Day NOW VALID on Park & Ride cross city service 1, with NO early morning supplement

The easy way for commuting and leisure.

Available in daily, weekly and 28-day versions.
Unlimited travel in the Preston City zone.
No time restrictions.
Easiday, Child & Adult Easiweek, and Family Easiday all available from your driver.

Easi28day available from our information office on Preston Bus Station (09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri, 09:00-16:45 Sat), and at Reception, Deepdale Road Bus Depot - SORRY, NOT AVAILABLE FROM YOUR DRIVER.

Please note: we operate an exact fare system - NO CHANGE GIVEN (however, credit notes can be obtained, and exchanged for cash at our information office on Preston Bus Station).

Child classed as ages 5 to 15 (inclusive).


Preston Student Semester passes are available for Students and Staff
 of Cardinal Newman, Preston College & UCLAN

Special fares and tickets for our Park & Ride service.

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

Valid on services Fylde services 74, 75 and 80: buy from your bus driver.

Fylde Day Ticket - Adult £7.60, Child £3.80

Fylde Weekly Ticket £16.00 (no reduction for children).

Fares on LCC contracted services are set by Lancashire County Council. Please ask your driver about singles, returns, route riders and special tickets. Our LCC contracted services are 74, 75/75A, 80, 13, 112, 114.

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 £1.20 per journey and Preston Bus Easi ticket and passes all valid and available (Summer Saver Child Fare applies between 24th July - 4th September 2016: £1.20 Child flat fare is a RETURN TICKET).

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.