Free bus pass

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?

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 😅😆

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!

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'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.

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