From June 14, you will be able to use any Bluestar Dayrider, Explorer and Freedom passes on Uni-link buses across Southampton – and there’s no extra charge to do so!

This opens up a whole load of new destinations across the city to pass-holders, such as the Airport on route U1, General Hospital & Royal South Hants Hospitals on route U6, Glen Eyre on U2 and the University Campus itself served by U1, U2, U6 and U9. For more information on where Uni-link go click here.

We’ve also created a handy map showing the combined Bluestar and Uni-link network across the Southampton area. Click to see the map here.

You can continue to buy all these passes from all the usual outlets – however, you can not buy these passes on Uni-link buses, you need to buy them from a Bluestar driver if you buy them on the bus.

For more information on the Freedom and Dayrider range, click here.

And just in time for the Summer days out, Family passes become Group passes – up to any five people can travel together.

Family Dayrider passes, currently available for the Southampton area (£6) or Eastleigh area (£8), will be changed to allow up to any five people travelling together at no age restriction – how about that to keep life simple and offering the best value too!

The Family Explorer pass, available on all Bluestar, Wilts & Dorset, Uni-link buses, as well as other operators across the South Coast, will similarly allow up to any five people to travel together. The price remains only £14.

From the same date, there will be an increase in price to the Solent Dayrider (from £6 up to £6.20) and the Adult Explorer (from £6.50 up to £7). The prices of all other Dayrider passes including group and child passes will not change, and Freedom pass prices also remain frozen.