Catch the bus this World Car Free Day

Ditch the car and catch the bus with World Car Free Day.

World Car Free Day - Monday 22 September - is an initiative aimed at easing congestion and improving air quality by promoting mass transit, cycling and walking to motorists as alternative methods of travel.

We are marking the day by encouraging more people to use our services and if you're using our app for the first time, you can enjoy reduced travel on Monday. Read on for details.

As a local bus operator, it stands to reason that we want more people to travel with us, but there is a very serious message behind Car Free Day,.

Reducing car traffic, even for a day, leads to lower air pollution and better respiratory health for those living and working here. Private cars and vans contribute significantly to global CO2 emissions - and just one of our double decker buses has the potential to remove up to 75 of them from our roads.

This is our opportunity to show people who don’t usually travel by bus, just how far we have come over recent years. We have invested millions of pounds in a new fleet of buses to operate our services here - each carrying the very latest Euro 6 engine, releasing fewer emissions than the average new diesel car.

We have also made a raft of improvements to our timetables, offering our customers both comfort and convenience. 

Anyone using our app for the first time on World Car Free Day will have access to a 10% discount on any of our dayrider tickets - giving them unlimited travel at a reduced rate for the entire day.

Those taking advantage of the World Car Free Day offer can access the special dayrider on the Bluestar app using the code CARFREE25 at checkout.

Even those wishing to take just a single journey can still take advantage of the £3 fare cap, which is currently in place for travel across the Bluestar network or our £1 evening fare, available after 6pm on any route, in any zone.