Fare changes from Sunday 31 August
11 months ago
Some fares are changing as of Sunday 31 August 2025.
Single fares are currently capped at £3 and will remain this way until further notice. In the Southampton Zone, single fares will be £2.60. This is due to the Department for Transport scheme, funded by UK Government. Our popular £1 evening fare available after 6pm will remain unchanged. All fares on our night buses (N1, N2, N17 & N18) will be £3, period passes and dayriders won't be valid.
For regular travellers and best value, we recommend our period passes which can be bought on the Bluestar app. If you only travel occasionally, make use of our tap on tap off service where the best fare will be automatically calculated for you.
Some great features of our app include:
- Mobile tickets - no more searching for cash, just use your phone as your ticket.
- Journey planning - work out your daily commute or day trip in advance.
- Live bus tracking - check out where your bus is on the map or how far away it is from your stop.
- Travel alert notifications - keep up with services changes to see how your journey could be affected.
A full list of the changes can be found below:
Dayriders
| Ticket Type | App | Paper | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Price | New Price | Old Price | New Price | ||
| Southampton Zone | Adult dayrider | £4.20 | £4.30 | £4.30 | £4.50 |
| Child dayrider | £3.50 | £3.70 | £3.50 | £3.70 | |
| Group dayrider | £8.70 | £9 | £8.70 | £9 | |
| Adult 5 dayrider bundle | £18.50 | £19.50 | n/a | n/a | |
| Adult 10 dayrider bundle | £36.50 | £38 | n/a | n/a | |
| Adult 20 dayrider bundle | £71 | £74 | n/a | n/a | |
| Southampton Plus Zone | Adult dayrider | £7.10 | £7.40 | £7.20 | £7.50 |
| Child dayrider | £5.60 | £5.80 | £5.60 | £5.80 | |
| Group dayrider | £18.50 | £19.50 | £18.50 | £19.50 | |
| Adult 5 dayrider bundle | £34 | £35 | n/a | n/a | |
| Adult 10 dayrider bundle | £67 | £69 | n/a | n/a | |
| Adult 20 dayrider bundle | £131 | £135 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bluestar & Unilink Network Zone | Adult dayrider | £9.90 | £10.30 | £10 | £10.40 |
| Adult 5 dayrider bundle | £46 | £48 | n/a | n/a | |
| Adult 10 dayrider bundle | £90 | £94 | n/a | n/a | |
| Adult 20 dayrider bundle | £177 | £184 | n/a | n/a | |
| Network Explorer Zone | Adult dayrider (explorer) | £10.80 | £11.20 | £10.80 | £11.30 |
| Child dayrider | £7.20 | £7.50 | £7.40 | £7.70 | |
| Group dayrider | £29 | £30 | £30 | £31 | |
Period tickets
| Ticket Type | App | paper | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Price | New Price | Old Price | New Price | ||
| Southampton Zone | Adult 7 day | £14.50 | £15.50 | £16 | £17 (shop only) |
| Child 7 day | £11.30 | £12 | £12 | £12.70 | |
| Adult 30 day | £53 | £56 | £55 | £58 (shop only) | |
| Adult 90 day | £143 | £149 | n/a | n/a | |
| Adult annual | £490 | £510 | n/a | n/a | |
| Adult 12 trip multi trip | £19 | £20 | n/a | n/a | |
| Adult 24 trip multi trip | £36 | £37.50 | n/a | n/a | |
| Adult 36 trip multi trip | £53 | £55 | n/a | n/a | |
| Southampton Plus Zone | Adult 7 day | £21.50 | £22.50 | £23.50 | £24.50 (shop only) |
| Child 7 day | £17.50 | £18.50 | £18 | £19 | |
| Adult 30 day | £77 | £80 | £83 | £86 (shop only) | |
| Adult 90 day | £187 | £195 | n/a | n/a | |
| Adult annual | £625 | £645 | n/a | n/a | |
Network Explorer Zone
| Adult 7 day | £32 | £33.50 | £33 | £34.50 (shop only) |
| Child 7 day | £26 | £27 | £26.50 | £27.50 | |
| Adult 30 day | £123 | £128 | £135 | £140 (shop only) | |
| Adult 90 day | £284 | £297 | n/a | n/a | |
| Adult annual | £925 | £960 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bluestar & Unilink Network Zone | Child 7 day | £20 | £21 | £20.50 | £21.50 |
Please note, paper tickets listed as "shop only" cannot be purchased on the bus.