Other useful tickets

PLUSBUS

PLUSBUS is a cheap travel card that you buy with your train ticket at any National Rail station ticket office or online. It allows you unlimited bus travel (on participating Transport Providers’ services) around the whole urban areas of town.

To find routes and prices for your area please check the PLUSBUS website directly.


Octopus

Octopus multi-operator tickets are issued and accepted on First Essex, Arriva, NIBS and Stephensons services.

Octopus tickets are valid throughout the Southend, Rochford and Castle Point districts in the area bounded by the River Crouch in the North, the coast to the East and South and Sadlers Farm Roundabout and the A1245 between Rettendon Turnpike and Carpenter’s Arms in the West.

Octopus tickets cannot be used on school services 500-599, 800-899 (except 725, 820, 822, 825 and 827) and X30.


Ticket Type On-Bus

Ticket Type

On-Bus

Adult

Day

£5.70

Adult

Week

£24.50

Adult

4 Week

£70

Child

Day

£4

Child

Week

£18

Child

4 Week

£52.50

Prices from 01 April 2023

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