New ‘cheaper’ annual bus and tram ticket launching in Greater Manchester next month

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Tapping in on the tram / Credit: Bee Network

A new annual bus and tram ticket allowing customers unlimited travel for less than £5 a day is launching next month.

Merely weeks after the historic move seeing all the region’s buses return to local control at the start of the year, and following the unveiling of ambitious plans to bring all rail services in Greater Manchester onto the Bee Network shortly after, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)  has now turned its attentions onto pricing.

In a bid to build on current annual offering of Bee Network bus tickets, TfGM has now announced that a new ticket annual ticket covering both bus and tram journeys will be launching just over a month’s time.

Customers who purchase the annual ticket when it launches are set to save 15%, when compared to buying 13 28-day tickets – with the overall price depending on the numbers of Metrolink zones chosen, ranging from one to all four zones.

You’ll also be able to spread the payments monthly or annually too, and at no extra cost, all with the support of a Credit Union loan.

According to TfGM, keeping fares low like this is “a key part of the Bee Network”, but it has only been made possible by Greater Manchester becoming the first area to bring buses back under local control in 40 years.

A new ‘cheaper’ annual bus and tram ticket is launching in Greater Manchester next month / Credit: TFGM

As well as the existing Bee Bus annual ticket, this new multi-modal annual ticket will also sit alongside the existing Metrolink annual travelcard, which provides unlimited travel for tram passengers through their chosen zones, as well as the new £2 ‘hopper’ fare that allows passengers to use multiple buses within one hour and the reduced seven and 28-day and annual tickets.  

The new ticket will be available from 23 March, which is the same day as the launch of the highly-anticipated London-style transport system, allowing passengers to tap in and tap out on Bee Network buses and trams.

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The move will see a maximum daily cap of £9.50, and weekly cap of £41 for unlimited bus and tram travel anywhere in Greater Manchester – with off peak options costing even less.

Featured Image – Bee Network