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Fares and tickets

fares and tickets

Adult tickets

  • Adult single tickets across Powys are based on distance calculated 'as the crow flies'
  • A cap of £4.00 will be applied.
  • Return tickets are no longer available and have been replaced with better value single tickets or the day tickets.

 

Children and young person's travel

New Young Persons Fares (16 - 21 years old)

  • Customers aged between 16 and 21 years are entitled to cheaper bus fares with the MyTravelPass:
  • Single Tickets will be £1.00
  • All Wales Day Tickets will be £3.00
  • Tickets can only be bought on board the bus with a valid MyTravelPass.  

New Child Fares (5-15 years old) - starting in November 2025

  • From November 2025 children aged between 5 and 15 years are entitled to cheaper bus fares as part of the MyTravelPass scheme:
  • Single Tickets will be £1.00
  • All Wales Day Tickets will be £3.00
  • These tickets can only be bought on board the bus.

4 years and under

  • Customers aged 4 and under can travel free of charge on Powys bus services.

 

Short-hop town tickets

Short-hop town tickets will cost £1.50/fare-paying adult and will be available in the following towns:

  • Ystradgynlais
  • Brecon 
  • Llandrindod Wells
  • Newtown
  • Welshpool
  • Machynlleth

Details of the town boundaries can be seen on the Network Map.

Day Tickets

The Powys Local Bus network has been split into three zones:

  • Montgomeryshire Plus (North Zone)
  • Radnorshire Plus (Mid Zone)
  • Brecknockshire Plus (South Zone)

Tickets for travel in each zone will cost £7 for an Adult and £4.60 for a Child (aged 5 to 15 years old). For those wanting to travel across more than one zone, please consider a Powys Day Rover Ticket.

Customers will be able to purchase five Day Tickets for the price of four on board the bus or via the TrawsCymru App. The five Day Tickets must be used within 90 days.

Day Tickets can be purchased on board the bus or via the TrawsCymru App.

Further details of the Day Ticket zone boundaries can be seen on the Network Map.

Powys Day Rover Tickets (including Family Tickets)

Powys Day Rover Tickets offer best value for money for those wanting to travel across more than one of the three Day Ticket zones. The Powys Day Rover Ticket gives you unlimited travel on participating bus services for the whole day, which means that you can break your journey whenever and wherever you like.

These tickets can be bought on board the bus or via the TrawsCymru App:

  • £9 for an adult
  • £6 for a child
  • Family ticket for £18 (2 adults and up to 3 children OR for 1 adult and up to 4 children)

Customers will be able to purchase five Powys Day Rover Tickets for the price of four on board the bus or via the TrawsCymru App. The five Day Tickets must be used within 90 days.

Through tickets

Customers who do not need a Day Ticket, but who need to use two different busses for their journey, can purchase a Through Ticket at Brecon, Llandrindod Wells, Ystradgynlais, Welshpool and Newtown interchange hubs.

Through Tickets will be timed to be used within 90 minutes and can't be used for a return journey or on the same service onwards travel. It will be used as a specified onward journey connection ticket only.

Through tickets can be used across TrawsCymru services (T2, T4 and T6) and all other Local Bus Services in Powys.

Customers can travel within, or outside of the town boundaries (i.e. there are no distance restrictions) but the cost of the Through Ticket will be determined by destination and/or connecting service type (i.e. TrawsCymru service or a Powys Local Bus service)

Through tickets can only be bought on board the bus.

Weekly (7-days), monthly (28-days), 6-month (24-weeks) and annual (52-weeks) tickets

Tickets will allow customers to travel across the Powys network (including TrawsCymru services, and can be bought on board the bus or via the TrawsCymru App:

  • Weekly (7-day) £24 for an adult and £16 for a child
  • Monthly (28-day) £72 for an adult and £48 for a child
  • 6-month (24-weeks) and annual (52-weeks) tickets will be available to purchase in 2026 onwards

 

TrawsCymru Tickets

T2, T4 and T6 services will continue to be branded as "TrawsCymru" and further information on tickets and fares can be found here: TrawsCymru | Transport for Wales

Customers should note the old T14 will be re-numbered as the X44 service and T12 will also be re-numbered as X76.

Fflecsi Tickets

Coming soon to Rhayader and Newtown is a new demand responsive service called Fflecsi.

The fflecsi bus service is a demand-responsive transport (DRT) initiative run by Transport for Wales (TfW) in partnership with local councils and bus operators. It offers a flexible alternative to traditional bus services, especially in areas where fixed routes may not be viable.

Fflecsi is designed to replace or complement scheduled bus routes but instead of fixed timetables and stops, fflecsi buses pick up and drop off passengers within a designated service area, based on bookings made via the app or on the phone with our friendly bilingual call centre. The service uses technology to dynamically route buses according to passenger demand.

How it works

  1. Book your trip via the fflecsi app or by calling the helpline: 03002 340 300
  2. The system matches passengers with similar routes and calculates a flexible journey.
  3. If booking by the app you can track your bus and receive updates.

Benefits

  • Convenience: Book when you need it.
  • Accessibility: Ideal for rural and underserved areas.
  • Sustainability: Reduces carbon emissions by optimizing routes.
  • Integration: Connects with rail and other bus services.

Fares

  • Standard bus fares apply.
  • Accepts contactless, smartcards, and in some cases cash.
  • Concessionary passes are valid

More details on the Powys service will be available soon. In the meantime, more information on Fflecsi can be found here: fflecsi buses | Transport for Wales 

Demand Response Transport tickets

All bus routes beginning with the letter B operate as a Demand Response Transport (DRT) service.

These services run along a set route and at set times, like a traditional bus timetable, but must be booked in advance with the service provider. If no one has pre-booked a journey, the service will not run.

Tickets can be paid for on board the bus.

To pre-book a journey, please call the service operator directly at least two hours before the time you wish to travel:

 

Multi-trip tickets

These tickets are no longer available. Any existing multi-trip single tickets purchased before 31 August 2025 must be used before 31 December 2025.

 

Welsh Concessionary passes

Welsh Concessionary pass holders are able to travel free of charge

Concessionary pass holders from other parts of the UK may purchase Powys Day Rover tickets at a child rate

A link to details on Concessionary passes can be found here: Apply to the Welsh Government for a travel pass  

 

Other tickets

Network Rider (South Wales) Stagecoach tickets cannot be used on Powys services.

OneBws (i.e. within North Wales) valid between Glandyfi and Machynlleth on the T2 service only. The West Wales Day Rover can be used on Powys Services.

Any other operator-specific tickets, such as those purchased on the Minsterley Motors (738/740), X6 (First Cymru), 121 (South Wales Transport), 461/462 (Sargeants) cannotbe used on Powys services.

Day Ticket zone tickets cannot be redeemed on train services, First Cymru (X6 service), South Wales Transport (121 service), Sargeants (461/462 services) or with Minsterley Motors (738 / 740 services).

All Through Tickets from the X76 (operated by Tanat Valley) can be used on the 2/2A services (operated by Arriva), and vice versa for customers travelling in both directions between Wrexham and Newtown.

 

Payment methods

The TrawsCymru and Fflecsi Apps will allow customers to pay using a credit or debit card.

Drivers on board Powys local bus services will accept contactless payment or cash.

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