Fares
Get the best fares with Bee Card
Bee Card is the cheapest way to travel and using a registered Bee Card means you're eligible for fare capping and free transfers between buses.
Our “tag on, tag off” system automatically calculates the lowest fare based on your travel. You must remember to tag off otherwise you'll be charged a higher default fare.
Fares
Fares are calculated by the number of zones you travel through.
Using the map below, count the number of different zones between your start and end point. Then look at our fare table below to work out the cost of your trip.
| Zones travelled
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Single fares | Weekly cap Unlimited travel Monday to Sunday |
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| Bee Card | Cash Exact change preferred |
Bee Card | |||||
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Under 5 years old* SuperGold Concession |
Community Connect Concession** |
Bee Card fare |
Youth |
Community Connect Concession** | Adult | ||
| Central city zone | FREE | $0.67 | $1.34 | $5.00 | $8.71 | $6.03 | $12.06 |
| 1 | FREE | $1.34 | $2.67 | $6.00 | $17.36 | $12.02 | $24.03 |
| 2 | FREE | $2.01 | $4.01 | $7.00 | $26.07 | $18.05 | $36.09 |
| 3 | FREE | $2.68 | $5.35 | $8.50 | $34.78 | $24.08 | $48.15 |
| 4 | FREE | $3.34 | $6.68 | $9.50 | $43.42 | $30.06 | $60.12 |
| 5 | FREE | $5.35 | $10.69 | $16.00 | $69.49 | $48.11 | $96.21 |
| 6 | FREE | $6.69 | $13.37 | $20.00 | $86.91 | $60.17 | $120.33 |
| 7 | FREE | $8.02 | $16.04 | $26.00 | $104.26 | $72.18 | $144.36 |
| 8 | FREE | $10.03 | $20.05 | $33.00 | $130.33 | $90.23 | $180.45 |
| 9 | FREE | $12.03 | $24.06 | $40.00 | $156.39 | $108.27 | $216.54 |
* No Bee Card required
** With a registered Bee Card
Please note, the Thames Connector bus is not on Bee Card and is cash fares only - click here for more information.
Fare capping
On a registered Bee Card, once you reach the weekly fare cap (Monday to Sunday), all further bus travel in that zone is free. Simply tag on and off with your Bee Card to activate fare capping. This applies within a single zone and across multiple zones.
Fare capping is based on an individual's travel, by tagging on and off. You can still pay for other people's travel with your Bee Card, but their trips wont count toward your cap.
Half price fares also applies to fare capping and your Bee Card must be registered to receive fare capping.
Transfers
Bee Card transfer rules
- You are eligible for free transfers for half an hour after after tagging off before 7pm weekdays or an hour after tagging off after 7pm weekdays and on weekends and public holidays.
- Free transfers between buses apply for two hours from your first tag on to your final tag off.
- You can only have a maximum of five free transfers per journey.
Cash fares do not receive free transfers.