Megarider – The simple cashless option for great value weekly bus travel in Oxford

 Things are changing. No more hunting for change for the bus when you can travel cashless with the megarider unlimited travel bus ticket. 

You can buy your megarider onboard, online or using the Stagecoach Bus App. Our convenient cash-free options offer the easiest and most convenient way to buy.

Parents looking for a simpler way to pay for tickets for children travelling to school by bus can purchase our online megarider on their behalf, allowing them to travel cashless and with confidence.

Our 7 and 28 day megariders offer great everyday value with savings of up to 40%* compared to buying seven dayrider tickets.   With unlimited travel in your area, the more you travel, the more you save!

As megariders purchased onboard or online come loaded on Smartcards, they can easily be topped up online, with the ticket active on the card within 2 days of purchase. Remember to register your Smartcard so its protected if it gets lost or stolen, and so you can be reassured that it’s money well spent. 

Buy your megarider online 

Find out more about tickets that are available

 Oxfordshire

Areas covered by the Oxford megarider 

Buy an Oxford megarider

Areas covered by the Oxfordshire megarider plus

Buy an Oxfordshire megarider plus

Areas covered by the West megarider Gold 

Buy a West megarider Gold 

Areas covered by the Oxfordshire megarider Country

Buy an Oxfordshire megarider Country 

Bicester 

The Bicester megarider Zone has been discontinued, West Gold ticket range is now the alternative for travel passes for Bicester.

Banbury

Areas covered by the Banbury megarider

Buy a Banbury megarider 

The Banbury Plus Zone has been discontinued. Oxfordshire Country tickets are now valid in Banbury.

Why you’ll love your megarider

• The more you travel the more you save
• It’s cheaper than paying as you go
• Go anywhere in your area and travel any time of day**
• Save time buying only once a week
• Buy cash free online, on the Stagecoach Bus App or onboard

Where can I buy a megarider?

You can buy your megarider cash free on the Stagecoach Bus App, online or try to use contactless payments if you buy on board the bus. 

• online 
• on the app  - day or weekly tickets only

Buy your megarider online

Download the Stagecoach Bus App

Add Oxford SmartZone to your megarider ticket

The Oxford SmartZone  makes it really easy to get around Oxford city, with just one ticket.  You can add it to your megarider for just a third of the normal price and use it on any of these buses in the city:

• Stagecoach
• Oxford Bus Company
• Thames Travel buses

* 40% saving is based on analysis of 7 day and 1 day ticket prices across Stagecoach operating companies within the UK, correct as at January 2020. 40% is the minimum saving, based upon the purchase of a weekly megarider compared to buying the 7 individual dayrider tickets for the equivalent area or zone. Excludes multi-operator and multi modal tickets. In some areas, the saving is greater than 40%. See area ticket pages for more details. Please note, ticket prices may vary on the App.