Guide to Stagecoach West Scotland tickets

Tickets for children

Under 5

Up to four children under 5 years old can travel for free when accompanied by a responsible, fare-paying passenger.

These children can’t:

• take a seat that paying passengers might need
• stay in a buggy in an unsuitable place on the bus

Children under 5 who can’t travel for free, can travel for half the cost of most adult fares.

See our conditions of carriage  for more information about carrying small prams and buggies.

5–15 year olds 

Single and return tickets 

Children aged from five to 15 only pay half the price of an adult single fare. They may be asked to show ID to prove their age.

wee megarider tickets - Kilmarnock

Passengers aged between five and 15 can buy a wee megarider  ticket. They’ll get unlimited travel in the Kilmarnock megarider boundary for a week.

ayrfare ticket – Ayr 

Our ayrfare ticket is available to passengers aged between 5 and 15 year old. It provides unlimited travel for either one week or 28 days in the Ayr megarider boundary. 

Tickets for young people (16–19 years old)

Young people can use a number of different tickets: 

• coolrider ticket  – 16 and 17 year olds can apply for a Coolrider ID card and get discounted travel
• unirider ticket  – for full time students in Glasgow or Ayrshire
• Young Scot card  - will give you a third off all our adult single fares
• any type of adult ticket

Students 

unirider tickets 

If you’re a full time student at a university in Glasgow or Ayshire, you’ll get great value with our unirider ticket . It will give you 12 weeks unlimited travel in your chosen travel zone.

To buy a unirider ticket, you'll need a valid NUS, university or college photo ID card. The name on your ID card must match the name on your ticket.

Student dayrider 

Students can get one day’s unlimited discounted travel on our buses. You must show a valid NUS, university or college student photo ID card  to buy or use this ticket.

Tickets for adults 

Passengers aged 16 and above pay the full adult fare. We have a wide range of great value tickets available.

Single and return tickets

Single tickets are perfect if you only want to make one journey a day.

Return tickets offer you a discount when travelling between two places and are only valid on the date printed on the ticket.

dayrider tickets

A dayrider ticket gives you one day’s unlimited travel in your chosen ticket zones.   You can share dayrider tickets with your family and friends when you're not using them.

megarider tickets

You can use your weekly or 28 day megarider ticket  for unlimited travel in your chosen area. 

You can even choose to pay for your ticket by a monthly recurring payment and add it to your StagecoachSmart card .

city Plus tickets - Glasgow

You can add your city Plus ticket to your express megarider ticket. This allows unlimited travel in our Glasgow megarider travel zone.

flexirider tickets

A flexirider ticket gives you 10 journeys for the price of eight and a half single tickets. You can use them whenever you like within 28 days. 

Each journey is stamped on your ticket wallet, so you always know how many journeys you have remaining. This ticket is not available in Glasgow.

Tickets for groups 

Group dayrider tickets 

If you’re on a day trip with a group, you’ll get great value with our group dayrider ticket. It will give you unlimited travel within a specified area and is available from 09:00 weekdays and all days at weekends.

Our group dayrider ticket allows travel for:

• two adults and two children or
• one adult and three children

You can share group dayrider tickets with your family and friends when you're not using them.

Concessionary bus pass holders (seniors and disabled)

If you’re over 60 years of age or have a disability, you can apply for a National Entitlement card  from the Scottish Government. 

Your card allows you to travel for free on our buses. You’ll be able to use it at any time, any day of the week. The terms, conditions and rules applying to the scheme are the responsibility of the pass-issuing authority.

If you need assistance from our driver, you can apply for a journey assistance card. 

Jobseekers

We offer half price single and return tickets to jobseekers.  To qualify, you must have a valid Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount card. 

Find out more about our half price discount for jobseekers. 

Corporate (staff) travel

We have corporate travel plans available in some areas. Find out how to set up a corporate travel scheme for your company.

Animals

Guide dogs and assistance dogs can travel for free at all times.

Other dogs and small, well-behaved animals may travel for free with the driver’s permission but they must not sit on the seats.

See our conditions of carriage  for our full policy on animals.

Ticket policy

You must have a valid ticket or pass for your journey.  If you don't show your ticket or pass when we ask, we will ask you to pay the full fare for your journey.