Tickets for Children
Children Under Five
Up to four children under five years old can travel for free if they are 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 five who can’t travel for free can travel at a discounted rate throughout Yorkshire.
See our conditions of carriage for more information about carrying small prams and buggies.
5 to 18 Year Olds
Single Tickets
Most children and young people aged five to 18 can travel at a discounted rate throughout South Yorkshire with a child discount travel card.
Child Discount Travel Cards
Children and young people can apply for different discount travel cards, depending on where they live in South Yorkshire:
In Barnsley, children and young people ages 5 to 18 can apply for a MiCard Travel Pass, providing free bus travel within South Yorkshire long as the journey starts or ends in Barnsley's local authority area.
Child DayRider Tickets
Children and young people under 18 can use a child dayrider ticket in South Yorkshire (under 16 in North Derbyshire) with a child discount card.
Our child dayrider ticket allows one day’s unlimited travel in your chosen travel zones, except for our night buses. You’ll need to show your child discount travel card each time you use your ticket.
Family dayrider tickets are also available in some areas. Our family dayrider gives you one day’s unlimited travel for two adults and three children.
You can share dayrider tickets with your family and friends when you're not using them.
Child DayRider Silver
Children under 18 can get a child dayrider Silver ticket.
It allows one day’s unlimited travel on all Stagecoach buses across South Yorkshire, Pontefract, Wakefield, Bawtry, Oldcotes, Blyth, Ranskill, Chesterfield, Killamarsh and as far as Mastin Moor, Hillstown, Heath, Holmewood, Tibshelf, Morton, Mickley, Clay Cross, Kelstedge and Holymoorside. Only valid on X10 between Barnsley and Haigh.
Child DayRider Gold
Children under 18 can get a child dayrider Gold ticket in Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
It allows one day’s unlimited travel on our buses throughout:
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- Derbyshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Gainsborough
You can’t use your child dayrider Gold ticket on:
- night buses
- services operated by Stagecoach Manchester in the Glossop area
Child MegaRider tickets
Children under 18 can use a child weekly bus ticket in most areas. It allows seven days’ unlimited travel in your chosen travel zones, except for our night buses. You’ll have to show your child discount travel card each time you use your ticket.
Multi-operator and multi-transport tickets
If you want to travel on Stagecoach and other operator’s buses, or use other types of transport, you can choose a multi-operator or multi-transport ticket. Ask your bus driver or contact us for more information.
