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Use the balance on your Pop Pay As You Go card to buy your normal single, return or day ticket from the bus driver.
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Pop Pay As You Go (PAYG) is the smart way to pay for public transport in North East England. Simply top up your Pop PAYG card and pay for your journeys as you make them.
Zones(s) Single Daily Cap One zone (A, B, C, D) £2.20 £3.30 Two zones (A+B, B+C, C+D) £2.50 £4.50 Three zones (A+B+C, B+C+D) £2.50 £5.00 Four zones (A+B+C+D) £2.50 £5.00 -
Use the balance on your Pop Pay As You Go card to pay for single and day tickets on the Shields Ferry.
Ticket Type With your PAYG card Single £1.70 Day Ticket £3.00 -
For just £6 all day, you can travel on buses in County Durham.
£6.00 -
For just £6 all day, you can travel on buses in Northumberland.
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The Travel North East (TNE) Day Saver allows you to save money on day tickets on buses in County Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear, Metro, the Shields Ferry and trains between Blaydon and Sunderland.
£7.50 -
All the main bus operators offer a day ticket, which may save you money if you are making more than a return journey on their services in one day.
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Day tickets allow unlimited travel on various forms of transport. Prices vary depending on how many zones you're travelling in. Up to three kids aged 11 and under can travel for free on Metro and the Shields Ferry, all day, every day when accompanied by a fare-paying adult.
Zone(s) Price One Zone £4.80 Two Zones £6.10 All Zones £7.00 -
The Ferry Day Ticket allows you unlimited travel on the Shields Ferry for a full day. Buy on board the ferry for £4.20.
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You can buy single tickets direct from the driver, just state your destination when you board the bus. Single bus fares in Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear are capped at £2.50.
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Single tickets are valid on Metro, Shields Ferry* and on local rail services between Newcastle and Sunderland.
Zone(s) Price One Zone £3.20 Two Zones £4.30 All Zones £5.10 -
Valid for one journey. Buy on board the ferry.
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Single and return adult rail fares are available for journeys on local rail services in the North East.
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If you travel frequently by bus, save money with a season ticket.
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Metro Season Tickets are available for one week, four weeks or a year and offers superb value if you’re a commuter or regular Metro user. It can be used at any time of the day for unlimited travel in the zones chosen.
Zone(s) One weeks Four weeks Annual One zone (A, B, C, D) £14.40 £55.50 £613.00 Two zones (A+B, B+C, C+D) £21.20 £79.60 £855.00 Three zones (A+B+C, B+C+D) £28.10 £103.00 £947.00 Four zones (A+B+C+D) £31.40 £110.00 £1,030.00 -
Our Corporate Metro Season Ticket scheme will help you make significant savings on your travel to work. Employers simply buy discounted annual Season Tickets on behalf of their staff and recoup the costs over the year from your salary.
Corporate Metro Season Ticket Price One Zone (A, B, C or D) £524.00 Two Zones (A+B, B+C or C+D) £689.00 Three Zones (A+B+C or B+C+D) £744.00 Four Zones (A+B+C+D) £828.00 -
Available for 1 or 4* weeks travel. (*only available with a Pop card.)
Duration Price 1 week £12.50 4 weeks* £47.00 -
If you're travelling regularly on Metro and bus, or using buses run by different operators, save money with a Network One Travel Ticket.
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If you're aged 16-21 Pop Blue is the easy way to pay for your Metro travel. A Pop Blue card gives you special discounted fares on Metro that are much cheaper than buying adult Single or Day Tickets.
Single All day All zones £1.00 £2.20 -
If you're 21 or under, save money on day tickets on buses, Metro, the Shields Ferry and local rail.
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If you're 21 or under, save money on single and day tickets on buses.
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Save money with an 18 and under Metro Season Ticket
Zones One Week Four Weeks All Zone £10.00 £38.60 -
Simple and affordable new fares on the Shields Ferry for young people aged 16 to 21 with a Pop blue card.
Ticket Cost 16-21 Single Ticket £1.00 16-21 Day Ticket £2.20 -
If you're aged 16-18, you can save loads of money with special tickets and passes from bus operators.
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Young people aged under 19 and full-time students can save loads of money with a Network One Student Ticket.
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Save money on day tickets on buses if you're a student.
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Students can save loads of money with special tickets and passes from bus operators.
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Student Metro Season Tickets are available to students with a valid Student ID card and gives you at least 31% discount off an adult season ticket.
Zone Four Weeks Annual Inner Newcastle £35.70 £398.00 Inner Sunderland £35.70 £398.00 All Zones £69.50 £518.50 -
Junior blue is the smart way for young people aged 15 and under to pay for travel on Metro. Simply top up your Junior blue card and use it to pay for your journeys as you make them.
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Accompanied children aged under five travel free on all public transport in Tyne and Wear.
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The fare for a single bus journey is 60p at any time, on any day if you have an Under 16 Pop card. Under 16 Pop cards are available to children aged 16 and under who live in Tyne and Wear.
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Children with an Under 16 Pop card can travel for the concessionary child single fare of 60p. Under 16 Pop cards are available to children aged 16 and under who live in Tyne and Wear. Children aged 5-15 who don't have an Under 16 Pop card travel for the commercial child single fare of £1.00. You may be asked for proof of age. Up to three kids aged 11 and under can travel for free on Metro and the Shields Ferry, all day, every day when accompanied by a fare-paying adult.
60p/£1.00Ticket Price Concessionary child single (with an Under 16 Pop card) 60p Commercial child single (without an Under 16 Pop card) £1.00 -
Unlimited travel on Metro for under 16s. Up to three kids aged 11 and under can travel for free on Metro and the Shields Ferry, all day, every day when accompanied by a fare-paying adult.
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One single (concessionary) journey on the Shields Ferry costs 60p or you can travel all day for £1.10 with a Child All-day Ticket (on all modes of transport) - you will need an Under 16 Pop card to buy both of these tickets. Under 16 Pop cards are available to children aged 16 and under who live in Tyne and Wear.
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The fare for a single journey on Northern Rail services between Newcastle and Sunderland, and Newcastle and Metrocentre/Blaydon is 60p at any time, on any day if you have an Under 16 Pop card. Under 16 Pop cards are available to children aged 16 and under who live in Tyne and Wear.
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Children with an Under 16 Pop card can travel on public transport in Tyne and Wear for just £1.10 a day with an Under 16 Child All-day Ticket (U16 CAT).
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School Passes allow you to pay for school journeys in advance so there is no need to find change for fares every day.
Validity Expiry Date Price Annual 21 July 2027 £209.00 Term 1 18 December 2026 £80.30 Term 2 25 March 2027 £58.30 Term 3 21 July 2027 £70.40 -
Buy a Transfare ticket when you want to travel on two types of transport to make your journey in Tyne and Wear - if you don't have an Under 16 Pop card.
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Valid for children (aged 15 and under) at a concessionary price and offers a whole day's unlimited travel in Tyne and Wear and beyond.
£7.60 -
These fares are available on the Nexus contracted bus services in Tyne and Wear that are listed below.
Ticket type Price Adult short hop ticket (less than 2km - simply tell the driver your destination) £2.20 Adult single ticket (more than 2km - simply tell the driver your destination) £2.50 Adult day ticket £4.50 Adult 1 week season ticket £20.00 ticketChild concessionary single** 60p Child concessionary day ticket** £1.10 21 and under single ticket*** £1.00 21 and under day ticket** £3.00 -
If you have a Concessionary Travel (CT) Pass, you can travel free of charge on buses from 9.30am* Monday-Friday and all day at weekends and Bank Holidays.
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If you have an English National Concessionary Travel Pass (CT Pass), you can buy a Metro Gold Card which gives you unlimited travel on Metro, the Shields Ferry and Northern Rail services between Newcastle and Sunderland from 9.30am Monday-Friday, all day at weekends, on public holidays and throughout July and August.
Zone Price Live in Tyne and Wear £18 a year Live outside Tyne and Wear £24 a year -
60p each single journey (you must have a Tyne and Wear Concessionary Travel Pass). Ticket is valid 9.30am Monday-Friday and all day at weekends and public holidays. You can travel free on the Shields Ferry if you have a Metro Gold Card (conditions apply*).
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If you have a Concessionary Travel (CT) Pass, you can travel for 50p on Northern Rail services between Newcastle and Metrocentre/Blaydon from 9.30am Monday-Friday and all day at weekends and Bank Holidays.
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A Companion Card lets you take someone with you free of charge when you travel on buses in Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Northumberland and Darlington. *or Northern Rail services between Newcastle and Sunderland or the Shields Ferry.
If you're travelling on You pay Your Companion pays Local buses in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Darlngton FREE FREE Metro* with a Metro Gold Card FREE FREE Metro* without a Metro Gold Card Adult fare Adult fare Northern Rail services between Newcastle and Metrocentre/Blaydon 50p 50p Shields Ferry 60p 60p -
Working in partnership with bus operators and the five local authorities in Tyne and Wear, we're introducing the Bridge Card to anyone who may need additional support while travelling.
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The Class and Youth Group Metro Pass is valid for up to 40 students aged 18 and under and up to 10 accompanying adults travelling in a group. The Class and Youth Group Metro Pass is valid for travel on the whole Metro system and the Shields Ferry. You must be travelling in a group and after 9.00am.
Number of passes One day One term Annual One £36.20 £109.80 £282.50 Two £57.20 £181.00 £502.00 -
With a Metro Business Pass staff can travel anywhere on the Metro system between the hours of 9.30am and 5.00pm, Monday-Friday.
£242.70Validity Business Pass Metro Valid in three zones (A+B+C), 9.30am and 5.00pm, Monday-Friday Trains on the Newcastle to Sunderland rail line Valid 9.30am and 5.00pm, Monday-Friday Bus services 53 and 54 between Central Station and Gateshead Interchange, via the Quayside (not valid via Saltwell Park). Valid 9.30am and 5.00pm, Monday-Friday Bus services Q3 and Q3X between Haymarket bus station and St Peter’s Basin Valid 9.30am and 5.00pm, Monday-Friday The Shields Ferry (includes bus services 19 and 317 between North Shields Ferry Duke Street and North Shields Transport Hub) Valid 9.30am and 5.00pm, Monday-Friday -
You can buy a Transfare ticket when your journey includes travelling on more than one type of transport in Tyne and Wear, eg Metro and bus, or bus and ferry.
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However you get to and from Newcastle United home games, only one travel ticket is valid on most buses, Metro, train and the Shields Ferry - the Magpie Mover Ticket from Network One, exclusively for Newcastle United season ticket holders.
£25.00 -
Offers a whole day's unlimited travel in Tyne and Wear and beyond.
£14.50 -
This ticket offers one day's unlimited travel within Tyne and Wear.
£20.80 -
Explorer North East family ticket is valid for a family of one or two adults and up to three children (aged 15 and under) for a whole day's unlimited travel in Tyne and Wear and beyond.
£27.40 -
This ticket allows you to add a different zone(s) to your Metro Season Ticket or Student Season Ticket for one day. Ideal if you wish to travel beyond the validity of your ticket.
Zone(s) Price One Zone £4.80 Two Zones £6.10 Three Zones £7.00 -
Pop Pay As You Go (PAYG) is the smart way to pay for public transport in North East England. Simply top up your Pop PAYG card and pay for your journeys as you make them.
Zones(s) Single Daily Cap One zone (A, B, C, D) £2.20 £3.30 Two zones (A+B, B+C, C+D) £2.50 £4.50 Three zones (A+B+C, B+C+D) £2.50 £5.00 Four zones (A+B+C+D) £2.50 £5.00
