Price Change 3rd May
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Price Change from Sunday 3rd May
There will be changes to some fares from Sunday 3rd May 2026. This is the first change since the start of March 2025 – so prices have been held for the last 14 months. The main adult single fare in Cardiff will increase from £2.50 to £2.60, with weekly travel for 7 consecutive days now costing £19. For those who purchase in our app, flexible bundles of day tickets and single tickets remain the best way to travel – with the equivalent single fare being £2.35 compared to the new on the day single fare of £2,60 bought from your driver.
Don't forget! For those under 21 with a My Travel Pass or those between 5 and 15 – any single fare remains £1 or you can travel all day through the network for £3.
Tickets for families and groups will be unchanged.
Through our app exclusive deals you can still find the below great value fares;
- Adult single for £2.35 in Cardiff and Penarth - 25p less than the on the bus fare through our bulk single ticket deal
- Unlimited adult travel around Cardiff and Penarth for £2.30/day when buying our monthly to go ticket
- Unlimited adult travel on all our servcies for £3.03/day when buying our monthly all network ticket
Download our app now – search Cardiff Bus in your app store.
As well as the range of our usual day, week and monthly tickets in our app we also have a range of exclusive flexible tickets we are also testing longer duration tap on/tap off tickets. This will mean you won’t need a second card for travel - your bank card or device can be all you need.. This means we will shortly move to on the day cash fares, app tickets or day, week and month tickets using to on/tap off.
Cardiff, Penarth and Llandough
| Local Single | Full Single | Day To Go | Week | Month | Annual | |
| Adult | £2.20 | £2.60 | £5.20 | £19.00 | £65.00 | £760 |
| Child MTP | £1.00 | £1.00 | £3.00 | £14.00 | £49.00 | £590 |
App Exclusive Tickets: Easy 3 (3-day ticket bundle) £15.00 and 10 Single Trip Tickets £23.50.
Young Persons Freedom Ticket: (only valid in Cardiff Council Area, not Penarth) £14.00
The School Run – App Exclusive: £6.50 valid for purchase anytime but only valid for travel school days 0700-1900.
Within Barry, Within Dinas Powys and Within Sully or travel between Barry and/or Dinas Powys and Sully
| Single in Dinas Powys, Sully or Barry | Single Barry to/from Dinas Powys or Sully | Day | Week | Month | Annual | |
| Adult | £2.90 | £3.20 | £5.00 | £18.00 | £62.00 | £575 |
| Child MTP | £1.00 | £1.00 | £3.00 | £13.00 | £42.00 | £440 |
The day ticket covers travel within Barry, Sully or Dinas Powys.
App Exclusive Tickets: Easy 3 (3-day ticket bundle) £14.50 and 10 Single Trip Tickets £27.00.
Full Network
| Single | Day To Go Plus | Week | Month | Annual | |
| Adult | £3.70 | £6.70 | £26.00 | £85.00 | £850 |
| Child MTP | £1.00 | £3.00 | £17.00 | £65.00 | £700 |
App Exclusive Tickets: Easy 3 (3-day ticket bundle) £19.00 and 10 Single Trip Tickets £34.00.
Family and Group Tickets
| Family Cardiff, Penarth & Llandough | £12.00 |
| Family Barry, Dinas Powys & Sully | £10.00 |
| Family Full Network | £16.00 |
| Group (5 Travelling together in Cardiff & Penarth) | £17.00 |
There are no changes to the South East Wales Network Rider prices.
