From 1 January 2023, over 130 bus operators across the country will introduce a £2 fare cap on single tickets. The cap will remain in place until 31 March 2023. The scheme is part of an initiative funded by the Government aimed at boosting bus use while helping passengers to save money as the cost of living crisis continues to bite, fuelled in part by high petrol and diesel prices. To read more about the Government scheme: opens in a new windowhttps://helpforhouseholds.campaign.gov.uk/help-with…/
The following bus operators in Somerset have confirmed that they will definitely be taking part in the £2 fare cap scheme:
• Dartline
• Faresaver Buses
• First South West (Buses of Somerset)
• First West of England
• Hatch Green Coaches
• South West Coaches
Local Bus Services included in the £2 fare cap:
Route No and service description Operator:
1 Yeovil – Shepton Mallet (South West Coaches)
1 Oakhill – Bruton (South West Coaches)
5 Yeovil – Dorchester (South West Coaches)
6 Bridport – Crewkerne – Yeovil (Buses of Somerset)
10 Porlock – Minehead (Buses of Somerset)
10C Stanchester Sch – Taunton (Hatch Green Coaches)
11 Yeovil Town Service (South West Coaches)
14 Bridgwater – Cannington – Nether Stowey (Buses of Somerset)
15 Minehead – Bridgwater College (Buses of Somerset)
16 Huish Episcopi – Bridgwater (Hatch Green Coaches)
19 Bridgwater – Street (Hatch Green Coaches)
20 Burnham – Brean – Weston (First West of England)
20 Seaton – Wellington – Taunton (Dartline)
21 Rooksbridge – Bridgwater College (Buses of Somerset)
21/21A Burnham – Bridgwater – Taunton (Buses of Somerset)
22/22A Taunton – Rockwell Green/Tonedale (Buses of Somerset)
23/23B Williton – Taunton (Hatch Green Coaches)
25 Taunton – Wiveliscombe – Dulverton (Buses of Somerset)
28 Minehead – Taunton (Buses of Somerset)
29 Glastonbury – Taunton (Buses of Somerset)
30 Taunton – Ilminster – Chard – Axminster (Buses of Somerset)
47 Frome – Westbury (FromeBus)
51 Abbey Manor Park – Yeovil – Cavalier Way (Buses of Somerset)
51 Stoke St. Gregory – Taunton (Hatch Green Coaches)
52 Martock – Yeovil (South West Coaches)
53 Frome – Warminster (FromeBus)
54 Taunton – Langport – Somerton (Buses of Somerset)
55 Taunton – Strode College (Buses of Somerset)
58/58A Yeovil – Henstridge – Wincanton (Buses of Somerset)
75 Bridgwater – Glastonbury/Wells (Buses of Somerset)
77 Yeovil – Wells (Buses of Somerset)
81 South Petherton – Yeovil (South West Coaches)
96 Yeovil – Chard – Taunton (South West Coaches)
98 Broadway – Taunton (Hatch Green Coaches)
99 Taunton – Chard (Buses of Somerset)
173 Wells – Chilcompton – Bath (First West of England)
174 Wells – Shepton Mallet – Bath (First West of England)
376 Street – Glastonbury – Wells – Bristol (First West of England)
387 Sidmouth – Churchingford – Trull – Taunton (Dartline)
398 Tiverton – Dulverton (Dartline)
613 Bishops Lydeard – Bridgwater College (Hatch Green Coaches)
624 Chard – Bridgwater College (Hatch Green Coaches)
623 Rockwell Green – Wellington – Bridgwater College (Buses of Somerset)
625 Taunton – Cannington College (Buses of Somerset)
646 Charlton Horethorne – Strode College (South West Coaches)
647 Gillingham – Strode College (South West Coaches)
652 Odcombe – Strode College (South West Coaches)
667 Wincanton – Street (South West Coaches)
B1 Penlea Estate – Bridgwater – Sydenham Estate (Buses of Somerset)
D2 Bath – Norton St. Phillip – Frome (First West of England)
PR1 Taunton Park & Ride (Buses of Somerset)
X10 Yeovil – Sherborne – Stalbridge – Blandford (Buses of Somerset)
X34 Chippenham – Melksham – Trowbridge – Frome (Faresaver Buses)
X47 Frome – Trowbridge (Faresaver Buses)
X69 Frome – Bradford-on-Avon – Melksham (FromeBus)
Exmoor Coaster (Buses of Somerset)
Bus services operating in Taunton are also subject to the £1 fare scheme for journeys made wholly in the Taunton Town Fare Zone.
The following bus services operate wholly within the Taunton Town £1 fare zone
1 Taunton – Priorswood (Buses of Somerset)
2 Taunton – Priorswood (Buses of Somerset)
3 Bishops Hull – Taunton – Hudson Way (Somerset County Council)
4 Taunton – Lane Estate (Buses of Somerset)
6 Taunton – Holway (Buses of Somerset)
7 Taunton – Galmington (Buses of Somerset)
12 Taunton – Monkton Heathfield (Somerset County Council)
97 Canonsgrove – Trull – Taunton Hatch (Green Coaches)
PR1 Taunton Park & Ride (Buses of Somerset)
Other routes may be added to the above list during the period that the £2 fare cap is in force, and we will do our best to inform you promptly if and when that happens. For example, we are awaiting confirmation of whether some additional cross border services with other Local Transport Authorities can be included in the £2 fare cap.
