Tickets

Day Rover

This ticket offers one day's unlimited travel within Tyne and Wear.

Buy a Day Rover from Metro ticket machines, from all drivers of major bus operators' services, drivers of some smaller operator's services and on-board the Shields Ferry. It's also valid on Northern Rail's Newcastle-MetroCentre/Blaydon rail service.

Price £6.80.

For full details about where to buy, where you can travel and prices visit http://www.networkonetickets.co.uk/.

Explorer North East

Valid for one day's unlimited travel in Tyne and Wear and beyond.

For full details about where to buy, where you can travel and prices visit www.explorernortheast.co.uk.

Transfares

You can buy a Transfare ticket when your journey includes travelling on more than one type of transport, e.g. Metro and bus. Transfares allow you to buy just one ticket for your journey.

In general a Transfare allows you to make a journey of two legs on different types of transport.

You must start the second part of your journey within 90 minutes of buying your ticket.

• How do I work out the number of zones I'm travelling in?

The map attached shows Tyne and Wear divided into just 3 zones - yellow, green and grey.

If your journey is entirely within just one zone (yellow, green OR grey) - you only need a 1 zone Transfare (T1 on Metro, £2.60).

If you are travelling in the yellow AND the green zones or the green AND the grey zones - you need a 2 zone Transfare (T2 on Metro, £3.40).

And if you are travelling in the yellow, green AND grey zones you need a 3 zone Transfare (T3 on Metro, £4.10).

For example, if you're travelling from Pelaw Metro station to Washington, you would need a 2 zone Transfare, as you're travelling through the green and grey zones.

(Child Transfares allow travel within all three zones).

• What if I start my journey on a zone boundary?

Bus stops and Metro stations on boundaries are in both zones.

For example, if you travel from Felling to Windy Nook via Heworth your whole journey is in the green zone so you need a one zone Transfare (T1 on Metro). Similarly if you travel from Felling to the Freeman Hospital via Monument your journey is entirely in the yellow zone so you need a one zone Transfare (T1 on Metro).

• How do I buy one on Metro?

Simply choose either T1, T2 or T3 on the Metro ticket machine depending on how many zones you'll be travelling in, and pay.

• How do I buy one on the bus or the Shields Ferry?

Just tell your bus driver or Ferry operator where you are going and they will work out what ticket you need.

• Is travel on Northern Rail included?

Yes, Transfares bought on Metro or bus or Ferry will be accepted on Northern Rail services between Sunderland and the MetroCentre.

Transfare map

For full details about where to buy, where you can travel and prices visit www.explorernortheast.co.uk.

For full details of Arriva's Weekly and 4-Weekly Saver Tickets - http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/

For full details of Go North East's 7 and 28 day Buzzfares - http://www.simplygo.com/

For full details of Stagecoach's Megarider tickets - http://www.stagecoachbus.com

Children under 5

Accompanied children aged under five travel free on all public transport in Tyne and Wear. 

Under 16 Card application form

You can also travel on buses throughout England from 9.30am - 11.00pm Monday to Friday and all day at weekends and Bank Holidays.

If you don't have a Concessionary Travel Pass, or you are travelling before 9.30am Monday-Friday, you must pay the full adult fare.

However, if you need to travel before 9.30am in order to get to a hospital appointment, just show your hospital appointment card or letter with your CT Pass when requested, to travel free of charge.

Tyne and Wear residents who are disabled and attend work or college for at least 15 hours a week can apply for an all day CT Pass. If you have one of these, you can travel free of charge on buses all day, every day.

If you have an English National Card (a Concessionary Travel Pass issued outside Tyne and Wear), you can travel free of charge on buses in Tyne and Wear from 9.30am to 11.00pm Monday to Friday and all day at weekends and Bank Holidays.

Only Companion Cards issued by Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham or Darlington are valid on bus in Tyne and Wear.

For full details about how to apply for a CT Pass, click on the appropriate link below:

Concessionary Travel for Tyne & Wear residents aged over 60

Concessionary Travel for Tyne & Wear residents who are disabled

Network One Student Ticket

Full-time students aged 16 or over can enjoy unlimited travel throughout Tyne and Wear on most buses, the Metro, Sunderland to Blaydon rail line and the Shields Ferry. You will need a current sixth form, college, university or Network One Student ID card to buy your ticket. Click here to buy from Nexus, or go to www.simplygo.com or a Travelshop. Visit www.networkonetickets.co.uk for full details.

Valid for the whole 2012/13 season, it allows you to travel to and from first team competitive matches at St James Park from anywhere in Tyne and Wear for up to 3 hours before and 3 hours after the match for just £10 a season.

So instead of worrying about finding a parking space or queuing for a travel ticket, get yourself a Network One Magpie Mover Ticket and concentrate on supporting the toon!

Magpie Mover application form