Find the right ticket for your journey

Taking the bus, Metro, ferry, or rail?  Get the perfect ticket for your journey.

Find the right ticket for your journey

Taking the bus, Metro, ferry, or rail?  Get the perfect ticket for your journey.

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Pop Pay As You Go (PAYG) is the smart and convenient way to pay for public transport across the North East. Customers can tap on and off local bus services, the Metro, the Shields Ferry, and the Northumberland Line, with fares capped daily.

Order online: it’s free, you just need to add a minimum of £5 credit when you order.

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The Mayor’s Fares

The Mayor’s Fares make public transport more affordable.

Learn more about capped fares and day rover tickets across bus, Metro and the Shields Ferry.

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The Mayor’s Fares

The Mayor has committed to adult single bus fares ranging from £1.60 to £2.50, with commercial operators free to set their own prices for shorter journeys below the cap. The commitment also includes maintaining the region’s £1 flat fare for passengers aged 21 and under across all public transport, with the ambition for this to continue until 2028.

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Bus

With a range of fares capped at £2.50 for a single journey and day rovers available from £6 - £7.50, you can find an affordable fare no matter where you're going.

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Metro

Tap in and out using your Pop PAYG card to guarantee the lowest fares, or buy a ticket at the Metro station ticket machines.

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Ferry

You can use your Pop PAYG card for the ferry. Or buy a ticket from the ferry crew when you board.

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Rail

Buy before you board your train from the station or online through train operator websites and apps.

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Bus

With a range of fares capped at £2.50 for a single journey and day rovers available from £6 - £7.50, you can find an affordable fare no matter where you're going.

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Metro

Tap in and out using your Pop PAYG card to guarantee the lowest fares, or buy a ticket at the Metro station ticket machines.

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Ferry

You can use your Pop PAYG card for the ferry. Or buy a ticket from the ferry crew when you board.

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Rail

Buy before you board your train from the station or online through train operator websites and apps.

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Concessionary travel

Concessionary travel schemes in the North East make getting around more affordable for local residents. If you’re under 16 (CHECK THIS), are State Pension age, or have a disability, you can enjoy reduced fares across the network.

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Network One Travel Tickets

Network One is a partnership of bus, Metro, the Shields Ferry and the Sunderland to Blaydon rail line.

Click below for more information on Network One’s Anytime Ticket, Students and Young People Ticket, Explorer North East tickets, Magpie Mover and M Tickets.

Network One Tickets

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