Merseytravel's Tickets for Adults (Aged 19+)
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Merseytravel’s Tickets For Adults (aged 19+) Handy information to plan your journeys. Valid from 7th September 2015 Contents 02 Introducing Merseytravel’s 4 Tickets for Adults Summary of Recent Changes 7 to Merseytravel’s Tickets for Adults If you only travel by bus 8 • Weekly Solo Ticket • 4-weekly Solo • Term Time Solo Ticket • Annual Solo Ticket If you only travel by train 12 • Weekly Railpass • Monthly Railpass • Term Time Railpass • Annual Railpass If you travel by bus and/or train and/or Mersey Ferries 16 • Weekly Trio • Monthly Trio • Term Time Trio • Annual Trio • Off-peak annual Trio • Saveaway A Quick Guide to Ticket Prices 24 Merseytravel Centres 26 Railpass Application Form 27 Solo and Trio Term Time Application 28 We also produce a booklet with details of tickets for young people (aged 5-18). Pick up a copy from a Merseytravel Centre or go online to merseytravel.gov.uk 03 We also produce a booklet with details of tickets for young people (aged 5-18). Pick up a copy from a Merseytravel Centre or go online to merseytravel.gov.uk Summary of Recent Changes to Tickets and Fares in the Merseyside Area 04 From Tuesday 1st September 2015 From Monday 7th September 2015 • Merseytravel’s Young Person tickets are now • Adult weekly and 4-weekly Solo tickets valid for anyone aged 5 – 18 inclusive. This are available to buy on a Walrus smartcard from means that anyone aged 16, 17 or 18 can PayPoint stores within Merseyside. buy a young person’s Solo, Trio, Railpass or • You no longer need to complete an application Saveaway. Adult tickets are available for form to buy the following Merseytravel anyone aged 19 and over. season tickets • This change also applies to term time tickets • Trio weekly bought in advance for the autumn 2015 term. • Trio monthly • Young Person fares on Merseytravel’s supported • Trio annual bus services have been extended to include • Trio annual off-peak 16, 17 and 18 year olds. Adult fares now apply • Solo weekly if you are aged 19 and over. • Solo 4-weekly • Avon and Halton Transport fares for young • Solo annual. people are now available for 16, 17 and 18 years • You no longer need to supply a photograph olds and the fares reduced to 50% off adult or complete an application form for weekly prices in most cases. Adult fares now apply to or 4-weekly smart Solo tickets. anyone aged 19 and over. • You can now buy a Saveaway on your Walrus card for travel on the same day or on the next day. • An adult’s monthly Solo ticket will become a 4-weekly smart ticket and the price will be adjusted accordingly. Summary of Recent Changes to Tickets Introducing Merseytravel’s and Fares in the Merseyside Area Tickets for Adults 05 Merseytravel offers a range of tickets for buses, Explorer Cruise ticket from the terminal when trains and Mersey Ferries in Merseyside. collecting your boarding pass. This booklet tells you about the options for adults How long are the tickets valid for? aged 19 and over. You can buy a Saveaway ticket for one day’s off-peak travel. Off peak times are before 6.30am There is also a booklet for young peoples’ (aged and after 9.30am on Mondays to Fridays and all 5 - 18) tickets. day on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays. You can buy Trio, Solo or Railpass tickets for Under 5s travel free in Merseyside. • a week, • a month (Trio and Railpass) or 4-weeks (Solo), Some bus and train operators offer their own • a term, tickets which may give you better value for money. • a year. Go to www.merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets for more Terms and conditions for all these tickets information. can be found at merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets or by calling Traveline on 0151 236 7676. Which type of transport can I use? You can buy tickets for:- Term Time Dates Bus only (Solo tickets). Autumn 1 September until 18 December Go to page 8 for more details. 2015 Spring 4 January until 1 April 2016 Train only (Railpass tickets). Go to page 12 for more details. Term dates are printed on the front of Term Time Tickets. Tickets are only valid for Bus and Train and Mersey those dates. Ferries*. (Trio and Saveaway You can use a Term Time Ticket up to 8pm, tickets). Go to page 16 for Monday to Friday during term time only. more details. Term Time Tickets will not be valid until the start of the term. They are not valid during *For cross river journeys only. the half-term school/college holidays. To enjoy the full, continuous River Explorer Cruise You can find more information on term you can either buy a supplementary ticket for dates at merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets your Saveaway or Trio or you can buy a full River Choosing Where You Want to Travel You can travel in these zones and areas:- 06 Areas Area A made up of zones A1, A2 and A3 Southport Area B made up of zones B1 and B2 D1 Area C made up of zones C1, C2 and C3 Area D made up of zones D1 and D2 Zone F travel by rail only in this area with an all area Saveaway or a Railpass Area G made up of zones G1 and G2. Travel by rail only in this area with an all Formby area Saveaway or Railpass Ormskirk Zone F or D2 F Zone C3 Halton travel by bus only with MyTicket Maghull Rainford Crosby Billinge C3 Kirkby A2 A1 Bootle A3, C2 St Helens Newton-le- West Derby or C3 A1 or A2 Willows Prescot Wallasey C1 B1 Huyton Rainhill Birkenhead Liverpool West Kirby C2 Garston B2 Halewood Widnes Speke Heswall Bromborough Runcorn Hooton G1 Ellesmere Port Capenhurst G2 Chester Choosing Where You Want to Travel You can travel in these zones and areas:- 07 All bus stops and rail stations have information to show which area and which zone they are in. Travelling outside your zones and areas If you find that your journey will take you outside your chosen ticket’s zone or area, simply pay the normal fare for the ‘extra’ part of your journey before the journey begins. You can combine different types of season tickets for journeys through different areas or zones. For example, you could travel from Liverpool to Ormskirk either by an all zones Railpass (rail only) or a Trio or Solo ticket for area C and a Railpass for Zone F. If you only travel by bus 08 Solo Tickets For buses in your chosen area The tickets are only valid on commercial buses, not private buses, night buses or coaches. Which area do I need? Take a look at the map on the Liverpool Sefton St Helens Wirral next page – for Solo tickets (Green) (Red) (Brown) (Blue) Merseyside is split into four areas: If your journeys are all within one area, you will need a one-area ticket. If your journey crosses a boundary – for example, from Liverpool to Southport – you will need an all-areas ticket. Ticket types You can travel with a: Walrus smartcard Paper ticket Weekly Solo Term Time Solo Use at any time, on any day. Activates on your first Use Monday to Friday before 8pm, journey after purchase. during term times only. 4-weekly Solo Annual Solo Use at any time, on any day. Activates on your first Use at any time, on any day. journey after purchase. You can also use a Trio or Saveaway ticket on buses, which include travel on trains and Mersey Ferries. See page 16 for more details. Some bus operators also offer their own day or season tickets which may work out cheaper. Please check Merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets to find out more information on operators’ fares. If you only travel by bus 09 Areas Area A Southport Area B Area C Area D Formby Maghull Rainford Crosby Billinge Kirkby Bootle St Helens Newton-le- West Derby Willows Prescot Walrus smartcard Paper ticket Wallasey Weekly Solo Term Time Solo Huyton Rainhill Use at any time, on any day. Activates on your first Use Monday to Friday before 8pm, journey after purchase. during term times only. Birkenhead Liverpool West Kirby 4-weekly Solo Annual Solo Use at any time, on any day. Activates on your first Use at any time, on any day. Garston journey after purchase. Halewood Speke Heswall Bromborough If you only travel by bus 10 How much do Solo tickets cost? Adult Weekly 4 - Weekly Term Time Annual 1 area (A,B,C or D) £18.00 £58.30 £125.10 £631.00 All areas £25.90 £83.40 £185.60 £903.00 Where can I buy a Solo ticket? Merseytravel Centres only stock local tickets. • From any of our Merseytravel Centres (the Please ring Traveline before visiting the travel addresses are on page 26) centre to find out which tickets they stock. • Weekly and 4-weekly tickets on a Walrus card How do I renew my Solo ticket? are also available from any PayPoint store within Go to: Merseyside (addresses can be found online at • Any of our Merseytravel Centres (addresses paypoint.com or look out for the PayPoint logo on page 26) or at your local store). • Any PayPoint store for Walrus tickets only. What do I need to buy my first Solo ticket? • You can also save time and load more than Walrus smartcards one weekly or 4 weekly each time you buy • For a weekly or 4-weekly Solo Ticket – go to your Walrus Solo tickets.