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Merseytravel's Tickets for Young People Aged 5 August 2019 Young People Merseytravel’s Tickets For Young People Aged 5 - 18 Handy information to plan your journeys. Contents 02 Introducing Merseytravel’s 03 Tickets for Young People If you only travel by bus 05 • Weekly Solo Ticket • 4-weekly Solo Ticket • Term Time Solo Ticket • MyTicket If you only travel by train 09 • Weekly Railpass • Monthly Railpass • Term Time Railpass If you travel by bus and/or train and/or Mersey Ferries 12 • Weekly Trio • Term Time Trio • Saveaway Merseytravel Centres 18 A Quick Guide to Ticket Prices 19 Railpass Application Form 20 We have also produced a booklet with details of tickets for adults (aged 19 and over). Pick up a copy from a Merseytravel Centre or online at merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets Introducing Merseytravel’s Tickets for Young People 03 Merseytravel offers a range of tickets for buses, You can buy a MyTicket for one day’s travel by bus. trains and Mersey Ferries* in Merseyside. You can buy Trio tickets for: • a week, This booklet tells you about the options for young • a term. people aged 5-18. You can buy Solo tickets for: Under 5s travel free in Merseyside. • a week, • 4-weeks, There is also a booklet for adult (aged 19+) tickets. • a term. You can buy Railpass tickets for: Some bus and train operators offer their own • a week, tickets for young people which may give you • a month, better value for money. Go to their websites for • a term. more information. *For cross river journeys only. Which type of transport can I use? To enjoy the full, continuous River Explorer Cruise You can buy tickets for:- you can either buy a supplementary ticket for your Saveaway or Trio or you can buy a full River Bus only (Solo tickets and MyTicket). Explorer Cruise ticket from the terminal when Go to page 5 for more details. collecting your boarding pass. Train only (Railpass tickets). Term Dates Go to page 9 for more details. Term Time tickets will not be valid until the start of the term. They are not valid during Bus and/or Train the half-term school/college holidays. and/or Mersey Ferries* We publish the term dates on our website (Trio and Saveaway tickets). and they are printed on the front of Term Time Go to page 12 for more details. tickets. Tickets are only valid for those dates. You can use a Trio or Railpass Term Time How long are the tickets valid for? ticket up to 8pm, Monday to Friday during You can buy a Saveaway ticket for one day’s term time only. off-peak travel. Off peak is before 6.30am and Solo Term Time tickets no longer have an after 9.30am Mondays to Fridays and all day evening time restriction. Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays. You can find more information on term We have also produced a booklet with details of tickets for adults (aged 19 and over). dates at merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets Pick up a copy from a Merseytravel Centre or online at merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets Choosing Where You Travel You can travel in these zones and areas:- 04 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 Rainhill B1 Huyton Areas Birkenhead Liverpool West Kirby Area A made up of zones A1, A2 and A3 C2 Southport Garston Area B made up of zones B1 and B2 B2 Halewood Widnes Speke D1 Area C made up of zones C1, C2 and C3 Heswall Bromborough Runcorn Area D made up of zones D1 and D2 Zone F travel by rail only in this area with an Hooton all area Saveaway or a Railpass G1 Area G made up of zones G1 and G2. Travel Ellesmere by rail only in this area with an all Port Formby area Saveaway or Railpass Ormskirk Capenhurst Zone F or D2 F Zone C3 G2 Halton travel by bus only with MyTicket Chester Maghull Rainford Crosby You can use the area and zone maps within this You can combine different typesBillinge of season C3 Kirkby booklet to identify which type of ticket you need tickets for journeys A2through different areas or when travelling on bus, train or ferry. zones. For example, you could travelA1 from Bootle A3, C2 Liverpool to Ormskirk eitherSt Helens by an allNewton-le- zones or C3 Willows Travelling outside your zones and areas WestRailpass Derby (rail only) or aA1 Trio or A2 ticket for area C and Prescot If you find that your journey will take you outside a Railpass for Zone F. Wallasey C1 your chosen Trio, Railpass or Saveaway zone or Rainhill B1 Huyton area, simply pay the normal fare for the ‘extra’ Birkenhead Liverpool part of your journey Westbefore Kirby the journey begins. C2 Garston B2 Halewood Widnes Speke Heswall Bromborough Runcorn Hooton G1 Ellesmere Port Capenhurst G2 Chester If you only travel by bus 05 Solo Tickets For buses in Merseyside Some bus operators also offer their own day or (The tickets are only valid on commercial buses, season tickets which may work out cheaper. not private buses, night buses or coaches). Please check their websites for more information. A weekly or 4-weekly Solo on a Walrus card will Which area do I need? start on the day you first use it. Once you place it Solo tickets are valid across Merseyside. on a bus ticket machine it becomes active. Each If your journey crosses over the Merseyside time you travel you must place your Walrus card boundary into Halton you should buy a MyTicket onto the bus ticket machine. If you have more from your bus driver (see page 8). than one Solo product on your Walrus card you If your journey crosses the Merseyside boundary should advise the driver which one you want your into Lancashire, Cheshire or Greater Manchester journey deducted from, when you travel. you must pay the extra fare from the boundary. Ticket types You can travel with a: Walrus smartcardsmartcard (insert digital logo) Paper ticket (insert Solo logo) Weekly Solo Use at any time, on any day. 4-weekly Solo Use at any time, on any day. Paper ticket Term Time Solo Use Monday to Friday, during term times only. You can also use a Trio or Saveaway ticket on buses, which include travel on trains and Mersey Ferries. See page 12 for more details. 06 This is where your Solo is valid Southport Formby Maghull Crosby Rainford Billinge Kirkby Bootle St Helens Newton-le- West Derby Willows Prescot Wallasey Huyton Rainhill Liverpool Birkenhead West Kirby Garston Halewood Heswall Speke Bromborough If you only travel by bus 07 How much do Solo tickets cost? You will be charged £1 activation fee when you buy your first Walrus card. Please reuse your Walrus card to avoid the charge in future. Young Person Weekly 4-weekly Term Time All areas £9.60 £32.35 £85.80 Where can I buy a Solo ticket? How do I renew my Solo ticket? • From any of our Merseytravel Centres (the Please bring your Walrus card with you to avoid addresses are on page 18). the £1 activation fee. • Weekly and 4-weekly tickets on a Walrus card Go to: are also available from any PayPoint store within • Any of our Merseytravel Centres (addresses Merseyside (addresses can be found online at on page 18) or PayPoint.com or look out for the PayPoint logo • Any PayPoint store for Walrus tickets only. in your local store). When can I renew my ticket? What do I need to buy my first Solo ticket? • A Walrus Solo can be renewed anytime during store opening hours. Walrus smartcards You can load more than one Solo on your • For a weekly or 4-weekly Solo ticket – go to any Walrus card when you buy it from a PayPoint PayPoint store. You do not need a photograph. store or Merseytravel Centre. Paper tickets • Term Time tickets are available a few weeks • If you are buying a Term Time Solo Ticket, before term starts but cannot be used before bring a passport size photograph to any the beginning of term. Merseytravel Centre. How can I pay? Someone else can buy the ticket for you • PayPoint - all stores accept cash, most will but they must bring along a recent passport accept debit or credit cards. photograph of you. • Merseytravel Centres - cash, credit or debit card. Merseytravel Centres stock only local tickets. For more information Please ring 0151 330 1000 before visiting the Go to merseytravel.gov.uk Travel Centre to find out which tickets they stock. or ring 0151 330 1000. 08 MyTicket For buses in Merseyside and Halton How much does MyTicket cost? MyTicket is a one-day ticket that you can use Just £2.20 per day. at any time, as many times as you like, on any participating* bus operator’s services within Where can I buy a MyTicket? Merseyside and Halton.
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