January 2018 Young People Merseytravel’s Tickets For Young People Aged 5 - 18 Handy information to plan your journeys. Contents Introducing Merseytravel’s Tickets for Young People 02 03 Introducing Merseytravel’s 03 Merseytravel offers a range of tickets for buses, You can buy a MyTicket for one day’s travel by bus. Tickets for Young People 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. If you only travel by bus 05 people aged 5-18. You can buy Solo tickets for • Weekly Solo Ticket Under 5s travel free in Merseyside. • a week • 4-weekly Solo Ticket • 4-weeks • Term Time Solo Ticket There is also a booklet for adult (aged 19+) tickets. • a term • MyTicket 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 If you only travel by train 09 better value for money. Go to • a term merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets for more information. • Weekly Railpass *For cross river journeys only. • Monthly Railpass Which type of transport can I use? To enjoy the full, continuous River Explorer Cruise • Term Time Railpass 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 If you travel by bus and/or train collecting your boarding pass. and/or Mersey Ferries 12 Go to page 5 for more details. • Weekly Trio Train only (Railpass tickets). Term Dates • Term Time Trio Go to page 9 for more details. Term Time tickets will not be valid until the • Saveaway 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 Merseytravel Centres 18 (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. A Quick Guide to Ticket Prices 19 You can use a Trio or Railpass Term Time Railpass Application Form 20 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 Contents Introducing Merseytravel’s Tickets for Young People 02 03 Introducing Merseytravel’s 03 Merseytravel offers a range of tickets for buses, You can buy a MyTicket for one day’s travel by bus. Tickets for Young People 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. If you only travel by bus 05 people aged 5-18. You can buy Solo tickets for: • Weekly Solo Ticket Under 5s travel free in Merseyside. • a week, • 4-weekly Solo Ticket • 4-weeks, • Term Time Solo Ticket There is also a booklet for adult (aged 19+) tickets. • a term. • MyTicket 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, If you only travel by train 09 better value for money. Go to • a term. merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets for more information. • Weekly Railpass *For cross river journeys only. • Monthly Railpass Which type of transport can I use? To enjoy the full, continuous River Explorer Cruise • Term Time Railpass 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 If you travel by bus and/or train collecting your boarding pass. and/or Mersey Ferries 12 Go to page 5 for more details. • Weekly Trio Train only (Railpass tickets). Term Dates • Term Time Trio Go to page 9 for more details. Term Time tickets will not be valid until the • Saveaway 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 Merseytravel Centres 18 (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. A Quick Guide to Ticket Prices 19 You can use a Trio or Railpass Term Time Railpass Application Form 20 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:- If you only travel by bus 04 05 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 Solo Tickets 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 For buses in Merseyside Some bus operators also offer their own day or by rail only in this area with an all Formby area Saveaway or Railpass Ormskirk (The tickets are only valid on commercial buses, season tickets which may work out cheaper. Zone F or not private buses, night buses or coaches). Please check Merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets for more D2 F Zone C3 Halton travel by bus only with MyTicket information on operators’ fares. Which area do I need? Maghull Rainford A weekly or 4-weekly Solo on a Walrus card will Crosby Solo tickets are valid across Merseyside. Billinge C3 Kirkby start on the day you first use it. Once you place it A2 If your journey crosses over the Merseyside A1 on a bus ticket machine it becomes active. Each boundary into Halton you should buy a MyTicket Bootle A3, C2 Newton-le- or C3 St Helens time you travel you must place your Walrus card West Derby A1 or A2 Willows from your bus driver (see page 8). Prescot onto the bus ticket machine. If you have more Wallasey If your journey crosses the Merseyside boundary C1 Rainhill than one Solo product on your Walrus card you B1 Huyton Areas into Lancashire, Cheshire or Greater Manchester Birkenhead Liverpool should advise the driver which one you want your West Kirby Area A made up of zones A1, A2 and A3 you must pay the extra fare from the boundary. C2 Southport journey deducted from, when you travel. Garston Area B made up of zones B1 and B2 B2 Halewood Widnes Ticket types Speke D1 Area C made up of zones C1, C2 and C3 Heswall Bromborough Runcorn Area D made up of zones D1 and D2 You can travel with a: Zone F travel by rail only in this area with an Hooton all area Saveaway or a Railpass G1 Walrus smartcard Area G made up of zones G1 and G2. Travel Walrus smartcard (insert digital logo) Ellesmere by rail only in this area with an all Port Paper ticket (insert Solo logo) Formby area Saveaway or Railpass Weekly Solo Ormskirk Use at any time, on any day. Capenhurst Zone F or Zone C3 D2 F 4-weekly Solo G2 Halton travel by bus only with MyTicket Use at any time, on any day. Chester Maghull Rainford Paper ticket You can use the area and zonal maps Crosbywithin this You can combine different types of season Billinge Term Time Solo booklet to identify which type of ticket you needC3 ticketsKirkby for journeys through different areas or A2 Use Monday to Friday, during term times only. 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 You can also use a Trio or Saveaway ticket on If you find that your journey will take you outside a Railpass for Zone F. Wallasey C1 buses, which include travel on trains and your chosen Trio, Railpass or Saveaway zone or Rainhill B1 Huyton Mersey Ferries. See page 12 for more details. area, simply pay the normal fare for the ‘extra’ Birkenhead Liverpool part of your journey Westbefore Kirby the journey begins.