Ways to pay and fares : Metrobus

Ways to Pay and Fares Information

There are various ways to pay for your travel on our buses, from cash to the driver to our electronic smartcard and our mobile app, click on the links below to find out more.

Mobile App

Download our app and use your phone as your ticket. Period travel from 60 minutes to 4 weeks can be bought on our app. The longer the period of travel the bigger the discount.

More info and fares here

Key smartcard

Period travel up to a year can be bought on the key smartcard at our travel shops or online. The longer the period of travel the bigger the discount.

More info and fares here

Cash on the bus

Single, returns, day and weekly tickets can be bought from our driver on boarding the bus. This is generally the most expensive way to pay for travel.

On board cash fares info here

Period ticket prices

Fares table showing all of the different period tickets and payment options in one chart to help you decide which is the most value ticket for your circumstances. Our period tickets, or Metroriders, are split into zones, and our Metrovoyager ticket covers our entire network.

Click here to view the chart

Child/Student tickets

Child and student fares are available on the bus, on the key smartcard and mobile app

Click here for more details

Gatwick Staff Travel

If you work at Gatwick Airport you could be entitled to discounted travel on our buses

More info here

Horsham Park & Ride tickets

Route 23 and 98 serve the Horsham Park & Ride. Tickets are available from the driver, our key card or on our mobile app

Click here for fares

Group / Family travel

More than one person can travel on the one ticket.

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Discovery Tickets

Discovery tickets are valid on many bus operators' services in the South East. They are available as Adult, Child and Family tickets and can be bought from the driver

Full details here