Connect Tickets
Connect tickets are an initiative from West Berkshire council and provide great value tickets for customers travelling on buses within the Borough.
£3 Help for Households single
There is currently a £3 cap on single fares across our network. Part of the government's help for households initiative, the scheme is designed to help families, commuters and other passengers continue to save money.
Adult Connect fares
The table below shows the current Connect fares for adults. These are valid across all our routes and can be chosen as Rural or Urban. Please see the table at the bottom of the page for a description of where the Rural or Urban tickets are valid route-by-route.
All Connect tickets can be bought on our app in advance, and some can also be bought from the driver.
| ticket | Urban price | Rural price | description |
| Connect Day | £6 | £6 | Unlimited travel on valid routes for one full day. |
| Connect Group Day | £10 | £16.50 | Unlimited travel for up to 4 people (any combination of adults and children) on valid routes for one full day. |
| FlexiConnect | £16.50 | £22 | Ten single journeys on valid routes. Used one at a time. |
| Connect 7 Day | £16.50 | £22 | Unlimited travel on valid routes for seven consecutive days. |
| Connect 30 Day | £61 | £80 | Unlimited travel on valid routes for 30consecutive days. |
Child Connect fares
Child Connect fares apply for 5-16 year olds and young people aged 18 (up to your 19th birthday) in full-time education. If you look older than you are, or are 17-19, you will need to provide ID such as valid Student ID from your school, college or University.
If buying Connect tickets in advance on our app, you will need to verify that you are eligible before being able to use the ticket. Once verified, you will be free to use tickets until the end of your verification period (either up to the age of 16 if by age or the educational year if over 16 and under-19).
| ticket | Urban price | Rural price | description |
| Connect Day | £4 | £4 | Unlimited travel on valid routes for one full day. |
| FlexiConnect | £12 | £14 | Ten single journeys on valid routes. Used one at a time. |
| Connect 7 Day | £12 | £14 | Unlimited travel on valid routes for seven consecutive days. |
| Connect 30 Day | £42 | £54 | Unlimited travel on valid routes for 30consecutive days. |
Connect tickets validity
To find out where Connect tickets are valid, and on which services, please see below. For a full list of services, please visit the West Berkshire Connect page. The below table shows the routes and where the urban and rural tickets are valid.
| Route(s) | Area | Urban boundaries | Rural boundaries |
| jet black 1 | Newbury and Thatcham | Newbury to Colthrop Lane | Newbury to Colthrop Lane |
| Routes 1a/1c/1d/1e | Newbury and Thatcham | Full routes | Full routes |
| Routes 2/2a/2c | Newbury and Wash Common | Full routes | Full routes |
| Routes 3/3a/3c/3X | Newbury and Hungerford | Newbury to Enborne Road (Sunderland Gardens stop) | Full routes |
| Routes 4/4a/4b/4c | Newbury and Lambourn | Newbury to Stockcross (Post Office) | Full routes |
| Route 6/6a | Newbury and East/West Ilsley | Newbury to Shaw (Cemetery) or Donnington (Castle Inn) | Full routes |
| Route 8 | Newbury and Greenham | Full route | Full route |
| Routes 9/9b/9c | Newbury and Racecourse | Full routes | Full routes |
| Routes 103/103a/103b | Newbury and Greenham Business Park | Newbury to A339 (Bishop Green turn) | Full routes |