Choose your ticket
Travel cash free, Use your phone
No need to carry cash. Buy your bus ticket direct to your mobile with our FREE First Bus app.
Click on your app store icon below and download it straight to your phone.
Then have your bus ticket stored in your mobile ready to use. Whatever your journey, we have the ticket to suit you, all available across our network, providing excellent flexibility and value.
| Ticket | Description | Price on your mobile | Price from your driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| FirstDay | Unlimited all-day travel | £5 | £5 |
| Child FirstDay | Unlimited all-day travel | £2.50 | £2.50 |
| FirstDay Group | Unlimited off-peak travel for up to 5 people | £10 | £10 |
| FiveTrip | 5 single journey tickets you can use at any time | £15 | - |
| FirstWeek | Unlimited travel for 7 days | £17 | £17 |
| Child FirstWeek | Unlimited travel for 7 days | £8.50 | £8.50 |
| TenTrip | 10 single journey tickets you can use at any time | £30 | - |
| FirstMonth | Unlimited travel for a full month | £62 | - |
Full time student? Your money stretches further with our Month, Term and All Term tickets.
Children under 5 travel free of charge
Other passes we accept
We accept the National Concessionary Travel Pass for free off-peak travel between 9.30am and midnight Monday to Friday, and all day at weekends and on public holidays.
Children aged between 11-16 must have a valid Igo pass to be eligible to for a child fare.
We also accept System One and getmethere travelcards too.
Route Map
Discover where you can travel to with Vantage We have a full route map, and a more detailed city centre map below.
Stopping places
Connecting your favourite places Vantage buses are limited stop - which means we can get you there much quicker.
Contactless payments
No cash? No problem. Secure contactless payments are now available on all of our buses
Free travel for over 65s
A FREE ticket to ride around Greater Manchester Whether you’re dancing, shopping, painting the town red or just going from A to B, you can get there for free with a National Concessionary Travel Pass.
Student tickets
Greater Manchester is a brilliant place to study and the bus is the best way to get around… From early in the morning until around midnight on many services Not just in the city centre - connecting buses run all across Greater Manchester to Rochdale, Oldham, Ashton and Hyde Find all timetables...
Virtual Tour
Take an interactive tour on board our Vantage buses.