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Junior Bus Saver

Priced at £8 for 7-days unlimited bus travel (£30 for 28 days), you can save money on under 16 bus travel with a System One Junior Bus Saver!

So why buy a System One Junior Bus Saver?

Concessionary fares cost 80p for each trip, meaning that under 16s pay at least £1.60 a day to get to school and back - over a 5-day school week that's £8. With a System One Junior Bus Saver, you'll pay £8 for 7 days = more journeys for your money.

So that's travel to school and back sorted, plus evenings and weekends for free!

It's also on sale and for use right through the school holidays. You can use Bus Saver on most local operators (more than 20 of them!) AND the Yellow School buses too.


What are the benefits?

  • 7 (or 28) days unlimited bus travel on any bus* company, including Yellow School Buses. For a full list of bus companies accepting Junior Bus Saver, select 'about us/bus operators'
  • Unlimited use to and from school, at weekends and during school holidays too
  • Available to anyone aged u-16 (with a GMPTE u-16 photocard, see below)
  • Less hassle - buy up to 5 days before you want to use it - no queuing on a Monday morning
  • Much safer - always get home from school even if you don't have the money in your pocket
  • More convenient - once you have the GMPTE u-16 photocard you can get your Junior Bus Saver from any local PayPoint shop or GMPTE Travelshop
  • Proof that you've paid for your bus travel - non payment of bus fares is an offence
  • Valid for travel on Yellow School buses too
How to get your System One Junior Bus Saver
  • If you're a new customer, first you'll need to get an u-16 travel ID card from your local GMPTE Travelshop. For a full list of Travelshops select 'about us/GMPTE'
  • You'll need to get a passport-sized photo (there are photo booths in or near every GMPTE Travelshop), plus you'll need to take proof of age and address with you
  • Once you have your u-16 photocard you can buy a Junior Bus Saver from any GMPTE Travelshop or from over 800 local PayPoint shops across Greater Manchester
  • Parents - you can buy a Junior Bus Saver for your children but you must take their u-16 photocard with you

Where can you use Junior Bus Saver?

Junior Bus Savers are accepted for travel throughout Greater Manchester, so there's no need to worry about which bus company you're travelling with. For an easy-to-download map, select 'about us/network maps'.

For more information, click on the 'travelcard range' link above.

* Any bus refers to those bus operators in the System One network (Greater Manchester Travelcards Limited)

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