Multi-journey Saver tickets in North East

Arriva has a choice of money-saving multi-journey tickets offering great value to customers in the North East area.
You can now pre-purchase your Day Saver, Weekly Saver and 4-Weekly Saver tickets using your mobile phone. It's easy, hassle-free and you can save money on 4-Weekly Saver tickets too. Find out more about m-tickets or register for m-tickets now.
Buying tickets
Ticket prices - prices valid from 28 March 2010
Bishop Auckland Zone plus
| Day Saver |
Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver m-ticket or online price |
| £3.70 |
£15.00* |
£60.00* |
£54.00* |
Tickets are valid for tarvel in the Bishop Auckland area including Howden le Wear, Witton le Wear, Toft Hill, West Auckland (Copeland Road), Shildon, Eldon, Kirk Merrington (Vicarage), Spennymoor High Street (Cheapside), Byers Green and Willington (Wear Valley View).
* also valid for journeys on service 5 to and from Durham
Cramlington Zone
| Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver m-ticket or online price |
| £14.50 |
£56.00 |
£50.40 |
Tickets are valid for travel between Newcastle and Cramlington and within Cramlington area on services X1 - X6, 42 and 43
Darlington Zones
| |
Day Saver |
Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver m-ticket or online price |
| Darlington Town Zone adult |
£2.70 |
£9.00 |
£32.00 |
£28.80 |
| Darlington Town Zone child |
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£5.00 |
£19.50 |
n/a |
| Darlington Borough Zone adult |
£4.50 |
£12.00 |
£44.00 |
£39.60 |
| Darlington Borough Zone child |
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£6.50 |
£25.00 |
n/a |
Darlington town tickets are valid within Morton Park, Great Burdon, Beaumont Hill, Faverdale Grange/West Park, Edgecombe Drive, Coniscliffe Road Waterworks, Blackwell Lane Ends, Blands Corner and Darlington Football Ground.
Darlington Borough tickets are valid within Heighington/Red House Farm, School Aycliffe/Hydro Polymers, Coatham Mundeville/Brafferton, Longnewton Reservoir, Durham Tees Valley Airport, Newasham, Hurworth Place (towards Northallerton), Blackwell Lane Ends, Blands Corner, Headlam Road End, Killerby Grange and Royal Oak.
Durham Zones
| |
Day Saver |
Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver m-ticket or online price |
| Durham City Zone |
£3.00 |
£11.50 |
£44.00 |
£39.60 |
| Brandon + Durham City Zone |
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£13.50 |
£48.00 |
£43.20 |
| Durham District Zone |
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£14.50 |
£56.00 |
£50.40 |
Durham City tickets are valid in the Durham City area including Framwellgate Moor, Pity Me, Arnison Centre, Brasside, Belmont, Sherburn Village, High Shincliffe, Cock O'The North, Broompark and Bearpark.
Brandon tickets are valid in the Durham City area (as above) and also in the Brandon area including Dere Park, Sawmills and Brandon.
Durham District tickets are valid within Chester le Street, Brasside, Belmont, High Pittington, Sherburn Hill, Sherburn Village, Sherburn House Hospital, Kelloe, Coxhoe, Croxdale, Dere Park, New Brancepeth, Ushaw Moor and Bearpark.
Download a map of the Durham Network
Morpeth Zone
| Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver m-ticket or online price |
| £18.00 |
£70.00 |
£63.00 |
Valid for travel between Morpeth and Newcastle on services 501, 505, 518 and X18.
Redcar Zone
| Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver m-ticket or online price |
| £9.00 |
£36.00 |
£32.40 |
Tickets are valid throughout Redcar. The boundary points are Dormanstown, Marske and New Markse
Rothbury Saver
| Day Saver |
Weekly Saver |
| £4.50 |
£15.00 |
Tickets are valid on services between Newcastle - Morpeth - Pegswood/Rothbury (X14/X15 and 144)
Teesside and East Cleveland Zone
| Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver |
4-weekly Saver m-ticket or online price |
| £16.00 |
£64.00 |
£57.60 |
Tickets are valid throughout Middlesbrough, Stockton, Redcar, Saltburn, Skelton, Loftus, Guisborough and Great Ayton. The boundary points for this ticket are Runswick Bay, Scaling Dam, Great Ayton, Coulby Newham, Hemlington, Kirklevington, Durham Tees Valley Airport, Longnewton, Bishopton, Thorpe Larches and Newton Bewley.
Tyne and Wear Zone
| Day Saver |
Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver m-ticket or online price |
| £3.70 |
£15.00 |
£60.00 |
£54.00 |
Valid for travel anywhere in the Tyne & Wear area and also on service 308 to Blyth
North East All Zones
| |
Day Saver |
Weekly Saver |
Weekly Saver m-ticket or online price |
4-Weekly Saver |
4-Weekly Saver m-ticket or online price |
| Adult |
£6.20 |
£23.00 |
£20.70 |
£88.00 |
£79.20 |
| Child |
£4.75 |
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| Concessions |
£4.75 |
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| Family |
£11.00 |
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These tickets are valid for travel anywhere in the North East region on most Arriva services. Day tickets are not valid on services X60, X61 or Moorsbus services

New Triple Ticket - Day savers (starting from Sunday 11th April 2010)
| Where you can travel |
Day Saver |
| Any 1 zone |
£3.70 |
| Between 2 zones |
£4.90 |
| Between 3 zones |
£5.90 |
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| Anywhere in the Northumberland zone |
£6.20 |
Welcome to the brand new ticket for day travel in Newcastle and Northumberland.
Perfect for day trips out or simply popping round to see some friends, the new Triple Ticket means you can save more money on travel and spend more money on you!
The new Triple Ticket is as easy as 1, 2, 3....
1 – choose where you want to travel from the map and see how many zones you will need to travel through
2 – buy your ticket from the bus driver or on your phone via m-ticket (to sign up for m-ticket go to arrivabus.co.uk for more details)
3 – use your new ticket to travel, saving money as you go!
Click here to see a map of the Triple Ticket zones
Easyrider tickets - new prices valid from Sunday 11th April
Easyriders are go-as-you-please bus tickets. They are valid for travel on any Arriva or Stagecoach bus in the zones shown on the map: plus Stokesley, Great Ayton, Hutton Rudby and Hinderwell. They can also be used on any council-subsidised Borough or Hartlepool bus.
If you want to travel outside of the Easyrider Boundary, simply show your Easyrider ticket when you board and pay the difference to travel from the boundary to your destination.
Easyrider tickets can be bought in any Arriva or Stagecoach Travel Shop in the Teesside & East Cleveland area or onboard any Arriva or Stagecoach bus in the same area.
| |
Monthly |
Weekly |
| Easyrider - All Zones |
£88.00 |
£23.00 |
| Easyrider - Middlesbrough/Stockton |
£63.00 |
£17.50 |
Download a map of the Easyrider validity area
Teesside Tripper tickets
| |
Day Ticket |
| Adult |
£4.10 |
| Child |
£2.60 |
| Family |
£8.20 |
Explorer tickets
Explorer Tickets are the only regionwide integrated public transport ticket. From the Scottish Borders throughout Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire the Explorer North East ticket gives you the freedom to plan your days out.
Valid on most bus services throughout the region including Arriva North East, Go North East and Stagecoach North East as well as the Tyne and Wear Metro and Shields Ferry. Tickets are available from bus drivers. Valid for travel after 9am Monday to Friday and all day weekends and public holidays.
| |
Day Ticket |
| Explorer - Adult |
£8.00 |
| Explorer - Child/Concession |
£7.00 |
| Explorer - Family |
£16.00 |
Explorer tickets are not valid on services X60, X61 or Moorsbus services
Terms of travel
Saver tickets can be used on any Arriva North East buses within the given zones except services X60, X61 and Moorsbus services.
Children under 5 travel free with Arriva. Child fares conditions vary from area to area as follows:
Cleveland
Children under 5 years of age are carried free, providing they do not occupy a seat and are accompanied by a fare-paying passenger or a pass holder. Up to three children under 5 years of age may travel free with any passenger. Any more than three children under 5 years should be charged half the adult fare. There is no limit to the number of under-5s that may accompany an adult fare paying passenger or pass holder on Boroughbus services. Children aged 5 and under 16 are charged half the adult fare for journeys wholly within the Cleveland area. Half fares on cross-boundary journeys, i.e. to points beyond the Cleveland boundary, are available only to children aged 5 and under 14.
County Durham
Children under 5 years of age are carried free, providing they do not occupy a seat and are accompanied by a fare-paying passenger or a pass holder. Up to three children under 5 years of age may travel free with any passenger. Any more than three children under 5 years should be charged half the adult fare. Children aged 5 and under 14 are charged half the adult fare or any journey starting or finishing in County Durham.
County Durham Child 14-16 Passes (IIC Card)
Holders of these passes may travel at half fare after 1700 hours on schooldays and all day on Saturday, Sunday or during school holidays. It is valid on any local bus service for journeys starting or finishing in County Durham.
Darlington Borough
Within the Darlington Borough boundary children aged 5 and under 16 are charged half the adult fare. Please note that for any through-journey crossing the boundary from Darlington into Durham, Cleveland, Tyne & Wear or North Yorkshire the age limit is aged 5 to under 14.
North Yorkshire
Children under 5 years of age are carried free, providing they do not occupy a seat and are accompanied by a fare-paying passenger or a pass holder. Up to two children under 5 years of age may travel free with any passenger. Any more than two children under 5 years should be charged half the adult fare. Children aged 5 and under 14 are charged half the adult fare for any journey starting or finishing in North Yorkshire. The age limit for tendered services is 5 and under 16.
Tyne & Wear
Children under 5 years of age are carried free, providing they do not occupy a seat and are accompanied by a fare-paying passenger or a pass holder. Up to three children under 5 years of age may travel free with any passenger. Any more than three children under 5 years should be charged half the adult fare. Children aged 5 and under 14 are charged half the adult fare for any journey starting or finishing in Tyne & Wear.
Tyne & Wear child fares are subsidised before 1900 hours on Monday to Friday and at all time during August. During these periods children aged 5 and under 16 who have a valid 'under 16 card' may travel for 40p single or 50p Transfare. Outside these periods 60p single or 70p Transfare will apply. On cross-boundary journeys the appropriate fare should be paid to the Tyne & Wear boundary and then half fare from the boundary point (children aged 5 and under 16).
Northumberland
Children under 5 years of age are carried free, providing they do not occupy a seat and are accompanied by a fare-paying passenger or a pass holder. Up to three children under 5 years of age may travel free with any passenger. Any more than three children under 5 years should be charged half the adult fare. Children aged 5 and under 14 are charged half the adult fare for any journey starting or finishing in Northumberland.
Cumbria
Children under 5 years of age are carried free, providing they do not occupy a seat and are accompanied by a fare-paying passenger or a pass holder. Up to three children under 5 years of age may travel free with any passenger. Any more than three children under 5 years should be charged half adult fare. Children aged 5 and under 16 are charged half the adult fare for any journey within Cumbria.