Please note that fare information is correct as of January 2026 but may be subject to change.

You can buy a single ticket (one way) for any bus journey. Prices vary depending on how far you travel and the ticket can be bought from the bus driver.

If you are going to come back on the same day it’s cheaper to buy a day return ticket. Day returns are available for many journeys and the ticket can be bought from the driver.  There are normally no return fares available if you are not coming back the same day, so you would need to buy two single fares. Please note that Stagecoach town/city services within Exeter, Barnstaple and Torbay do not sell day returns but they do offer DayRider tickets – see details below.

Remember, if you are travelling together as a family, or a group, it may be cheaper to buy a group day ticket than separate day returns. For example: two adults and three children, with one child aged 17, travelling from Sidmouth to Exeter would pay over £34 for separate day returns. A Stagecoach group explorer ticket costs £20 and allows the use of all Stagecoach South West buses on that day.

For details of the main tickets available, see the list below:

• Single (one way)

  Valid for:	Any bus journey
  Where to buy:	From the bus driver
  Price:	Varies depending on length of journey

• Day Return (returning the same day)

  Valid for:	Most journeys (excluding Stagecoach services in Exeter, Barnstaple and Torbay)
  Where to buy:	From the bus driver
  Price:	Varies depending on length of journey

• Devon Day Ticket

  Valid for:	Freedom to use all local bus services in Devon (including Plymouth and Torbay) operated by the following bus companies: Axe Valley Mini Travel, Country Bus, Dartline, Hatch Green, Oakleys Coaches, Plymouth City Bus, Stagecoach South West (Not Falcon) Tally Ho and Taw & Torridge. For full details see Devon Day Leaflet
  Where to buy:	Tickets can be bought from the driver of any of the listed bus companies.
  Price:	Fares are as follows: £11 adult, £7.50 child (age 5 to 15 inclusive) and £22 family (maximum two adults and three children)

• Stagecoach Dayrider

  Valid for:	Unlimited travel on Stagecoach buses, on the day of issue in a specified area.
  Where to buy:	From the bus driver, or on the Stagecoach app.

  Ticket type	Price	Area covered
  Barnstaple Dayrider	£6.50 Adult, £4.30 Child, £13 Group	View Map
  Exeter Dayrider	£6.50 Adult, £4.30 Child, £13 Group	View Map
  Plymouth Dayrider	£6.50 Adult, £4.30 Child, £13 Group	View Map
  Torbay Dayrider	£6.50 Adult, £4.30 Child, £13 Group	View Map
  South West Dayrider	£10 Adult, £6.60 Child, £20 Group	All Stagecoach South West services except Falcon

  Child tickets are available to those aged 5-15 inclusive. Group tickets are available for up to 5 people travelling together (of any age).

• Go South West Day Tickets

  Valid for:	Unlimited travel in the specified area on the day of issue on Go South West services – that is, those operated by Plymouth Citybus, Dartline and Go Cornwall Bus.
  Where to buy:	From the bus driver

  Ticket type	Price	Area covered
  Plymouth Zone Dayrider	£7.00 Adult, £5.50 Child	View map
  Exeter Zone Dayrider	£7.00 Adult, £5.50 Child	Exeter, Exmouth, Crediton, and all villages within a 10 mile radius of Exeter city centre.
  Tiverton Zone Dayrider	£7.00 Adult, £5.50 Child	Tiverton and all villages within a 10 mile radius.
  Tamar Connect Zone Dayrider	£10.00 Adult, £7.50 Child	All Go South West services.

• Plymouth Skipper Ticket

  Valid for:	Unlimited travel in the Plymouth City area and as far as Ivybridge, Wembury, Lee Moor, Cornwood, Saltash and Torpoint, on services operated by Plymouth Citybus, Stagecoach and Tally Ho.  For more details visit the website.
  Where to buy:	From the bus driver