We are making changes to how passengers can purchase season tickets. At the same time, the prices of these and area they cover will change
We will now have ONE set of season tickets covering both our services and First Essex services in Thurrock. First Essex will be selling exactly the same tickets in Thurrock.
The ticket changes are as follows:
7 Day (Week) & 28 Day (4 Week) tickets will ONLY be available as an M-ticket (Mobile ticket) which must be purchased via the First Bus app.
Day tickets will still be available to purchase by cash or contactless on the bus as now but will also be available as an M-ticket via the First Bus app.
Family Day tickets will be discontinued due to extremely low usage.
Student 7 Day (Week) & 28 Day (4 Week) tickets will be changed to be in line with First Essex, these will be available for USP and South Essex College students who will need to use their college issued student email address to buy an M-ticket via the First Bus app.
There will also be a Student 5 Day & Bundle of 4 Student 5 Day Thurrock tickets for sixth form and other college students to buy as an M-ticket via the First Bus app which will only be valid Mon-Fri between 07:00 – 19:00 and student ID must be available and shown to the driver when scanning the M-ticket on the bus.
7 Day (Week) & 28 Day (4 Week) tickets will ONLY be available as an M-ticket (Mobile ticket) which must be purchased via the First Bus app.
Day tickets will still be available to purchase by cash or contactless on the bus as now but will also be available as an M-ticket via the First Bus app.
Family Day tickets will be discontinued due to extremely low usage.
Student 7 Day (Week) & 28 Day (4 Week) tickets will be changed to be in line with First Essex, these will be available for USP and South Essex College students who will need to use their college issued student email address to buy an M-ticket via the First Bus app.
There will also be a Student 5 Day & Bundle of 4 Student 5 Day Thurrock tickets for sixth form and other college students to buy as an M-ticket via the First Bus app which will only be valid Mon-Fri between 07:00 – 19:00 and student ID must be available and shown to the driver when scanning the M-ticket on the bus.
These revised Thurrock season tickets will now be valid on the X80 to/from Bluewater, therefore the existing ‘Thurrock + X80’ season tickets are abolished. Thurrock tickets can be used as far as Orsett Cock on First Essex.
This is the first stage of a bigger plan to simplify fares for our passengers and should help improve service reliability.
Revised ‘Thurrock’ Season ticket prices from 14th August 2023.
Available on Ensignbus and First Essex buses
Available on Ensignbus and First Essex buses
STUDENT
Limited to USP OR SOUTH ESSEX COLLEGE
Limited to USP OR SOUTH ESSEX COLLEGE
** To take advantage of this ticket, Apllications must be accompanied by a valid USP or South Essex college email address.
STUDENT 5 Day (other)
FOR SIXTH FORM OR OTHER COLLEGE STUDENTS (NOT USP OR SEC)
FOR SIXTH FORM OR OTHER COLLEGE STUDENTS (NOT USP OR SEC)
IMPORTANT: These are only valid on Mondays to Fridays 07:00 – 19:00 during college/ sixth form term time. Student ID must be available and shown to the driver when scanning M-ticket
* = Only available to purchase as an M-ticket via First Essex app
To find out more about how to purchase and use an M-Ticket with the FirstBus App*
please watch the video below.
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Download and start using the app
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*The FirstBus app is suported on the follwing operating systems: OS 13.0.0.0 (or higher) & Android 10.0.0 (or higher)
Child season tickets can be 'Gifted' - find out more by clicking the image below.
Please note that First Essex are also changing their season ticket prices affecting Basildon Outer and All Essex tickets. More information on these changes can be found at: https://www.firstbus.co.uk/essex/news-and-service-updates/news/essex-fare-changes-monday-14th-august-2023