As far as possible, we aim to keep you up to date on our website.

We have changed the way we date our Newsletters. This was in arrears, now it is for the coming month. So our latest newsletter is January 2026, which also covers the period of December 2025.

Click here- for our latest January'26 Buswatch newsletter-

This includes:-

• Christmas Services
• Fares increases and age restrictions.
• Brighton & Hove Buses is 40!
• Changes at the top: Ed Wills and Rupert Cox
• Aquarium Roundabout
• Crawley, fire on a bus
• Bus Names
• Changes to 'on bus' information screens
• Our next Brighton Buswatch meeting.

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To find Brighton Buswatch's Facebook page- Click here.
For an excellent place to find up to the minute Transport information, for an extended Newhaven area, see Transport in Newhaven's Facebook page.

There are still deep concerns about Brighton and Hove Council's LTP5 City plan, and likely problems with the Valley Gardens scheme, especially with regard to disabled access to buses. To see what was previously written Click here

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General bus information:

• Several local bus companies have won a number of awards over the past year.
• From 24th November the service 701 timetable was updated.

All our information is thought to be correct to 6th January 2026.

As mentioned in our January Newsletter. Some Brighton & Hove bus fares rose on 1st January, in addition to the changes made in early November, which increased short hop and two stage adult fares within the city to £1.30 and £2.60 respectively. It looks like the two stage fare has increased again to £2.80. The latter not offering much of a saving over the government supported £3 maximum fare.
The second big change has been increases to the weekly and monthly bus tickets on the app and Keycard (why do you get an extra two days for free on the app, rather than using the Keycard; which is probably faster to board).
However the greatest change may be to under 19 fares. This has been restricted to the August after your 18th birthday, rather than 19; and more importantly, will require greater proof of age, if you are over 14. Student fares have also increased. -------- Fares in the East Sussex area are expected to increase in February.

Different bus operators have their own 'tap-on-tap off' system, so paper Saver tickets are better, if you want to travel on both Brighton & Hove and Compass Travel buses, in the city. Metrobus and Brighton & Hove Bus systems probably do not cap each other's fares.

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Information by Bus Company:

Brighton & Hove Bus Co.:

Awards to the bus company include:

• - Winner of best bus service, for the 1X.
• - Winner of the best use of Technology.
• - Gold- Recruitment and Retention.
• - Gold- Marketing for growth- 1X.
• - Silver - Top City Operator.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Now back to earth: When paying for Adult Brighton & Hove fares, in the city, whether it is cheaper to use tap-on-tap off (ToTo), is very complicated. Especially as the cost of the second and subsequent days 'Saver' ticket is reduced, within that week.

If you are using short hop, or two stage fares, then using 'ToTo' is usually cheaper. If you are making more than two journeys in a day, then a daily App or Keycard day 'Saver' fare is cheaper. At four days, paying 8 x £3 fares on 'ToTo' is cheaper; but if you are making multiple jouneys, the price of the ToTo Saver, just saves a few pence, over using the app to buy one day Savers. However buying multi-day tickets on the app, should be cheaper still. If you are travelling 5 days a week, then a weekly Saver on the app or keycard, becomes cheaper than ToTo. As the weekly 'ToTo' price cap is now £28.70.
Monthly and longer tickets can offer better value for money. Yet while you will save on 28 day ticket, if you use it 5 days week (£4.91 per day); but if you only use it 4 days a week (no multple journeys), at £6.13 per day, it becomes slightly cheaper to buy two single £3 tickets a day, using ToTo!
The 90 day ticket becomes far better value for money. At £259.90, this works out at £4.04 per day (5 days a week), or £5.05 (4 days); cheaper than even a two-stage tickets. However this is a large sum of money to find, in one go. Phew!

Please keep your phone separate from debit cards, or the system may not know which one to charge!

Click here for Brighton & Hove Bus Company's main website.

Stagecoach: Covering the area between Littlehampton, Worthing, and Brighton (and towards Horsham).

The service 700 from Brighton to Durrington has been enhanced to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week! From 24th November the service 701 timetable was updated.

For the new Stagecoach Worthing map, click here
For the Rustington-Littlehampton map- Click here

Neither of the above maps show other operator's routes. See our Public Transport Info page, for other services. Click here for the new 700 timetable FROM September 2025.
Click here-for the Stagecoach website.

Metrobus, south and mid Sussex:

Metrobus won Silver, as the Shire operator of the year, and also won a second silver award, for the largest introduction of Hydrogen powered buses in the UK. Again Congratulations

For the latest information click here- for the Metrobus website.

Compass Travel:

Compass Travel took over Big Lemon's supported services 16, 47 and 52- while retaining the service 37/37B. All eleven new buses have now entered service. Compass Travel is also an award winning bus company- coming second, to a small operator in the north of England for customer satisfaction. Quite an achievement.

CTLA & Cuckmere bus services:

Click here for their website Or phone 01273 517332.
We do not generally list changes to Cuckmere bus services.

Flixbus are offering a new Brighton to London and Cambridge service.