Stagecoach

Stagecoach has announced that, on Friday 6 January, the South West Falcon carried its 150,000th passenger - less than a year since the launch of the 24/7 coach service.

To celebrate this milestone, passengers boarding the 1400 departure at Plymouth Coach Station were surprised by the Stagecoach team and given free travel and chocolates. One lucky passenger, Chris Stafford, was...

Stagecoach South West has announced that, starting from Sunday 1st May, new timetables are being introduced on its 2/A and Coypool Park & Ride services.

The 2/2A service route is changing in both Plymstock and Saltash. Service 2 buses will continue onto Mount Batten every 20 minutes using the current route. The 2A will now serve Elburton every 20 minutes via a new loop along...

Stagecoach South West has confirmed it is expanding its smart ticketing scheme to include the Plymouth network.

From Monday (23rd March), all adult Plymouth Megarider and Plymouth Megarider Plus tickets bought on board Stagecoach South West buses will be stored on StagecoachSmart cards. Drivers will issue customers with a smartcard, which will store their ticket electronically, instead...

Young people across the UK will to continue to benefit from lower bus fares after Stagecoach extended a national offer.

Following the successful introduction of a £2 Dayrider ticket for under 19s, the offer has been extended for a further six weeks to allow young people to benefit over the Easter period. More than 300,000 tickets offering unlimited travel within local regions were sold...

Stagecoach South West has launched the South West Falcon - the first dedicated 24/7 coach service connecting major locations across the South West.

Roadshows have been held across the region in Plymouth, Exeter, Taunton and Bristol to give people the chance to find out more about the Falcon.

The ‘round-the-clock’ service started on Sunday 14 February (3.30am departure from...

Stagecoach South West has confirmed that it is launching its new fleet of Plymouth buses with a roadshow event.

The event will take place in Plymouth City Centre on Friday 29th January at the city’s Civic Centre Piazza, Royal Parade.

The operator has invested £5 million in twenty-six buses for the network. Some of them are entering service immediately with the rest to follow...

Stagecoach South West confirmed today that it is expanding its smart ticketing scheme across the region.

From Monday (18th January), all Megarider tickets* bought on board Stagecoach South West buses will be stored on StagecoachSmart cards. Drivers will issue customers with a smartcard, which will store their ticket electronically, instead of using a paper ticket.

The expanded...

This Boxing Day, it will be easier than ever to get around Plymouth, as Stagecoach will be running buses with limited services throughout the day.

There will be two services operating in Plymouth on Boxing Day; the 1 and 2/2A. Service 1 will be running hourly from Tavistock and will travel into the City Centre and then onto Derriford Hospital.

The 2/2A will run every 30 minutes...

Hundreds of people had the chance to find out more about Plymouth’s new bus network at an event in the city on Saturday.

Stagecoach South West ran the Information Day in the run up to the launch of its new Plymouth network, which will also connect to parts of South Devon and Tavistock, and starts on Sunday September 6.

Staff from Stagecoach South West, including Marketing...

Passengers are being offered an opportunity to find out about a new bus network for Plymouth at a special event.

Stagecoach South West has previously announced it is taking over the Plymouth and South Devon bus operations from First Devon and Cornwall from 6th September 2015.

The information day, to be held at Place de Brest on Saturday 29th August, will give people a chance to...