What if you swapped for the bus?

Salisbury Reds have joined a national campaign to get more of us using a bus to get about.

They are encouraging locals and visitors around Salisbury to learn how easy and convenient it is to travel by bus.

To mark Catch the Bus Month – a nationwide campaign running during September 2023 – Salisbury Reds is helping to raise awareness of the benefits of travelling in this way, particularly among those who don’t normally use public transport.

Catch the Bus month offers an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the many benefits of leaving the car at home and travelling with Salisbury Reds.  

Almost two-thirds of the nation’s public transport journeys are by bus – and they are the primary mode of access to our city centres, contributing £21 billion to the economy each year.

Not only are they an important contributor to our local economy, but they’re good for the environment, too.

Just one fully-loaded double decker bus has the potential to take up to 75 cars off the road. And that’s very important because a brand new diesel car with a single occupant can emit more nitrogen oxides than one of their new buses carrying 50 or more passengers. 

Aside from all these benefits, buses are a vital lifeline for many – an affordable and accessible form of transport. That is why Salisbury Reds signed up to the £2 fare cap – part of the Government’s Help for Households initiative. It means customers can travel on any single journey in any zone for £2 or less.

Paying for travel is easy – thanks to contactless ‘tap on, tap off’ ticketing by phone or card. Or people can use the Salisbury Reds app, which they can also use to save regular journeys, mark bus stops and track exactly where their bus is at any given time. Of course, those who wish to can also buy single and day tickets from the driver in cash.