Please note that fare information is correct as of January 2025 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 £21 and allows the use of all Stagecoach South West buses on that day.
For details of the main tickets available, see the list below:
