Catch the Bus Week is a nationwide campaign aimed at celebrating the benefits of taking the bus. This year, it will be running from Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th July with a chance to grab yourself some free ticket giveaways for new journeys and adventures across Liverpool City Region.
All three of the Better by Bus partners, Arriva, Stagecoach and Merseytravel, will be on hand with free tickets, advice on planning your journey and guidance on how to use their mobile apps.
Want to head over? You can by simply visiting the team at the following locations:
- Monday 3rd July – Williamson Square, Liverpool – 10am-4pm
- Tuesday 4th July – Chapel Street, Southport – 10am-4pm
- Wednesday 5th July – Church Square, St Helens – 10am-4pm
- Thursday 6th July – Derby Road, Huyton – 10am-4pm
- Friday 7th July – Catherine Street, Birkenhead – 10am-4pm
Cllr Ron Abbey, bus lead for Liverpool City Region’s Transport Committee which oversees the work of Merseytravel, said:
“People who already use the bus in Liverpool City Region rate it highly with 90 per cent overall customer satisfaction, making it one of the highest performing areas of all those surveyed by independent transport watchdog, Transport Focus. This is great news, but we want to encourage people who don’t catch the bus at all, or only rarely, to give it a go or use it more. We’re using Catch the Bus Week to help showcase the benefits.”
Rob Jones, managing director at Stagecoach Merseyside, Chester and South Lancashire, said:
“Better by Bus and Stagecoach is proud to be supporting the nationwide Catch the Bus Week campaign. We want to encourage people to think differently about how they travel and consider the bus for all types of journeys. With so many benefits to catching the bus, from free Wi-Fi to USB charging, there really has never been a better way to hop aboard.”
Howard Farrall, area managing director – Merseyside at Arriva, said:
“With the summer holidays approaching, and weather improving, we wanted to use Catch the Bus Week to really promote the benefits of bus travel.
“Having an initiative such as the ticket giveaway is a great opportunity to entice the people of Liverpool City Region to give catching the bus a go whether it’s for mixing up your daily commute or taking the little ones on a day out.”
To find out more about Catch the Bus Week visit here. You can check out the Better by Bus advert, follow their Instagram, Twitter and Facebook or pay a visit to their website.
