Service

Service
Fastrack Route A
Fastrack Route B
Fares & Tickets
Service Improvements

The Fastrack network is split into three fare zones to make paying for your journey easy to understand. The zones are shown on the diagram opposite and the price of single and return tickets are:

Single

Return

Travel within any one zone

£1.50

£2.50

Travel within any two adjacent zones

£2.00

£3.50

Travel within any three adjacent zones

£2.50

£4.50

Return tickets may be used at any time during the day.

Short hop
Short hop fares (80p single or £1.50 return) are available. Typically these cover travel over a distance of approximately one-mile - please see information at your bus stop for details of short hop fares.

Special Bluewater fares
A special fare for travel The Avenue & Greenhithe station - Bluewater is available, priced £1.00 single, £1.90 return.

Route A tickets
Fastrack Route A operates an 'off vehicle ticketing' system.Tickets for Route A travel must be purchased before boarding the vehicle, either single/return tickets from the ticket machines located at stops or day, week and four-weekly tickets in advance from Arriva travel shops or the Bluewater transport centre. If using ticket machines at stops please have the correct coins available as machines do not accept notes or give change. Where a concessionary pass or combined rail/bus ticket (e.g. Greenhithe station - Bluewater transfer) is held, a ticket must still be obtained from the roadside machine before boarding.

Route B tickets
The full range of tickets is available for purchase from the driver on Route B services

Arriva day, weekly and four-weekly tickets
In addition to the above, Arriva day, weekly and four-weekly tickets are valid for travel on both Fastrack Routes A and B. These tickets may be purchased from the driver (Route B service only), from Arriva travel shops in Dartford and Gravesend, and from the Bluewater travel centre.
For full details of ticket validity visit the Arriva website. (Opens in a new window).