Fares and capping
| Zone | Station | Ebbw Vale Town |
Ebbw Vale Parkway |
Llanhilleth | Newbridge | Crosskeys | Risca and Pontymister |
Rogerstone | Pye Corner | Newport | Cardiff Central |
Pontyclun |
| Zone 6 | Ebbw Vale Town | 1.60 | 3.20 | 3.50 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | |
| Zone 5 | Ebbw Vale Parkway | 1.60 | 2.10 | 3.20 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | |
| Zone 4 | Llanhilleth | 3.20 | 2.10 | 1.60 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | |
| Zone 3 | Newbridge | 3.50 | 3.20 | 1.60 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | |
| Zone 2 | Crosskeys | 3.80 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.10 | 1.60 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.90 | 2.90 | 3.20 | |
| Zone 2 | Risca and Pontymister | 3.80 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.10 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 2.10 | 2.90 | 2.90 | 3.20 | |
| Zone 1 | Rogerstone | 4.10 | 3.80 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.10 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 2.10 | 2.60 | 3.20 | |
| Zone 1 | Pye Corner | 4.10 | 3.80 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 2.60 | 3.20 | |
| Zone 1 | Newport | 4.10 | 3.80 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.10 | 1.60 | 2.60 | 3.20 | |
| Zone 1 | Cardiff Central | 4.10 | 3.80 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 3.20 | |
| Zone 3 | Pontyclun | 4.10 | 3.80 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 |
| Type | Daily cap | Weekly cap |
| Zone 1 | 5.70 | 17.10 |
| Zone 1 - 3 | 7.00 | 21.00 |
| Zone 1 - 7 | 9.00 | 27.00 |
| Zone 2 - 7 | 8.30 | 20.70 |
Example for illustration purposes for how weekly cap works
| Example 1: weekly cap = £21:00 |
| Customer travels on 3 consecutive days: |
| Day 1 - Daily fare = £7.00 |
| Day 2 - Daily fare = £7.00 |
| Day 3 - Daily fare = £7.00 |
| Total = £21.00 |
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If the customer continues to travel for the remainder of the week, the journeys will be free of charge. However, the customer is still responsible for tapping in and out for every journey. |
Pay as you go offers the best value 'anytime' fare for the journey you've made. In some circumstances our standard walk up fare may be the cheapest option, if this happens we'll guarantee you pay the lowest fare possible. Below is an example:
- If an Anytime Day Single fare is cheaper than the Pay as you go Single Leg price, you'll be charged the Anytime Day Single fare.
- If an Anytime Day Return fare is cheaper than the Pay as you go Single Leg price x2, you'll be charged the Anytime Day Return fare.
- If a 7-Day Season fare is cheaper than the Pay as you go weekly fare cap, you'll be charged the 7-Day Season fare.
Example of daily and weekly capping using Pay as you go with customers regularly travelling:
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Between Ebbw vale town to Newbridge will start their journey in zone 6 and will pass through zones 6, 5,4, and 3 they will therefore qualify for the zone 2 - 7 daily and weekly zonal caps.
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Between Cardiff Central to Pontyclun start their journey in zone 1 and will pass through zones, 1,2, and 3 and therefore will qualify for the zone 1 - 3 daily and weekly zonal caps.
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Between Pontyclun to Ebbw vale parkway will start their journey in zone 3 and will pass through zones, 1,2,3,4, and 5 and therefore will qualify for the zone 1 - 7 daily and weekly zonal caps.
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Between Cardiff Central, Newport, Pye Corner, and Rogerstone will only pass through zone 1 and will qualify for the zone 1 daily and weekly zonal caps.
When a journey is made in our pay as you go network area, we’ll charge you the cheapest fare available for the day and route you travel. We’ll use the taps you’ve made on your journey and the journey length (in distance), to calculate the route you took.
If you take a journey that triggers a zonal cap, the zonal best-value fare calculations will be based on the outermost boundary point of the relevant zone(s) of travel.
For example, zonal fare caps are also calculated against each Monday to Sunday travel period, and we’ll continually review your travel to determine if a weekly ticket can be charged instead of multiple daily tickets.
At the end of each day, all your journeys will be assessed to calculate how much you need to pay.
These journeys will then be charged to the registered payment card the day after travel.
For the pilot, all three stations will be treated as if they’re within one zone for capping purposes. This is likely to change beyond the initial pilot stage.
Please note that First Class travel is not available when using our pay as you go service. Should you wish to travel First Class, you’ll need to either purchase a separate First Class ticket or pay for a weekend or weekday First Class upgrade.
