Brighton & Hove Buses

Go Ahead Group plc

About this app

Our new app has everything you need to get around Brighton & Hove. It’s packed full of everything you’ll need to get mobile on the bus.

NEW! Discover your fare: Find the fare for the journeys you are planning whether you want to buy a mobile ticket in advance or pay on the bus.

Mobile Tickets: Purchase mobile tickets securely with a debit/credit card or with Google Pay and show the driver when boarding - no more searching for cash!

Live Departures: Browse and view bus stops on the map, explore upcoming departures, or check out the routes from a stop to see where you could travel next.

Journey Planning: Plan your commute, trip to the shops or night out with friends. It’s now even easier to plan ahead with Brighton & Hove Buses.

Timetables: We’ve squeezed all of our routes and timetables into the palm of your hand.

Contactless Journeys: View the journeys you have made using your contactless cards and a breakdown of charges and savings.

Favourites: You can quickly save your favourite Departure Boards, Timetables and Journeys, with quick access from one convenient menu.

Disruptions: You’ll be able to keep up to date with service changes directly from our disruption feeds inside the app.

As always, we welcome your feedback. You can send it to us via the app.

Ratings and reviews

I think they've made some convenient improvements with this new app; I find live times to be more accurate, bus tracker is very useful, and the general layout and features of the app are easy to use once you've had a chance to explore it. My only issue is that I was unable to log in with my existing account, as the confirmation email never came through! I also miss the colour and pictures on the ticket purchase page - I think making it more visual would speed up the purchasing process!

Threw out the one good feature of the old app - the quick-access bar at the bottom - and replaced everything else with sharper, more visually-confusing elements. Live departures are practically unreadable at a glance, obvious colour-coding is gone in the ticket purchasing screen, and it requires a brand-new account instead of using the old details. Not to mention that the buses are less convenient and more expensive than running a car. How have you not got this right yet?

The App is inaccurate with timetabled buses, especially on routes like 27, 28, 29, 48 and 49. I've been advised by several bus drivers to use the website, but it just emulates the app's departure board so I have solution. I have to walk to the closest stop with a live feed board, which often leads me waiting there for upwards of 20+ minutes. The app doesn't fulfill its core function, but can easily do so if fixed.

What's new

It is now clearer when stops are either set down only or pick up only on any given service and favourite stops are easier to identify on timetables.