Apply through your local council. Some councils let you get one sooner.
Quick facts
- Older person's pass
- At State Pension age
- London
- Free travel from 60, within London
- Disabled person's pass
- If 'eligible disabled'
- Apply to
- Your local council
- Wales, Scotland, NI
- From 60
Older person's bus pass
In England you can get a bus pass for free travel when you reach the State Pension age.
If you live in London, you can travel free on buses, tubes and other transport when you’re 60, but only within London.
Enter your postcode on GOV.UK to apply for a bus pass from your local council, or check if you can get one sooner.
Disabled person's bus pass
You’re eligible for a disabled person’s pass if you live in England and are ‘eligible disabled’.
Contact your local council to find out who issues disabled bus passes in your area as part of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme.
Elsewhere in the UK and Ireland
In Wales you can get a bus pass when you reach 60. In Scotland or Northern Ireland, you get an older person’s bus pass when you’re 60.
In Ireland, see the Free Travel Scheme.
Related
See also the Blue Badge and Motability.
Common questions
When can I get a free bus pass in England?
When you reach the State Pension age. In London you can travel free from 60, within London.
Can disabled people get a bus pass?
Yes, if you live in England and are ‘eligible disabled’. Your council issues it.
How do I apply?
Through your local council.
Is it different in Wales or Northern Ireland?
Yes. You get a pass at 60 there.