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Introduction
At Royal Mail we're opening up the countryside to people who live in, and want to visit, even the most remote areas of Britain. This is thanks to our Postbus scheme, that uses specially prepared red mail vans to pick up passengers as well as post, once or twice a day. In many communities, Postbuses are the only way to get around for people who don't drive, meaning they no longer need to feel cut off from the outside world.
Fresh air
It's also a breath of fresh air for tourists, who can now use the service to explore remote parts of the countryside, travelling to towns and villages through roads that are mostly traffic-free. If you're going walking you can leave the car behind.
All aboard
Whether you live in the country or you're just visiting, you can hail a Postbus at any point along its route and it will stop to pick you up, providing road and traffic conditions allow. As Postbuses need to deliver mail in the morning and pick it up in the afternoon, there are usually two services a day from Monday to Friday, which will hopefully provide you with an easy way to get to and from wherever you're going for the day. In the most remote parts of the UK, there's just one service a day, and in others the service also runs on Saturday morning.
Because our Postbuses follow postal delivery and collection schedules, they don't always travel the same route on the return journey, so you may have to plan your day carefully to catch a ride home. If you're using our Postbus service for the first time, check out the timetable and routes.
A little goes a long way
We've made our Postbus service as good value as possible as we're totally committed to helping people get around. Fares differ across the UK depending on where you are and how far you travel, and also on how much subsidy the local government provides. However, there are concessionary fares on all Postbus services.
Next steps
Want to find out more about the Postbus scheme? Call our Customer Service Centre on 08457 740 740. Or if you're deaf or hard of hearing, we also offer a textphone service on 0845 600 0606. If you're calling from outside the UK, call 1752 387112, adding the UK dialling prefix.
Want to find out more about times and routes? Check out our Routefinder.
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