NORTH WALES ROVER

This is a one-day multi-zonal ticket giving unlimited travel on both buses and rail covering eight separate areas in north Wales defined by Angelsey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd (2 zones), Wrexham & Chester combined and the route between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth.
The ticket also includes Arriva Cymru, First Cymru and Stagecoach South Wales bus services within the respective zones.

North Wales Rover ticket

There are three types of tickets available: "2 consecutive zones"; "3 consecutive zones" and "all the zones", the latter also includes rail services between Gobowen, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.

It allows you to easily visit seven of the Welsh narrow gauge railways: the Vale of Rheidol at Aberystwyth, the Talyllyn at Tywyn, the Fairbourne by the Mawddach estuary, the Welshpool & Llanfair at Welshpool and the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Heritage railways at Porthmadog.

information


Transport for Wales website     Transport for Wales route map
Fairbourne Railway website
Ffestiniog Railway website
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway website
Talyllyn Railway website
Vale of Rheidol Railway website
Welshpool & Llanfair Railway

see also:
Explore North & Mid Wales Pass - 4 in 8 day rover covering a similar area


Ticket Issuing System details:  name  /  code  /  group
NORTH WALES ALL ZONE / NMW / H522 N WALES ALL ZNER

fares & restrictions

Fares correct 2nd March 2025

All zones
adult: £45.00
child (5-15): £22.50
16-17 saver: £22.50
railcards ⯆
16 26 SE DI 2T H V: £29.95
H V child fare: £9.00
Railcards ⯈ Railcards:
16 = 16-25
26 = 26-30
SE = Senior
DI = Disabled
2T = Two Together
H = HM Forces
V = Veterans

Any 3 consecutive zones
adult: £26.60
child (5-15): £13.30
railcards: no

Any 2 consecutive zones
adult: £15.60
child (5-15): £7.80
railcards: no

Previous fares ⯈ Previous fares (adult)
all zones:
2024 - £15.60
2023 - £38.00
2022 - £38.00
2021 - £38.00
2020 - £38.00
2019 - £37.10
2018 - £36.00
2014 - £27.00
2013 - £25.00

time restrictions
Valid anytime but 2T railcard not valid until 09:30

train operating companies
Avanti West Coast, Transport for Wales

purchasing
Online: X
Train conductor: ✔
 ("all zones" ticket)*
Station ticket office: ✔
Bus driver: ✔
 (not the "all zones" ticket)
Ticket Vending Machine: i Northern Ticket Vending Machines now sell most ranger and rover tickets but at the moment only for same-day travel (rather prohibitive for distant areas)

Some Avanti West Coast station TVMs for example Crewe, now sell local rangers and rovers.

LNER TVMs at Doncaster, Edinburgh, London King's Cross, Newcastle and York also sell them.

A number of PTE areas sell local rangers from TVMs in their area e.g. South Yorkshire, Strathclyde and West Midlands

* valid ticket to travel is required unless boarded at a station without ticket-issuing facilities

route map

North Wales Rover route map

This ticket is valid at these national network stations:

Aberdovey; Abererch; Abergele & Pensarn; Aberystwyth; Ardudwy
Bangor; Barmouth; Betws-y-Coed; Bidston; Blaenau Ffestiniog; Bodorgan; Borth; Bow Street; Buckley
Caergwrle; Caersws; Cefn-y-Bedd; Chester; Chirk; Colwyn Bay; Conwy; Criccieth
Deganwy; Dolgarrog; Dolwyddelan; Dovey Junction; Dyffryn
Fairbourne; Flint
Glan Conwy; Gobowen; Gwersyllt
Harlech; Hawarden; Heswall; Holyhead; Hope
Llanaber; Llanbedr; Llandanwg; Llandecwyn; Llandudno; Llandudno Junction; Llanfairfechan; Llanfairpwll; Llanrwst; Llwyngwril
Machynlleth; Minffordd; Morfa Mawddach
Neston; Newtown; North Llanrwst
Penhelig; Penmaenmawr; Penrhyndeudraeth; Pensarn; Penychain; Penyffordd; Pont-y-Pant; Porthmadog; Prestatyn; Pwllheli
Roman Bridge; Rhosneigr; Rhyl; Ruabon
Shotton; Shrewsbury
Talsarnau; Talybont; Tal-y-Cafn; Tonfanau; Ty Croes; Tygwyn; Tywyn
Valley
Welshpool; Wrexham Central; Wrexham General

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