Your all new Orbital service, serving key shopping and workplace hubs, including General Hospital, Oadby, Wigston, Fosse Park, Glenfield, Glenfield Hospital, Beaumont Leys, Rushey Mead, Hamilton and Nether Hall.
Part of the greenlines electric network with links to the Hospital Hopper service at General Hospital, Glenfield Hospital, Beaumont Leys and Hamilton.
At the end of the project the aim is to have a total of 20 new electric buses orbiting the City on a 15 minute frequency, providing increased connections and better reliability. Helping to achieve the Leicester Buses Partnership aim to bring about a transformative change in bus travel, that’s electric, frequent, reliable, easy and great value.
This is part of an exciting 4 phase project to significantly transform the service.
The service runs every hourly Monday to Saturday and operates in a clockwise and anticlockwise direction.
Features of the new service:
Fully electric buses for cleaner, healthier air quality, helping us to move towards a net zero City.
Fully branded buses in an eye-catching greenlines livery.
USB charging points so you can charge your phone and laptop whilst on the move.
On-board passenger information displays to keep you better informed and improve accessibility.
Next stop audio-visual announcements helping to make travel more accessible.
New bus shelters so you can wait for your bus in comfort.
Real-time information displays at all main bus stops and interchanges to help you plan your journey better.
Text-to-speech facilities at bus stops to make travel more accessible.
Tap on Tap off best fare capping contactless, easy to use and no fuss travel.
Fares
Single, 2-trips, Return, Day, Week and Monthly ticket available. More details can be found on the Centrebus website.
Flexi tickets and passes issued and accepted on the service.
Tap on Tap off is available, with a maximum fare cap of £5.30 for a day and £20.50 for a week when travelling on services in the Leicester Flexi area.
Free travel for Under 5’s
Free travel after 09:30 Monday to Friday and all day on weekends and bank holidays for English National Concessionary Travel (ENCTS Senior and Disabled) Pass Holders
Leicester City ENCTS Disabled Pass Holders can travel for free at all times.
Leicester City ENCTS Senior Pass Holders can travel for half fare before 09:30.
Contactless payment is available, if paying by cash please provide the exact fare where possible.
This service is operated by Centrebus, who can be contacted on 0116 410 50 50 or help@centrebus.co.uk.
