Do you have to tell the bus driver where you re going in london?
You don't need to tell the driver where you're going when you get on. The stops are all clearly announced or shown on the digital signs onboard in advance of reaching the stop and you just push the stop button to signal you want to get off.
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On the Bus. Pay your full fare to your final destination. Tell the bus driver where you are going and whether you need a transfer and/or a change card.
London is famous for its frostiness – so much so that lots of people feel silly saying 'hello' and 'thank you' to bus drivers in the capital. But it turns out that we should be greeting our dedicated drivers, with a new survey revealing they're happier when passengers are nicer to them.
Coach drivers may indeed use satnavs, but general commercial bus drivers don't. They learn their routes in advance, and usually accompany other drivers on the route(s) they are to drive a few times. It's also common to see training buses driving around with drivers learning new routes, but no passengers on board.
A small survey of 77 drivers suggested a greeting from a passenger was meaningful to them, the researchers said. Of 116 passengers questioned at a bus station, 84% said they believed engaging with the driver had a positive impact, according to the findings.
You also need to tap out if you are travelling on the national railway network if you are travelling on your Oystercard. You do not need to tap out on London buses or trams, as it is a fixed fare. If you try, the system will either just ignore it (The correct response) or charge you another fare.
Do bus drivers like it when people say thank you? Dozens of London bus drivers who were interviewed as part of the research said passengers greeting them with 'good morning' or 'thank you' have a positive impact on their happiness and job satisfaction. They said it made them feel 'respected', 'seen' and 'appreciated'.
Touch in at the start of your journey and touch out at the end on yellow card readers using contactless (card or device). Only touch in on buses and trams. Find out more about touching in and out.
What is the Hopper? Any second bus or tram journey made within one hour of the start of your first journey will be free, if you're using contactless or Oyster pay-as-you-go.
London buses are all cashless, so you need an Oyster card, Travelcard or contactless payment card to ride. Bus fare is £1.75, and a day of bus-only travel will cost a maximum of £5.25. You can transfer to other buses or trams for free an unlimited number of times within one hour of touching in for your first journey.
Bus drivers tend to appreciate the passengers who get on the bus with their pass or correct money ready or at least know where they want to be so that you can tell them the correct fare. A quick hello or morning / afternoon will be fine when boarding and any version of thank you when getting off.
It's just a cultural convention around politeness and etiquette; thanking someone for a service provided (including a paid service) is very customary in the UK.
Bus fares in London are subsidised to the tune of nearly £1bn a year, as Stagecoach observed in your article. As it is, there are four times more bus trips than rail, which gets a subsidy of £5bn a year.
Pay as you go at adult rate on buses and trams and our Hopper fare gives you unlimited journeys for £1.75, made within one hour of touching in. Hopper fare also applies to discounted rate travel. Touch in using the same card or device on all journeys and you get our Hopper fare automatically.
Buses are also cheaper than trains, with a flat fare of £1.65 per single journey. You can take two bus journeys for the price of one if you touch in using the same card on the second journey within an hour, thanks to the “Hopper Fare”.