Swift and tickets

Swift cards

Swift cards are flexible. You can use them:

as a ticket for the train, bus or tram
to pay as you go on the bus or tram
to pay for parking

About Swift

Everything you need to know to get started with Swift.

Top up your Swift card

Find out how to put credit and tickets on your card.

Ticket finder

Find and buy the best ticket for your journey.

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Types of Swift card

Swift photocard

A Swift card for adult and student season or Direct Debit tickets.

Child photocard

A Swift card for child season or Direct Debit tickets.

16-18 photocard

A Swift card for 16 to 18 year olds travelling to school, work or college. You can use it to buy half-price tickets.

Pay as you go

Use Swift pay as you go instead of cash. You can buy bus and tram tickets. You can also pay for parking.

Swift Go

This is not the same as pay as you go. You can add Swift Go to a photocard if you’re 18 or over. It works out the best fare for your bus and tram travel so you do not need to buy a ticket.

Multi-day card

Multi-day cards are bundles of discounted nBus tickets. You can share them with other people.

Swift travel advice

Set up, cancel or update a Direct Debit

Direct Debit is an easy way to buy tickets. Find out how to set up, update or cancel a Direct Debit.

Get a refund or compensation

Find out when you can get a refund or compensation and how to ask for one.