Riding the Bus

Part 1 Getting a Ticket

In the UK, the bus is a popular mode of transport because it's convenient and often a cheap way to travel.

Buses are commonly used to get around big cities and towns, while long-distance buses are a good option

when travelling further. When using city buses, you usually pay your fare as you get on. If taking

a long-distance bus, then you can buy your ticket online, over the phone, at the station, or perhaps at an independent

agency.

Paying for your ticket on a city bus is easy.

Fares are usually written at bus stops, or you can ask the driver if you're not sure.

The question to ask is, how much is it? How much is it?

How much is it?

Make sure that you have some change, preferably in coins, to pay for the ticket.

The easiest way to buy a ticket for a long-distance bus

is either online or over the phone.

But just to teach an extra phrase in this lesson,

let's pretend that you're buying at a station counter.

First, let's pick a city.

For this example, we'll choose Manchester.

So you can say, a single ticket to Manchester please.

To break it down, a single ticket means that you just want to go to Manchester,

while to Manchester is your destination.

By adding please at the end, we make the request polite. So altogether we have a single ticket to Manchester please. If you want to come back from Manchester, then you would say,

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