Arriva Fox County



Arriva Fox County is a bus company operating in Leicester and Leicestershire. It was formed in 1981, as Midland Red East with the breakup of the old Midland Red bus company, and then became known as Midland Fox in 1984. It is now part of Arriva Midlands.

Arriva Fox County run services across the Leicester area plus services to/from Loughborough, Coalville, Hinckley, Melton Mowbray, Market Harborough, Coventry and Burton upon Trent.

In Leicester, Arriva run most of its services from St. Margaret's Bus Station with some journeys commencing/terminating in Charles Street. Other bus services use the Haymarket Bus Station, Haymarket/Belgrave Gate (for High Street services) and Humberstone Gate East as its main city centre stop.

Arriva has depots in Leicester, Coalville, South Wigston, Hinckley and Swadlincote (which is used for the X2 plus 217 & 218 Sunday services)

In late 2006, a new "Leicester Linx" brand was introduced for services in Leicester.

Services
(These services are subject to change)

Arriva Fox County run the following services in the Leicester and Leicestershire area (The number indicates the frequency of the service in minutes):

Connections can now be made between services X4 and X6. Most journeys on X4 continue to or commence from Coventry as X6. Throughfares will be available on the two routes.

Services 6, 27, 28, 28A, 28B, 31, 31A, 44, 44A, 47, 48, 49, 49A, 84, 84A, 85, 127, 152 and 153 have been fitted with Star Trak, which tells you when the next bus arrives at your bus stop.

Service Changes
Service X6 to call at bus stops near Coventry University

Service X6 will call at stop LE in Gosford Street (towards Coventry) and stop LC from Coventry from Tuesday 25th March 2008.

Route Diversions
Granby Street and Horsefair Street closure

From Monday 14th January 2008 Granby Street will be closed between Bishop Street and Horsefair Street until Friday 28th June 2008 to allow the City Council to carry out imporvement works. Horsefair Street between Bowling Green Street and Granby Street will remain closed.

Therefore, services 46, 48, 49/49A, 84/84A/85 and 302 will be diverted as follow:
 * Pocklington's Walk
 * Millstone Lane
 * Horsefair Street
 * Bowling Green Street
 * Bishop Street
 * right onto Granby Street
 * Rutland Street
 * Charles Street

No bus stops will be affected by the closure, however it may take a few moments longer for buses to reach Charles Street.

Tickets
These are some of the tickets available on Arriva Fox County's buses:

Leicester City
Day ticket available on all Arriva services in the Leicester City area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day but is not valid on service 103, SkyLink or X58. .
 * Adult Price £2.60
 * Family Price £6.50

Leicester City+
Day ticket available on all Arriva services in the Leicester City+ area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day but is not valid on service 103, SkyLink or X58.
 * Adult Price £3.00
 * Family Price £6.50

Midlands Day Ticket
Day ticket available on all Arriva services in the Midlands area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day but the ticket is not valid on service 103, SkyLink, X6 between Fosse Park and Coventry or X58.
 * Adult Price £4.40
 * Family Price £9.00

GoAnywhere Day Ticket
Day ticket available on all Arriva services in the UK, with the execption for Transport for London services, Green Line coaches, sightseeing tours, park & ride services and the X58. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day.
 * Price £8.00

SkyLink Day Ticket
Day tickets that are available on the SkyLink service between Leicester and East Midlands Airport. The Day and Family Tickets are also valid on all other Arriva services in the Midlands with the exception of the X58.
 * Adult Single or 24 Hour Return £6.00
 * Child Single or 24 Hour Return £5.00
 * Day Ticket £10.00
 * Family Ticket £20.00

Leicester City
Weekly ticket available on all Arriva services in the Leicester City area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day but is not valid on service 103, SkyLink or X58.
 * Adult Price £10.00
 * Child Price £7.00

Leicester City+
Weekly ticket available on all Arriva services in the Leicester City+ area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day but is not valid on service 103, SkyLink or X58.
 * Adult Price £12.00
 * Child Price £7.00

Midlands Weekly Ticket
Weekly ticket available on all Arriva services in the Midlands area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day but the ticket is not valid on service 103, SkyLink, X6 between Fosse Park and Coventry or X58.
 * Adult Price £17.50
 * Child Price £10.00

SkyLink Weekly Ticket
Weekly tickets that are available on the SkyLink service between Leicester and East Midlands Airport.
 * Weekly Ticket £19.00
 * Weekly Ticket for all Arriva services (except X58) £24.00

Leicester City
Monthly ticket available on all Arriva services in the Leicester City area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day and is valid for 28 days but is not valid on service 103, SkyLink or X58.
 * Price £37.00

Leicester City+
Monthly ticket available on all Arriva services in the Leicester City+ area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day and is valid for 28 days but is not valid on service 103, SkyLink or X58.
 * Price £42.00

Midlands Weekly Ticket
Day ticket available on all Arriva services in the Midlands area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day and is valid for 28 days but the ticket is not valid on service 103, SkyLink, X6 between Fosse Park and Coventry or X58.
 * Price £63.00

Leicester City
Ticket available on all Arriva services in the Leicester City area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day and is valid for 10 journeys but is not valid on service 103, SkyLink or X58.
 * Price £10.00

Leicester City+
Ticket available on all Arriva services in the Leicester City+ area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day and is valid for 10 journeys but is not valid on service 103, SkyLink or X58.
 * Price £12.00

Midlands Weekly Ticket
Ticket available on all Arriva services in the Midlands area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day and valid for 10 journeys but the ticket is not valid on service 103, SkyLink, X6 between Fosse Park and Coventry or X58.
 * Price £17.50

SkyLink Monthly Ticket
Day tickets that are valid on the SkyLink service between Leicester and East Midlands Airport.
 * Monthly Ticket £55.00
 * Monthly Ticket for all Arriva services (except X58) £75.00

Leicester City+
A student only ticket available on all Arriva services in the Leicester City+ area. The ticket can be bought from the travel shop at Leicester St Margaret's Bus Station or online, where there is a 10% discount. The ticket is not valid on service 103, SkyLink or X58.
 * Term Price £109
 * Academic Year £218

Leicester Plus
A student only ticket available on all Arriva services in the Leicester Plus area. The Leicester Plus area is the whole of Leicestershire plus Coventry, Derby, Nottingham, Nuneaton and Swadlincote. The ticket can be bought from the travel shop at Leicester St Margaret's Bus Station or online, where there is a 10% discount. The ticket is not valid on service 103, SkyLink or X58.
 * Term Price £159
 * Academic Year £348

Leicester City
A return ticket valid for up to 5 people, available on all Arriva services in the Leicester City area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day but is not valid on service 103, SkyLink or X58.
 * Price £7.00

Leicester City+
A return ticket valid for up to 5 people, available on all Arriva services in the Leicester City+ area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day but is not valid on service 103, SkyLink or X58.
 * Price £7.00

Midlands Day Ticket
A return ticket valid for up to 5 people, available on all Arriva services in the Midlands area. The ticket can be bought on the bus and is available all day every day but is not valid on service 103, SkyLink, X6 between Fosse Park and Coventry or X58.
 * Price £9.00

PlusBus
The Leicester Plusbus ticket must be purchased from any railway station as part of your train ticket. It allows unlimited travel in a designated area (see plusbus website) for the vallidity of the ticket. The plusbus ticket is always cheaper than a conventional bus fare.
 * Adult day - £2 (child £1)
 * Adult 7 day - £10
 * Adult 1 month - £30
 * Adult 3 month - £90
 * Adult year - £300

Special Offers
Sometimes, Arriva Fox County may introduce special offers on fares for particular routes or at particular times. These are the current special offers available from Arriva Fox County:

Stop-Hop
An offer available for passengers who want to make a connection between St. Margaret's Bus Station and Haymarket, where passengers are able to use their valid tickets on services 152, 153 and 158 from St Margaret's to Haymarket for free.