Ring'n'Ride
What is Service 500 Irvine Valley Ring'n'Ride?
Ring'n'Ride is an innovative on-demand bus service that picks you up from as near to your door as possible and takes you where you want to go, when you want to go.
It is designed to serve people and communities in Irvine Valley who do not currently have a local bus service or have poor public transport links to amenities.
The service provides new direct links between any points in the rural area shown on the map (download timetable to see map), and also from this rural area to the highlighted area, and vice versa.
It does not make trips where there are alternative direct bus services.
The bus operates seven days a week between the hours of 09:00 and 18:00.
Who can use it?
Ring'n'Ride is for everyone who wants to travel within the marked area on the map (download timetable to see map).
Passengers who are registered Dial-a-Bus users can also use the Ring'n'Ride Service.
Like conventional bus services, Ring'n'Ride is for individual passengers, but group bookings are also warmly welcomed.
All members of the community are able to use the service, as it is operated using a low floor, wheelchair accessible bus.
Journey times
Every effort will be made to offer you your requested times.
Often however, if a number of passengers are going to the same destination we will offer you these times.
We may require to change your booking times but will advise you if these changes exceed 10 minutes.
Other passengers are often picked up en route to your destination. Please allow time for this when booking your journey.
Please try to be flexible with your journey times.
How do I use it?
Booking is easy. All it takes is a simple call to the booking line on 0845 128 4036. Journeys can even be booked by text message!
Bookings can be made up to two hours before travelling, but we recommend you book the day before.
Sunday journeys should be booked on Thursdays. Saturday and Monday journeys should be booked on Fridays.
The booking line is open Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 16:00, all users.
SPT concession cards, Scottish Citizens National Entitlement Cards, ZoneCards and Daytripper tickets are valid on the service. Normal bus service fares apply.
Download a timetable
Download the Service 500 timetable and map in pdf format (255kb). Opens a new window.
Further information
For further information, bookings or text message registration, please call 0845 128 4036.