• New look live bus tracking view, you can now see all First Bus services calling at the stop moving in real-time
• Journey planning enhancements, giving you a cleaner look, with more customisable route preferences
• More realistic journey times, with a journey time range, helping you to better plan your day
• No more back and forth between your planned journey and finding your bus; we've put it all into one screen now so you can follow your journey door-to-door in all one place
We’ve given the app a new look and feel:
• The home screen has a new look, making it easier to use the map, find your stops and your favourites
• Searching for locations, stops or services is now easier than ever before using the new buttons to tailor your search all from one place
• Trimmed down the navigation
Bug fixes and performance updates
Bug fixes and improvements
Performance improvements and bug fixes
- New addition to our seat tracking, see where only standing room is available on your bus.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Hotfix
Bug fixes and performance improvements
We've made it easier for you to get in contact with us.
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Support added for First Bus Space Checker!
The new tool from First Bus which allows you to plan ahead and see when your a service is typically at its busiest, allowing you to choose a quieter time to travel.
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
- One-touch payment now available with Google Pay making buying your tickets quicker and easier.
- Bug fixes and security updates
We've extended our real-time seat capacity tracking to now include the availability of the wheelchair space.
You can now see our seat tracker from the bus stop screens too.
We’ve introduced real-time bus capacity tracking.
You can now see how many seats on the bus are still available to help you in planning your journey.
View the real-time seat capacity from any live bus tracking screen.
Minor bug fixes and security updates
Security updates and bug fixes
We’re always working hard to improve the app, here’s our latest changes:
- New bus route screen, so you can see all the route stops, access timetable info and get to your tickets, all in one place!
- Giving the app a make-over with general visual improvements
- Small bug fixes and performance tweaks
What’s new:
- Activate multiple tickets at the same time so when you’re travelling with other people you can scan several tickets on the same phone
- Save recent searches in your journey planner so you can re-plan this journey more quickly
We’ve listened to your feedback and made improvements to make door to door journey planning and buying your First Bus mTicket even easier.
Recent improvements in this update include:
- First Bus service only filter
- Tickets displayed in chronological order of purchase
If you have any further feedback please send it to App@firstgroup.com
Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
Minor bug fixes.
We keep improving the app based on your feedback. In this release:- Access to timetables was added to bus stop and bus route screens for First Bus services.- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.
We’ve listened carefully to your comments about our new app, and this update adds further improvements.The update provides:> Better departure boards> Bus fixes and minor usability enhancementsPlease keep sharing your feedback with us! All your suggestions help us to keep improving the First Bus app.
We’ve listened carefully to your comments about our new app, and this update adds the features you've told us are important to you.Now you can:- Enter a bus number to quickly check its route and times.- Favourite the bus routes you use the most.- Re-name and reorder your favourites in the Plan section.- Enter place names whilst using the Plan map to jump to that location.Please keep sharing your feedback with us! All your suggestions help us to keep improving the First Bus app.
Download our new First Bus app.- Improved performance and efficiency.- Improved access to near-by bus stops including live bus times.- Easier and faster to use.
Plan a journey, buy a great value mobile ticket (mTicket) or find where your bus is with live bus times – you can do all this and more with the First Bus App, making bus travel even easier.
PLAN YOUR JOURNEY
With our door to door route planner you can check your quickest route to work or plan a new adventure and help you to get around at the weekend. Just enter a destination to view your route options and we’ll show you which of our bus services can get you there with step-by-step instructions.
CHECK LIVE BUS TIMES
The First Bus App is the best way to get live bus times and route information. You can save your favourite stops, routes and locations and revisit recently searched journeys. The map shows the bus stops nearby where you can see live updates to check where and when your bus is coming letting you head to your bus stop just before your bus is due.
BUY YOUR MOBILE TICKET (MTICKET)
You can buy your great value bus ticket on the First Bus App before you travel so with mTickets there’s no need to carry cash or worry about having the right change. Some of our tickets are cheaper on the app so get it downloaded for our best bus ticket prices. Payments are secure and there’s a handy ‘buy again’ button with one-tap checkout making repeat purchases even quicker and easier to do.
The app also features:
• Tickets for Heathrow RailAir, Buses of Somerset and First Kernow.
• Payments via Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Google Pay and Apple Pay.
• The ability to gift tickets to a child or young person.