Brighton & Hove Buses Reviews 303

TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.6

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Most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Customers frequently praise the excellent customer service, highlighting the helpfulness and politeness of the staff, especially when resolving issues or providing support. Many people appreciate the quick response times from the customer service team, finding them efficient and understanding. However, some people were dissatisfied with the pricing, noting significant increases and a lack of consistency in fares. There were also concerns about the service itself, with some customers experiencing frequent delays, buses not arriving, or drivers being unhelpful and rude. A few other people also felt that the staff, particularly some drivers, were not always professional or considerate.

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Staff

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Service

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Customer service

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Response time

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Price

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Based on these reviews

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I left a bag on one of the buses in Brighton & Hove, and filled in the lost property form provided on the website. A day or two later I popped into the hub to check whether it had been found and Nigel... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Riding around Brighton and Hove, using the buses and app has been a great experience. The duo city saver is excellent value, the buses are punctual, have good connections and polite helpful drivers. W... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently purchased a model Coaster bus from the Brighton & Hove buses website. I contacted them to ask if I could have my package delivered by Royal Mail. I had a prompt reply from David saying t... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I came into the Travel shop in Brighton this afternoon and was served by Danny, who sat my granddaughter and me down to sort out her new bus pass. He took his time explaining how the bus pass worked a... See more

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Company details

  1. Transportation Service

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Brighton & Hove currently operate 222 buses across a network of 73 routes with 2,000 bus stops, serving the urban area of Brighton and Hove and connecting the city to Crowborough, Eastbourne, Lewes and Tunbridge Wells. Metrobus our sister company currently operate 125 buses across 50 routes through Sussex, Surrey and Kent. Between the two companies, our passengers made 50 million passenger journeys during the year which is more bus journeys per head of the population than anywhere in the UK outside of London.


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3.6

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

303 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nathan was absolutely brilliant - 5 star customer service

Nathan was absolutely brilliant!
He gave me time to explain my issue, escalated to his managers and confirmed to me on email. He then helped process a busID key application via email within a matter of hours.

15 April 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Thanks Gregor, that is great to hear and I shall make sure Nathan is made aware ^David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Busfare understanding

Really helped with understanding the child busfare

12 April 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Thanks for your kind words Hanna, I am glad we could help. Any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask ^David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brighton and Hove buses customer…

Brighton and Hove buses customer service are absolutely amazing so kind and understanding and give the best support you could wish for, everyone treats you with the upmost respect and kindness thank you all so much i personally am eternally grateful.
Kind regards Michael Williams. Hove.

8 April 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Thanks for your kind words Michael that is most appreciated. I will let my team know and I am so glad we could help ^David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Riding around Brighton and Hove

Riding around Brighton and Hove, using the buses and app has been a great experience. The duo city saver is excellent value, the buses are punctual, have good connections and polite helpful drivers. We’ve travelled to Bevendean, Hove, Patcham and Brighton Town Centre and the buses have been clean and comfortable.

8 April 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Hi Christine, thank you for the 5 star review I’m glad to hear you are like our services across the city. ^Andy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service

Jannita and Millie were excellent on customer service and sorted me requiring a refund and doing a gesture of goodwill for me as well.

8 April 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Hi Julie, Thank you for the 5 star review, I'm glad to Jennita and Millie delivered good customer service. I will pass on you comments. ^Andy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Unbelievable

Actually, I didn't expect my email could be replied during Easter Holiday, but you did. Many thanks for your help!

5 April 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Hi Pengbo, thanks for the 5 star review, glad were able to assist over the Easter period. ^Andy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brighton and hove buses merchandise

Brighton and hove buses always do a fantastic selection of merchandise

2 April 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Hi Rahin, thanks for the 5 star review. I'm glad you like our merchandise, we have more coming soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding Service

Excellent customer service via email or phone. The turnaround time to hear back or get the query resolved is excellent too.

Real humans, none of this AI 🤖 business.

31 March 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Hi Irica, thanks for the 5 star review. Its always great to hear that you had excellent customer service. I will pass on your feedback onto the team. ^Andy

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Brighton and Hove bus service is the…

Brighton and Hove bus service is the absolute pits especially if you live in Southwick or Shoreham. The number 2 and 46 bus barely are ever on time and frequently get taken off .yet the number 1 and no 7 seem to be in over abundance along with the 5 ,5B ,and 5A.
Every week there's always buses taken off and only every twenty minutes when they do run on time. Once in blue moon. Its got to be the most unreliable service throughout the city its utterly appalling. Give up your personal transport to rely on these clowns you must be barking mad and you'll save hours in time if you take your car providing you can park.
The most unreliable totally awful service imaginable.

27 March 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Hi Lee, Thank you for your review although I am sorry to hear of the issues. So that I can look into this further would you kindly send an email FAO Nathan to Info@Buses.co.uk ^Nathan

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Took the 12a this morning Saltdean to…

Took the 12a this morning Saltdean to Peacehaven part and Darryl the driver was friendly and professional, going above and beyond to help people. Really an asset to the company. I know this is a hard job and it was really amazing to see such a cool, calm and kind person. Thank you!

26 March 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Hi Stephen, thanks for your kind words for Darryl. I will pass this along to their manager. ^David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

. Helping Hand Cards

You very kindly and promptly supplied my wife and myself with a Helping Hand card each. A very useful tool to assist bus travel and can also be used in other situations.
Thank you again. N&J.🤓🤓

20 March 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Thanks, Nigel, I am glad we could help ^David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent response

I contacted the Brighton buses as I had an issue with the wifi access. And they responded very quickly putting my mind at rest knowing, the problem is with that particular bus. I would especially thank Jon at customer service as he went out of his way to sort out the problem.

17 March 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Great to hear Colin, I will make sure Jon reads this. Glad we could help. ^David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I appreciate

I appreciate. They are doing good job

16 March 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Thanks Sri, very nice to hear and I appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review ^David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently purchased a model Coaster…

I recently purchased a model Coaster bus from the Brighton & Hove buses website.
I contacted them to ask if I could have my package delivered by Royal Mail. I had a prompt reply from David saying they only use Royal Mail.
My model bus arrived quickly and was very well packed by David.
I am extremely pleased with the mode and highly recommend everyone to use the Brighton & Hove website

7 March 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Hi Alan, thank you for your kind words for David and I am very pleased that you are happy with your purchase! ^Ciara

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The Ticket Pricing is Expensive and Confusing

As a visitor to Brighton, I bought the wrong saver ticket in error. My city saver cost £6.30. I should have bought a network saver costing £7.30.

When I boarded the homeward bound bus, I was charged £3.00 because my saver ticket was invalid.

A customer friendly gesture would have been for the driver to have charged me the difference of £1, between the two savers, or to have accepted the incorrect ticket with a reprimand.

Disappointing but typical of Rip Off Britain.

6 March 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Hi David, Thank you for your review although I am sorry to hear of the issues. So that I can look into this further would you kindly send an email FAO Ciara to Info@Buses.co.uk and include a picture of your ticket if you still have this ^Ciara

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Both the staff at north street office…

Both the staff at north street office ate very polite and very professional. I really want to highlight on the bus driver who was driving number 2 from Rottingdean to Horsham (I think) i caught the bus at crescent driver south on 3/3/2026 at 1:21 but unfortunately I left my jacket with my house keys and earphones. I thought I have lost it and would never find it again to my surprise on the next day the same bus driver recognised me and told me my jacket is been handed over to the garage at Hove. The fact that he remembers and managed to hand it over is beyond impressive. I would love to pass my gratitude to this bus driver. Thank you

4 March 2026
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Reply from Brighton & Hove Buses

Hello, thank you so much for your kind words. Always lovely to hear something like this . If you can kindly send an email FAO Ciara to Info@Buses.co.uk we will be able to trace the driver and make sure your compliment goes over to the drivers manager ^Ciara

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