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Breeze up to the Downs!
Breeze up to the Downs is a network of three bus services linking the city with some of its most popular countryside destinations.
Spring & Summer 2010 Breeze Times
From Sunday 28 March our Breeze services are moving up a gear!
Buses on all three routes will run every Saturday, as well as every Sunday and Bank Holiday. On the 77 route to Devil’s Dyke the frequency will double to two buses per hour.
Also, from 27 June and right through July and August, the 77 route will run seven days a week – normally with open top buses. During this High Summer period, there will be later buses to Devil’s Dyke, with the last bus back from the Dyke leaving at 8.30 pm: ideal for a summer evening stroll!
On Sunday 6th June bus service 78 will run every 15 minutes from 9.45am until 5.45pm in connection with the Springwatch Festival event in Stanmer Park.
Links to the new leaflets and timetables are below:
Service 77 to the Devil's Dyke Timetable
Services 78 to Stanmer Park and 79 to Ditchling Beacon Timetables
Service 77 Leaflet (Devil's Dyke) - [PDF -1.13MB]
Service 78 Leaflet (Stanmer Park) - [PDF - 532KB]
Service 79 Leaflet (Ditchling Beacon) - [PDF - 1.27MB]
Fares
Prices on Service 77 to Devil’s Dyke and Service 79 to Ditchling Beacon are £2.50 single and £5.00 return ("SuperSaver").
Special return fare of £2.50 on Service 79 to Ditchling Beacon from any bus stop on Ditchling Road.
The fare on service 78 is £1.80 single or £3.60 return (or "CitySaver").
Bus Pass holders travel free.
Up to two children per adult travel free. "SuperSaver" tickets offer one day's unlimited travel on the 77,78 and 79 - and on almost all Brighton & Hove Bus Company services.
To encourage people from further afield not to drive to the area, we are offering two single or return journeys for the price of one for people arriving by train. Just show your valid rail tickets to the bus driver. Individuals can get a third off the bus fare by showing a valid rail ticket.
Please note: Rail special offer does not apply to bus "Saver" and "SuperSaver" tickets. Rail tickets must be valid for travel to Brighton or Hove.
Full timetables for city bus services can be found by visiting the bus company's website
For comments, enquiries or to order a set of the 'Breeze Up to the Downs' leaflets, or large print versions of timetables for these services, please email the transport team or telephone us on: (01273) 292480.
These services are provided by a partnership between Brighton & Hove City Council, The National Trust and South Downs Joint Committee.
To plan your journey door to door from anywhere in the south, please visit http://www.traveline.info/index.htm
Or try out Brighton & Hove City Council's JourneyOn journey planner at JourneyOn .
South Downs Bus Walks
A series of six leaflets offering 18 easy-to-follow walks on the stunning South Downs around Brighton & Hove. All walks are easily accessible from the city’s frequent main bus network (each walk description details the relevant bus info).
Please visit the following link for viewing and downloading these leaflets:
http://www.visitsouthdowns.com/rte.asp?id=98
Then go to the ‘Public Transport Walks’ section at the bottom of the page.
Bus and Train Access to Walking on the South Downs National Way National Trail
More Ideas for Walks by Bus and Train