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Ride – your all-in-one travel app for Nottingham and Derby

Move around Nottingham and Derby with ease. Whether you're taking the bus, tram, train, e-scooter, e-bike, or shared car, Ride brings all your transport options together in one easy-to-use app — it puts you in the driving seat, so that you can choose the best way to get where you're going.

With just one account, you get access to trusted local transport providers, including:

- Buses: Arriva, CT4N, Kinchbus, Trentbarton, Central Connect*, NCT*, Notts & Derby Buses*, Stagecoach*, Centre Bus, Hopper Bus, Unibus and so many more
- Trams: Tramlink / NET – fast, frequent services across the city
- Rail: Regional train connections across Nottingham and Derby
- E-scooters: Dott – quick and flexible e-scooter travel
- E-bikes: Lime – eco-friendly rides for short city trips
- Car Sharing: Enterprise Car Club – rent by the hour or day from convenient locations

Ride will provide a fully integrated platform enabling You to:

- Plan: your journey with all modes of transport, which you can filter out based on your preferences
- Book: select the itinerary that you wish to take, based on Ride’s suggested journeys
- Pay: from the selected journey, choose each leg and pay for it using your preferred payment options, including digital payments
- Ride: the bus, using the digital tickets, or top-ups that you’ve purchased that are made available directly onto your phone’s ticket wallet
- Check: the map where your bus is in the real-time and see next-departure information made available directly onto your phone. Ride will provide real-time information across all services showing not only arrival information, but allowing you to see where your bus is in real-time

Ride is an app that will continue to evolve and improve. Nottingham City Council will be adding new modes, incorporating additional ticketing solutions, increasing the visibility of personalised and accessible travel requirements, and of course, incorporating personal travel modes such as Bike and Car to provide the catalyst for modal change and more sustainable travel options.

Whether you're commuting to work, heading to a class, visiting friends, or exploring the city — Ride helps you travel smarter.

Getting Started is Easy
Download the app, create your account, add your payment method — and you're ready to go.

Simplify your commute. Explore your city. Ride your way.