Iff Card

Speed up your journey and save money by paying before you board the bus 

What is an iff card?

iff card is your personal travel card that you can use on all of our buses.  You can either

Apply for your iff card

Print and complete our iff card application form below and return it to our Customer Service team at:

Cardiff Bus Depot and Offices
Sloper Road
Cardiff
CF11 8TB

or [email protected]

Your iff card will be sent to you in the post.  If you lose your card we will replace your first card free of charge, after that, replacement cards will cost £5.

iff card application form

Buying tickets & topping up your iff card

  • Only weekly tickets can be added to your iff card by the driver on the bus - remember to tell the driver which ticket you want to purchase before putting your card on the machine
  • You can also set up a Direct Debit payment so that your iff card will never run-out, as long as you maintain the commitment. Click here for more information about the Direct Debit scheme

iff card fares

Cardiff fare zone - for travel within Cardiff, Penarth and Llandough
Barry fare zone - for travel within Barry, Dinas Powys, Sully and Wenvoe
Plus - for travel across our entire network, including to and from Newport

  Cardiff fare zone Barry fare zone Plus fare zone
  Adult 5-15 years old or My Travel Pass* Adult 5-15 years old or My Travel Pass* Adult 5-15 years old or My Travel Pass*
Day to go (on bus) £4.70 £3.10 £4.60 £3.50 £6 £4.20
Week to go £17 £12 £15 £10 £24 £15.50

4 week to go
(28 days)

£60 £44 £55 £35 £75 £55
Month to go
- direct debit only
£58 £40 £50 £35 £70 £47

Year to go
- Sloper Road

£680 £530 £520 £400 £775 £600

* customers aged 16-21 will need a My Travel Pass card (NOT an iff card) - click here to apply for a My Travel Pass Card. On receipt of your card, you will need to visit our head office at Sloper Road (CF11 8TB) for your ticket type (apart from single tickets) to be added to your card.  You'll then be able to load tickets onto the card in the same way as an iff card.