Pay-As-You-Go offers discounted travel compared to buying a ticket with cash.

PAYG is a very useful smartcard with an electronic purse from which the cost of travel is automatically deducted as you travel around Nottingham. There are Adult and Under 19 options available for use on tram and most bus operators. Pick up your PAYG card from any of the 150 on-street ticket machines (first card is £2).
When travelling around the Robin Hood Network Top-up your card at any of the on-street ticket machines too, you can add amounts of £5, £10, £20 or £50 to your card. The maximum balance you can have on your card is £100.

Under 19 PAYG - to get your first card you will need to visit the Victoria Bus Station at the rear of Victoria Shopping Centre, and bring proof of age. A photo will be taken of the person under 19 and digitally printed onto the new card, after that it works exactly as the adult PAYG card, but at U19 prices!
See fares information table below for U19 prices.

Keep you card safe and check on your card balance
Register or login to your Robin Hood account. Registered Robin Hood users can now view their card balance on their account. Balance shown is on the latest data received from the operators. For an exact balance you can place your card on any on-street Robin Hood ticket machine or, if you have downloaded the Robin Hood app onto an Android phone  click on the 'card check' link.

So if you're only travelling one way, or only travel once a week, PAYG will offer you discount on a single trip or a day trip! You don’t have to decide in advance which ticket to purchase – the card works this out and gives you the best fare on the day for the trips you’ve made.

Smartcard readers on buses and trams give you a running total of your fare as you move around the City - you don’t need to wait for a statement of your account. Your card is transferrable.

You can purchase and top-up your card from any Robin Hood Network ticket machine, for machine locations please go to purchase and top-up page. You can add amounts of £5, £10, £20 or £50 to your card. The maximum balance you can have on your card is £100.

For information on where you can use your PAYG card