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SWANSEA: Free buses return for the summer holidays — running until 11pm for the Airshow’s first night show

Buses across Swansea will be free to ride every weekend of the school summer holidays — starting on Wales Airshow weekend, when the offer runs late into the night for the first time.

Swansea Council‘s free bus scheme returns on July 25, covering all service buses on journeys that start and finish within the council area, across 13 days of the holidays.

Free travel normally ends at 7pm — but on Saturday July 25 it will run until 11pm, so Wales Airshow crowds can stay for the event’s new Afterburn evening programme.

The full list of free travel dates: July 25 and 26; August 1 and 2; August 8 and 9; August 15 and 16; August 22 and 23; and the bank holiday weekend of August 29, 30 and 31.

“A family of four can save around £20”

Council leader Rob Stewart said the aim was to let as many families as possible enjoy the Airshow without worrying about parking, traffic or the cost of getting home.

“The school holidays can be an expensive time, so every saving helps,” he said. “A family of four can save around £20 on a single journey, leaving more money to spend on enjoying the day.”

Rebecca Fogarty, cabinet member for community support, said the offer applied well beyond the Airshow: “Whether you’re heading to the Airshow, the beach, the city centre or visiting family and friends, free bus travel makes it easier and more affordable to get around.”

She advised those travelling on Airshow days to plan ahead and check schedules with bus operators — the council says homeward services on the Saturday evening in particular will be in demand.

Six summers of free rides

The scheme is now in its sixth year, and the council says passengers have made well over a million journeys since it launched in 2021.

This year’s 13 days is slightly down on the 15 days offered last summer — though the scheme has grown in another direction, spreading well beyond the summer holidays.

Free buses ran in the run-up to Christmas — after a suspension of planned strike action by First Cymru drivers nearly derailed the parade-weekend offer. The offer returned again over Easter.

The council also launched the free Shopper Hopper shuttle in December, linking the city’s transport hubs with Swansea Market and the Y Storfa library.

Swansea’s scheme is council-funded and open to everyone — a point of contrast this summer, after the UK Government’s holiday support package included a free bus travel scheme for children that applies only in England.

The council says the offer is designed to cut travel costs for families while encouraging people to spend time — and money — in the city, supporting local businesses and attractions. It sits alongside the near-£700,000 #Hereforyouthissummer fund paying for holiday food and free activities across more than 300 community groups.

The Airshow’s first night flight

The extended Saturday hours are built around a first for the Wales Airshow: evening displays, under the Afterburn banner, with pyrotechnic aircraft performances, a drone display and fireworks over the bay.

The free two-day show on July 25 and 26 has already announced a WWII Fairey Swordfish and a rare Cold War Westland Wasp helicopter among this year’s displays — nearly 40 years of Royal Navy flying history between them.

With big crowds expected along the seafront, the council’s advice is blunt: homeward services on the Saturday evening will be busy, so plan the return leg before setting out.

Full details of the free travel offer are on Swansea Council’s website.

Related stories from Swansea Bay News

SWANSEA: WWII Swordfish and rare Cold War Navy helicopter to star at Wales Airshow
Two pieces of Royal Navy flying history confirmed for this year’s show.

SWANSEA: Nearly £700,000 for holiday food, activities and older residents
The council’s #Hereforyouthissummer fund reaching more than 300 community groups.

Free bus rides return for Easter as Swansea families urged to “leave the car at home”
The scheme’s Easter outing earlier this year.

New free ‘Shopper Hopper’ shuttle bus launches in Swansea city centre
The year-round free shuttle linking the market, library and transport hubs.

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