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Imagine getting on a bus to travel into Cardiff city centre, knowing that someone living the same distance away in another part of Cardiff travels a similar journey for less. This is the reality for thousands of people living in certain parts of Cardiff.

Summary 
- In 2023, Cardiff Bus introduced a Inner-City single fare zone. This made everyday journeys to the city centre cheaper for people travelling from areas, like Canton and Roath. It was a welcome change. 
- But while some Cardiff communities benefit from this £2.20 fare, their neighbours in Splott, Adamsdown, Tremorfa, Grangetown and Cathays are still being left behind!
- We want Cardiff Bus to expand the Inner-City Fare Zone to make it fair and we need you to sign the petition to help make the change! 

The people who need affordable buses shouldn't be left paying more.
As you can see from the Cardiff Bus diagram (taken from "https://www.cardiffbus.com/local-single-fares" in November 2024), Adamsdown, Splott, and Tremorfa are completely left out of the current inner city fare zone. Additionally parts of Grangetown and Cathays (that are the same distance from the zone as areas in Canton and Roath) are also missing out. This means people in these areas could be spending up to an extra £115 on bus tickets a year. That is extra money that could go towards food, rent, heating and household bills instead. 

Adamsdown and Splott are among the more deprived communities in Cardiff according to Welsh Government data from the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD, 2025). Many local families rely on food banks, with Cardiff Foodbank giving out more than 3,200 vouchers in Adamsdown, Splott and Tremorfa in 2025. People in these areas also have fewer transport options. Neither Adamsdown nor Splott has a train station. Also approximately a third of households in Splott and Tremorfa and closer to 50% of households in Adamsdown don't own a car. This shows why these communities should be included in a discounted fare zone, especially when some of the areas already covered are wealthier and have better transport links.

Cardiff Bus can do better. And we know it can, because it already has.
This isn't a demand for something impossible. Cardiff Bus has already shown that it can introduce lower fares for shorter local trips. We're asking it to take that positive step further by expanding the £2.20 Inner City fare zone to neighbouring communities where journeys are similar. In particular, our proposed areas of Splott, Adamsdown, Tremorfa and to go further into Grangetown and Cathays than it currently does.

Add your name and help us get Cardiff a  Fair Inner City Fare for everyone. Tocyn Teg Dinas Deg
An initiative by Cardiff Action Now /Caerdyddd Amdani Nawr (C.A.N)

Sources
- Cardiff Bus Inner-City Fare Zone introduced in 2023: Cardiff Bus, New Fares from April 2023.
- Fare zone map and boundaries: Cardiff Bus, Local Single Fares (accessed November 2026).
- Foodbank voucher data: Cardiff Foodbank/Trussell DCS, 2025.
- Deprivation data: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD), Welsh Government.
- Train station access: Transport for Wales and National Rail station maps.
- Car ownership statistics: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics (ONS).