LibertyBus is the public and School bus operator on the island of Jersey. It is a subsidiary of Tower Transit, the UK subsidiary of the Kelsian Group.
History In February 2012, the HCT Group was awarded a contract by the States of Jersey to operate the island's public bus services from January 2013 for seven years with a three-year option taking over from MyBus.Second HCT island contract busandcoach.com 27 February 2012 HCT Group 10 July 2012Final tender from CT Plus to run Jersey's buses approved BBC News 10 July 2012 The operation was branded LibertyBus after a public vote. LibertyBus also won the Jersey Chartered Institute of Marketing Award, for Best Brand Campaign 2013 for the LibertyBus brand.Jersey bus service to be LibertyBus after public vote BBC News 7 September 2012
In September 2022, the HCT Group sold both LibertyBus and Guernsey's buses.gg operation to the Kelsian Group, following a period of extended financial difficulties for the HCT Group that resulted in the sale of most of its subsidiaries.
In April 2025, Kelsian Group was successful in renewing the Jersey bus contract for another 10 years.
AvanchiCard A smart card payment system named AvanchiCard was introduced in 2013. The name AvanchiCard comes from avanchi, which means advance or move forward in Jèrriais – Jersey’s traditional language. The name was chosen by Jersey’s children and young people through a competition organised with local schools.Jersey travel card to be called Avanchi after pupils vote BBC News 19 December 2012
LibertyBus has a range of AvanchiCards to suit individual travelling needs: Avanchi Concession (senior citizen card) AvanchiCard Visitor - 1 Day Pass/2 Day Pass/3 Day Pass/Week Pass (single and family options available) AvanchiCard Unlimited (Monthly/Annual renewal) Avanchi 18 (child concession pass) AvanchiPAYG (pay-as-you-go) AvanchiCards LibertyBus
Fleet list (as of August 2026)
10 Dennis Dart SLF Caetano Nimbus (11056,11060-11068)
34 Optare Solo SR (17001-170035 excluding 17012)
7 ADL Enviro 400 (26001-26007)
5 Scania N230UD OmniCity (ex london) (29008-29011)
2 Mellor Sigma 8 (33001-33002)
4 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter City 45 (53010-53013)
22 Otokar Vectio C 9 (18001-18022)
References
External links
Company website School bus information on the Libertybus website now