About UPSRTC

• You can do UPSRTC online bus ticket booking using the ixigo app or the ixigo website.
• ixigo gives you the best deals on bus booking along with assured ixigo money, that can be used to book even more tickets! Customers can also use any payment mode (Credit/debit card, net-banking, e-wallets) to book tickets.
• In case of any query, ixigo customer support is always available with a 24x7 chat system, along with a dedicated customer helpline and Email-ID.
• All online transactions on ixigo.com are safe and secure.
• Customers can also check bus routes, timings, price details, arrival and departure timetable conveniently on ixigo.

UPSRTC Bus Types

UPSRTC provides seamless and comfortable bus services in a number of bus categories:

• Lohia Gramin Sewa: This service operates as a shuttle service between district headquarters and nearby towns/villages/tehsils, catering to rural and economy-conscious passengers. It charges about 70% of ordinary services fares.
• Mini Bus: This service operates the same way as Lohia Gramin Sewa but since it has just 32 seats, it gets filled up fast and reaches the destination faster.
• Janrath Bus: This is a new, low cost AC bus service that is very comfortable. The idea behind introducing these AC buses with reasonable fare is to make it affordable for low income people so they can enjoy luxury travel without putting any burden on their pockets.
• Volvo Bus: Spacious and comfortable, Volvo buses are fully AC for ease and comfort during long journeys. They are 45-seater, spacious, state-of-art buses with great comfort and ply on all major routes.

Travellers can also choose from Suhani Sewa, Scania Bus, City Bus, Sleeper Bus and Ordinary Bus available on UPSRTC.

Bus Amenities

• Water bottles, blankets and TVs are available in UPSRTC Volvo and Scania Multi Axle buses.
• UPSRTC provides rest rooms, canteens, booking offices, toilets, drinking water, timetable and fare chart display, enquiry counters, public address systems, lights, fans, seats and benches and PCO etc at all its bus stations. Cleanliness of the bus stations and buses are high priority for the UPSRTC.

UPSRTC Bus Pass Information

UPSRTC provides various bus passes and free passes in the form of Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID) based smart cards. RFID is a plastic card resembling Debit/Credit Cards of banks with a built in electronic chip that stores information of the validity period of the bus pass, the destinations of travel permitted on the pass, and the type of pass. These RFID cards are contactless cards and can be validated by bus conductors and inspectors by simply holding them close to the ETIM. Passengers can register for or renew these smart cards at any of the convenient Point Of Sale (PoS) located at various important bus stands in their respective city.

• Sugam-MST: This is a distance-based general pass with monthly validity.
• Sugam-MST(Student): This is a distance-based general pass with monthly validity. Only those students who are less than 21 years of age and can provide a school/college certificate that confirms the same are eligible for this pass.
• Open-Ended (ePurse): This is an amount-based e-purse with a validity of 5 years.
• Tourist Pass: The rate of this pass is Rs.795 and it allows unlimited travel on select routes for the pass validity period of 8 days.

Popular UPSRTC Bus Routes

Some of the major bus routes are as follows:

Lucknow to Banaras	Delhi to Farukhabad	Banaras to Gorakhpur
Bareilly to Meerut	Ballia to Lucknow	Allahabad to Banaras
Gorakhpur to Banaras	Kanpur to Allahabad	Mau to Lucknow
Agra to Kanpur	Meerut to Lucknow	Ghaziabad to Gola
Jaunpur to Lucknow	Azamgarh to Kanpur	Dehradun to Pilibhit
Raebarelly to Banaras	Farukhabad to Delhi	Noida to Ballia
Jhansi to Kanpur	Aligarh to Agra	Rampur to Delhi

Travellers can make their UPSRTC online ticket booking using ixigo app and website for a comfortable and seamless travel experience.

Features of UPSRTC Buses

• All the buses run by UPSRTC are provided with wide seats and air suspension for better comfort.
• The entertainment facilities (movies, videos, audio) provided by UPSRTC on the bus make the journey even more enjoyable.
• Travellers are also provided with water bottles, blankets, facial wipes, etc. Along with these features, the buses have minimal noise, no jerking movements and enough space for luggage, making the journey highly comfortable.

What are the concessions given by UPSRTC?

UPSRTC provides a number of concessions on UPSRTC online bus booking. Some of major benefits are as following:

• Distinguished citizens including Members of Parliament, Distinguished Reporters, ex-members of the UP Legislative Assembly and Council, primary and middle-school teachers under the UP government and freedom fighters are permitted to travel free in the UPSRTC buses.
• Citizens of the state, police and defence personnel who have been decorated with bravery awards are permitted to travel free of charge in corporations buses.
• Free travel facility is available to any physically handicapped person whose disability according to the certificate provided by the CMO is 40% or more in ordinary buses. These include blind, dumb, deaf, handicapped and mentally challenged citizens.
• Children below 5 years of age travel free while children between the ages of 5 and 12 are charged 50% of the normal fare.
• The UPSRTC has also announced a 30% concession for female travellers but it is yet to come into effect.