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How to Create Bus Ticketing System on WordPress Website?

There was a time when creating a bus ticketing system was very expensive and time-consuming. The business owner needs to hire software developers to create customize bus booking software, which was really complicated process.  But with evolving of WordPress plugin, creating a bus ticketing system becomes very easier.  You don’t need to be a software developer or coding expert to create a bus booking system.

To create a bus booking system, all you need is a WordPress website and bus booking plugin. By instating plugin, you can create any type of booking system at your website in no time.

The Best Plugin for Creating Bus Ticketing System

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There are many bus booking plugins at wordpress directory. But not all plugins have necessary features or functions. But there are very few plugins that come with complete features and functionality. “WooCommerce Bus Ticket Booking with Seat Reservation” is one of the most popular WordPress plugins for creating a bus ticketing system. below are the necessary features of this plugin-

  • Support various payment systems via WooCommerce.
  • Open-source (highly customizable)
  • Support adding unlimited bus category, boarding point, and dropping point.
  • Add ticket prices to buy bus tickets for different routes.
  • Return booking features.
  • Add multiple bus featured images.
  • You can synchronize google map with bus departure location.
  • Add unlimited bus seats.
  • PDF tickets mailing features and many more.

There are many more functionalities of this plugin and various types of addons are also available to extend its functionality. The video bellows shows the process of creating a bus ticketing system

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Addons

However, if you want to extend the features and function of your bus booking plugin by installing addons. There are various types of addons available for this plugin. The addons are listed below: –

  • Coupon code – using this addon you can create coupon code. Customers can use the coupon code to buy bus tickets at a discount price.
  • QR code – this addons will print QR code on bus tickets. QR code can be scanned to verify real and fake tickets.
  • Backend order- the system can admin book bus tickets from backend for a customer.

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Advantage of Online Bus Booking System

By using the online business booking system, a business can easily boost its bus ticket sales. Now a day’s people want to go to the bus station to book a bus ticket. Instead, they preferred an online system so that they can book bus tickets whenever they want. Here are more advantages-

  • A traditional booking system needs employees to take bookings. Whereas the online system does not take not needs employees to manage booking-system. An online booking system cuts down overhead employee costs.
  • You can easily view the customer buying patterns from integrated analytics. Insight helps you to make important business decisions.
  • Get money before providing service. Customer needs to make payment before booking any online tickets online.

 Customer Reviews

Almost all customers who are using this plugin are satisfied. Mainly there are satisfied with seat planning features. It does not matter what types of bus you are adding to the system, you can customize seat plans according to your needs. The screenshot below shows some customer reviews-

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Buyer Guidelines

This plugin comes in two version­- Free version and pro version. You can download the free version from the WordPress directory. However, the pro version is available on the official website. It is suggested to try out the free version before you go for the pro. You can download the pro version for only 50 dollars. The advanced features of the pro version are listed below-

  • Attendee Registration Form: before purchasing a bus ticket, an attendee must provide their necessary details such as- name, gender, email, phone, etc.
  • An automatic confirmation message and pdf tickets: if anyone buys bus tickets, they will get a confirmation message and pdf bus tickets on their email.

However, if you think you need more functionality, you can install addons. There are many addons with specific functionality.

How Customer Will Book Bus Tickets?

Customer can buy bus tickets by visiting your website and by following some necessary steps-

  • Customer needs to choose their boarding, dropping point and time of travel.
  • Choose available bus seats.
  • Input necessary details such as- name, phone number, gender etc.
  • Make payment for bus tickets.
  • Once payment is successful, the customer will receive pdf bus tickets on their email.

Wrapping Up

“WooCommerce Bus Booking with Seat Reservation” is the ultimate plugins for creating a bus ticketing system.   ­­This plugin supports all standard WordPress themes. You can create a bus ticket booking system at any WordPress website in a few minutes.