A man tries to travel 515 km (320 miles) from Derby to Cornwall on 20 different bus routes.
Andrew Cowell previously used a government-funded £2 bus fare cap to travel from his home in Derby to Whitby in North Yorkshire.
Now he has set out with a plan that should get him to Penzance by Saturday night.
Mr Cowell took on the latest challenge to highlight the public transport initiative.
He’s hoping to continue using as many of these price-limited services as possible as he makes his way to the Southwest.
His journey began with a bus from his home in Allestree to Derby bus station, where he then took his second bus to Leicester city centre.
“It’s basically promoting the £2 bus fare and that’s only because I’m a bit eccentric and it’s challenging,” he said.
Mr Cowell plans to spend all of Thursday traveling to Swindon on nine different buses.
He will then make his way to Exeter on Friday before finally arriving in Penzance on Saturday after three full days of bus travel.
This distance is more than double his previous performance of 220 km (137 miles).
He said: “It was as far from Derby as I could get and I haven’t been to Cornwall in several years and I like the lure of the sea.”
All but one of the buses he wants to use participate in the £2 fare system.
It was introduced as a cost-of-living measure but was also intended to encourage people to get back on buses.
Earlier this month, a survey by the Transport Inspectorate suggested more people were using bus services following the rollout of the scheme, which is due to expire in June.
In all, Mr Cowell expects his trip to cost £39.50 with no additional food and accommodation costs.
He said: “I wouldn’t suggest people do this as a practical way to get to Penzance, but to prove that we still have a national bus network and you can still actually use it.”
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