Selected First Bus fares to change in Aberdeen
First Bus is changing some of its fares in Aberdeen, including its Two-Trip, Day and Weekly tickets, from Sunday 30th March.
The changes are due to inflationary pressures, as rising fuel and maintenance costs continue to impact the price of operations.
From 30th March, Adult Day tickets will move from £5.30 to £5.55, Two-Trip tickets are increasing from £4.90 to £5.25; and Adult Weekly tickets will go from £24.00 to £25.50.
The review of the First Bus ticketing options in Aberdeen will also see changes to Single tickets, First Unlimited, and selected other fares.
The public transport operator continues to invest in the running of its network and electrifying transport in the city - making the proportion of zero-emission vehicles in its Aberdeen fleet one of the highest in the UK. It’s £12.7m investment in 24 new electric buses and 12 repower buses will see 36 more zero emission buses hitting the streets of Aberdeen in the coming weeks.
First Bus has also introduced cutting-edge AI software to create timetables that make its service more reliable for customers by accounting for factors like congestion and roadworks.
First Bus continues to make significant investment in additional resource such as drivers and buses on routes across the city. This is to ensure the bus continues to maintain current timetables due to roadworks, particularly around the Union Street improvements, causing large delays or diversions.
Graeme Macfarlan, Commercial Director for First Bus Scotland, said: “We know that a fare increase is never welcome news and we always want to keep ticket prices as low as possible. However, the reality is that we – like other transport operators - are facing substantial inflationary pressures across the board.
“We want our customers to know that we will continue to invest in our operations. Our end goal is always to keep improving services and make sure that our passengers can access reliable public transport.
“Bus is one of the cheapest, most practical, and green ways to travel. By introducing new electric buses and new ways to make our timetables more efficient, we’re working hard to make Aberdeen’s bus network a comfortable and eco-friendly way of getting from A to B.”
For full details on all First Bus Aberdeen ticket prices, please visit firstaberdeen.com/fares
Notes to editors
At First Bus, we’re on a mission to grow bus usage – so we’ll get behind initiatives that move people out of cars and onto the bus.
We’re one of the UK’s largest bus operators, transporting more than 1.5 million passengers a day. Our local bus services serve more than 25% of the population of Great Britain and over half of the UK’s top 15 most populated urban areas.
We are a leading operator in the majority of our local areas, including major urban centres such as Glasgow, Bristol and Leeds.
We have proudly launched our First Bus London operation and now operate 83 routes in west and central London from 10 garages serving 180 million passengers annually.
The combined operation now manages a fleet of over 5,750 buses across the UK.
Transforming our business for the better, we’re putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we’re the UK’s largest national bus operator to achieve real Living Wage employer status, cementing our position as an employer of choice in the sector.
First Bus is committed to operating a zero-emission bus fleet by 2035. We will have over 1000 zero-emission buses in operation across our UK fleet by the end of 2025.
We’re passionate about giving back to the communities we serve, which is why we’re helping local businesses to progress their decarbonisation journeys – giving them access to our charging hubs while our buses are on the road.
We also operate, Specialist Passenger Solutions, First Travel Solutions, York Pullman Bus Company, Lakeside, Ensignbus, Anderson Travel - and the Aircoach network and Matthews in Ireland.
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