£2 for a 40 minute bus ride

NorthumberlandBoro said:
You can get the northern train from Newcastle to Boro for as little as £3.50.
Direct train 1 hr 20.
Seems like an absolute bargain as train fares go.
You get the added bonus of seeing the Durham coastline on the way.
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Yeah I couldn’t believe that when I came back from the airport a few weeks ago… 4 quid or something. My taxi from Boro train station cost more!
 
The £2 bus routes are set routes, ordinary bus fares are not cheap.

Yesterday I used a bus in London are it was only £1.80 and then used another bus within 60 minutes of the first one and that was free. I think you can use as many buses as you like in the 60 minutes. Its called hopper fares.

At 60 if you live in London you can get a Freedom Pass. The Freedom pass gives free travel on all buses, trains and tubes within the M25. It would around £2,500 a year to purchase. It an example of how some London residents are subsidised.
 
I hammer my free bus pass, Saltburn, Whitby,Staithes ,RHB or upto Richmond , Barney, at least two or three times a week if weather is ok. And the Westie goes free as well. Even the 30 p before 9.30 is good.
I was on the early X93 a fortnight ago and it was a full double decker by time it left Guisbrough. And most were on passes
 
Redwurzel said:
The £2 bus routes are set routes, ordinary bus fares are not cheap.

Yesterday I used a bus in London are it was only £1.80 and then used another bus within 60 minutes of the first one and that was free. I think you can use as many buses as you like in the 60 minutes. Its called hopper fares.

At 60 if you live in London you can get a Freedom Pass. The Freedom pass gives free travel on all buses, trains and tubes within the M25. It would around £2,500 a year to purchase. It an example of how some London residents are subsidised.
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As far as I'm aware, it's all service buses like the concessionary bus pass.
 
Retirement is 66 at present and 67 for people born from April 1960.

I will check on if all bus fares are £2 - last time I used a bus outside London it was £3.50 to go 2.5 miles.
 
Just had a look on the Gov.Uk site.

Depends where you are living and travelling to.

Teesside and north east has more at the concession than not included.

www.gov.uk

£2 bus fare cap

A list of bus companies and bus routes included in the £2 bus fare cap scheme.
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk
 
thornabyred said:
I hammer my free bus pass, Saltburn, Whitby,Staithes ,RHB or upto Richmond , Barney, at least two or three times a week if weather is ok. And the Westie goes free as well. Even the 30 p before 9.30 is good.
I was on the early X93 a fortnight ago and it was a full double decker by time it left Guisbrough. And most were on passes
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My dad does the same.. also Northern do some cheap advance tickets every so often (not much more than £5)so I sort them out for him
 
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