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In full: Xplore Dundee bus ticket fares set to rise

The operator's ticket prices will go up from Monday April 3.

Dundee’s main bus operator has revealed a rise in fares across most of its tickets.

The Xplore Dundee hikes will come into force on Monday (April 3).

The firm is blaming factors including an end to Scottish Government funding, low passenger numbers, buses being more expensive to run and staff receiving a pay rise.

It follows on from increases to the firm’s fares last year .

How much are tickets increasing by?

• Short hop – increasing from £1.90 to £2.20 .
• Long hop – increasing from £2.45 (paper ticket) and £2.35 (mTicket) to £2.75 
• Five-trip bundle – increasing from £9.60 to £11
• 10-trip bundle – increasing from £19.25 to £22.
• DaySaver – increasing from £4 (paper ticket) and £3.85 (mTicket) to £4.40 .
• Five-day bundle – increasing from £16 to £17.60 .
• EveningSaver – increasing from £3.20 to £3.50.
• GroupSaver – increasing from £9.60 (paper ticket) and £8.55 (mTickets) to £11.
• WeekSaver – increasing from £14.45 to £16 .
• Four WeekSaver – increasing from £53 to £56 .
• Monthly direct debit – increasing from £47 to £52 .

A new ticket is also being introduced called DuoSaver which will allow two people to travel together all day, costing £7.70 .

• Unihop – increasing from £1.50 to £1.60 .
• 10-trip bundle – increasing from £13.90 to £15 .
• DaySaver – increasing from £3.40 (mTickets); £3.60 (paper ticket); to £4.
• WeekSaver – increasing from £11 (paper ticket) and £10.70 (mTickets and smartcards) to £12.30 .
• StudentSaver basic – increasing from £11 to £12.30 .
• StudentSaver standard – increasing from £40 to £45 .
• StudentSaver premium – increasing from £125 to £140 .
• DaySaver – increasing from £2.60 to £3.30 .
• WeekSaver – increasing from £8.50 to £11.50.

Single trip tickets will remain at £1.50 while the 10-trip bundle and four-week saver will be discontinued.

Passengers aged five to 21 with a valid NEC card can travel for free .

Why are fares going up?

In a statement , Xplore Dundee said: “Since the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020, bus companies have received funding from the Scottish Government that has helped to keep services running.

“Passenger numbers plummeted to just 10% of ‘normal’ levels during the first lockdown and haven’t yet fully recovered (due to behavioural changes over the last three years, such as working from home and shopping online).

“That funding support will expire at the end of March – at the same time as inflationary pressures making buses more expensive to run.

“We’re also investing millions in transforming our fleet to improve the comfort and quality of your journey, as well as looking after the environment.

“Plus, we’re giving our staff a well-earned pay increase after seeing us through some difficult times in recent years.

“Despite these rising costs, our fares have been frozen in three of the last six years.

“That’s why we’ve had to review our prices – so that we can continue to cover those essential costs of delivering your local bus services.”

The rise comes as Xplore prepares to relaunch its open-top bus tours in Dundee this weekend .

Will other Dundee bus fares rise?

Stagecoach  is the other main bus operator in Dundee, running services between the city, Perthshire, Angus and Fife.

The company announced earlier this month that it will be increasing its prices from this Sunday (April 2).

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From Monday 12 September bus passengers in Dundee will be able to purchase multi-operator tickets enabling stress-free travel across the city.

Once launched, bus passengers travelling across the city and its surrounding area via three different bus companies will be able to travel using just one ticket. This has been achieved through a partnership involving Xplore Dundee , Stagecoach , Moffat & Williamson and Dundee City Council .

ABC multi-operator tickets part of a wider Scottish initiative for seamless travel

The ABC (Any Bus Company) products will be available to buy from all the participating operators from Monday 12 September 2016. The ticket types available on ABC will be:

• Adult day tickets
• Child day tickets
• Adult weekly tickets
• Child weekly tickets

Details of ticket prices and maps of the ticket zone will be made available to the public within the next month.

Earlier this year bus operators in Scotland outlined their commitment to deliver multi-operator smart ticketing for millions of bus customers during 2016-17. The launch of ABC will be the first part of a country-wide scheme which aims to pave the way for seamless travel between bus, rail, ferry and subway.

“It’s a very exciting development in public transport for Dundee”

Managing Director of Xplore Dundee Elsie Turbyne said: “This revolutionary new way of ticketing will allow passengers the freedom to hop onto a Stagecoach bus in Monifieth and switch to an Xplore Dundee service in Dundee city centre, making a further journey to Wormit with Moffat & Williamson, using just one single ticket.

“It’s a very exciting development in public transport for Dundee and we’re all proud to be involved with this innovative project. Multi-operator ticketing will complement each of our existing smart ticket products and I hope that it will encourage more people to choose bus travel for their journeys to work, college or leisure activities.”

Andrew Jarvis, Managing Director, Stagecoach East Scotland said: “The new multi-operator smart ticketing scheme for Dundee is an exciting project which complements our existing range of tickets available to buy and load onto StagecoachSmart cards.

“We’re delighted to be working in partnership with Transport Scotland, Dundee City Council and other operators on the initiative and look forward to creating new travel choices and greater flexibility for bus passengers.”

George Devine, Managing Director, Moffat & Williamson said: “We’re looking forward to working in conjunction with Transport Scotland, Dundee City Council and local transport operators to ultimately make bus travel in the area easier for our passengers. Offering a smart multi-operator ticket option to customers is a massive step forward for this area, and hopefully will encourage the use of public transport.”

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