McGill’s have increased the price of their fares across all of their services. The prices went up on April 15.
This includes student discounted fares on services such as the UniLink (UL) and the 54 service, which serve many students.
Across all student discounted tickets available, the average increase in fares is 5 per cent.
Students will now pay £1.75 for a single ticket, up from £1.65. A day ticket (a return ticket) will now cost £3.35, up from £3.20.
In a statement on their website, McGill’s said: “The whole transport sector, like in many other walks of life, continues to experience cost inflation that we need to manage, which is why we’re making some changes to Midland Bluebird bus tickets from Monday 15th April 2024.
“Following a review of our prices, we will be increasing our single and return fares as well as zone weekly, monthly and bundle tickets.
“We have worked hard to minimise the impact this will have on you whilst continuing to invest in our business and our colleagues – giving you better buses, improved punctuality and new services
“We’ll still offer great value, especially for those travelling regularly.”
Travelers will be beginning to feel the pinch, as the bus fare increases comes shortly after train fares in Scotland saw a 8.7 per cent increase earlier this month.
McGill’s have announced that starting April 22, new timetable changes will be introduced for several routes across the Stirling area.
The changes are aimed to help make bus services more reliable.
However, changes are not set to come to either the UL or the 54 services.
It is unknown whether changes will come by the time the next academic year begins in September.
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