Across Wales transport services have announced a rise in prices due to financial pressures affecting the companies. Passengers are left having to pay more for their journeys as the bus companies are having to pay more to provide the services. Multiple bus companies throughout the country have increased within the first three months of this year.
First Bus, Stagecoach and Cardiff Bus have increased the prices whilst TrawsCymru changed the way they charge passengers. Adventure Travel also announced that "due to the impact of NI increases on the company" they increased their C1 bus short hope fare to £2 from March 31, but have chosen to freeze other charges. Read the biggest stories in Wales first by signing up to our daily newsletter here Since March 2, TrawsCymru changed their services, allowing passengers to pay depending on how far they travel.
Adult single tickets on select services now start at £1.50 and are capped at £4, meaning that no passenger will pay than £4. Read further detail on the new system here.
In February, Stagecoach South Wales announced that some fares would see an increase whilst others were reduced or left unchanged. The desicion to change the fare prices comes as managing director, Martin Gibbon, claimed that they are absorbing price increases but the change of fares "reflect the current climate" and are a "necessity to keep our services running across the region." The bus operator increased adult single fares on average by 25p, while adult dayrider.
