Newport Bus has announced its first price increases in three years. The operator has announced that from Sunday, April 23 their bus fares will increase across the network for the first time since January 2020.
They said the decision was "a direct result of the rising costs of operating the business, including challenging fuel and electricity costs." Cardiff Bus have also recently increased their bus fares which you can read about here.
The increase in fares across Newport Bus will increase at an average of 30p and an all-day ticket will still be less than £5, which the company said would ensure that transport by bus is still one of the cheapest city travel options. Child tickets will no longer be a different price than youth tickets as the company will change both fares to the same price.
As well as changes to bus fares, Newport bus are implementing changes to their app. Currently on the Newport Bus app, passengers can buy daily and passport tickets in advance and are also able to track their bus journeys. Now passengers will be able to track the journeys of tickets purchased via contactless onboard. Newport Bus said this would "be just like having a digital bus ticket on your phone."
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For zone 1, an adult single ticket will increase to £2.20 from its current price of £2.00, and a child/youth single ticket will be £1.45 instead of £1.25 for a child and £1.35 for a youth.
Day to go tickets for an adult will be £4.40 from April 23, 40p more than the current price. A child/youth ticket will also rise to £2.90 instead of £2.50 for a child and £2.70 for a youth.
Weekly tickets will also increase with an adult ticket costing £18.70 rather than the current price of £16 and a child/youth rising to £12.50 from £11.
The current MonDay tickets will be renamed as an All-Zone Day ticket, which will allow you to travel everywhere on the Newport Bus network only. This ticket will increase from £8 for an adult to £8.40 and for a child/youth it will change from £5.50 to £5.60.
Other fare rises include zone 2 tickets (Newport, Cardiff & Cwmbran), where the adult single ticket will be £2.80 and the Adult City Day Plus ticket (unlimited travel for the day within Newport, to Cardiff and to Cwmbran) will increase to £5.60. The Adult Weekly Passport (zone 1) will also increase to £18.70. The Adult Weekly Passport Plus (zone 2) will increase to £23.80. For more information visit the Newport Bus website.
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