Bargain tickets offer cheaper travel on buses

8:11am Monday 17th September 2012 in News

YORK’S biggest bus operator is launching two money-saving ticket offers for passengers.

The company said it had listened to its customers’ views by introducing tickets which benefit groups of people travelling together and using the network at weekends.

A new £7.40 fare will allow unlimited bus travel for any group of up to four people after 9am and all day at weekends.

“This is aimed at small groups currently driving and parking, or using taxis,” said a spokesman.

He said the second offer was the chance to pay £6 for unlimited travel on First buses from 6pm on Friday evening through to the close of service on Sunday.

Simon Pearson, of First, said the ticket offers were primarily aimed at the leisure market in York and should prove popular with people going out in York in the evening or at weekends, as well as the millions of tourists who visit the city.

Comments(3)

dodgydavereturns says...
8:31am Mon 17 Sep 12

So in reality, more deals for the visitors of York on weekends & not for the residents who commute into work daily?

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daisi12 says...
1:12pm Mon 17 Sep 12

thats right dodgy us that need a bus pay full i thing we should get cheaper travel but there again doubt 1st will run much longer as they make a **** up the taking our bus service off so us that get the 1st morning bus cant anymore as the new 1 wont start untill 7.22 thick a pig **** they are

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Magicman! says...
1:25am Fri 21 Sep 12

Hmmm... these tickets might work in some cases, especially for those younger persons in society who cannot afford to run a car - as a group of 4 going for a night out could then get the bus there (although unless they call it a night at 10pm they'd have to get a taxi back), with the £7.40 fare split 4 ways to make £1.85 each person. If the ticket is a return this is extra value - but even for a single ticket if the people are coming from Clifton, Huntington, Acomb, Tang Hall or further out then it is decent value for money.

The weekend ticket might work for locals who work weekends, but otherwise does seem aimed at tourists.

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