Changes to our fares

From 1st May 2022, we'll be making changes to our fares and ticket range, offering customers greater flexibility and value when they travel by bus.

What's Changing?

Introducing Tap On, Tap Off!
New Two-Trip 24 Hour Tickets
New Flexible Ticket Bundles
Changes to selected fares, as part of our first review since 2019.

While some fares have been frozen at 2019 prices – such as Family and Airport tickets – the overhaul of First Glasgow’s ticketing options will see some fares increase by an average of 6.2%. However, First Glasgow expects that these fare changes will help many customers save money as new tickets have been designed to reflect today’s travel habits following a detailed analysis of passenger and purchasing data.

We have introduced even more flexible mobile and on bus tickets for Adults and Students, as well as new options such as Two-Trip 24 Hr tickets (from £4.50 on the First Bus App). These new options should be more cost-effective in comparison to previous prices as they have been designed to suit the emergence of more hybrid working and the end of the traditional five-day commute. Within the ticket changes that are coming into effect, First Bus has made sure that no fares will increase by more than the current CPI inflation rate.

Please view our Customer Guide on changes to our fares here.

Introducing Tap On, Tap Off (TOTO)

TOTO, as we call it, offers the ultimate flexibility. Simply 'Tap On' with the driver when you board, and 'Tap Off' when you leave the bus using our second card reader on board. We'll calculate your fare based on the distance you travel. The more you tap, the more you save.

You'll never pay more than

	Two-Trip (Return)*	Day	Week
City or Local Zone	£4.50	£5.00	£18.70
Network Zone	£5.50	£6.70	£24.50

*If using TOTO, the journeys must be travelled on the same calendar day for the price cap to be applied.

TOTO is only available on First Glasgow services. The technology is not yet available on our First Midland services (e.g. Glasgow / Stirling X36, Glasgow / Falkirk X37, Balfron / Glasgow X10). If you are using TOTO and board a First Midland service operating within the Glasgow area you will not be able to tap on/off – in which case you will either have to buy a separate ticket or wait for an alternative First Bus Glasgow service where available (e.g. 60/60A/61 or X3).

Find out more about TOTO here.

New Two Trip 24hr Tickets

We've reviewed the usage of our current Day Tickets, and realised that many people only travel twice. The Two-Trip 24hr ticket offers a value-for-money solution for those only planning to travel twice in one day. This ticket, available on the First Bus App will issue two single tickets into your ticket wallet, which must be used within 24 hours from the time the first ticket is activated. The Two-Trip 24hr ticket can also be purchased on bus.

Two Trip 24hr
	First Bus App or On Bus
City/Local	£4.50
Network	£5.50

New Flexible Day Ticket Bundles

Following a detailed analysis of passenger and purchasing data, our new Flexible Day Ticket bundles offer a solution to suit hybrid working and the end of the traditional commute. Better value for customers who currently purchase a weekly, or monthly ticket and do not travel every day. In new options of 3-in-7, 5-in-7, and 15-in-28 bundles!

For example, those currently purchasing a First4Week ticket who end up not travelling every day due to a hybrid working pattern, can save money by buying a 15-in-28 instead and still retain the comfort and peace of mind of buying once a month.

	3-in-7 bundle	5-in-7 bundle	15-in-28 bundle
Adult
City/Local	£13.50	£17.50	£50.50
Network	£17.50	£22.00	£63.00
Student
City/Local	£12.00	£15.00	£42.50
Network	£15.00	£18.50	£54.00

Fare Overview

Remember, we operate across 3 Zones in our Greater Glasgow network. Find out more about the right zone for you here.

First Day Ticket
	On Bus	App
City/Local	£5.00	£4.90
Network	£6.70	£6.20
Child
City/Local
Network	£2.10	£1.70
Student
City/Local		£4.25
Network		£5.30
Family
City/Local	£9.00	£8.50
Network	£12.00	£11.50

FirstWeek Tickets
	On Bus	App	PayPoint
City/Local	£18.70	£18.10	£19.20
Network	£24.50	£23.50	£24.50
Child
City/Local	£8.50	£8.30	£9.00
Network	£9.00	£8.30	£9.00
Student
City/Local	£16.50	£16.00	£17.00
Network	£21.00	£19.75	£21.00

First4Week Tickets
	On Bus	App	PayPoint
City/Local	n/a	£56.70	£59.90
Network	n/a	£71.00	£75.00
Child
City/Local	n/a	£29.90	£27.80
Network	n/a	£29.90	£29.90
Student
City/Local	n/a	£50.20	£53.50
Network	n/a	£60.90	£63.00

Local FirstDay Tickets
	App & Bus prices the same unless stated
North Lanarkshire FirstDay Adult	£3.50 (App), £3.60 (Bus) No price increase
North Lanarkshire FirstWeek Adult	£14.00 No price increase
FirstDay 9/9A Local Adult	£3.60
FirstDay Dumbarton Local Adult	£3.60
FirstDay Alexandria Local Adult	£3.60
FirstDay Partick - QEUH Adult	£3.40
6pm plus-Adult-City or Local	£4.00
6pm plus-Adult-Network	£5.00

Single Fares

Adult single prices will increase as follows;

Old Price	New Price
£1.70	£1.80
£2.20	£2.35
£2.50	£2.65
£4.40	£4.70
£5.40	£5.75

Discontinued Tickets

A number of tickets that had a very low volume of sales will be discontinued;

First Card
First 10 Week
Flexi-5 Adult (5 single journey tickets)
First 5 Day Bundle
First 10 Day Bundle
First 15 Day Bundle

Changes to our fares

From 1st May 2022, we'll be making changes to our fares and ticket range, offering customers greater flexibility and value when they travel by bus.

Flexible Tickets

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Tap On, Tap Off

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