First Glasgow to adjust selected fares in August

First Glasgow is set to adjust the cost of selected fares, including its Two-Trip, FirstWeek and First4Week tickets, from Sunday 4th August.

The city’s largest bus operator had frozen prices across all impacted tickets for the last 16 months, but increasing inflationary pressures related to rising fuel, energy, parts, and labour costs – similar to those being faced by many transport operators - have meant it was no longer feasible to keep fares at their previous level.

The changes will mean the Adult Two-Trip City/Local tickets move from £5 to £5.20; the Adult FirstWeek City/Local tickets rise from £20.40 to £22.50, and the Adult First4Week City/Local tickets will increase by just over £2 per week from £61.80 to £70.

The overhaul of First Glasgow’s ticketing options, effective from Sunday 4th August, will also see changes to Flexible Day Ticket Bundles, First Unlimited, and selected fares within the product range that were not increased in April as part of the operator’s annual review.

All fares that were changed in April, including Single and FirstDay tickets, will remain unaffected. 

First Glasgow has invested heavily in its network over the last 12 months, delivering increases in the punctuality and reliability of services across the city which can be credited to an innovative AI-driven timetable scheduling platform introduced last year.

The planned updates to its ticketing structure are essential in allowing First Glasgow to continue to deliver and grow services throughout Greater Glasgow.

Graeme Macfarlan, Commercial Director for First Bus Scotland, said: “At a time when other operators and rail were increasing their fares across the board, we chose to freeze our fares across a number of our ticket options earlier in the year as we wanted to absorb the inflationary rises we were experiencing in to benefit our customers. Unfortunately, this has reached a level where it is unsustainable and we’re regrettably having to implement a change to those specific fares.

“Like so many other transport providers, we’re facing significant rising costs across our operations, and fare increases reflect that. Nonetheless, we have strived to keep increases to a minimum. We have a diverse range of tickets available to customers meaning there is a product to suit everyone’s travel needs.

“Bus remains one of the cheapest, most convenient, and sustainable ways of travelling around Glasgow. Through investment in new electric buses and on-board technology, we’re making great efforts to make it an even more comfortable and environmentally friendly mode of transport for the city.”

For full details on all First Glasgow ticket prices, please visit firstglasgow.com/fares