Our fares will change on Sunday 21st July 2019.
We want to make sure that you're prepared before you travel.
First Aberdeen is making changes to their fares from Sunday, July 21, but is continuing to offer customers the best value for money when they purchase tickets in advance of boarding the bus via its mobile ticketing App.
Most fares will change, but some will be frozen or reduced such as the on-bus Child Day, which is held at £2.60, while a Child Monthly mTicket, is available at the reduced price of £31.99 via the First Bus App.
For the parents looking to entertain the kids this summer, a Family Day mTicket is available at just £7.50, which is a saving of 50p compared to the same ticket purchased from the driver.
For frequent travellers, our best value Unlimited Ticket, which is a great option for commuters, has been held at the 2018 price of £57.90 per month.
- First Aberdeen are making changes to their fares as of Sunday, July 21st
- Customers can still find the best value fares on mTickets
- First Aberdeen are launching Tap & Cap to offer customers more choice
and better value for their bus travel.
Introduction of Tap and Cap
From July 28, customers can now enter into a capping environment on any service across the city network using their contactless payment card and the system will select the cheapest available fare based on their usage.
For example, tap once and a single fare is issued, but tap three or fours times in the same day and you will only be charged for a day ticket. This new option means there is even more value for customers on board their local bus network and with over 73% currently using cashless payments on our buses, the vast majority of our customers are set to benefit.
Ticket Type On Bus Price First Bus App Travel Shop
Group/Family £8.00 £7.50 n/a
Graeme Macfarlan, Commercial Director at First Aberdeen, said: “These changes are essential to allow us to continue to operate the highest level of service possible for our customers. We have worked hard to keep any increases to a minimum and continue to offer customers the best value fares via our mTickets App. Our focus on encouraging more customers to purchase mTickets will continue, as this helps improve journey times and punctuality, which are all factors that we know are vital to customers.
“We also wanted to continue with improvements across our contactless offering as Aberdeen has been the most progressive city across our entire UK bus operations and so it was the obvious choice for us to choose as the first of our operations to be upgraded to the new Tap and Cap contactless payment system.
“The new system guarantees that customers will always get the best value fare to suit their own travel needs based on their individual travel pattern and will make life easier for our customers making bus more accessible than ever.”
