Travel Dundee Fares Announcement

Commuting by bus to get cheaper
Travel Dundee, part of the National Express Group, is to reduce the prices of its popular one-week and four-week Travelcards and freeze the price of other key variants from 6 January 2008 - as part of a balanced fares package.

Jim Lee, Managing Director of Travel Dundee said; "Today we are announcing what we believe is a balanced fares package for bus users here in Dundee - with the prices of our one-week and four-week Travelcards reduced, other Travelcard prices frozen and with only minimal rises to our simple cash fares structure. There are big savings to be made on the cost of travel by purchasing a Travelcard and by reducing our Travelcard prices, we aim to support the local economy and encourage regular commuters to use the bus rather than add to congestion in their car.

Mr Lee added; "As a Company, we're aware that cash fare rises are never popular but the revision in our cash fares is vital if we are to continue to invest in our bus fleet and to ensure that our vehicles operate in a safe, reliable and efficient manner. We are continuing to deliver a quality bus network for our customers and by working with our partners, Dundee City Council, we aim to continue to provide a quality service that meets the needs of residents, workers and visitors to Dundee - whilst also striving to make travel simpler."

The new cash and Travelcards prices for Travel Dundee, commencing Sunday 6 January 2008, are as follows:
TravelcardsAdult one-week will be reduced from ﾣ10.00 to ﾣ9.50 (50p reduction)Adult four-week will be reduced from ﾣ37.00 to ﾣ36.00(ﾣ1.00 reduction)Adult monthly Direct Debit FROZEN at ﾣ33.00Adult 52-week FROZEN at ﾣ415.00Child one-week FROZEN at ﾣ5.70MChild four-week FROZEN at ﾣ18.70Student Term card FROZEN at ﾣ69.00

DayticketsAdult Daysaver FROZEN at ﾣ2.60Child Daysaver FROZEN at ﾣ1.75Daysaver 5 will be adjusted from ﾣ5.50 to ﾣ6.00 (50p rise)Evening Saver will be adjusted from ﾣ1.60 to ﾣ1.80 (20p rise)

Cash FaresAdult singles:60p fare will rise to 70p (10p rise)ﾣ1.00 fare will rise to ﾣ1.10 (10p rise)ﾣ1.25 fare will rise to ﾣ1.35 (10p rise)Child singles:37p fare will rise to 42p (5p rise)52p fare will rise to 57p (5p rise)62p fare will rise to 67p (5p rise)

Multi-Journey CardsAdult Flexifare (10 journey ticket) - Will rise from ﾣ9.50 to ﾣ10.00 (50p rise) - this ticket can now be purchased from the driverChild Flexifare (10 journey ticket) - Will rise from ﾣ4.75 to ﾣ5.20 (45p rise)Note: the Adult Flexifare 6 journey ticket will no longer be available.

Published 19th December 2007