First Aberdeen - Fare increases

First Aberdeen have announced fare revisions across their network to be implemented from Sunday 1st May 2022. The key fare changes are summarised below for information.
This is the first fare change on First Aberdeen services since July 2019 and First Aberdeen has advised that no fares will increase by more than the current CPI inflation rate and the newly designed options are better suited for the emergence of a hybrid working model and the end of the traditional five-day commute.

First will also continue to operate “tap and cap” which allows customers to enter a capping environment on any service across the First Aberdeen network using contactless payments. First’s system will then select the cheapest fare based on their usage so customer’s pay for the most appropriate ticket depending on how they use the bus in a single day.

SINGLE TICKETS

Category                 Current            New         %Change

Adult 1-5 Stages     £1.70               £1.80        5.9%

Adult  6+ Stages     £2.70               £2.85        5.6%

Child                      £1.25               £1.30        4.0%

P&R                                               £1.30        N/A

RETURN TICKETS

A new 2 trip ticket will be introduced, which must be used within 24 hours:

                               On Bus            App 

Adult £4.20 £4.20

FIRST DAY TICKET

Category              On Bus     On Bus     %Change      App        App   %Change

                            Current     New                         Current   New

Adult                   £4.40        £4.70        6.8%           £4.20     £4.45    6.0% 

Child                   £2.60        £2.75        5.8%           £2.50     £2.50    6.0%

Student               £3.80        £4.00        5.3%           £3.70     £3.95    6.8%

Family/Group      £8.00        £8.50        6.3%           £7.50     £8.00    6.7%

FLEXI DAY TICKETS

This is a new range of Flexible Day Tickets, available in the First App only, to better  suit hybrid working and represent better value for customers who currently purchase  weekly or monthly tickets,

The new options provide: 

• 3-in-7: 3 day tickets to be used over a 7 day period. 

• 5-in-7: 5 day tickets to be used over a 7 day period 

• 15-in-28: 15 day tickets to be used over a 28 day period.

Category                 3-in7                5-in-7          15-in28

Adult                       £13.00             £17.50         £52.00

Student                    £11.50             £16.00         £47.00

FIRST WEEK TICKET

Category       On Bus      On Bus     %Change         App            App      %Change

                      Current      New                            Current       New

Adult             £18.00       £19.20        6.7%           £16.99     £18.10        6.5% 

Child             £8.90         £9.50          6.7%           £8.50       £9.00          5.9%

Student         £16.00       £17.00        6.3%           £15.50     £16.50        6.8%

FIRST 4 WEEK TICKETS

Category                 Current             New          % Change

Adult                       £64.99             £69.50         6.9%

Child                       £31.99             £34.20          6.9%

Student                    £54.00             £57.50         6.5%

If you require any further information or wish to discuss the matter further, please do  not hesitate to contact the team at publictransport@aberdeencity.gov.uk.