Lothian Buses have announced a series of changes to their network as well as a price increase in fares coming into effect from Sunday 22 February.
Key improvements claimed by Lothian Buses in this service change will include:
- New links between Shandon, Slateford, Chesser and Edinburgh Park, Gyle Centre.
- Direct link between Rosewell and Edinburgh city centre, all day, 7-days a week.
- New local links in Midlothian for Bonnyrigg, Hopefield, Cockpen, Brixwold and Dalkeith.
- The addition of West Craigs to the bus network when infrastructure becomes available.
A fares revision will also take effect from Sunday 22 February which will see increases to most of their fares with the Adult SINGLE increasing by 20p and Adult City DAY increasing by 50p. The season ticket Ridacard will also be increased.
NightBus SINGLE (1 zone A/B) and Airlink SINGLE and RETURN tickets are unchanged.
| Product | Current Fare | Revised Fare |
| SINGLE | £2.20 (Adult) £1.10 (Child) | £2.40 (Adult) £1.20 (Child) |
| City DAY | £5.50 (Adult) £5.00 (TapTapCap) £2.75 (Child) £12.00 (Family) | £6.00 (Adult) £5.70 (TapTapCap) £3.00 (Child) £13.00 (Family) |
| NETWORK | £12.50 (Adult) £6.25 (Child) | £14.00 (Adult) £7.00 (Child) |
| City WEEK | £24.50 (TapTapCap) | £26.50 (TapTapCap) |
| Ridacard (1 week) | £24.50 (Adult) £21.00 (Student) £12.25 (Child) | £26.50 (Adult) £23.00 (Student) £13.25 (Child) |
| Ridacard (4 week) | £73.00 (Adult) £62.50 (Student) £36.50 (Child) | £80.00 (Adult) £68.00 (Student) £40.00 (Child) |
| Ridacard (Annual DD) | £68.00 (Adult) £54.00 (Student) £34.00 (Child) | £74.00 (Adult) £58.00 (Student) £37.00 (Child) |
| Ridacard (Advance Annual) | £700.00 (Adult) £610.00 (Student) £350.00 (Child) | £760.00 (Adult) £660.00 (Student) £380.00 (Child) |
Changes coming to local services include:
Service 3
Minor timetable changes
Service 30
Revised timetable. An additional early morning journey at 04:00 from Clovenstone will be introduced Monday to Friday, at 4:20 on Saturdays and 04:22 on Sundays. This new journey will provide connections between the last N30 service and the first Service 30, assisting early morning workers.
Service 33
Minor timetable changes
You can read the full service changes online here.
Speaking of the fare changes Sarah Boyd, Chief Executive for Lothian and Edinburgh Trams, said:
Since our last fares review, we have experienced significant cost increases across all areas of our businesses. Despite taking steps to mitigate these pressures and absorb some of the impact, rising costs continue to affect our operations.
With all fare revenue going directly back into the running of a comprehensive public transport network, our decision to increase fares at this time will allow us to continue to prioritise investment in our fleet, our premises, our people and our customer offering.
These measures are essential to protect the long-term viability of our operations and sustain the breadth of services our customers rely on.
“While no fare increase is ever welcome and we are aware of the cost pressures faced by our customers, our fares continue to represent excellent value for money.”
