Bus information and timetables
May 2022
Stagecoach increase fares from 8 May
Stgecoach has emailed with the information below
On Sunday 8th May 2022 we are going to be revising our bus fares across the network. These changes reflect the rising costs of running services since. Since 2019 costs across the bus industry have risen by about 12%. The new ticket prices will add on average 4.9% onto single and multi-journey tickets which is still below the annual rate of inflation (CPI) of 8.2%. We will also be raising the prices on our DayRider, Flexi-5 and our MegaRider tickets - these are outlined below.
Specific fares for your journey can be found by using the Journey Planner on our website and viewing ticket results. Please make sure that the date of the journey is after the 8th May 2022.
Zone |
8th May Price |
8th May Price |
8th May Price |
8th May Price |
8th May Price |
|
DayRider |
Flexi 5 |
7 day Mega |
28 day Mega |
MegaRider Xtra |
Inverness Zone 1 |
£4.10 |
£16.40 |
£12.40 |
£43.40 |
£43.40 |
Inverness Zone 1A |
£4.80 |
£19.20 |
£14.30 |
£50.00 |
£50.00 |
Inverness Zone 2 |
£7.70 |
£30.80 |
£26.30 |
£91.90 |
£91.90 |
Inverness Zone 3 |
£13.70 |
£54.80 |
£33.10 |
£115.80 |
£115.80 |
Inverness Zone 4 |
£15.30 |
£61.20 |
£36.80 |
£128.70 |
£128.70 |
Caithness Megarider |
£7.70 |
£30.80 |
£26.30 |
£91.90 |
£91.90 |
Thurso Megarider |
£2.10 |
£8.40 |
£7.40 |
£25.80 |
£25.80 |
Wick Megarider |
£2.10 |
£8.40 |
£7.40 |
£25.80 |
£25.80 |
Strathspey Megarider |
£7.70 |
£30.80 |
£26.30 |
£91.90 |
£91.90 |
Skye Megarider |
£7.70 |
£30.80 |
£26.30 |
£91.90 |
£91.90 |
Orkney Megarider |
£7.70 |
£30.80 |
£26.30 |
£91.90 |
£91.90 |
Kirkwall Megarider |
£2.10 |
£8.40 |
£7.40 |
£25.80 |
£25.80 |
Kirkwall Megarider plus |
£4.80 |
£19.20 |
£14.30 |
£50.00 |
£50.00 |
Fare Ticket Updates Updated 28 Apr 2022, 16:04
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January 2022
Free bus travel for young Scots
Stagecoach has emailed with news of a Scottish Government initiative to provide free bus travel for throughout Scotland for young people under 22.
From Monday 31st January, young people and children aged 5-21 years can travel for free on all buses across Scotland as part of an initiative from the Scottish Government. |
To take advantage of the Free Bus Travel Scheme, a new or replacement National Entitlement Card (NEC) or Young Scot NEC is needed and must be shown for all journeys. |
If you don't have a valid card you will need to pay your fare in the normal way. |
You can apply for a free bus travel card now, but the Scottish Government is still encouraging people to stay at home as much as possible and so you should only apply right now if you need to make essential journeys by bus. |
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Black Isle and Easter Ross Stagecoach timetables
from 28 June 2021
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June 2021
Stagecoach timetable changes 28 June
Bruce Morrison, Secretary of Ferintosh Community Council, has investigated and reported on these changes (see below)
You can view and download timetables for all Black Isle and Easter Ross services from 28 June here .
Here's an update on bus timetables around the region beginning on Monday. Through the Stagecoach website, these new timetables can be viewed under Service Updates but currently through Timetables the new ones don't appear. Ferintosh Community Bus has its separate listing but not referred to in the new 22 timetable and I've asked for that to be rectified.
I've had a look for any major changes put in by Stagecoach for the 21 and 22 services and can't find any but there are some minor timing changes:
21: no changes towards Dingwall but coming back from Dingwall, the 12.05 becomes a 12.15 and the 17.50 becomes a 17.45.22: late evening bus will leave Inverness now at 17.30 (currently it's 1735)22: the current 9.15 bus from Culbokie is now at 9.20.
[This information was originally posted with the information for service 21 given as for 22, and vice versa. Correct version above.]
The A9 buses (25, X25) are all timetabled into Tore Services so that the FCB can link.
I haven't checked the A835 buses for timings but they are not timetabled through Tore Services.
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Traveline Scotland provides information about all Stagecoach Highland services and all Scottish bus operators. Unfortunately most people will find the Traveline timetables difficult to read because of the small size of the type. Stagecoach timetables are better.
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