NCT Fare increase

Nottingham City Transport are increasing some of their fares from tomorrow (Sunday 5th June). They cite increased diesel bills and Marketing Manager, Anthony Carver-Smith said, “We know any increase in prices is unwelcome and we have worked very hard to freeze the main fares for children, students, families and monthly commuters. Internally, we have made efficiency savings and all staff groups have agreed to no increase in salary this year, to keep these price rises down to an absolute minimum”. The efficiency savings are good, but it leaves NCT open to more open road competition, with premiere dropping fares on its RED7 (competing from Mappperly shops to the City Centre with NCT Sky Blue Line 45) from £1.60 to £1.00. This leaves a difference of 70p and with premiere buses every 15 minutes (two less per hour than NCT) passengers may decide to take the cheaper service.
It also leaves the 36 route open for increased patronage loss to yourbus with a 20p difference between yourbus's £1.50 adult single and NCT's £1.70 adult single. The Pathfnder 100 Spring Sale has now finished too, after yourbus withdrew the y100 route due to low patronage. NCT has also not matched or bettered yourbus's QMC student and staff £1 offer, although on routes 34 and 36 all students go for a pound (with valid ID)
The new fares for NCT are below, with unchanged fares in green and increases in red. Decreases are shown by blue text.

City Area On Bus Fares

• Adult All Day Ticket: £3.40
• Adult Short Hop: £1.00
• Adult Standard Single: £1.70
• Child Single: £1.00
• Dog Rover All Day Ticket: £1.00
• Go2 Night Buses: £3.00
• Group Rider: £8.00 schooldays
• Group Rider Weekends and Holidays: £4.00
• Student Single: £1.00 ( 34 and 36 only)

City Area and Outer Area On Bus Fares

• Network Rider: £6.00
• Group Network Rider: £12.00 Schooldays
• Group Network Rider Weekends and Holidays: £6.00

Easyrider Citycard

Anytime Adult

• 3 days: £9.99
• 5 days: £15.50
• 10 days: £29.00
• 20 days: £53.00
• 100 days: £210.00

Anytime Under 18

• 3 days: £5.70
• 5 days: £9.00
• 10 days: £17.00
• 20 days: £31.25
• 100 days: £125.00

Easyrider Adult

• 1 week: £14.00 online; £15.00 Travel Centre
• 1 month Direct Debit: £42.70
• 1 month: £49.00 online; £52.75 Travel Centre
• 3 months: £135
• 6 months: £250
• 12 months: £399

Easyrider Under 18 

• 1 week: £8.25
• 1 month Direct Debit: £25.50
• 1 month: £30 online; £32.50 Travel Centre
• 3 months: £75
• 6 months: £140
• 12 months: £260

 Students – NTU, UON and formerly 10% discount

• 1 week: £8.25 (reduced from £15)
• 1 month: £32.50 (reduced from £47.45)
• 3 months: £75 (reduced from £115.20)
• 6 months: £140 (reduced from £211.50)
• 12 months: £260 (reduced from £324)

Please note: From here the fares are all related to offers or deals so no comparison is given. This section is for current information only.

Pathfinder Outer Area Fares

Our Spring Sale will end on Saturday 4 June 2011, but most fares will not go back to pre-Sale prices. The Easyrider Citycard boundary remains unchanged at Lowdham, Gonalston Farm. Look out for special promotional flyers from the bus drivers for cheaper fares on Easyrider Citycard.
Lowdham and Burton Joyce to Nottingham

• Adult Single: £2.50 cash, £2.00 Farecard
• Adult Return: £3.50 cash, £2.80 Farecard or switch to Anytime from £2.56 per day and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
• Child Single: £2.00 cash, £1.60 Farecard
• Child Return: £3.00 cash, £2.40 Farecard or switch to Anytime <18 from £1.56 per day and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
• Weekly Saver Adult: £15.00 or switch to Easyrider from £9.64 a week on Direct Debit (£42.70) or £52.75 a month from the Travel Centre and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
• Weekly Saver Child: £10.00 or switch to Easyrider <18 from £8.25 a week in the Travel Centre and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!

Thurgarton, NTU and Southwell to Nottingham

• Adult Single: £3.50 cash, £2.80 Farecard
• Adult Return: £5.00 cash, £4.00 Farecard or switch to Anytime eXtra from £3.60 per day and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
• Child Single: £3.00 cash, £2.40 Farecard
• Child Return: £4.00 cash, £3.20 Farecard or switch to Anytime eXtra from £2.90 per day and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
• Weekly Saver Adult: £20.00 or switch to Easyrider eXtra from £14.68 a week on Direct Debit (£65) or £70.00 a month from the Travel Centre and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
• Weekly Saver Child: £15.00 or switch to Easyrider eXtra from £14.25 a week in the Travel Centre and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!

Easyrider eXtra

Easyrider eXtra is our brand new smart card, which covers the entire network without any boundaries. It’s the ideal card to have if you’re travelling to Southwell, East Leake, Loughborough or East Midlands Airport on a regular basis and it can also be used on every NCT City bus too!
There are Anytime and Consecutive Days Versions for Adults and Under 18s, so there’s a card for everyone! 

South Notts Outer Area Fares

There are no changes to any Outer Area single or return fares, although South Notts Saver tickets will change price on 19th June when eXtra is launched on South Notts The One. More details to follow.

Skylink Fares to the Airport

The 24 Hour Return tickets are withdrawn and are replaced by either the Month Return or new Easyrider eXtra, which covers Nottingham to East Midlands Airport and all buses within Nottingham for the same price. Group Single increases to £8. On overnight journeys (leaving Nottingham at 1, 2, 3, 4am or East Midlands Airport at 1.15, 2.15, 3.15 or 4.15am) the Go2 Night flat fare of £3 will apply to all journeys between the City Centre and Clifton.

Citylink 1 & 2 P&R Link Tickets

These are unchanged at £4.

The Bramcote Bus Blog will be at the Wollaton Park Autokarna tomorrow so lets see if NCT advertise their new fares there. Look out for a post soon to tell you all about it.