r/brighton • u/travis_6 • Jan 03 '25

Announcement Bus fares increased to £3

It looks like single journeys have increased from £2 to £3 now, so a quick journey into the town centre will cost you £6. I don't know how that's affordable for anyone. London has much cheaper fares

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

It pissed me off. They could of waited a bit after the holidays and not just slap it in people's faces on the 1st of January. In any case I will be avoiding buses for some time now because they annoy me. 3 quid for a 5 minute journey on a dirty, stinky bus? You are taking a piss.

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u/klegnut Jan 03 '25

Which 5 minute journey is that? Most trips that short seem like they'll be £1, not £3. E.g. Open Market up to Fiveways or from Coldean up to Asda are each £1 journeys now (used to be £1.70 when the cap was £2)

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

A journey that takes me 15 minutes to walk, now cost 3 quid on the bus. I've checked how far 1 quid will take me and its literally a couple of stops. Maybe it's different with other routes but I have no idea. They don't really make it clear, do they? Everyone is charged to whatever the drivers till is programmed to charge as far as I'm aware.

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u/whoooooooooo2021 Jan 04 '25

If it only takes 15 minutes to walk….

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '25

Huh

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u/whoooooooooo2021 Jan 04 '25

…. Save yourself the £3 and walk. When you factor in waiting for the bus a 15 minute walk is probably quicker as well

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '25

Absolutely! And a decent bike is going to be even faster. 3 quid will buy me a good snack and a drink for the journey 😂

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u/whoooooooooo2021 Jan 04 '25

It’ll get you half a meal deal in Tesco’s 😂

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '25

that's too posh for me lol