Bus fare more than £1 per mile. No wonder people drive.

[Sara_H]

I had to catch a bus today from some local shops to my mums house. Total journey was only about 2.5 miles, but I had heavy shopping, it was uphill all the way and my knee's feeling particularly dodgy today.
When I got on and told the driver my destination I was a bit shocked at the fare - £2.30.
I tracked the journey on my iPhone app.
I travelled 2.2 miles and it took 10 minutes. Add to this another 10 minutes walk from bus stop to my mums house and it's all a bit rubbish really.
I've seen on the interwebs that the average cost of private motoring (when you take into account all running costs) is 46p per mile, which means that my bus journey was approx 4x as expensive as if I'd gone by car.

No wonder people are so reluctant to give up their car journeys.

 

[TVC]

That's the reason why I don't take the bus into Leicester. It's £2.30 for a trip of less than 2 miles. So if Lu and I want to go into town that would cost £9.20. Whilst parking only costs £3 for two hours, and is free on Sundays

 

[Sara_H]

That's the reason why I don't take the bus into Leicester. It's £2.30 for a trip of less than 2 miles. So if Lu and I want to go into town that would cost £9.20. Whilst parking only costs £3 for two hours, and is free on Sundays

Shocking really. I was with my son so total fare was £3 v

 

[shouldbeinbed]

There is 20p difference between a return ticket from my nearest stop to town (15min walk) and a full day saver ticket to go anywhere I want. Single journey tickets seem to be tremendously overpriced compared to other PT tickets let alone vehicle costs.

 

[Tommy2]

Return from harrogate to Leeds (15 miles?) was £7.20, would have been £11 for both of us if the wife had come, seems quite reasonable now you mention it.

 

[mjr]

That's the reason why I don't take the bus into Leicester. It's £2.30 for a trip of less than 2 miles. So if Lu and I want to go into town that would cost £9.20.

They don't do return, day or two-person tickets in Leicester? Nice to know Norfolk's better

I think it's £2.40 for the five miles into the nearest town, or £3.20 for the ten to the next nearest town in the other direction and returns, duo, day and so on are all cheaper than singles. Bus stop within 50m of front gate. Main drawback is few bus lanes, so all the motorists may slow you down. Still more fun and about as quick by bike to the nearest town, though.

 

[TVC]

They don't do return, day or two-person tickets in Leicester? Nice to know Norfolk's better

The return ticket saves 20p.

 

[mjr]

The return ticket saves 20p.

Leicester, where even the bus company is crazy?

 

[TVC]

[QUOTE 3687783, member: 45"]A day ticket in Leicester is £4.40, which is good value. You can also buy 10 single tickets for £16.00.

Public transport should be made to work, but it's difficult, and the firms understandably try to encourage more than one-off use.[/QUOTE]
A day ticket makes sense if you intend go travel accross the city on more than one service, and a couple of my work mates do. However, as a very occasional potential user msking a 2 mile single service trip, the cost, the extra walk and the slower journey mean it's not a good choice for me.

 

[srw]

On the other hand the single fare from my home station to anywhere else inside the London Transport train, tube and tram network out of rush hour is £4.00. The journey I usually do is about 35 miles, but I could probably get up to about 50 miles without trying very hard.

 

[srw]

But the one-stop cash tube fare in zone 1 (£4.80 for less than a mile) is much worse value.

 

[HertzvanRental]

I've got a bus pass!!

 

[Sara_H]

Yes, it's the short single journeys that seem to present poor value.

You'd think that modern technology would make it possible to charge you for what you've actually used.

 

[Sara_H]

I've got a bus pass!!

You lucky barstuard! The Romans must really love you!

 

[HertzvanRental]

You lucky barstuard! The Romans must really love you!

It's not difficult-you just need to be old, knackered and past it! I must say I do all three extremely well!!