(30 Mar 2022, 9:34 pm)Storx wrote Yeah that does seem quite expensive tbf but it's not really a surprise. £1.80 seems cheap mind on the other hand, guessing that was the discounted fare under the North Tyne tickets rather than the single fare though to complicate things.
The Metro is £3.20 for the same distance (as of Friday).
Yeah, but they're now permanent fares. And beforehand, it was classed as the 'North Shields' zone bizarrely, so before the discounted fares it was £1.80 or whatever all the way to Tynemouth on the 1 from the same stop (slightly more to Whitley Bay, maybe £2.30?)
For just over 2 miles it's a bit of a joke really - I didn't realise the metro was so much now either! I'll just get the 1 from now on and avoid the 317.
Anyway I'll try not to go too off topic as I know there is a separate thread for pricing haha