(15 Dec 2024, 8:27 pm)Storx wrote The bus is more expensive than the trains comparing season tickets like for like especially at Blyth and Seaton Delaval.
Ashington / Bedlington Station to Newcastle (Train / Pop / Bus)
Daily: £6* / £6.20 / £5*
Weekly: £24 / £30 / £31.50
Monthly: £92.20 / £105 / £112
Yearly: £960 / £985 / £1120
Blyth / Seaton Delaval to Newcastle (Train / Pop / Bus)
Day: £4.80* / £5 / £5*
Weekly: £19.20 / £25.50 / £31.50
Monthly: £73.80 / £94 / £112
Yearly: £768 / £864 / £1120
That's the fares.
If I lived in either Ashington or Blyth and had a daily commute using public transport into Newcastle, then that's me sold on the train, unless I was frequently using the bus to make other journeys. It's a no-brainer really!