(18 Dec 2025, 9:36 pm)Storx wrote The price of buses in general are shocking lately;

They're so obsessed about banging on about £2.50 / £3.00 fares which might be cheap, if you're travelling from Consett to Newcastle.

The problem is the same fare from somewhere like Newcastle to the Swallow Hotel in Gateshead is also £2.50 and there's no realistic weekly/monthly tickets which is getting that any cheaper for a basic return.

If you're working 5 days a week, that's £100 a month (£98 due to T&W ticket). It's not cheap or good value, at all.

(Respect it's an extreme example that)

Just as extreme is the £2.50 for the short hop between Fram and Arnison or the city centre, using GNE. Arriva are only charging £1.70 for those journeys.