By the end of this month, a standard bus ticket will cost 70% more than it did three years ago.
The States has confirmed fares are going up, following a recent public consolation on the topic.
How much?
In March 2023 a standard daytime bus fare cost £1 using a debit or credit card, or 75p with a Puffinpass.
From March 30 this year it’ll set you back £1.70 for one bus journey using a debit card or £1.25 with a Puffinpass – 70% and 67% more respectively.
A spokesperson for the States said the price rises would “ensure Guernsey’s bus service remains affordable”, while balancing prices for the public with the amount of government subsidy.
They thanked everyone who took part in the public consultations into fares, as well as proposed bus route changes, with those results to be published “shortly”.
Above inflation
If fares had risen in line with inflation since 2023, a standard single on a debit card would cost about £1.20 now, figures reveal.
The full list of fares that are going up is:
- Standard daytime bus fare (paid with debit or credit card): £1.70 (currently £1.60)
- ‘Pay as you go’ Puffinpass: £1.25 (currently £1.15)
- Two-day visitor pass: £15 (currently £11)
- One-day family pass: £20 (currently £13)
- Two-day family pass: £30 (currently £21)
Details of all fares and products can be found at buses.gg.