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We'll be making some changes to our fares from Sunday 10 April.
Many fares are being frozen and some groups of customers will see no rises at all. But faced with high inflation and increasing costs of fuel, parts and wages, we’re having to increase some fares to continue to invest in our services and fleet.
We are also simplifying our fare structure after listening to customer feedback and accelerating improvements which make our most popular ways to pay - mango, Kinchkard and travel contactless - the best value for money. mango is increasingly the cheapest way to travel, with discounted singles, new zonal caps and rolling caps.
Despite the changes, travelling by bus will still be cheaper than the equivalent solo journey in a car and remains the green way to travel, cutting carbon and air pollution.
adults
mango
mango fares will increase in line with cash fares but will continue to maintain a 10% discount on cash singles for adults. Discounts for other concessions will remain. Our day caps limit how much you spend when travelling in certain zones across the Kinchbus Universe meaning you always benefit from the right discount. Remember these are automatically applied in the background so you'll benefit without having to do anything, it couldn’t be easier...
Tap to view our zone map.
Kinchkard
Kinchkard is a super easy way to travel across the Kinchbus Universe. Pay for 10 trips, 28 days or annual travel in one go, then re-use and re-charge your Kinchkard on the bus, simply ask our friendly drivers whilst you're on board. There's different Kinchkards for different zones so you can choose which best suits you.
travel contactless
travel contactless fares will increase by around 10-20p, some longer distance fares may have larger increases. Our day cap of £10.50 accepted across all Kinchbus routes mean your spending is limited, no matter how often you travel.
cash singles
Cash single prices will increase by around 10-20p, some longer distance fares may have larger increases.
students
mango
mango fares will increase in line with cash fares but students will continue to maintain a 10% discount on cash singles for adults. Discounts for other concessions will remain. Our day caps limit how much you spend when travelling in certain zones across the Kinchbus Universe meaning you always benefit from the right discount. Remember these are automatically applied in the background so you'll benefit without having to do anything, it couldn’t be easier...
Tap to view our zone map.
Tap to view our zone map.
Kinchkard
Kinchkard is a super easy way to travel across the Kinchbus Universe. Pay for 10 trips, 28 days or academic annual travel in one go, then re-use and re-charge your Kinchkard on the bus, simply ask our friendly drivers whilst you're on board. There's different Kinchkards for different zones so you can choose which best suits you.
We offer academic annual Kinchkard for students that are valid from 1 September 2022 until 31 July 2023 (regardless of of when purchased). These are only available to students and you'll need a valid university student academic email address to purchase.
young people, under 19
young person fares
Our child fares are changing to young person fares and will now be available for anyone under 19. This will match what is offered on mango and align better with secondary school ages.
mango
mango fares will increase in line with cash fares but will continue to maintain a 10% discount on cash singles for young people. Discounts for other concessions will remain.
Tap to view our zone map.
Kinchkard
Kinchkard is a super easy way to travel across the Kinchbus Universe. Pay for 10 trips, 28 days or academic annual travel in one go, then re-use and re-charge your Kinchkard on the bus, simply ask our friendly drivers whilst you're on board. There's different Kinchkards for different zones so you can choose which best suits you.
Young person age brackets will be applied with some changes to the level of discount.
cash singles
Cash single prices will increase by around 10-20p, some longer distance fares may have larger increases.
young explorers, under 11
Great news - your price has been frozen. Our youngest explorers, aged 10 and under, continue to travel on any bus, any where and at any time [not available on nightbuses] for just £1 for each trip.
under 5's
Great news - under 5's travel free!