Stagecoach increasing ticket prices from 2 January

Stagecoach will increase ticket prices on 2 January.

The seven day megarider which will increase to £15.00 and the 28-day megarider and megariderXtra tickets will increase to £58.

Single fare ticket prices have now been banded into just six categories:; £1.50, £2, £2.50, £3, £3.50 and £4. Whilst some single fares will rise some journeys will stay at the same price and some passengers will see the price of their single fare reduce as a result.

Elisabeth Tasker, MD of Stagecoach Manchester, said: “We work hard to keep fares as low as possible for our customers however, due to a general rise in costs we have had to readdress our fare structure.”