Stagecoach has announced today (6 January) that over 300,000 bus passengers have taken advantage of the new £2 single fares since the launch of the initiative on 1 January 2023.
People on the South Coast and in South Lancashire have been the amongst the fastest to benefit from the initiative, with large numbers choosing to travel on popular Stagecoach routes such as the 700 “Coastliner” service between Portsmouth and Brighton and the 125 service between Bolton and Preston in the first few days of the scheme. Other areas which have proved popular have been Cumbria, which is home to the 599 service from Bowness to Grasmere, named one of the most scenic bus routes in Britain, and Oxfordshire where Stagecoach customers can now travel between Oxford and Witney or Bicester for just £2 one way.
